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
| 2012 | New York Head and Neck Society Resident Research Award, New York Head and Neck Society |
| 2011 | Resident Research Day Award - 3rd Place, NYP/ Weill Cornell |
| 2006 | Macy's Scholar, Mailman School of Public Health | Columbia University |
| 2003 | Cancer Research Training Award, Fellowship at the NIH, NIH |
| 2003 | Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center Medical Student Summer Fellow, Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center |
| 2002 | Cancer Research Training Award, Fellowship at the NIH, NIH |
| 2002 | Honors in Biological Sciences and General Honors, University of Chicago |
| 2001 | Howard Hughes Research Fellowship, University of Chicago |
Professional Memberships
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.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified September 30, 2024