Marc-Elie Nader, MD, CM, MSc, FRCS(C), FACS
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery
About Dr. Nader
Dr. Marc-Elie Nader is an Associate Professor of Otology and Neurotology in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He received his medical degree from McGill University in 2007. He subsequently completed his residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Montreal, Canada in 2012. In 2014, he completed a two-year fellowship training in Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine and at the MD Anderson Cancer Center.
He is member of numerous professional societies including the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and the American Neurotology Society.
Dr. Nader specializes in the treatment of tumors of the ear and temporal bone. His clinical interests include the surgical management of complex otologic diseases and lateral skull base lesions, such as vestibular schwannomas (acoustic neuromas). He also treats hearing loss, dizziness, vertigo, ear infections, cholesteatoma and other benign ear pathologies. He was trained in the full spectrum of surgical techniques for hearing rehabilitation, including bone-anchored hearing aids and cochlear implants. His research interests include the study of ototoxicity as well as benign and malignant tumors of the ear, temporal bone and lateral skull base.
In the News
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Residency Program Director, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2007 | McGill University, Montreal, CAN, MD, Medicine |
Postgraduate Training
| 2012-2014 | Clinical Fellowship, Neurotology, Baylor College of Medicine/University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2008-2011 | Post Graduate Masters in Sciences, University of Montreal, Montreal |
| 2008-2012 | Residency Training, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery FRCSC, University of Montreal, Montreal |
| 2007-2008 | General Surgery Internship, University of Montreal, Montreal |
Board Certifications
| 2021 | American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery |
| 2012 | Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery |
| 2011 | United States Medical Licensing Examination |
| 2008 | Medical Council of Canada |
Honors & Awards
| 2021 | 2021 Top Performer - Ranked nationally by patients in the top 1% of all providers rated in the CGCAHPS survey |
| 2020 | 2020 Top Performer - Ranked nationally by patients in the top 10% of all providers rated in the CGCAHPS survey |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Lovin BD, Wilkinson AJ, Qing Y, Hernandez M, Nader ME, Raza S, DeMonte F, Gidley PW. The Effect of Metformin on Vestibular Schwannoma Growth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Laryngoscope. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36744870.
- Snyder R, Gadot R, Gidley PW, Nader ME, Hanna EY, Su SY, DeMonte F, Raza SM. Patient, Disease, and Treatment-Related Factors Affecting Progression-Free and Disease-Specific Survival in Recurrent Chondrosarcomas of the Skull Base. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 24(1):33-43, 2023. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36519877.
- Amit M, Xie T, Gleber-Netto FO, Hunt PJ, Mehta GU, Bell D, Silverman DA, Yaman I, Ye Y, Burks JK, Fuller GN, Gidley PW, Nader ME, Raza SM, DeMonte F. Distinct immune signature predicts progression of vestibular schwannoma and unveils a possible viral etiology. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 41(1):292, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36195959.
- Wilkinson AJ, Nader ME, Roberts D, Duvic M, Gunther JR, Dabaja BS, Gidley PW. Survival Outcomes of Patients with Mycosis Fungoides Involving the External Ear and Ear Canal. Laryngoscope. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36054317.
- Aggarwal P, Nader ME, Gidley PW, Pratihar R, Jivani S, Garden AS, Mott FE, Goepfert RP, Ogboe CW, Charles C, Fuller CD, Lai SY, Gunn GB, Sturgis EM, Hanna EY, Hutcheson KA, Shete S. Association of hearing loss and tinnitus symptoms with health-related quality of life among long-term oropharyngeal cancer survivors. Cancer Med. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35695117.
- Page JC, Gidley PW, Nader ME. Audiovestibular Toxicity Secondary to Immunotherapy: Case Series and Literature Review. J Immunother Precis Oncol 5(1):2-6, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35663834.
- Page JC, Nader ME, Knackstedt M, Roberts D, Gidley PW. Perineural Invasion of the Intratemporal Facial Nerve: How Far Proximally Do We Chase the Positive Margin?. Otol Neurotol 42(10):1572-1579, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34411066.
- Breen JT, Nader ME, Gidley PW. Ultrasound-Guided Placement of Percutaneous Abutments for Bone Conduction Hearing Devices. Otol Neurotol. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34889825.
- Lovin BD, Hernandez M, Elms H, Choi JS, Lindquist NR, Moreno AC, Nader ME, Gidley PW. Temporal Bone Osteoradionecrosis: An 18-year, Single-Institution Experience. Laryngoscope 131(11):2578-2585, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34287898.
- Aaroe AE, Glitza Oliva IC, Al-Zubidi N, Nader ME, Kaya D, Ferguson SD, Wang C, Fuller G, Harrison RA. Pearls & Oy-sters: Primary Pineal Melanoma With Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis. Neurology 97(5):248-250, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33931525.
- Appelbaum EN, Gross ND, Diab A, Bishop AJ, Nader ME, Gidley PW. Melanoma of the External Auditory Canal: A Review of Seven Cases at a Tertiary Care Referral Center. Laryngoscope 131(1):165-172, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32065414.
- Al-Zubidi N, Page JC, Gombos DS, Srivastava A, Appelbaum E, Gidley PW, Chambers MS, Nader ME. Immune-Related Oral, Otologic, and Ocular Adverse Events. Adv Exp Med Biol 1342:399-416, 2021. PMID: 34972977.
- Lovin BD, Choi JS, Lindquist NR, Phan J, Gidley PW, Nader ME. Pentoxifylline and Tocopherol in the Management of Temporal Bone Osteoradionecrosis: a Case Series. Otol Neurotol 41(10):1438-1446, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32740549.
- Choi JS, Chen M, McQuade JL, Appelbaum E, Gidley PW, Nader ME. Recurrent audiovestibular dysfunction and associated neurological immune-related adverse events in a melanoma patient treated with nivolumab and ipilimumab. Head Neck 42(11):E35-E42, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32888241.
- Habib A, Hanasono MM, DeMonte F, Haider A, Breshears JD, Nader ME, Gidley PW, Su SY, Hanna EY, Raza SM. Surgical Management of Skull Base Osteoradionecrosis in the Cancer Population - Treatment Outcomes and Predictors of Recurrence: A Case Series. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 19(4):364-374, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32324878.
- MD Anderson Head and Neck Surgery Treatment Guidelines Consortium, Consortium members, Maniakas A, Jozaghi Y, Zafereo ME, Sturgis EM, Su SY, Gillenwater AM, Gidley PW, Lewis CM, Diaz E, Goepfert RP, Kupferman ME, Gross ND, Hessel AC, Pytynia KB, Nader ME, Wang JR, Lango MN, Kiong KL, Guo T, Zhao X, Yao CMKL, Appelbaum E, Alpard J, Garcia JA, Terry S, Flynn JE, Bauer S, Fournier D, Burgess CG, Wideman C, Johnston M, You C, De Luna R, Joseph L, Diersing J, Prescott K, Heiberger K, Mugartegui L, Rodriguez J, Zendehdel S, Sellers J, Friddell RA, Thomas A, Khanjae SJ, Schwarzlose KB, Chambers MS, Hofstede TM, Cardoso RC, Wesson RA, Won A, Otun AO, Gombos DS, Al-Zubidi N, Hutcheson KA, Gunn GB, Rosenthal DI, Gillison ML, Ferrarotto R, Weber RS, Hanna EY, Myers JN, Lai SY. Head and neck surgical oncology in the time of a pandemic: Subsite-specific triage guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Head Neck 42(6):1194-1201, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32342541.
- Amit M, Bell D, Hunt PJ, Hanna E, Su SY, Kupferman M, Aashiq M, Takahashi H, Gidley PW, Nader ME, DeMonte F, Raza SM. Surgical management of carcinomas of the infratemporal fossa and skull base: patterns of failure and predictors of long-term outcomes. J Neurosurg:1-7. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32534492.
- Raza SM, Habib A, Wang WL, Gidley PW, Conley AP, Nader ME, Hanna EY, Su SY, DeMonte F. Surgical Management of Primary Skull Base Osteosarcomas: Impact of Margin Status and Patterns of Relapse. Neurosurgery 86(1):E23-E32, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31515560.
- Nader ME, Ginsberg LE, Bell D, Roberts DB, Gidley PW. Evaluating Perineural Spread to the Intratemporal Facial Nerve on Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 160(6):1087-1094, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30717625.
- Nader ME, Gidley PW. Challenges of Hearing Rehabilitation after Radiation and Chemotherapy. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 80(2):214-224, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30931231.
- Gosselin E, Elblidi A, Alhabib SF, Nader ME, Wanna G, Saliba I. Predictable prosthesis length on a high-resolution CT scan before a stapedotomy. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 275(9):2219-2226, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30054728.
- Berania I, Awad M, Saliba I, Dufour JJ, Nader ME. Delayed facial nerve decompression for severe refractory cases of Bell's palsy: a 25-year experience. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 4(47):1, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29301560.
- Maheu M, Alhabib SF, Landry SP, Nader ME, Champoux F, Saliba I. Ear Fullness as a Symptom of Endolymphatic Hydrops in non-Ménière's Patient. J Int Adv Otol 13(3):379-384, 2017. PMID: 29360091.
- Belhassen S, Alzahrani M, Nader ME, Gaboury L, Saliba I. Study of Methylene Blue Ototoxicity in the Guinea Pig. J Clin Med Res 9(11):900-906, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29038666.
- Nader ME, Bell D, Ginsberg L, DeMonte F, Gunn GB, Gidley PW. The First Reported Case of Primary Intestinal-type Adenocarcinoma of the Middle Ear and Review of the Literature. Otol Neurotol 38(9):e364-e368, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28796082.
- Nader ME, Myers JN, Gidley PW. Sudden hearing loss in a melanoma patient on pembrolizumab: an etiology not to be omitted in the differential diagnosis. J Immunother Cancer 5:24, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28331614.
- Nader ME, Beadle BM, Roberts DB, Gidley PW. Outcomes and complications of osseointegrated hearing aids in irradiated temporal bones. Laryngoscope 126(5):1187-92, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26371776.
- Nader ME, Bell D, Sturgis EM, Ginsberg LE, Gidley PW. Facial nerve paralysis due to a pleomorphic adenoma with the imaging characteristics of a facial nerve schwannoma. J Neurol Surg Rep 75(1):e84-8, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25083397.
- Nader ME, Saliba I. Ototoxicity of intratympanic docusate sodium and mineral oil in the guinea pig. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 146(3):455-60, 2012. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22101097.
- Saliba I, Nader ME, El Fata F, Leroux T. Bone anchored hearing aid in single sided deafness: outcome in right-handed patients. Auris Nasus Larynx 38(5):570-6, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21316882.
- Nader ME, Théorêt Y, Saliba I. The role of intratympanic lactate injection in the prevention of cisplatin-induced ototoxicity. Laryngoscope 120(6):1208-13, 2010. PMID: 20513041.
- Nader ME, Abou-Jaoude P, Cabaluna M, Desrosiers M. Using response to a standardized treatment to identify phenotypes for genetic studies of chronic rhinosinusitis. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 39(1):69-75, 2010. PMID: 20122348.
- Nader ME, Kourelis M, Daniel SJ. Hydrogen peroxide ototoxicity in unblocking ventilation tubes: a chinchilla pilot study. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 136(2):216-20, 2007. PMID: 17275542.
- Abou-Jaoude PM, Manoukian JJ, Daniel SJ, Balys R, Abou-Chacra Z, Nader ME, Tewfik TL, Schloss MD. Complications of adenotonsillectomy revisited in a large pediatric case series. J Otolaryngol 35(3):180-5, 2006. PMID: 16929994.
Invited Articles
- Nader ME, Gidley PW, Weber RS. Squamous cell carcinoma of the temporal bone. ENT Masterclass 6(1):82-86, 2013.
Other Articles
- Nader R, Nader ME, Gragnaniello, C Lumbar Facetectomy. eMedicine, 2014.
- Christopoulos A, Moubayed SP, Nader ME, Ghannoum J, Ayad T Anatomy of the Mouth. eMedicine, 2011.
Abstracts
- Aaroe A, Harrison Rebecca, Glitza IC, Nader ME, Kaya D, Ferguson SD, Wang C, Fuller G, Al-Zubidi N. Primary Pineal Melanoma with Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis. North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting 2021, 2021.
- Moran A, Mehta G, Netto FG, Bell D, Silverman DA, Hunt PJ, Fuller GN, Gidley PW, Nader ME, Raza SM, DeMonte F. Distinct Immune Signature Predicts Progression of Vestibular Schwannoma and Unveils a Possible Viral Etiology. J Neurol Surg B 82(S 02):S65-S270, 2021.
- Edem I, DeMonte F, Habib A, Su SY, Hanna EY, Gidley PW, Nader ME, Kupferman ME, Phan J, Raza SM. Management of Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the Skull Base: Factors Impacting Tumor Control and Disease-Specific Survival. J Neurol Surg B 81(S 01):S1-S272, 2020.
- Hunt PJ, Amit M, Aashiq M, DeMonte F, Hanna EY, Kupferman ME, Su SY, Gidley PW, Nader ME, Raza SM. Surgical Management of Skull Base/Infratemporal Fossa Malignancies: Predictors of Postoperative Performance. J Neurol Surg B 81(S 01):S1-S272, 2020.
- Appelbaum EN, Gidley PW, Weber DM, Nader ME. Hearing Loss and Bing–Neel Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 161(2):suppl P245, 2019.
- Berania I, Awad M, Dufour JJ, Saliba I, Nader ME. Delayed Facial Nerve Decompression for Severe Refractory Cases of Bell’s Palsy: A 25-year Experience. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 155(1):suppl P109, 2016.
- Saliba I, Asmar MH, Nader ME, Alhabib S. Endolymphatic Duct Blockage vs IT Steroids on Ménière’s Disease. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 155(1):suppl P112, 2014.
- Nader ME, Beadle B, Roberts D, Gidley PW. Outcome and Complications after Implantation of the Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid in Patients Treated with Radiotherapy to the Temporal Bone. Journal of Neurological Surgery 75(S1):S53, 2014.
- Sweeney AD, Nader ME, Sevy A, Williamson AS, Vrabec JT. Management of the Fallopian Canal Meningocele: A Case Series and Literature Review. J Neurol Surg B:75-A272, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
Book Chapters
- DeMonte F, Raza SM, Kupferman ME, Su SY, Nader ME, Gidley PW, Hanna EY. Clival Tumors. In: Comprehensive Management of Skull Base Tumors. Thieme, 2021.
- Srivastava A, Al-Zubidi N, Appelbaum E, Gombos DS, Nader ME, Gidley PW, Chambers MS. Immune-Related Oral, Otologic, and Ocular Adverse Events. In: Adv Exp Med Biol. Springer, Cham, 295-307, 2020.
- Gidley PW, Fowler N, Nader ME. Hematologic Malignancies Affecting the Temporal Bone. In: Temporal Bone Cancer. Springer, Cham, 161-178, 2018.
- Gidley PW, Nader ME. Metastatic Lesions to the Temporal Bone. In: Temporal Bone Cancer. Springer, Cham, 205-220, 2018.
- Ibrahim B, Woods O, Saliba I, Nader ME.. Auditory Rehabilitation for Temporal Bone Cancer. In: Temporal Bone Cancer. Springer, Cham, 2018.
- Simmons JC, Sweeney AD, Nader ME, Williamson RA. Temporal Bone Trauma. In: Sataloff’s Comprehensive Textbook of Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery: Otology/Neurotology/Skull Base Surgery. 1st. Jaypee Health Sciences Publisher, 2015.
- Vrabec JT, Nader ME. Peripheral Vertigo. In: Sataloff RT and Lalwani AK. Sataloff’s Comprehensive Textbook of Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery: Otology/Neurotology/Skull Base Surgery. 1st. Jaypee Health Sciences Publisher, 2015.
- Lasio G, Gragnaniello C, Cardia A, Costa A, Nader R, Fornari M, Nader ME and Laws E. Approaches to Sellar and Parasellar Tumors. In: Nader R, Gragnaniello C et al. Neurosurgery Tricks of the Trade. Thieme Medical Publishers, 2013.
- Nader R, Nader ME. Chapter 12: Pituitary Adenoma. In: Neurosurgery Case Review: Questions and Answers. 1. Thieme Medical Publishers, 2009.
Letters to the Editor
- Gidley P, Nader ME, Sturgis E. Re: "Effect of Piecemeal vs En Bloc Approaches to the Lateral Temporal Bone on Survival Outcomes". Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 159: 595, 2018.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified August 29, 2023