Meet Katherine Hutcheson, Ph.D.
Katherine A. Hutcheson, Ph.D.
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery
About Dr. Hutcheson
Dr. Katherine A. Hutcheson is a Professor in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. She is the Chief for Speech Pathology and Audiology. She serves as the Director of Research in the Section of Speech Pathology and Audiology. She is the Director of the Voice Center and AUD Fellowship Director and is a lecturer at the University of Houston. Dr. Hutcheson is a certified Speech-Language Pathologist with a Doctorate Degree in Epidemiology. Dr. Hutcheson has authored over 100 peer-reviewed and invited articles with funding support from the National Institutes of Health, the MD Anderson Institutional Research Grant Award program, and a fellowship award from the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas UT Health Innovation Training Program. She has also authored or co-authored 12 book chapters. Dr. Hutcheson is a Board Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (BCS-S). She is an accomplished clinician and educator who lectures nationally and internationally on radiation associated dysphagia and head and neck cancer rehabilitation. The mission of her research is to optimize functional outcomes and quality of life in head and neck cancer survivorship. She directs a line of practice-oriented research in functional outcomes of head and neck cancer with emphasis on radiation associated dysphagia.
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Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Section Chief, Speech Pathology and Audiology, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Lecturer, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Houston, TX
Research Interests
Speech and swallowing function after head and neck cancer treatment.
Measurement of functional outcomes in head and neck cancer patients.
Complications and outcomes of surgical prosthetic voice restoration after laryngectomy.
Radiation-associated dysphagia.
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2010 | The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA, Ph.D, Epidemiology, Minor: Biostatistics, Behavioral Science |
| 2004 | Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA, M.S, Communication Sciences and Disorders |
| 2002 | Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA, B.A, Communication Sciences and Disorders |
Board Certifications
| 2012 | Board Certified Swallowing Specialist awarded by The Specialty Board on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2017 - 2020
Associate Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2015 - 2020
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Oncologic Speech-Language Pathology Fellowship Director, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2022 - Present
AUD Fellowship Program Director, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 2020 - Present
Director of Research for the Section of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Department of Head and Neck Surgery - Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2020 - Present
Director, Voice Center, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2020 - Present
Deputy Director of Head and Neck Surgery Clinical Research, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2018 - Present
Associate Director of Research for the Section of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Department of Head and Neck Surgery - Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2014 - 2020
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Speech-Language Pathologist, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2004 - 2010
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Clinical Database Data Governance Committee, MD Anderson Stiefel Oropharynx Program, 2021 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2012 | Best Faculty Poster Award, Cancer Survivorship Research Retreat, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2012 | Poster Competition Award, 2nd place, Triological Society 2012 Combined Sections Meeting, Miami Beach, FL |
| 2011 | Poster Competition Award, 2011 Oral Oncology: Oncologic Dentistry & Maxillofacial Prosthetics Symposium, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2008 | Yul Brynner Foundation and ASHA Special Interest Division 13-Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders New Investigators Grant, Dysphagia Research Society 16th Annual Meeting |
| 2008 | Travel Award, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Lessons for Success Research Conference: Developing the Emerging Scientist |
| 2007 | ASHA Research Mentoring Pair Travel Award, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 17th Annual Research Symposium: Genetic and Biological Pathways Underpinning Communication Disorders Across the Lifespan |
| 2007 | Science and Research Team Convention Registration Award, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association |
| 2005 | ASHA Convention Registration Award for Research for Recent Graduates, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Special Interest Division 2-Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders |
| 2001 | Casey Merit Scholar, Baylor University |
| 2000 | Dean's Academic Honor List, Baylor University |
| 1999 | Presidential Scholar, Baylor University |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Hutcheson KA, Barbon CEA, Alvarez C, Warneke C. Refining Measurement of Swallowing Safety in the Dynamic Safety Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST) Criteria: Validation of DIGEST Version 2. Cancer, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34985765.
- Massarelli E, Haddad RI, Lee JJ, Lin HY, Hutcheson KA, Lewis J, Garden AS, Blumenschein Jr GR, William Jr, WN, Pharaon RR, Tishler RB, Glisson BS, Gold KA, Johnson FM, Rabinowits G, Ginsberg LE, Williams MD, Myers JN, Kies MS, Papadimitrakopoulou V. Weekly paclitaxel, carboplatin, cetuximab, and cetuximab, docetaxel, cisplatin, and fluorouracil, followed by risk-based local therapy in previously untreated, locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Annals of Oncology, 2019. PMID: 30596812.
- Meheissen MAM, Mohamed ASR, Kamal M, Hernandez M, Volpe S, Elhalawani H, Barrow MP, Ding Y, Wang J, Davuluri R, Rostom Y, Hegazy N, Gunn GB, Lai SY, Garden AS, Lewin JS, Rosenthal DI, Frank SJ, Fuller CD, Hutcheson KA, Joint Head and Neck Radiotherapy-MRI Development Cooperative. A prospective longitudinal assessment of MRI signal intensity kinetics of non-target muscles in patients with advanced stage oropharyngeal cancer in relationship to radiotherapy dose and post-treatment radiation-associated dysphagia: Preliminary findings from a randomized trial. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 2019. PMID: 30206020.
- Goepfert RP, Lewin JS, Barrow MP, Fuller CD, Lai SY, Song J, Hobbs BP, Gunn GB, Beadle BM, Rosenthal DI, Garden AS, Kies MS, Papadimitrakopoulou VA, Schwartz DL, Hutcheson KA. Predicting two-year longitudinal MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory outcomes after intensity modulated radiotherapy for locoregionally advanced oropharyngeal carcinoma. Laryngoscope 127(4):842-848, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27440393.
- Goepfert RP, Lewin JS, Barrow MP, Gunn GB, Fuller CD, Beadle BM, Garden AS, Rosenthal DI, Kies MS, Papadimitrakopoulou V, Lai SY, Gross ND, Schwartz DL, Hutcheson KA. Long-term prospective performance of the M. D. Anderson Dysphagia Inventory in "low-intermediate risk" oropharyngeal carcinoma after intensity modulated radiation therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 97(4):700-708, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27485284.
- Sheu T, Vock D, Gross N, Mulcahy C, Zafereo M, Gunn G, Garden A, Sevak P, Phan J, Lewin J, Frank S, Beadle B, Morrison W, Lai S, Hutcheson KA, Marai GE, Canahuate GM, Kies M, El-Naggar A, Weber R, Rosenthal D, Fuller CD, Multidisciplinary Larynx Cancer Working Group. Conditional survival analysis of patients with locally advanced laryngeal cancer: construction of a dynamic risk model and clinical nomogram. Sci Rep 7:43928, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Hutcheson KA, Barrow MP, Barringer DA, Knott JK, Lin HY, Weber RS, Fuller CD, Lai SY, Alvarez CP, Raut J, Lazarus CL, May A, Patterson J, Roe JW, Starmer HM, Lewin JS. Dynamic imaging grade of swallowing toxicity (DIGEST): scale development and validation. Cancer 123(1):62-70, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27564246.
- Somogyi-Ganss E, Chambers MS, Lewin JS, Tarrand JJ, Hutcheson KA. Biofilm on the tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis: considerations for oral decontamination. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 274(1):405-413, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27400694.
- Chen DW, Lewin JS, Xu L, Lai SY, Gunn GB, Fuller CD, Mohamed AS, Kanwar A, Sturgis EM, Hutcheson KA. Feeding tube utilization in patients with salivary gland malignancies. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 156(1):109-117, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27576681.
- Lewin JS, Baumgart LM, Barrow MP, Hutcheson KA. Device life of the tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis revisited. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 143(1):65-71, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27684464.
- Beadle BM, Liao KP, Giordano SH, Garden AS, Hutcheson KA, Lai SY, Guadagnolo BA. Reduced feeding tube duration with intensity-modulated radiation therapy for head and neck cancer: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare Analysis. Cancer 123(2):283-293, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27662641.
- Gitomer SA, Hutcheson KA, Christianson BL, Samuelson MB, Barringer DA, Roberts DB, Hessel AC, Weber RS, Lewin JS, Zafereo ME. Influence of timing, radiation, and reconstruction on complications and speech outcomes with tracheoesophageal puncture. Head Neck 38(12):1765-1771, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27394060.
- Fuller CD, Mohamed AS, Garden AS, Gunn GB, Mulcahy CF, Zafereo M, Phan J, Lai SY, Lewin JS, Hutcheson KA, Frank SJ, Beadle BM, Morrison WH, El-Naggar AK, Kocak-Uzel E, Ginsberg LE, Kies MS, Weber RS, Rosenthal DI. Long-term outcomes after multidisciplinary management of T3 laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas: Improved functional outcomes and survival with modern therapeutic approaches. Head Neck 38(12):1739-1751, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27466789.
- Phan J, Sio TT, Nguyen TP, Takiar V, Gunn GB, Garden AS, Rosenthal DI, Fuller CD, Morrison WH, Beadle B, Ma D, Zafereo ME, Hutcheson KA, Kupferman ME, William WN, Frank SJ. Reirradiation of head and neck cancers with proton therapy: outcomes and analyses. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 96(1):30.41, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27325480.
- Blanchard P, Garden AS, Gunn GB, Rosenthal DI, Morrison WH, Hernandez M, Crutison J, Lee JJ, Ye R, Fuller CD, Mohamed AS, Hutcheson KA, Holliday EB, Thaker NG, Sturgis EM, Kies MS, Zhu XR, Mohan R, Frank SJ. Intensity-modulated proton beam therapy (IMPT) versus intensity-modulated photon therapy (IMRT) for patients with oropharynx cancer - A case matched analysis. Radiother Oncol 120(1):48-55, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27342249.
- Hutcheson KA, Abualsamh AR, Sosa A, Weber RS, Beadle BM, Sturgis EM, Lewin JS. Impact of selective neck dissection on chronic dysphagia after chemo-intensity-modulated radiotherapy for oropharyngeal carcinoma. Head Neck 38(6):886-893, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26339764.
- Tucker JR, Xu L, Sturgis EM, Mohamed AS, Hofstede TM, Chambers MS, Lai SY, Fuller CD, Beadle B, Gunn GB, Hutcheson KA. Osteoradionecrosis in patients with salivary gland malignancies. Oral Oncol 57:1-5, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27208837.
- Grossberg AJ, Chamchod S, Fuller CD, Mohamed AS, Heukelom J, Eichelberger H, Kantor ME, Hutcheson KA, Gunn GB, Garden AS, Frank S, Phan J, Beadle B, Skinner HD, Morrison WH, Rosenthal DI. Association of body composition with survival and locoregional control of radiotherapy-treated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. JAMA Oncol 2(6):782-9, 2016. PMID: 26891703.
- Hutcheson KA, Barrow MP, Lisec A, Barringer DA, Gries K, Lewin JS. What is a clinically relevant difference in MDADI scores between groups of head and neck cancer patients?. Laryngoscope 126(5):1108-13, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26542529.
- Gunn GB, Blanchard P, Garden AS, Zhu XR, Fuller CD, Mohamed AS, Morrison WH, Phan J, Beadle BM, Skinner HD, Sturgis EM, Kies MS, Hutcheson KA, Rosenthal DI, Mohan R, Gillin MT, Frank SJ. Clinical outcomes and patterns of disease recurrence after intensity modulated proton therapy for oropharyngeal squamous carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 95(1):360-7, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27084653.
- Lewis CM, Aloia TA, Shi W, Martin I, Lai SY, Selber JC, Hessel AC, Hanasono MM, Hutcheson KA, Robb GL, Weber RS. Development and feasibility of a specialty-specific national surgical quality improvement program (NSQIP): The head and neck-reconstructive surgery NSQIP. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 142(4):321-327, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26892756.
- Sandulache VC, Vandelaar LJ, Skinner HD, Cata J, Hutcheson K, Fuller CD, Phan J, Siddiqui Z, Lai SY, Weber RS, Zafereo ME. Salvage total laryngectomy after external-beam radiotherapy: A 20-year experience. Head Neck 38 Suppl 1:E1962-8, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26879395.
- Takiar V, Ma D, Garden AS, Li J, Rosenthal DI, Beadle BM, Frank SJ, Fuller CD, Gunn GB, Morrison WH, Hutcheson K, El-Naggar AK, Gold KA, Kupferman ME, Phan J. Disease control and toxicity outcomes for T4 carcinoma of the nasopharynx treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy. Head Neck 38 Suppl 1:E925-33, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25994561.
- Messer JA, Mohamed AS, Hutcheson KA, Ding Y, Lewin JS, Wang J, Lai SY, Frank SJ, Garden AS, Sandulache V, Eichelberger H, French CC, Colen RR, Phan J, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Hazle JD, Rosenthal DI, Gunn GB, Fuller CD. Magnetic resonance imaging of swallowing-related structures in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients receiving IMRT: longitudinal dose-response characterization of quantitative signal kinetics. Radiother Oncol 118(2):315-22, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26830697.
- Dale T, Hutcheson KA, Mohamed, AS, Lewin JS, Gunn GB, Rao AU, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Frank SJ, Garden AS, Messer JA, Warren B, Lai SY, Morrison WH, Phan J, Skinner HGross N, Ferrarotto R, Weber R, Rosenthal DI, Fuller CD. Beyond mean pharyngeal constrictor dose for beam path toxicity in non-target swallowing muscles: dose-volume correlates of chronic radiation-associated dysphagia (RAD) after oropharyngeal intensity modulated radiotherapy. Radiother Oncol 118(2):304-314, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26897515.
- Sandulache VC, Hobbs BP, Mohamed ASR, Frank SJ, Song J, Ding Y, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Hazle JD, Wang J, Awan M, Rosenthal DI, Garden AS, Gunn GB, Colen RR, El-shafeey N, El-banan M, Hutcheson KA, Lewin J, Chambers MS, Hofstede T, Weber RS, Lai SY, Fuller CD. Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI detects acute radiotherapy-induced alterations in mandibular microvasculature: prospective assessment of imaging biomarkers of normal tissue injury. Sci Rpt 6:29864, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27499209.
- Gunn GB, Hansen CC, Garden AS, Fuller CD, Mohamed AS, Morrison WH, Frank SJ, Beadle BM, Phan J, Chronowski GM, Sturgis EM, Lewis CM, Lu C, Hutcheson KA, Mendoza TR, Cleeland CS, Rosenthal DI. Favorable patient reported outcomes following IMRT for early carcinomas of the tonsillar fossa: Results from a symptom assessment study. Radiother Oncol 117(1):132-138, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26403258.
- Owadally W, Hurt C, Timmins H, Parsons E, Townsend S, Patterson J, Hutcheson KA, Powerll N, Beasley M, Palaniappan N, Robinson M, Jones TM, Evans M. PATHOS: A phase II/III trial of risk-stratified, reduced intensity adjuvant treatment in patients undergoing transoral surgery for human papillomavirus (HPV) - positive oropharyngeal cancer. BMC Cancer 15(1):602, 2015. PMID: 26311526.
- Holliday EB, Garden AS, Rosenthal DI, Fuller CD, Morrison WH, Gunn BG, Phan J, Beadle BM, Zhu XR, Zhang X, Hanna E, Glisson BS, Hutcheson KA, El-Naggar AK, Hong J, Hung T, Uzel EK, Lewis G, Frank SJ. Proton therapy reduces treatment-related toxicities for patients with nasopharyngeal cancer: a case-match control study of intensity-modulated proton therapy and intensity-modulated photon therapy. IJPT 2(1):19-28, 2015.
- Hutcheson KA, Yuk MM, Holsinger FC, Gunn GB, Lewin JS. Late radiation-associated dysphagia (late-RAD) with lower cranial neuropathy in long-term oropharyngeal cancer survivors: video case reports. Head Neck 37(4):E56-62, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25043608.
- Hutcheson KA, Holsinger FC, Kupferman ME, Lewin JS. Functional outcomes after TORS for oropharyngeal cancer: A systematic review. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 272(2):463-471, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24643851.
- Smith BG, Hutcheson KA, Little LG, Skoracki RJ, Rosenthal DI, Lai SY, Lewin JS. Lymphedema outcomes in patients with head and neck cancer. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 152(2):284-291, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25389318.
- Setton J, Lee NY, Riaz N, Huang SH, Waldron J, O'Sullivan B, Zhang Z, Shi W, Rosenthal DI, Hutcheson KA, Garden AS. A multi-institution pooled analysis of gastrostomy tube dependence in patients with oropharyngeal cancer treated with definitive intensity-modulated radiotherapy. Cancer 121(2):294-301, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25286832.
- Awan MJ, Mohamed AS, Lewin JS, Baron CA, Gunn GB, Rosenthal DI, Holsinger FC, Schwartz DL, Fuller CD, Hutcheson KA. Late radiation-associated dysphagia (late-RAD) with lower cranial neuropathy after oropharyngeal radiotherapy: A preliminary dosimetric comparison. Oral Oncol 50(8):746-52, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24906528.
- Lewin JS, Portwood MA, Wang Y, Hutcheson KA. Clinical application of the Provox NiD voice prosthesis: A longitudinal study. Laryngoscope 124(7):1585-1591, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24352975.
- Rosenthal DI, Mendoza TR, Fuller CD, Hutcheson KA, Wang XS, Hanna EY, Lu C, Garden AS, Morrison WH, Cleeland CS, Gunn GB. Patterns of symptom burden during radiotherapy or concurrent chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer: A prospective analysis using the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Symptom Inventory-Head and Neck Module. Cancer 120(13):1975-84, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24711162.
- Hutcheson KA, Lewin JS, Holsinger FC, Steinhaus G, Lisec A, Barringer DA, Lin HY, Villalobos S, Garden AS, Papadimitrakopoulou V, Kies MS. Long-term functional and survival outcomes after induction chemotherapy and risk-based definitive therapy for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Head Neck 36(4):474-80, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23780650.
- Shinn EH, Basen-Engquist K, Baum G, Steen S, Bauman RF, Morrison W, Garden AS, Sheil C, Kilgore K, Hutcheson KA, Barringer D, Yuan Y, Lewin JS. Adherence to preventive exercises and self-reported swallowing outcomes in post-radiation head and neck cancer patients. Head Neck 35(12):1707-12, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24142523.
- Bhayani MK, Hutcheson KA, Barringer DA, Lisec A, Alvarez CP, Roberts DB, Lai SY, Lewin JS. Gastrostomy tube placement in patients with hypopharyngeal cancer treated with radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy: Factors affecting placement and dependence. Head Neck 35(11):1641-1646, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23322563.
- Hutcheson KA, Bhayani MK, Beadle BM, Gold KA, Shinn EH, Lai SY, Lewin J. Eat and exercise during radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy for pharyngeal cancers: use it or lose it. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 139(11):1127-34, 2013. PMID: 24051544.
- Fingeret MC, Hutcheson KA, Jensen K, Yuan Y, Urbauer D, Lewin JS. Associations among speech, eating, and body image concerns for surgical patients with head and neck cancer. Head Neck 35(3):354-360, 2013. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22431304.
- Raol N, Hutcheson KA, Lewin JS, Kupferman ME. Surgical management of the non-functional larynx after organ preservation therapy. J Otol Rhinol 2(1), 2013.
- Hutcheson KA, Lewin JS, Barringer DA, Lisec A, Gunn GB, Moore MW, Holsinger FC. Late dysphagia after radiotherapy-based treatment of head and neck cancer. Cancer 118(23):5793-5799, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23640737.
- Hutcheson KA, Jantharapattana K, Barringer DA, Lewin JS, Holsinger FC. Functional and oncological outcomes of primary versus salvage transoral laser microsurgery for supraglottic carcinoma. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 121(10):664-70, 2012. PMID: 23130541.
- Hutcheson KA, Sturgis EM, Lewin JS. Early risk factors for enlargement of the tracheoesophageal puncture after total laryngectomy: Nodal metastasis and extent of surgery. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 138(9):833-839, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22911245.
- Lewin JS, Hutcheson KA, Barringer DA, Croegaert LE, Lisec A, Chambers MS. Customization of the voice prosthesis to prevent leakage from the enlarged tracheoesophageal puncture: Results of a prospective trial. Laryngoscope 122(8):1767-1772, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22753122.
- Kim HN, Lewin JS, Knott JK, Hutcheson KA, Dekovich AA. Novel therapeutic approach to relieve pharyngoesophageal spasm after total laryngectomy. Gastrointest Endosc 76(1):193-196, 2012. PMID: 22726482.
- Hutcheson KA, Lewin JS, Sturgis EM, Risser J. Multivariable analysis of risk factors for enlargement of the tracheoesophageal puncture after total laryngectomy. Head Neck 34(4):557-567, 2012. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21692129.
- Hutcheson KA, Alvarez CP, Barringer DA, Kupferman ME, Lapine PR, Lewin JS. Outcomes of elective total laryngectomy for laryngopharyngeal dysfunction in disease-free head and neck cancer survivors. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 146(4):585-590, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22235071.
- Shuaib SW, Hutcheson KA, Knott JK, Lewin JS, Kupferman ME. Minimally-invasive approach for the management of the leaking tracheoesophageal puncture. Laryngoscope 122(3):590-4, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22252440.
- Kupferman ME, Acevedo J, Hutcheson KA, Lewin JS. Addressing an unmet need in oncology patients: rehabilitation of upper aerodigestive tract function. Ann Oncol 22(10):2299-2303, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21321090.
- Hutcheson KA, Lewin JS, Sturgis EM, Risser J. Outcomes and adverse events of enlarged tracheoesophageal puncture after total laryngectomy. Laryngoscope 121(7):1455-1461, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21647906.
- Hutcheson KA, Lewin JS, Sturgis EM, Kapadia A, Risser J. Enlarged tracheoesophageal puncture after total laryngectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Head Neck 33(1):20-30, 2011. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20848420.
- Moreno MA, Lewin JS, Hutcheson KA, Bishop Leone JK, Barringer DA, Reece GP. Tracheostomaplasty: A surgical method for improving retention of an intraluminal stoma button for hands-free tracheoesophageal speech. Head Neck 32(12):1674-1680, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20848405.
- Schwartz DL, Hutcheson KA, Barringer DA, Tucker SL, Kies MS, Holsinger FC, Ang KK, Morrison WH, Rosenthal DI, Garden AS, Dong L, Lewin JS. Candidate dosimetric predictors of long-term swallowing dysfunction after oropharyngeal intensity-modulated radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 78(5):1356-1365, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20646872.
- Tirado Y, Lewin JS, Hutcheson KA, Kupferman ME. Office-based injection laryngoplasty in the irradiated larynx. Laryngoscope 120(4):703-6, 2010. PMID: 20205170.
- LeBert B, McWhorter AJ, Kunduk M, Walvekar RR, Lewin JS, Hutcheson KA, Barringer DA, Hessel AC, Holsinger FC. Secondary tracheoesophageal puncture with in-office transnasal esophagoscopy. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 135(12):1190-4, 2009. PMID: 20026814.
- Lewin JS, Montgomery PC, Hutcheson KA, Chambers MS. Further experience with modification of an intraluminal button for hands-free tracheoesophageal speech after laryngectomy. J Prosthet Dent 102(5):328-31, 2009. PMID: 19853175.
- Davie GL, Hutcheson KA, Barringer DA, Weinberg JS, Lewin J. Aphasia in patients after brain tumor resection. Aphasiology 23(9):1196-1206, 2009.
- Barringer DA, Hutcheson KA, Sturgis EM, Kies MS, Lewin JS. Effect of induction chemotherapy on speech and swallowing function in patients with oral tongue cancer. Head Neck 31(5):611-7, 2009. PMID: 19107949.
- Lewin JS, Hutcheson KA, Barringer DA, May AH, Roberts DB, Holsinger FC, Diaz EM,. Functional analysis of swallowing outcomes after supracricoid partial laryngectomy. Head Neck 30(5):559-66, 2008. PMID: 18098304.
- Hutcheson KA, Barringer DA, Rosenthal DI, May AH, Roberts DB, Lewin JS. Swallowing outcomes after radiotherapy for laryngeal carcinoma. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 134(2):178-83, 2008. PMID: 18283161.
- Lewin JS, Barringer DA, May AH, Gillenwater AM, Arnold KA, Roberts DB, Yu P. Functional outcomes after laryngopharyngectomy with anterolateral thigh flap reconstruction. Head Neck 28(2):142-9, 2006. PMID: 16302192.
- Lewin JS, Barringer DA, May AH, Gillenwater AM, Arnold KA, Roberts DB, Yu P. Functional outcomes after circumferential pharyngoesophageal reconstruction. Laryngoscope 115(7):1266-71, 2005. PMID: 15995519.
- McMillan H, Barbon CEA, Cardoso R, Sedory A, Buoy S, Porsche C, Savage K, Mayo L, Hutcheson KA. Manual Therapy for Patients with Radiation-Associated Trismus after Head and Neck Cancer: A Case Series. JAMA Otolaryngology. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35297966.
- Hemmati R, Barbon C, Mohamed ASR, van Dijk IV, Moreno AC, Gross N, Goepfert RP, Lai SY, Hutcheson KA, Schaefer A, Fuller CD. Optimized Decision Support for Selection of Transoral Robotic Surgery or (Chemo) Radiation Therapy Based on Post-Treatment Swallowing Toxicity. Cancer. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34784256.
Invited Articles
- Ciucci M, Jones CA, Malandraki GA, Hutcheson KA. Dysphagia practice in 2035: beyond fluorography, thickener, and electrical Stimulation. Semin Speech Lang 37(3):201-18, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27232095.
- Cohen EE, LaMonte SJ, Erb NL, Beckman KL, Sadeghi N, Hutcheson KA, Stubblefield MD, Abbott DM, Fisher PS, Stein KD, Lyman GH, Pratt-Chapman ML. American Cancer Society Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline. CA Cancer J Clin 66(3):203-39, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27002678.
- Lewis CM, Hutcheson KA, Kupferman ME. Comparative effectiveness in head and neck malignancies. Cancer Treat Res 164:89-99, 2015. PMID: 25677020.
- Hutcheson KA, Lewin JS. Functional assessment and rehabilitation - How to maximize outcomes. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 46(4):657-70, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23910476.
- Hutcheson, KA. Late radiation-associated dysphagia (RAD) in head and neck cancer survivors. Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia) 22(2):61-72, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Hutcheson KA, Lewin JS. Functional outcomes after chemoradiotherapy of laryngeal and pharyngeal cancers. Curr Oncol Rep 14(2):158-165, 2012. PMID: 22249533.
- Lewin JS, Hutcheson KA, Barringer DA, Smith BS. Preliminary experience with head and neck lymphedema and swallowing function in patients treated for head and neck cancer. Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia) 19(2):45-52, 2010.
Book Chapters
- Neskey DM, Hutcheson KA, Kupferman ME. Cancer of the oropharynx. In: Cancer of the Head and Neck. 5th. Wolters Kluwer: Philadelphia, 347-368, 2017.
- Hutcheson KA, Lewin JS. Voice rehabilitation after laryngectomy. In: Sataloff's Comprehensive Textbook of Otolaryngology. Jaypee Medical Publishers: Philadelphia, 759-770, 2016.
- Hutcheson KA. Rehabilitation of heavily treated head and neck cancer patients. In: Head and Neck Cancer: Multimodality Management. 2nd. Springer: New York, 783-798, 2016.
- Hutcheson KA, Pytynia KB, Gunn GB. Cases in oropharyngeal cancer: a multidisciplinary approach. In: Overview of Multidisciplinary Management for Oropharyngeal Cancer. Plural Publishing Inc: San Diego, CA, 49-68, 2016.
- Hutcheson KA. Speech therapy multidisciplinary commentary. Optimizing functional outcomes after oral cavity reconstruction: a rehabilitative perspective. In: Reconstructive Plastic Surgery of the Head and Neck: Current Techniques and Flap Atlas. Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc: New York, NY, 37-39, 2016.
- Hutcheson KA, Lewis CM. Head and neck cancer survivorship management. In: Advances in Cancer Survivorship Management (MD Anderson Cancer Care Series). Springer: Houston TX, 145-166, 2015.
- Lewis CM, Hutcheson KA, Kupferman ME. Comparative effectiveness in head and neck malignancies. In: Comparative Effectiveness in Surgical Oncology. Springer, 89-99, 2015.
- Lewin JS, Hutcheson KA. Evaluation and rehabilitation of speech, voice, and swallowing function after treatment of head and neck cancer. In: Head and Neck Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach. 4th. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia, PA, 225-235, 2013.
- Lewin JS, Hutcheson KA, Barringer DA. Supracricoid laryngectomy (SCPL). In: Dysphagia in Rare Conditions. Plural Publishing Inc: San Diego, CA, 2009.
- Lewin JS, Hutcheson KA. General principles of rehabilitation of speech, voice, and swallowing after treatment of head and neck cancer. In: Head and Neck Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach. 3rd. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: New York, NY, 168-177, 2008.
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | NIR Fluorescence Imaging for Assessment of Lymphatics in Cancer Treatment and Recovery |
| Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| Role: | Consultant |
| Title: | Determining the Extent of Dysphagia using the Modified Barium Swallow for RTOG 1221, a Randomized Phase II Trial of Transoral Endoscopic Head and Neck Surgery followed by Risk-Based IMRT and Weekly Cisplatin versus IMRT and Weekly Cisplatin for HPV Negative Oropharynx Cancer |
| Funding Source: | Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (BIQSFP) |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | Post-operative Adjuvant Treatment for HPV-positive Tumours (PATHOS) |
| Funding Source: | Velindre NHS Trust (Prime: Cancer Research United Kingdom) |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | UT Health Innovation for Cancer Prevention Research Fellowship, The University of Texas School of Public Health |
| Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| Role: | Research Fellow |
| Title: | A Retrospective Review of the MD Anderson Experience with the Provox NiD Prosthesis |
| Funding Source: | ATOS Medical, Inc |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | Videofluoroscopic Grading of Dysphagia in Organ Preservation Trials |
| Funding Source: | MD Anderson Cancer Center - Institutional Research Grant |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
| Title: | Lingual Strength & Dysphagia after Oropharynx Cancer: Proton vs. Photon Radiation |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
| Title: | Using Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DCE-MRI) to Establish Objective Osteoradionecrosis |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NIDCR |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | Patient-Reported Outcomes/Function (PROF) Section |
| Funding Source: | Steifel Oropharyngeal Research Fund |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
| Title: | Toward Preventing Pneumonia in Chronic Aspirators after Head and Neck Radiotherapy |
| Funding Source: | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Institutional Survivorship Seed Money Research Grant |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
| Title: | Optimizing Post-Treatment Surveillance of Head and Neck Cancer |
| Funding Source: | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Institutional Survivorship Seed Money Research Grant |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | Characterization of Laryngectomy Stoma Structure-Function |
| Funding Source: | Gromada |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | Using Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DCE-MRI) to Establish Objective Clinical Outcome Measures for Mandibular Osteoradionecrosis |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NIDCR |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | A Phase I Trial of Stereotactic HYpofractionateD RadioAblative (HYDRA) Treatment of Advanced Laryngeal Cancer |
| Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | Determining the clinical utility of the caregiver analysis of reported disorders (CARES) questionnaire |
| Funding Source: | McMaster University |
| Role: | M-DATT Co-Investigator |