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Paul W. Gidley, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Associate Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Surgery, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Bio Statement

 

Dr. Paul Gidley attended Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama receiving his Bachelor of Science in Biology with honors. He attended the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society and graduated in 1990. He then completed a residency program in Otolaryngology through the University of Texas, Houston in 1995. In 1997, he completed a fellowship at the University of Iowa in Otology-Neurotology.

Currently, Dr. Gidley is an Associate Professor of Otology-Neurology in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.  Previously, he was Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. He is board certified with the American Board of Otolaryngology in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and in Otology-Neurotology. He is a member of numerous professional societies including the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, the American Neurotology Society, and the American College of Surgeons.

Dr. Gidley specializes in hearing loss, ear infections, and lateral skull base tumors.  He has special interests in temporal bone cancers and acoustic neuromas.

Research Interests

Temporal bone cancer
Skull base tumors
Osteoradionecrosis of the temporal bone
Ototoxicity 

Office Address

UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Department of Head and Neck Surgery
1515 Holcombe Blvd.
Unit Number: 1445
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Room Number: FCT10.6024
Phone: (713) 792-1687

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1990 UT Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, MD, Doctor of Medicine
1986 Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL, BS, Cum Laude, Biology

Board Certifications

2005 American Board of Otolaryngology-Neurotology
1996 American Board of Otolaryngology

Honors and Awards

2006-present Texas Super Docs
1988 Teagle Foundation Scholarship

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Vrabec JT, Backous D, Djalilian H, Gidley P, Leonetti J, Marzo S, Morrison D, Ng M, Ramsey M, Schaitkin B, Smouha E, Toh E, Wax M, Williamson R, Smith EO. Facial Nerve Grading System 2.0. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 140(4):445-50, 4/2009, 4/2009. PMID: 19328328.
2. Dong F, Gidley PW, Ho T, Luna MA, Ginsberg LE, Sturgis EM. Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the external auditory canal. Laryngoscope 118(9):1591-6, 9/2008.
3. Gidley PW, Gantz BJ, Rubinstein JT. Facial nerve grafts: from cerebellopontine angle and beyond. Am J Otol 20(6):781-8, 11/1999.
4. Gantz BJ, Rubinstein JT, Gidley P. Surgical management of Bell's palsy. Laryngoscope 109(8):1177-88, 8/1999.
5. Gidley PW, Ghorayeb BG, Stiernberg CM. Contemporary management of deep neck space infections. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 116(1):16-22, 1/1997.
6. Weber RS, Gidley P, Morrison W, Peters LJ, Hankins P, Wolf P, Guillamondegui O. Treatment selection for carcinoma of the base of the tongue. Am J Surg 160(4):415-9, 10/1990.

Invited Articles
1. Gidley PW. Surgical solutions for conductive hearing loss. Amer J Otol 23:66, 2002.

Abstracts
1. Dong F. Gidley PW, Ho T, Luna MA, Ginsberg LE, Sturgis EM. Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the external auditory canal. Laryngoscope, Southern Section, Triological Society, 1/2008.
2. Ho T, Gidley PW, Sturgis EM. Primary Sarcomas of the Temporal Bone. American Academy of Otolaryngology Fall Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2007.
3. Gidley PW. Temporal Bone Cancer. Current Concepts in Head and Neck Surgery - UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 2006.
4. Gidley PW. Cost Effective Management of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss. Texas Medical Association Annual Meeting, Texas Academy of Otolaryngology, San Antonio, TX, 2000.
5. Gidley PW, Gantz BJ, Rubinstein JT. Facial Nerve Grafts: From Cerebellopontine Angle and Beyond. American Neurotology Society Meeting, COSM, Palm Beach, FL, 1998.

Book Chapters
1. Gidley PW. Lateral and subtotal temporal bone resection. In: Head and Neck Surgical Atlas. In Press.
2. Gidley PW. Case 34. Vertigo. In: Case Files Neurology, Toy E, Simpson E, Titner R, et al. McGraw-Hill: New York, 2007.
3. Gidley PW. Case 36. Facial paralysis. In: Case Files Neurology, Toy E, Simpson E, Titner R, et al. McGraw-Hill: New York, 2007.
4. Gantz BJ, Gidley PW. Differential diagnosis of Meniere's Disease. In: Meniere's Disease. Kubler Publications: Amsterdam, 1999.
5. Gantz BJ, Gidley PW. Medical management of Meniere's Disease. In: Current Therapy in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Mosby-Yearbook: Philadelphia, PA, 1998.
 

Other
1. Designed and published website at www.mcenta.com. 2003-2006.

Last updated: 9/3/2009