Richard C. Cardoso, DDS, MS, FACP
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery
About Dr. Cardoso
Dr. Richard Cardoso is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, in the Section of Oral Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics. He obtained his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the New York University College of Dentistry, and completed a Clinical Residency in Combined Prosthodontics at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston, Texas. He then undertook a Clinical Fellowship in Oral Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics at MD Anderson Cancer Center, and completed his Master of Science degree in Prosthodontics at the University of Texas Dental Branch, also in Houston. His clinical interests include implant oral and facial prosthetic rehabilitation, and reduction of the oral morbidities of cancer therapy.
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
Research Interests
Radiation-induced oral morbidities
Clinical Interests
Implant oral
Facial prosthetic rehabilitation
Reduction of the oral morbidities
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2011 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Dentistry, Houston, TX, USA, MS, Prosthodontics |
| 2005 | New York University, College of Dentistry, New York, NY, USA, DDS, Doctor of Dental Surgery |
| 2001 | Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, Rutgers College, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, BA, Bachelor of Arts Biological Sciences, Portuguese |
Postgraduate Training
| 2010-2011 | Clinical Fellowship, Advanced Education Program in Maxillofacial Prosthodontics and Oral Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2007-2010 | Clinical Residency, Combined Prosthodontics, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX |
Board Certifications
| 2015 | American Board of Prosthodontics |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2011 - 2019
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Program Chair, Oral Oncology Didactic Lecture Series (MODO 2303), Section of Oral Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2019 - Present
Program Chair, Oral Oncology Core Curriculum Series (MODO 2301), Section of Oral Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2019 - Present
Program Chair, Dental Oncology Core Curriculum Series (MODO 1701), Section of Oral Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, UT, 2015 - 2019
Program Chair, Dental Oncology Didactic Lecture Series (MODO 1703), Section of Oral Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2015 - 2019
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Director of Literature Review for Dental Fellows, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Houston, TX, 2012 - 2016
General Dentist, EV Dental, PC, Englewood, NJ, 2005 - 2007
General Dentist, Great Brook Valley Health Center, Worcester, MA, 2005 - 2007
General Dentist, Grafton Job Corp, North Grafton, MA, 2005 - 2007
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, 2014 Oral Oncology Symposium Planning Committee, 2012 - 2014
Honors & Awards
| 2022 | Top 10% Provider: Fiscal Year 2022, Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CGCAHPS) |
| 2020 | Top 1% Provider: Fiscal Year 2020, Clinical and Group Consumer Assessment of Health Providers and Systems (CGCAHPS) |
| 2018 | Distinguished Educator of the Year Award, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2010 | 2011 American College of Prosthodontics Education Foundation Fellowship Research Award, American College of Prosthodontics Education Foundation |
| 2005 | New York Academy of Dentistry Ethics and Professionalism Award, New York Academy of Dentistry |
| 2004 | Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics Honors Program, Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics |
| 2003 | National Health Service Corp Scholar, Full Scholarship: New York University, College of Dentistry, National Health Service Corp |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Cardoso RC, Kamal M, Zaveri J, Chambers MS, Gunn GB, Fuller CD, Lai SY, Mott FE, McMillan H, Hutcheson KA. Self-Reported Trismus: prevalence, severity and impact on quality of life in oropharyngeal cancer survivorship: a cross-sectional survey report from a comprehensive cancer center. Support Care Cancer 29(4):1825-1835, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32779007.
- Liu W, Qdaisat A, Zhou S, Fuller CD, Ferrarotto R, Guo M, Lai SY, Cardoso RC, Mohamed ASR, Lopez G, Narayanan S, van Dijk LV, Cohen L, Bruera E, Yeung SJ, Hanna EY. Hypomagnesemia and incidence of osteoradionecrosis in patients with head and neck cancers. Head Neck 43(2):613-621, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33094893.
- Srivastava A, Maniakas J, Myers J, Chambers MS, Cardoso RC. Reconstruction of intraoral oncologic surgical defects with Integra® bilayer wound matrix. Clinical Case Reports, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- 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. Surgery Treatment Guidelines Consortium: Head and Neck Surgical Oncology in the Time of a Pandemic: Subsite-specific triage guidelines during the COVID19 Pandemic. Head Neck 42(6):1194 - 1201, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32342541.
- Stieb S, Mohamed ASR, Deshpande TS, Harp J, Greiner B, Garden AS, Goepfert RP, Cardoso RC, Ferrarotto R, Phan J, Reddy JP, Morrison WH, Rosenthal DI, Frank SJ, Fuller CD, Gunn GB, MD Anderson Head & Neck Cancer Symptom Working Group. Prospective observational evaluation of radiation-induced late taste impairment kinetics in oropharyngeal cancer patients: Potential for improvement over time?. Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology 22:98-105, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Cardoso RC, Qazali A, Zaveri J, Chambers MS, Gunn GB, Fuller C, Lai S, Mott FE, Hutcheson KA. Self-Reported Oral Morbidities in Long-Term Oropharyngeal Cancer Survivors: A Cross-Sectional Survey of 906 Survivors, MD Anderson Head and Neck Cancer Symptom Working Group. Oral Oncol 84:88-94, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30115482.
- Mohamed ASR, Hobbs BP, Hutcheson KA, Murri MS, Garg N, Song J, Brandon Gunn G, Sandulache V, Beadle BM, Phan J, Morrison WH, Frank SJ, Blanchard P, Garden AS, El-Halawani H, Kamal M, Chambers MS, Lewin JS, Ferrarotto R, Ronald Zhu X, Zhang X, Hofstede TM, Cardoso RC, Gillenwater AM, Sturgis EM, Weber RS, Rosenthal DI, Fuller CD, Lai SY. Dose-volume correlates of mandibular osteoradionecrosis in Oropharynx cancer patients receiving intensity-modulated radiotherapy: Results from a case-matched comparison. Radiother Oncol 124(2):232-239, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28733053.
- Won AM, Hofstede TM, Cardoso RC, Otun AO, Chambers MS. Sunitinib and Zoledronic Acid Combination Therapy for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Alarming for Osteonecrosis of the Jaw. Kidney Cancer Journal 15(2):49-51, 2017.
- Cardoso RC, Gerngross PJ, Hofstede TM, Weber DM, Chambers MS. The Multiple Oral Presentations of Multiple Myeloma. Support Care Cancer 22(1):259-67, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24048519.
- Cardoso RC, Gerngross PJ, Dominici JT, Kiat-amnuay S. Survey of currently selected dental implants and restorations by prosthodontists. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 28(4):1017-25, 2013. PMID: 23869360.
Other Articles
- Cardoso RC Multidisciplinary care at its finest. American College of Prosthodontists Messenger:12-13, 2017.
Abstracts
- Kamal M, Rosenthal D, Volpe S, Goepfert R, Garden A, Hutcheson K, Eraj S, Dursteler A, Williams B, Smith J, Aymard J, Berends J, White A, O'Donnell, Frank S, Morrison W, Cardoso RC, Chambers M, Sturgis E, Mendoza T, Cardenas C, Skinner HJ. Patient-Reported Dry Mouth after Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer: Dosimetric Analysis of Long-Term Outcomes. Poster Presentation, American Society for Radiation Oncology, Presented at the ASTRO's 60th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 2018.
- Medina J, Chambers M, Cardoso RC, Otun A, Aponte-Wesson R. Palatal Augmentation Prosthesis Comparing Hollowing Techniques for Weight Reduction. International Society for Maxillofacial Rehabilitation and American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, 2017.
- Sterba JA, Cardoso RC, Chambers MS. Treating drug induced osteonecrosis with a locally applied antibiotic: A case study. The Star of the South Dental Meeting, Houston, TX, 2014.
- Cardoso RC, Beadle B, Chambers MS. A Retrospective Review of Radiation-Induced Trismus in Head and Neck Cancer: An MD Anderson Experience. American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, 2011.
- Cardoso RC, Gerngross PJ, Kiat-Amnuay S.. Survey of Currently Selected Dental Implants and Restorations by Prosthodontists. 82nd Annual Meeting of the American Prosthodontic Society:12, 2010.
- Cardoso RC, Gerngross PJ, Kiat-Amnuay S.. Survey of Currently Selected Dental Implants and Restorations by Prosthodontists. 39th Annual Session of the American Session of the American College of Prosthodontics:pp 12, 2009.
- Cardoso RC, Gerngross PJ, Kiat-Amnuay S.. Survey of Currently Selected Dental Implants and Restorations by Prosthodontists. 57th Meeting of the American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics:pp 77, 2009.
- Cardoso RC, Gerngross PJ. The Treatment of Trismus Using the Dynasplint Trismus Appliance: A Case Series. 38th Annual Session of the American Session of the American College of Prosthodontics:pp 12, 2008.
- Cardoso RC, Gerngross PJ. The Treatment of Trismus Using the Dynasplint Trismus Appliance: A Case Series. 56th Annual Scientific Session of American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics:pp 65, 2008.
Book Chapters
- Cardoso RC, Chambers MS. Oral Considerations for the Head and Neck Cancer Patient. In: In Clinical Care and Rehabilitation in Head and Neck Cancer. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-04702-3_21. Springer: New York, 351-375, 2019.
- Hofstede TM, Montgomery PC, Cardoso RC. Chapter 15: Dental and Facial Prosthetic Rehabilitation. In: Reconstructive Plastic Surgery of the Head and Neck: Current Techniques and Flap Atlas. Thieme Medical Publishers: New York, 203-219, 2016.
- Cardoso RC, Hofstede TM, Martin JW, Garden AS, Aponte-Wesson RA, Montgomery P, Won, AM, Chambers MS. Chapter 29: Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation of Patients with Head and Neck Cancer. In: Cancer of the Head and Neck. Wolters Kluwer: Philadelphia, 2016.
- Aponte-Wesson R, Hofstede TM, Cardoso RC, Montgomery P, Won AM, Martin JW, Chambers MS. Head and Neck Cancer: Multimodality Management. In: Oral Oncology. 2nd. Springer: New York, 2016.
- Aponte-Wesson R, Hofstede TM, Cardoso RC, Montgomery P, Won A, Martin JW, Chambers M. Chapter 54, Oral Oncology. In: Head and Neck Cancer: Multimodality Management 2nd Edition. Springer Science + Business Media: Philadelphia, PA, 2015.
- Aljomar Jose Vechiato Filho, Thais Bianca Brandao, Alan Roger dos Santos Silva, Gustava Nader Marta, Joao Victor Salvajoli, Juliana Mariano, Victor Eduardo de Souza Bastista,Richard C. Cardoso, Mark S. Chambers, Andre Guollo, Alvin G. Wee. Dispositivos Protéticos para Radioterapia em Cabeça e Pescoço, 99. In: Diagnostico E Tratamento Odontologico Para Pacientes Oncologicos. 1st. Editora Guanabara Koogan Ltda: Travessa do Ouvidor, Rio de Janeiro.
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