Victoria E. Banuchi, MD. MPH
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery
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
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2008 | Columbia University, New York, New York, US, Medical Doctorate, MD |
| 2008 | Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York, US, Public Health, MBA |
| 2002 | University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, US, Arts, BA |
Postgraduate Training
| 2022-2023 | ECO Thyroid Microwave Ablation Course, Columbia Thyroid Center, New York, New York |
| 2021-2022 | Updates on Interventional Approaches to the Thyroid, John Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland |
| 2021-2022 | Updates on Interventional Approaches to the Thyroid - PT 2, John Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland |
| 2020-2021 | Radiofrequency ablation of thyroid nodules, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, New York, New York |
| 2018-2019 | Ultrasound Course | Thyroid and Parathyroid, ACS Clinical Congress, San Francisco, California |
| 2016-2017 | Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery | Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach, Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery | Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach, John Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland |
| 2013-2014 | Clinical Fellowship, Head and Neck Surgery, New York Head Neck Institute | Northwell Health, New York, New York |
| 2008-2013 | Clinical Residency, Otolaryngology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York |
Board Certifications
| 2014 | American Board of Otolaryngology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Executive Committee Member, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Weil Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 2020 - 2020
Diversity Champion, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical Science, New York, NY, 2018 - 2018
Director, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Lincoln Hospital HHC, New York, NY, 2016 - 2016
Lecturer, Lincoln Hospital, Bronx, NY, 2014 - 2024
Assistant Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 2014 - 2024
Lecturer, Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 2014 - 2024
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Attending Physician, New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medicine | Lincoln Hospital, New York, NY, 2014 - 2024
Institutional Committee Activities
ATA Nominations Committee Member, American Thyroid Association, 2023 - Present
Committee Member, American Board Of Otolaryngology: Adult Thyroid and Parathyroid Focused Practice Designation Committee, 2023 - Present
Committee Member, North American Society of Interventional Thyroidology Education and Research Committee, 2023 - Present
Course Co-Director, 15th Annual NYP OTO-Update Course, 2021 - Present
Endocrine Surgery Committee Member, Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2020 - Present
ATA Guidelines Committee Members, American Thyroid Association, 2020 - Present
Honors & Awards
| Howard Hughes Research Fellowship, University of Chicago | |
| Honors in Biological Sciences and General Honors, University of Chicago | |
| Cancer Research Training Award, Fellowship at the NIH, NIH | |
| Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center Medical Student Summer Fellow, Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center | |
| Macy's Scholar, Mailman School of Public Health | Columbia University | |
| Resident Research Day Award - 3rd Place, NYP/ Weill Cornell | |
| New York Head and Neck Society Resident Research Award, New York Head and Neck Society |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Koh ES, Pandey A, Banuchi VE, Kuhel WI, Tassler A, Scognamiglio T, Kutler DI. Depth of invasion as an independent prognostic factor in early-stage oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma. Am J Otolaryngology 45(3):104269, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38522260.
- Banuchi V, Helman SN. Scarless Neck Feminization: Chondrolaryngoplasty Through Endoscopic Transoral Vestibular Approach. Laryngoscope 133(5):1099-1102, 2023. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36106862.
- Wolfe S, Banuchi VE, Russell J. Quality of Life After Remote Access Thyroid Surgery: A Narrative Review. Annals of Thyroid, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: None.
- Yao P, Cooley V, Kuhel W, Tassler A, Banuchi V, Long S, Savenkov O, Kutler DI. Times to Diagnosis, Staging, and Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer Before and During COVID-19. OTO Open 5(4):2473974X211059429, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34870063.
- Dhillon VK, Randolph GW, Stack BC, Lindeman B, Bloom G, Sinclair CF, Woodson G, Brooks JA, Childs LF, Esfandiari NH, Evangelista L, Guardiani E, Quintanilla-Dieck L, Naunheim MR, Shindo M, Singer M, Tolley N, Angelos P, Kupfer R, Banuchi VE, Liddy W, Tufano RP. Immediate and partial neural dysfunction after thyroid and parathyroid surgery: Need for recognition, laryngeal exam, and early treatment. Head Neck 42(12):3779-3794, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32954575.
- Banuchi VE, Vlaming KA. Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy-vestibular approach: starting a program in an inner-city hospital. Annals of Thyroid, 2020. PMID: None.
- Banuchi V, Dooley L, Lee NY, Pfister DG, McBride S, Riaz N, Bilsky MH, Ganly I, Shah JP, Kraus DH, Morris LG. Patterns of regional and distant metastasis in esthesioneuroblastoma. Laryngoscope 126(7):1556-61, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26865537.
- Banuchi V, Cohen JC, Kacker A. Safety of concurrent nasal and oropharyngeal surgery for obstructive sleep apnea. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 123(9):619-22, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24634156.
- Morris LG, Kaufman AM, Gong Y, Ramaswami D, Walsh LA, Turcan S, Eng S, Kannan K, Zou Y, Peng L, Ve B, Paty P, Zeng Z, Vakiani E, Solit D, Singh B, Ganly I, Liau L, Cloughesy TC, Mischel PS, Mellinghoff IK, Chan TA. Recurrent somatic mutation of FAT1 in multiple human cancers leads to aberrant Wnt activation. Nat Genet 45(3):253-61, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23354438.
- Morris LG, Taylor BS, Bivona TG, Gong Y, Eng S, Brennan CW, Kaufman A, Kastenhuber ER, Banuchi VE, Singh B, Heguy A, Viale A, Mellinghoff IK, Huse J, Ganly I, Chan TA. Genomic dissection of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)/PI3K pathway reveals frequent deletion of the EGFR phosphatase PTPRS in head and neck cancers. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 108(47):19024-9, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22065749.
- Lee DJ, Schönleben F, Banuchi VE, Qiu W, Close LG, Assaad AM, Su GH. Multiple tumor-suppressor genes on chromosome 3p contribute to head and neck squamous cell carcinoma tumorigenesis. Cancer Biol Ther 10(7):689-93, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20657180.
- Rickert S, Banuchi VE, Germana JD, Stewart MG, April MM. Cystic fibrosis and endoscopic sinus surgery: Relationship between nasal polyposis and likelihood of revision endoscopic sinus surgery in patients with cystic fibrosis. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 136(10):988-92, 2010. PMID: 20956745.
- Shimogori T, Banuchi VE, Ng HY, Strauss JB, Grove EA. Embryonic signaling centers expressing BMP, WNT and FGF proteins interact to pattern the cerebral cortex. Development 131(22):5639-47, 2004. PMID: 15509764.
- Banuchi VE, Ballakur S, Russel J, Tufano R. Benefits and Risks of Scarless Thyroid Surgery. Annals of Thyroid. PMID: None.
Other Articles
- Usman M, Yao P, Luckett K, Andreadis K, Thomas R, Hickner A, Christos PJ, Tassler A, Kutler D, Kuhel W, Banuchi V The use of thyroid isthmusectomy for management of well differentiated thyroid carcinoma - A systematic review and meta-analysis. Surg Oncol 52:102032, 2024. PMID: 38159364.
- Nakai MY, Tenório LR, JDSC O, Ghirardello LB, Cavalcanti IR, Russell JO, Wolfe SA, Banuchi VE, Menezes MB, Gonçalves AJ Transoral endoscopic vestibular approach Sistrunk procedure (TEVAS)-case report and scoping review. Gland Surg 13(2):236-247, 2024. PMID: 38455358.
- Han CY, Long SM, Parikh NS, Phillips CD, Obayemi A, Yu VX, Banuchi V Impingement of the Thyroid Cartilage on the Carotid Causing Clicking Larynx Syndrome and Stroke. Laryngoscope 132(7):1410-1413, 2022. PMID: 34825720.
- Sachs BY, Kostas JC, Long SM, Sturm J, Russell JO, Banuchi VE Transoral Endoscopic Vestibular Approach to the Sistrunk Procedure. Laryngoscope 132(3):711-714, 2022. PMID: 34668574.
- Long SM, Ali K, Tufano RP, Banuchi V Airway injury from transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach. Head Neck 44(2):E6-E10, 2022. PMID: 34729859.
- Banuchi VE, Long SM, Sachs BY, Kostas JC, Ali KM, Russell JO Transoral endoscopic vestibular approach Sistrunk procedure: First reported case series. Head Neck 44(1):E1-E5, 2022. PMID: 34693592.
- Patel KR, Phillips DJ, Leibowitz JM, Scognamiglio T, Banuchi V, Kuhel WI, Kutler DI, Cohen MA Value within otolaryngology: Assessment of the cost-utility analysis literature. World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2(1):28-37, 2016. PMID: 29204546.
- Banuchi V, Mallen J, Kraus D Cancers of the nose, sinus, and skull base. Surg Oncol Clin N Am 24(3):563-77, 2015. PMID: 25979400.
Book Chapters
- Banuchi VE, Kraus D. Infratemporal Fossa Approach to the Parapharyngeal Space and Lateral Skull Base. In: Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-head and Neck Surgery. None. None, 2014.
- Banuchi VE, Kraus D. Skull Base Surgery. In: Essential Otolaryngology. 11th. None, 2014.
- Brown K, Banuchi VE, Selesnick S. Disease of the External Ear. In: Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. None. None, 2011.
Selected Presentations & Talks
National Presentations
- 2024. Technological Advances in Thyroid Surgery. Invited. 2024 Current Concepts in Head and Neck Oncology. New York, NY, US.
- 2024. First Steps: Creating a Business Plan, Operational Flow Considerations and Navigating Institutional Challenges. Invited. 2024 American Thyroid Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2024. Ablation of Complex Thyroid Nodules. Invited. ACS Clinical Congress 2024. San Francisco, CA, US.
- 2024. Fellows Virtual Tumor Board - Welcome, Curriculum Overview and Job Search Discussion. Invited, US.
- 2023. Thyroid /Parathyroid Office Hours. Invited. American Academy of Otolaryngology. Nashville, TN, US.
- 2023. Scarless Neck Feminization: Chondrolaryngoplasty Through Endoscopic Transoral Veribular Approach. Invited. Triological Society Meeting. San Diego, CA, US.
- 2021. Masters of Surgery Presentation: Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach. Conference. Academy of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery - AAO-HNS. Los Angeles, CA, US.
- 2021. Oropharyngeal Cancer Update. Invited. Salzburg Weill Cornell Seminar in Otolaryngology. Virtual International Seminar, US.
- 2021. Laryngeal Cancer Update. Invited. Salzburg Weill Cornel Seminar in Otolaryngology. Virtual International Seminar, US.
- 2020. Controversies in Thyroidology: Spring Meeting. Invited. American Thyroid Association, US.
- 2020. Avoiding and Dealing with Complications of Traditional, Trans-axillary, and Transoral Thyroid Surgery. Invited. American College of Surgeons - Clinical Congress, US.
- 2019. Remote Access Thyroid Surgery: Update on Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach OTO Update. Conference. Otolaryngology Update Conference. New York, NY, US.
- 2019. Transoral Thyroidectomy Course. Invited. American Thyroid Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2019. Remote Access Thyroid Surgery. Invited. American Thyroid Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2019. Transoral Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery: Pearls and How To. Invited. American Academy of Otolaryngology and HNS. New Orleans, LA, US.
- 2017. Management of Early Glottic Cancer. Conference. Otolaryngology Update Conference. New York, NY, US.
- 2012. Harvesting the Internal Jugular Vein for Use as an Autologous Graft in Portal Vein Reconstruction: One Institution's Experience. Conference. North American Head and Neck Society Meeting, US.
- 2012. Safety of Simultaneous Nasal and Pharyngeal Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Conference. COSM - Triological Society, US.
- 2012. Incidence and Timing of Neck Metastases in Esthesioneuroblastoma. Conference. Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. New York, NY, US.
International Presentations
- 2024. Why Transoral Endoscopic Vestibular Approach. Invited. IX Sao Paulo Head and Neck Surgery Meeting. Sao Paulo, BR.
- 2024. Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer. Invited. IX Sao Paulo Head and Neck Surgery Meeting. Sao Paulo, BR.
- 2024. Transoral Endoscopic Chondrolaryngoplasty. Invited. IX Sao Paulo Head and Neck Surgery Meeting. Sao Paulo, BR.
- 2024. RFA for Papillary Microcarcinoma: Which ones are appropriate?. Invited. XVIII Pan American Congress ORL 2024, DO.
- 2024. Transoral Thyroid Surgery. Invited. XVIII Pan American Congress ORL 2024, DO.
- 2023. New Trends and Technologies for the Treatment of Thyroid Nodules and the Transoral Endoscopic Vestibular Approach to Chondrolaryngoplasty. Invited. PanAmerican Otolaryngologic Society Meeting. Bueno Aires, AR.
- 2023. New Tendencies in the Management of Thyroid Nodules and Transoral Management of Thyroid Nodules. Invited. Mexican Otolaryngologic Society Meeting. Cancun, MX.
- 2023. The Quality of Life Challenge in Thyroid Surgery and Remote Access to the Neck - A New Tool or a New Philosophy. Invited. Latin American Thyroid Society Meeting. Curitiba, BR.
- 2022. New Technologies and Treatment Strategies. Invited. PanAmerican Congress of Otolaryngology-HNS. Buenos Aires, AR.
- 2022. Laryngeal Cancer Update. Invited. Salzburg Weill Cornell Serminar in Orolaryngology. Salzburg, AT.
- 2014. Predictors of Regional and Distant Metastasis in Esthesioneuroblastoma. Conference. IFHNOS 5th World Congress and AHNS, US.
Formal Peers
- 2023. Current Concepts in the Management of Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors with Transoral Thyroidectomy and RFA. Invited. John Hopkins Medicine. Baltimore, MD, US.
- 2023. New Trends in Management of Thyroid Nodules from Endoscopic Scarless Surgery to Radiofrequency Ablation of Nodules. Invited. MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2022. Updates and Advances in Interventional Thyroid and Parathyroid Management | Lecture on Transoral Chondrolaryngoplasty. Invited. John Hopkins Medicine. Baltimore, MD, US.
- 2022. Current Concepts in the Management of Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors with Transoral Thyroidectomy. Invited. John Hopkins Medicine. Baltimore, MD, US.
- 2022. Controversies in Thyroid Surgery. Invited. John Hopkins Medicine. Baltimore, MD, US.
- 2022. Current Controversies in Managmetn of Thyroid Nodules. Invited. John Hopkins Medicine - Grand Rounds. Baltimore, MD, US.
- 2019. Remote Access Approaches to Thyroid Surgery and Evolution to Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach. Invited. Weill Cornell Medicine. New York, NY, US.
- 2019. Current Concepts in the Management of Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors with Transoral Thyroidectomy. Invited. John Hopkins Medicine. Baltimore, MD, US.
- 2019. TOETVA: What's the current data and how to get started. Invited. Atlanta, Georgia - ????. Atlanta, GA, US.
- 2019. Current Concepts in the Management of Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors with Transoral Thyroidectomy. Invited. John Hopkins Medicine. Baltimore, MD, US.
- 2018. Current Concepts in the Management of Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors with Transoral Thyroidectomy. Invited. John Hopkins Medicine. Baltimore, MD, US.
- 2018. Current Concepts in the Management of Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors with Transoral Thyroidectomy. Invited. John Hopkins Medicine. Baltimore, MD, US.
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | Evaluating a novel ablation technique in the management of the full spectrum of thyroid cancer: Clinical trial in papillary microcarcinomas and preclinical study to evaluate its effects on an advanced thyroid cancer mouse model |
| Funding Source: | The Andrew Sabin Family Foundation |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Evaluating Nanosecond Pulse Electric Ablation in Thyroid Cancer Management |
| Funding Source: | Gateway for Cancer Research Traditional Grant Program |
| Role: | PI |
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified December 16, 2024