Meet Mark Zafereo, M.D.
Mark E. Zafereo, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery
About Dr. Zafereo
Dr. Mark Zafereo is a Professor of Head and Neck Surgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas where he is Section Chief of Head and Neck Endocrine Surgery and Associate Medical Director of the Head & Neck Center. Dr. Zafereo serves on the Board of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), and the Board of the International Thyroid Oncology Group (ITOG). He holds national committee appointments for AAO-HNS, ITOG, American Head and Neck Society, American Thyroid Association, and American College of Surgeons. Dr. Zafereo leads several national multicenter clinical trials on neoadjuvant therapy followed by surgery for anaplastic and medullary thyroid cancers. He has published significantly on Thyroid and other Head & Neck cancers, speaking nationally and internationally. His clinical practice focuses on patients afflicted with thyroid cancer and parathyroid neoplasms.
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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, Department of Head and Neck Endocrine Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Adjunct Faculty Appointment, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2005 | University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX, USA, MD, Doctor of Medicine |
| 2001 | University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA, BBA, Finance |
Postgraduate Training
| 2020-2020 | LEADing Others Core Curriculum, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Leadership Institute, Houston, TX |
| 2010-2011 | Clinical Fellowship, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2007-2010 | Clinical Residency, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX |
| 2005-2007 | Clinical Residency, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX |
Board Certifications
| 2011 | American Board of Otolaryngology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2016 - 2021
Assistant Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2011 - 2016
Clinical Specialist, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2010 - 2011
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Associate Medical Director, Head & Neck Center, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present
Associate Medical Director, Department of Endocrine Center, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2016 - 2021
Director, Department of Head and Neck Surgery International Visiting Scientist and Observer Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2013 - Present
Faculty Oversight, Department of Head and Neck Survivorship Clinic, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2012 - 2016
Back-up Moderator, Department of Weekly Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Planning Conference, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2012 - Present
Institutional Committee Activities
Chair, Clinical Faculty Appointment Progress Review Committee for Dr. Ranjit Nair, 2022 - Present
Chair, Clinical Faculty Appointment Progress Review Committee for Dr. Jennifer R. Wang, 2022 - Present
Chair, Clinical Faculty Appointment Progress Review for Ryan Goepfert, MD, 2021 - Present
Member, Endocrine Center Steering Committee, 2015 - Present
Member, MD Anderson Division of Surgery Cancer Network Operations Committee, 2014 - Present
Member, Endocrine Center Epic Specialty Content Validation Workgroup, 2014 - 2016
Member, Global Academic Programs Africa Steering Committee, 2012 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2023 | Castle Connolly Top Doctors |
| 2022 | American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Distinguished Service Award |
| 2020 | American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Committee Excellence Award for Distinguished Service on the Humanitarian Efforts Committee |
| 2020 | Distinguished Educator of the Year Award, MD Anderson Cancer Center - Dept. of Head and Neck Surgery |
| 2019 | MD Anderson Cancer Center Top Performer Award (based on Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Top 10% nationally) |
| 2018 | American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Nominating Committee Candidate |
| 2018 | American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Board of Governors Practitioner Excellence Award |
| 2018 | MD Anderson Cancer Center Top Performer Award (based on Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Top 10% nationally) |
| 2017 | MD Anderson Cancer Center Top Performer Award (based on Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Top 1% nationally), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2016 | American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Nominating Committee Candidate |
| 2016 | Baylor College of Medicine Inaugural Donald T. Donovan Excellence in Resident Education Award |
| 2016 | American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Committee Excellence Award for Distinguished Service on the Humanitarian Efforts Committee |
| 2015 | American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Honor Service Award |
| 2015 | American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Young Physicians Spotlight |
| 2015 | Tanzanian ENT Society Honorary Member |
| 2015 | American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Nominating Committee Candidate |
| 2013 | American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Holt Leadership Award |
| 2013 | Texas Super Doctors |
| 2011 | American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Spring Meeting Resident Leadership Grant |
| 2010 | American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting Resident Leadership Grant |
| 2010 | Global ENT Outreach Farhangi/Asdaghi Scholarship for International Medical Service Projects |
| 2010 | Houston Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Research Award |
| 2010 | Texas Association of Otolaryngology Research Award |
| 2010 | Hitoshi Nikaidoh Memorial Humanitarian Grant |
| 2010 | American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Humanitarian Grant |
| 2009 | American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting Resident Leadership Grant |
| 2009 | Combined Otolaryngology Society Meeting Distinguished Poster and American Head and Neck Society Presidential Citation |
| 2009 | Houston Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Research Award |
| 2009 | Texas Association of Otolaryngology Research Award |
| 2009 | Houston Surgical Society Research Award |
| 2009 | American Association for Cancer Research Scholar-In-Training Award Finalist |
| 2008 | American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting Resident Leadership Grant |
| 2008 | American Head and Neck Society 7th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer Grant |
| 2008 | American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Board of Governors Resident Leadership Grant |
| 2008 | Houston Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Research Award |
| 2007 | American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting Resident Leadership Grant |
| 2007 | Memorial Hermann Hospital Medical Humanitarian Grant |
| 2005 | Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society |
| 2002 | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Summer Research Program Grant |
| 2001 | University of Texas Magna cum Laude, University Honors |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Contrera KJ, Gule-Monroe MK, Hu MI, Cabanillas ME, Busaidy NL, Dadu R, Waguespack SG, Wang JR, Maniakas A, Lai SY, Diersing J, Kwon M, Grubbs EG, Subbiah V, Williams MD, Zafereo ME. Neoadjuvant Selective RET Inhibitor for Medullary Thyroid Cancer: A Case Series. Thyroid 33(1):129-132, 2023. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36503246.
- Shenson JA, Zafereo ME*, Lee M, Contrera KA, Feng L, Boonsripitayanon M, Gross N, Goepfert R, Maniakas A, Wang RU, Grubbs L, Vaporciyan A, Hofstetter W, Swisher S, Mehran R, Rice D, Sepesi B, Antonoff M, Cabanillas M, Busaidy N, Dadu R, Silver NL. Clinical outcomes of combined cervical and transthoracic surgical approaches in patients with advanced thyroid cancer. Head & Neck 45(1), 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Contrera KJ*, Zafereo ME*, Yaniv D, Roberts DB, Gillenwater AM, Hanna EY, Weber RS, Myers JN, Chang EI, Garvey PB, Hanasono MM, Yu P, Hutcheson KA, Fuller CD, Tyler MA, Neskey DM. Outcomes for recurrent oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Oncol 134:106127, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36155359.
- Contrera KJ, Huang AT, Shenson JA, Tang C, Roberts D, Myers JN, Weber RS, Lai SY, Williams M, El-Hallal M, Jacob D, Zafereo ME. Primary and recurrent regional metastases for lateralized oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma. Surgical Oncology 44(101804):101804, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35932620.
- Sajisevi M, Caulley L, Eskandr A, Du YJ, Auh E, Karabachev A, Callas P, Conradie W, Martin L, Pasternak J, Golbon B, Rolighed L, Abdelhamid Ahmed AH, Badhey A, Cheung AY, Corsten M, Forner D, Liu JC, Mavedatnia D, Meltzer C, Noel JE, Patel V, Sharma A, Tang AL, Tsao G, Venkatramani M, Williams M, Wrenn SM, Zafereo ME, Stack BC, Randolph GW, Davies L. Evaluating the Rising Incidence of Thyroid Cancer and Thyroid Nodule Detection Modes: A Multinational, Multi-institutional Analysis. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 148(9):811-818, 2022. PMID: 35834240.
- Wang JR, Montierth M, Xu L, Goswami M, Zhao X, Cote G, Wang W, Iyer P, Dadu R, Busaidy NL, Lai SY, Gross ND, Ferrarotto R, Lu C, Gunn GB, Williams MD, Routbort M, Zafereo ME, Cabanillas ME. Impact of Somatic Mutations on Survival Outcomes in Patients with Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma. JCO Precis Oncol 6:e2100504, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35977347.
- Contrera KJ, Chinn SB, Weber RS, Roberts D, Myers JN, Lai SY, Lewis CM, Hessel AC, Gillenwater AM, Mulcahy CF, Yu P, Hanasono MM, Fuller CD, Chambers MS, Zafereo ME. Outcomes after definitive surgery for mandibular osteoradionecrosis. Head Neck 44(6):1313-1323, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35238096.
- Shonka DC, Ho A, Chintakuntlawar AV, Geiger JL, Park JC, Seetharamu N, Jasim S, Abdelhamid Ahmed AH, Bible KC, Brose MS, Cabanillas ME, Dabekaussen K, Davies L, Dias-Santagata D, Fagin JA, Faquin WC, Ghossein RA, Gopal RK, Miyauchi A, Nikiforov YE, Ringel MD, Robinson B, Ryder MM, Sherman EJ, Sadow PM, Shin JJ, Stack BC, Tuttle RM, Wirth LJ, Zafereo ME, Randolph GW. American Head and Neck Society Endocrine Surgery Section and International Thyroid Oncology Group consensus statement on mutational testing in thyroid cancer: Defining advanced thyroid cancer and its targeted treatment. Head Neck 44(6):1277-1300, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35274388.
- Waguespack SG, Tewari SO, Busaidy NL, Zafereo ME. Larotrectinib Before Initial Radioactive Iodine Therapy in Pediatric TRK Fusion-Positive Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Time to Reconsider the Treatment Paradigm for Distantly Metastatic Disease?. JCO Precis Oncol e2100467(6):e2100467, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35420905.
- Caulley L, Eskander A, Yang W, Auh E, Cairncross L, Cho NL, Golbon B, Iyer S, Liu JC, Lee PJ, Lindeman B, Meltzer C, Molin N, Moore A, Noel J, Nozolino H, Pasternak J, Price B, Ramsay T, Rolighed L, Sajisevi M, Sharma A, Sinclair C, Sorensen M, Tae K, Tang AL, Tsao G, Williams M, Wrenn S, Xing MH, Zafereo ME, Stack BC, Randolph G, Davies L. Trends in Diagnosis of Noninvasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm With Papillarylike Nuclear Features and Total Thyroidectomies for Patients With Papillary Thyroid Neoplasms. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 148(2):99-106, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34817546.
- Davies JC, Hugh S, Rich JT, de Almeida JR, Gullane PJ, Orsini M, Eskander A, Monteiro E, Mimica X, McGill M, Cohen MA, Cracchiolo JR, Teaima A, Tam S, Wei D, Goepfert R,Zafereo ME, Su J, Xu W, Goldstein DP. Association of Pharyngocutaneous Fistula With Cancer Outcomes in Patients After Laryngectomy: A Multicenter Collaborative Cohort Study. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 147(12):1027-1034, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34323968.
- Banik GL, Shindo ML, Kraimer KL, Manzione KL, Reddy A, Kazahaya K, Bauer AJ, Rastatter JC, Zafereo ME, Waguespack SG, Chelius DC, Quintanilla-Dieck L. Prevalence and Risk Factors for Multifocality in Pediatric Thyroid Cancer. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 147(12):1100-1106, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34734994.
- Expert Panel on Neurological Imaging, Zander D, Bunch PM, Policeni B, Juliano AF, Carneiro-Pla D, Dubey P, Gule-Monroe MK, Hagiwara M, Hoang JK, Jain V, Kim LT, Moonis G, Parsons MS, Rath TJ, Solórzano CC, Subramaniam RM, Taheri MR, DuChene Thoma K, Trout AT, Zafereo ME, Corey AS. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Parathyroid Adenoma. J Am Coll Radiol 18(11S):S406-S422, 2021. PMID: 34794597.
- Maniakas A, Henderson YC, Hei H, Peng S, Chen Y, Jiang Y, Ji S, Cardenas M, Chiu Y, Bell D, Williams MD, Hofmann MC, Scherer SE, Wheeler DA, Busaidy NL, Dadu R, Wang JR, Cabanillas ME, Zafereo ME, Johnson FM, Lai SY. Novel anaplastic thyroid cancer PDXs and cell lines: Expanding preclinical models of genetic diversity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 106(11):e4652-e4665, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34147031.
- Khalil M, Zafereo ME, Gule-Monroe M, Sherman SI, Bell D. Non-functional water clear cell parathyroid carcinoma masquerading as medullary thyroid carcinoma. Ann Diagn Pathol 54:151791, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34293707.
- Henderson YC, Mohamed ASR, Maniakas A, Chen Y, Powell RT, Peng S, Cardenas M, Williams MD, Bell D, Zafereo ME, Wang RJ, Scherer SE, Wheeler DA, Cabanillas ME, Hofmann MC, Johnson FM, Stephan CC, Sandulache V, Lai SY. A High-Throughput Approach to Identify Effective Systemic Agents for the Treatment of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 106(10):2962-2978, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34120183.
- Qin Y, Wang JR, Wang Y, Iyer P, Cote GJ, Busaidy NL, Dadu R, Zafereo ME, Williams MD, Ferrarotto R, Gunn GB, Wei P, Patel K, Hofmann MC, Cabanillas ME. Clinical Utility of Circulating Cell-free DNA Mutations in Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma. Thyroid 31(8):1235-1243, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33599171.
- Hu MI, Waguespack SG, Dosiou C, Ladenson PW, Livhits MJ, Wirth LJ, Sadow PM, Krane JF, Stack BC, Zafereo ME, Ali SZ, Weitzman SP, Hao Y, Babiarz JE, Kennedy GC, Kloos RT. Afirma Genomic Sequencing Classifier & Xpression Atlas Molecular Findings in Consecutive Bethesda III-VI Thyroid Nodules. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 106(8):2198-2207, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34009369.
- Shojaie D, Hoffman AS, Amaku R, Cabanillas ME, Sosa JA, Waguespack SG, Zafereo ME, Hu MI, Grubbs EE. Decision Making When Cancer Becomes Chronic: Needs Assessment for a Web-Based Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Patient Decision Aid. JMIR Form Res 3(7):e27484, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34269691.
- Luginbuhl A, Kahue CN, Stewart M, Curry JM, Weed D, Zender C, Netterville J, Zafereo ME. Head and neck surgery global outreach: Ethics, planning, and impact. Head Neck 43(6):1780-1787, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33586258.
- Nies M, Vassilopoulou-Sellin R, Bassett RL, Yedururi S, Zafereo ME, Cabanillas ME, Sherman SI, Links TP, Waguespack SG. Distant metastases from childhood differentiated thyroid carcinoma: clinical course and mutational landscape. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 106(4):e1683-e1697, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33382403.
- Jozaghi Y, Zafereo ME, Williams MD, Gule-Monroe MK, Wang J, Grubbs EG, Vaporciyan A, Hu MI, Busaidy N, Dadu R, Waguespack SG, Subbiah V, Cabanillas M. Neoadjuvant selpercatinib for advanced medullary thyroid cancer. Head Neck 43(1):E7-E12, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33169506.
- Piazza C, Lancini D, Tomasoni M, D'Cruz A, Hartl DM, Kowalski LP, Randolph GW, Rinaldo A, Shah JP, Shaha AR, Simo R, Vander Poorten V, Zafereo ME, Ferlito A. Tracheal and Cricotracheal Resection With End-to-End Anastomosis for Locally Advanced Thyroid Cancer: A Systematic Review of the Literature on 656 Patients. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 12:779999, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34858348.
- Boukovalas S, Goepfert RP, Smith JM, Mecham E, Liu J, Zafereo ME, Chang EI, Hessel AC, Hanasono MM, Gross ND, Yu P, Lewin JS, Lewis CM, Diaz EM, Weber RS, Myers JN, Offodile AC. Association between postoperative complications and long-term oncologic outcomes following total laryngectomy: 10-year experience at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Cancer 126(22):4905-4916, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32931057.
- Yang Z, Qi X, Gross N, Kou X, Bai Y, Feng Y, Wang B, Zafereo ME, Li G, Sun C, Li H, Chen X, Huang Z. The synergy of germline C634Y and V292M RET mutations in a northern Chinese family with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A. J Cell Mol Med 24(22):13163-13170, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32989896.
- Cabanillas ME, Dadu R, Iyer P, Wanland KB, Busaidy NL, Ying A, Gule-Monroe M, Wang JR, Zafereo ME, Hofmann MC. Acquired Secondary RAS Mutation in BRAFV600E-Mutated Thyroid Cancer Patients Treated with BRAF Inhibitors. Thyroid 30(9):1288-1296, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32216548.
- Maniakas A, Dadu R, Busaidy NL, Wang JR, Ferrarotto R, Lu C, Williams MD, Gunn GB, Hofmann MC, Cote G, Sperling J, Gross ND, Sturgis EM, Goepfert RP, Lai SY, Cabanillas ME, Zafereo ME. Evaluation of Overall Survival in Patients With Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma, 2000-2019. JAMA Oncol 6(9):1397-1404, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32761153.
- Zafereo ME, McIver B, Vargas-Salas S, Domínguez JM, Steward DL, Holsinger FC, Kandil E, Williams M, Cruz F, Loyola S, Solar A, Roa JC, León A, Droppelman N, Lobos M, Arias T, Kong CS, Busaidy N, Grubbs EG, Graham P, Stewart J, Tang A, Wang J, Orloff L, Henríquez M, Lagos M, Osorio M, Schachter D, Franco C, Medina F, Wohllk N, Diaz RE, Veliz J, Horvath E, Tala H, Pineda P, Arroyo P, Vasquez F, Traipe E, Marín L, Miranda G, Bruce E, Bracamonte M, Mena N, González HE. A Thyroid Genetic Classifier Correctly Predicts Benign Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology: Two-Independent Multicenter, Prospective Validation Trials. Thyroid 30(5):704-712, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31910118.
- Golant BT, Velez-Perez A, Krishnamurthy S, Guo M, Mousavi S, Hu MI, Varghese JM, Zafereo ME, Debnam JM. Thyroid carcinoma metastasizing to the submandibular gland: Sonographic findings. J Clin Ultrasound 48(4):227-230, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32045024.
- Debnam JM, Guha-Thakurta N, Sun J, Wei W, Zafereo ME, Cabanillas ME, Buisson NM, Schellingerhout D. Distinguishing Recurrent Thyroid Cancer from Residual Nonmalignant Thyroid Tissue Using Multiphasic Multidetector CT. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 41(5):844-851, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32327435.
- Wu SY, Chiang YJ, Fisher SB, Sturgis EM, Zafereo ME, Nguyen S, Grubbs EG, Graham PH, Lee JE, Waguespack SG, Perrier ND. Risks of Hypoparathyroidism After Total Thyroidectomy in Children: A 21-Year Experience in a High-Volume Cancer Center. World J Surg 44(2):442-451, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31686157.
- Mohamed ASR, Smith BD, Smith JB, Sevak P, Malek JS, Kanwar A, Browne T, Gunn GB, Garden AS, Frank SJ, Morrison WH, Phan J, Zafereo ME, Skinner H, Lai SY, Hutcheson KA, Lewin JS, Hessel AE, Thekdi AA, Weber RS, Fuller CD, Rosenthal DI. Outcomes of carotid-sparing IMRT for T1 glottic cancer: Comparison with conventional radiation. Laryngoscope 130(1):146-153, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30756394.
- Tran J, Zafereo ME. Lateral Neck Dissection for Papillary Thyroid Cancer. VideoEndocrinology 7(4), 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33614828.
- Gan Q, Edeiken BS, Chen MM, Grubbs EG, Busaidy NL, Zafereo ME, Perrier ND, Gule-Monroe MD, Krishnamurthy S. Utility of subcategorization of atypia of undetermined significance/follicular lesion of undetermined significance category in ultrasound-guided thyroid fine-needle aspiration in a large referral cancer center. J Am Soc Cytopathol 8(6):309-316, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31526696.
- Debnam JM, Vu T, Sun J, Wei W, Krishnamurthy S, Zafereo ME, Weitzman SP, Garg N, Ahmed S. Vascular flow on doppler sonography may not be a valid characteristic to distinguish colloid nodules from papillary thyroid carcinoma even when accounting for nodular size. Gland Surg 8(5):461-468, 2019. PMID: 31741876.
- Tran J, Zafereo ME. Segmental tracheal resection (nine rings) and reconstruction for carcinoma showing thymus-like differentiation (CASTLE) of the thyroid. Head Neck 41(9):3478-3481, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31233256.
- Kutahyalioglu M, Nguyen HT, Kwatampora L, Clarke C, Silva A, Ibrahim E, Waguespack SG, Cabanillas ME, Jimenez C, Hu MI, Sherman SI, Kopetz S, Broaddus R, Dadu R, Wanland K, Williams M, Zafereo ME, Perrier N, Busaidy NL. Genetic profiling as a clinical tool in advanced parathyroid carcinoma. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 145(8):1977-1986, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31309300.
- Wang JR*, Zafereo ME*, Dadu R, Ferrarotto R, Busaidy NL, Lu C, Ahmed S, Gule-Monroe MK, Williams MD, Sturgis EM, Goepfert RP, Gross ND, Lai SY, Gunn GB, Phan J, Rosenthal DI, Fuller CD, Morrison WH, Iyer P, Cabanillas ME. Complete Surgical Resection Following Neoadjuvant Dabrafenib Plus Trametinib in BRAFV600E-Mutated Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma. Thyroid 29(8):1036-1043, 2019. PMID: 31319771.
- Martínez JRW, Vargas-Salas S, Gamboa SU, Muñoz E, Domínguez JM, León A, Droppelmann N, Solar A, Zafereo ME, Holsinger FC, González HE. The Combination of RET, BRAF and Demographic Data Identifies Subsets of Patients with Aggressive Papillary Thyroid Cancer. Horm Cancer 10(2-3):97-106, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30903583.
- Amit M, Tam S, Takahashi H, Choi KY, Zafereo ME, Bell D, Weber RS. Prognostic performance of the American Joint Committee on Cancer 8th edition of the TNM staging system in patients with early oral tongue cancer. Head Neck 41(5):1270-1276, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30537405.
- Ting J, Bell D, Ahmed S, Ying A, Waguespack SG, Tu SM, Weber R, Zafereo ME. Primary Malignant Thyroid Teratoma: An Institutional Experience. Thyroid 29(2):229-236, 2019. PMID: 30759052.
- Tam S, Amit M, Zafereo ME, Bell D, Weber RS. Depth of invasion as a predictor of nodal disease and survival in patients with oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck 41(1):177-184, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30537401.
- Tran J, Zafereo ME. Parapharyngeal Dissection for Papillary Thyroid Cancer. VideoEndocrinology 6(1), 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 32025530.
- Iyer PC, Cote GJ, Hai T, Gule-Monroe M, Bui-Griffith J, Williams MD, Hess K, Hofmann MC, Dadu R, Zafereo ME, Busaidy NL, Ferrarotto R, Subbiah V, Gross N, Gunn BJ, Garden AS, Skinner HD, Cabanillas ME. Circulating BRAF V600E cell free DNA (cfDNA) as a biomarker in the management of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma. JCO Precision Oncology 2:7-11, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Amit M, Boonsripitayanon M, Goepfert RP, Tam S, Busaidy NL, Cabanillas ME, Dadu R, Varghese J, Waguespack SG, Gross ND, Graham P, Williams MD, Sturgis EM, Zafereo ME. Extrathyroidal Extension: Does Strap Muscle Invasion Alone Influence Recurrence and Survival in Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer?. Ann Surg Oncol 25(11):3380-3388, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30022274.
- Jaber T, Waguespack SG, Cabanillas ME, Elbanan M, Vu T, Dadu R, Sherman SI, Amit M, Santos EB, Zafereo ME, Busaidy NL. Targeted Therapy in Advanced Thyroid Cancer to Resensitize Tumors to Radioactive Iodine. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 103(10):3698-3705, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30032208.
- Tam S, Boonsripitayanon M, Amit M, Fellman BM, Li Y, Busaidy NL, Cabanillas ME, Dadu R, Sherman S, Waguespack SG, Williams MD, Goepfert RP, Gross ND, Perrier ND, Sturgis EM, Zafereo ME. Survival in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Comparing the AJCC Cancer Staging 7th and 8th editions. Thyroid 28(10):1301-1310, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30141373.
- Multidisciplinary Larynx Cancer Working Group, Mulcahy CF, Mohamed ASR, Kanwar A, Hutcheson KA, Ghosh A, Vock D, Weber RS, Lai SY, Gunn GB, Zafereo ME, Morrison WH, Ferrarotto R, Garden AS, Rosenthal DI, Fuller CD. Age-adjusted comorbidity and survival in locally advanced laryngeal cancer. Head Neck 40(9):2060-2069, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29756307.
- Tam S, Amit M, Boonsripitayanon M, Busaidy NL, Cabanillas ME, Waguespack SG, Gross ND, Grubbs EG, Williams MD, Lai SY, Sturgis EM, Zafereo ME. Effect of Tumor Size and Minimal Extrathyroidal Extension in Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. Thyroid 28(8):982-990, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29936892.
- Ng SP, Dyer BA, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Mohamed ASR, Awan MJ, Gunn GB, Phan J, Zafereo ME, Debnam JM, Lewis CM, Colen RR, Kupferman ME, Guha-Thakurta N, Canahuate G, Marai GE, Vock D, Hamilton B, Holland J, Cardenas CE, Lai S, Rosenthal D, Fuller CD. A prospective in silico analysis of interdisciplinary and interobserver spatial variability in post-operative target delineation of high-risk oral cavity cancers: Does physician specialty matter?. Clin Transl Radiat Oncol 12:40-46, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30148217.
- Cabanillas ME, Ferrarotto R, Garden AS, Ahmed S, Busaidy NL, Dadu R, Williams MD, Skinner H, Gunn GB, Grosu H, Iyer P, Hofmann MC, Zafereo ME. Neoadjuvant BRAF- and Immune-Directed Therapy for Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma. Thyroid 28(7):945-951, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29742974.
- Iyer PC, Dadu R, Gule-Monroe M, Busaidy NL, Ferrarotto R, Habra MA, Zafereo ME, Williams MD, Gunn GB, Grosu H, Skinner HD, Sturgis EM, Gross N, Cabanillas ME. Salvage pembrolizumab added to kinase inhibitor therapy for the treatment of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma. J Immunother Cancer 6(1):68, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29996921.
- Kamal M, Ng SP, Eraj SA, Rock CD, Pham B, Messer JA, Garden AS, Morrison WH, Phan J, Frank SJ, El-Naggar AK, Johnson JM, Ginsberg LE, Ferrarotto R, Lewin JS, Hutcheson KA, Cardenas CE, Zafereo ME, Lai SY, Hessel AC, Weber RS, Gunn GB, Fuller CD, Mohamed ASR, Rosenthal DI. Three-dimensional imaging assessment of anatomic invasion and volumetric considerations for chemo/radiotherapy-based laryngeal preservation in T3 larynx cancer. Oral Oncol 79:1-8, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29598944.
- Sakafu LL, Mselle TF, Mwaiselage JD, Maunda KK, Eddin BS, Zafereo ME. Thyroid Cancer and Iodine Deficiency Status: A 10-Year Review at a Single Cancer Center in Tanzania. OTO Open 2(2):2473974X18777238, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30480218.
- Ahmed S, Ghazarian MP, Cabanillas ME, Zafereo ME, Williams MD, Vu T, Schomer DF, Debnam JM. Imaging of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 39(3):547-551, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29242360.
- Amit M, Tam S, Boonsripitayanon M, Cabanillas ME, Busaidy NL, Grubbs EG, Lai SY, Gross ND, Sturgis EM, Zafereo ME. Association of Lymph Node Density With Survival of Patients with Papillary Thyroid Cancer. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 144(2):108-114, 2018. PMID: 29192312.
- Pena I, Clayman GL, Grubbs EG, Bergeron JM, Waguespack SG, Cabanillas ME, Dadu R, Hu MI, Fellman BM, Li Y, Gross ND, Lai SY, Sturgis EM, Zafereo ME. Management of the Lateral Neck Compartment in Patients with Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Cancer. Head Neck 40(1):79-85, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29044788.
- Iyer PC, Dadu R, Ferrarotto R, Busaidy NL, Habra MA, Zafereo ME, Gross N, Hess KR, Gule-Monroe M, Williams MD, Cabanillas ME. Real-World Experience with Targeted Therapy for the Treatment of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma. Thyroid 28(1):79-87, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29161986.
- Tam S, Amit M, Boonsripitayanon M, Cabanillas ME, Busaidy NL, Gunn GB, Lai SY, Gross ND, Sturgis EM, Zafereo ME. Adjuvant External Beam Radiotherapy in Locally Advanced Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 143(12):1244-1251, 2017. PMID: 29098272.
- Christakis I, Silva AM, Williams MD, Garden A, Grubbs EG, Busaidy NL, Lee JE, Perrier ND, Zafereo ME. Postoperative local-regional radiation therapy in the treatment of parathyroid carcinoma: The MD Anderson experience of 35 years. Pract Radiat Oncol 7(6):e463-e470, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28751227.
- Pollard C, Nguyen TP, Ng SP, Frank SJ, Garden AS, Gunn GB, Fuller CD, Beadle BM, Morrison WH, Shah SJ, Wang H, Tung S, Wang C, Ginsberg LD, Zafereo ME, Sturgis EM, Su SY, Hanna EY, Rosenthal DI, Phan J. Clinical outcomes after local field conformal reirradiation of patients with retropharyngeal nodal metastasis. Head Neck 39(10):2079-2087, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28741749.
- Liu B, Mitani Y, Rao X, Zafereo ME, Zhang J, Zhang J, Futreal PA, Lozano G, El-Naggar AK. Spatio-Temporal Genomic Heterogeneity, Phylogeny, and Metastatic Evolution in Salivary Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma. J Natl Cancer Inst 109(10), 2017. PMID: 29117356.
- Chinn SB, Zafereo ME, Waguespack SG, Edeiken BS, Roberts DB, Clayman GL. Long-Term Outcomes of Lateral Neck Dissection in Patients with Recurrent or Persistent Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. Thyroid 27(10):1291-1299, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28806882.
- Shiao JC, Mohamed ASR, Messer JA, Hutcheson KA, Johnson JM, Enderling H, Kamal M, Warren BW, Pham B, Morrison WH, Zafereo ME, Hessel AC, Lai SY, Kies MS, Ferrarotto R, Garden AS, Schomer DF, Gunn GB, Phan J, Frank SJ, Beadle BM, Weber RS, Lewin JS, Rosenthal DI, Fuller CD. Quantitative pretreatment CT volumetry: Association with oncologic outcomes in patients with T4a squamous carcinoma of the larynx. Head Neck 39(8):1609-1620, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28464542.
- Pfeiffer ML, Ozgur OK, Myers JN, Peng A, Ning J, Zafereo ME, Thakar S, Thuro B, Prieto VG, Ross MI, Esmaeli B. Sentinel lymph node biopsy for ocular adnexal melanoma. Acta Ophthalmol 95(4):e323-e328, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27775232.
- Rao SN*, Zafereo ME*, Dadu R, Busaidy NL, Hess K, Cote GJ, Williams MD, William WN, Sandulache V, Gross N, Gunn GB, Lu C, Ferrarotto R, Lai SY, Cabanillas ME. Patterns of Treatment Failure in Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma. Thyroid 27(5):672-681, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28068873.
- Goepfert RP, Hutcheson KA, Lewin JS, Desai NG, Zafereo ME, Hessel AC, Lewis CM, Weber RS, Gross ND. Complications, hospital length of stay, and readmission after total laryngectomy. Cancer 123(10):1760-1767, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28026864.
- Quinlan-Davidson SR, Morrison WH, Myers JN, Gunn GB, William WN, Beadle BM, Skinner HD, Gillenwater AM, Frank SJ, Phan J, Johnson FM, Fuller CD, Zafereo ME, Rosenthal DI, Garden AS. Recurrent oral cavity cancer: Patterns of failure after salvage multimodality therapy. Head Neck 39(4):633-638, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28006086.
- Sheu T, Vock DM, Mohamed AS, Gross N, Mulcahy C, Zafereo ME, Gunn GB, Garden AS, Sevak P, Phan J, Lewin JS, Frank SJ, Beadle BM, Morrison WH, Lai SY, Hutcheson K, Marai GE, Canahuate GM, Kies M, El-Naggar A, Weber RS, Rosenthal DI, Fuller CD. Conditional Survival Analysis of Patients with Locally Advanced Laryngeal Cancer: Construction of a Dynamic Risk Model and Clinical Nomogram. Sci Rep 9(7:43928), 2017. PMID: 28276466.
- 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 ME, 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.
- Kansara S, Bell D, Johnson J, Zafereo ME. Head and Neck Inflammatory Pseudotumor: case series and review of the literature. Neuroradiol J 29(6):440-446, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27650653.
- 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.
- Takiar V, Garden AS, Ma D, Morrison WH, Edson M, Zafereo ME, Gunn GB, Fuller CD, Beadle B, Frank SJ, William WN, Kies M, El-Naggar AK, Weber R, Rosenthal DI, Phan J. Reirradiation of Head and Neck Cancers With Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy: Outcomes and Analyses. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 95(4):1117-31, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27354127.
- Zafereo ME, Xu L, Dahlstrom KR, Viamonte CA, El-Naggar AK, Wei Q, Li G, Sturgis EM. Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity often overexpresses p16 but is rarely driven by human papillomavirus. Oral Oncol 56:47-53, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27086486.
- 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.
- Mitani Y, Liu B, Rao PH, Borra VJ, Zafereo ME, Weber RS, Kies M, Lozano G, Futreal PA, Caulin C, El-Naggar AK. Novel MYBL1 gene rearrangements with recurrent MYBL1-NFIB fusions in salivary adenoid cystic carcinomas lacking t(6;9) translocations. Clin Cancer Res 22(3):725-33, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26631609.
- Cata JP, Zafereo ME, Villarreal J, Unruh BD, Truong A, Truong DT, Feng L, Gottumukkala V. Intraoperative opioids use for laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma surgery and recurrence: a retrospective study. J Clin Anesth 27(8):672-9, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26371714.
- Tang C, Fuller CD, Garden AS, Awan MJ, Colen RR, Morrison WH, Frank SJ, Beadle BM, Phan J, Sturgis EM, Zafereo ME, Weber RS, Rosenthal DI, Gunn GB. Characteristics and kinetics of cervical lymph node regression after radiation therapy for human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal carcinoma: Quantitative image analysis of post-radiotherapy response. Oral Oncol 51(2):195-201, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25444304.
- Shehata M, Gombos D, Bishop J, Zafereo ME. Sinonasal melanoma arising from conjunctival primary acquired melanosis. BMJ Case Rep 2015, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25694640.
- Zhang C, Sturgis EM, Zheng H, Zafereo ME, Wei Q, Li G. TNF-α promoter polymorphisms and risk of recurrence in patients with squamous cell carcinomas of the nonoropharynx. Int J Cancer 135(7):1615-24, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24550071.
- Gan SJ, Dahlstrom KR, Peck BW, Caywood W, Li G, Wei Q, Zafereo ME, Sturgis EM. Incidence and pattern of second primary malignancies in patients with index oropharyngeal cancers versus index nonoropharyngeal head and neck cancers. Cancer 119(14):2593-601, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23605777.
- Peck BW, Dahlstrom KR, Gan SJ, Caywood W, Li G, Wei Q, Zafereo ME, Sturgis EM. Low risk of second primary malignancies among never smokers with human papillomavirus-associated index oropharyngeal cancers. Head Neck 35(6):794-9, 2013. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22711172.
- Rosenberg TL, Kelley K, Dowdall JR, Replogle WH, Liu JC, Raol NP, Zafereo ME. Section for residents and fellows-in-training survey results. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 148(4):582-8, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23396591.
- Xu L, Mugartegui L, Li G, Sarlis NJ, Wei Q, Zafereo ME, Sturgis EM. Functional polymorphisms in the insulin-like binding protein-3 gene may modulate susceptibility to differentiated thyroid carcinoma in Caucasian Americans. Mol Carcinog 51 Suppl 1:E 158-67, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22415807.
- Reitzel LR, Nguyen N, Zafereo ME, Li G, Wei Q, Sturgis EM. Neighborhood deprivation and clinical outcomes among head and neck cancer patients. Health Place 18(4):861-8, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22445028.
- Zhang Y, Sturgis EM, Huang Z, Zafereo ME, Wei Q, Li G. Genetic variants of the p53 and p73 genes jointly increase risk of second primary malignancies in patients after index squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Cancer 118(2):485-92, 2012. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21717430.
- Zhang Y, Sturgis EM, Zafereo ME, Wei Q, Li G. p14ARF genetic polymorphisms and susceptibility to second primary malignancy in patients with index squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Cancer 117(6):1227-35, 2011. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 21381012.
- Zafereo ME, Weber RS, Lewin JS, Roberts DB, Hanasono MM. Complications and functional outcomes following complex oropharyngeal reconstruction. Head Neck 32(8):1003-11, 2010. PMID: 19953614.
- Lei D, Sturgis EM, Wang LE, Liu Z, Zafereo ME, Wei Q, Li G. FAS and FASLG genetic variants and risk for second primary malignancy in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 19(6):1484-91, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20501759.
- Li F, Sturgis EM, Chen X, Zafereo ME, Wei Q, Li G. Association of p53 codon 72 polymorphism with risk of second primary malignancy in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Cancer 116(10):2350-9, 2010. PMID: 20225330.
- Lei D, Sturgis EM, Liu Z, Zafereo ME, Wei Q, Li G. Genetic polymorphisms of p21 and risk of second primary malignancy in patients with index squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Carcinogenesis 31(2):222-7, 2010. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19955391.
- Li F, Sturgis EM, Zafereo ME, Liu Z, Wang LE, Wei Q, Li G. p73 G4C14-to-A4T14 polymorphism and risk of second primary malignancy after index squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck. Int J Cancer 125(11):2660-5, 2009. PMID: 19585505.
- Zafereo ME, Hanasono MM, Rosenthal DI, Sturgis EM, Lewin JS, Roberts DB, Weber RS. The role of salvage surgery in patients with recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx. Cancer 115(24):5723-33, 2009. PMID: 19760612.
- Chen LM, Li G, Reitzel LR, Pytynia KB, Zafereo ME, Wei Q, Sturgis EM. Matched-pair analysis of race or ethnicity in outcomes of head and neck cancer patients receiving similar multidisciplinary care. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2(9):782-91, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19737985.
- Zafereo ME, Sturgis EM, Liu Z, Wang LE, Wei Q, Li G. Nucleotide excision repair core gene polymorphisms and risk of second primary malignancy in patients with index squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Carcinogenesis 30(6):997-1002, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19369580.
- Zafereo ME, Sturgis EM, Aleem S, Chaung K, Wei Q, Li G. Glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms and risk of second primary malignancy after index squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2(5):432-9, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19401526.
- Zafereo ME, Taylor RJ, Pereira KD. Supraglottoplasty for laryngomalacia with obstructive sleep apnea. Laryngoscope 118(10):1873-7, 2008. PMID: 18641529.
- Zafereo ME, Pereira KD. Chronic retropharyngeal abscess presenting as obstructive sleep apnea. Pediatr Emerg Care 24(6):382-4, 2008. PMID: 18562883.
- Zafereo ME, Fakhri S, Prayson R, Batra PS, Lee J, Lanza DC, Citardi MJ. Esthesioneuroblastoma: 25-year experience at a single institution. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 138(4):452-8, 2008. PMID: 18359353.
- Dahlstrom KR, Little JA, Zafereo ME, Lung M, Wei Q, Sturgis EM. Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck in never smoker-never drinkers: a descriptive epidemiologic study. Head Neck 30(1):75-84, 2008. PMID: 17694557.
- Kaszuba SM,Zafereo ME, Rosenthal DI, El-Naggar AK, Weber RS. Effect of initial treatment on disease outcome for patients with submandibular gland carcinoma. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 133(6):546-50, 2007. PMID: 17576904.
- Lumsden MA,Zafereo ME. Audit of transcervical endometrial ablation. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 102(2):87-9, 1995. PMID: 7756223.
Invited Articles
- Cohen O, Ronen O, Khafif A, Rodrigo JP, Simo R, Pace-Asciak P, Randolph G, Mikkelsen LH, Kowalski LP, Olsen KD, Sanabria A, Tufano RP, Babighian S, Shaha AR, Zafereo ME, Ferlito A. Revisiting the role of surgery in the treatment of Graves' disease. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 96(6):747-757, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34954838.
- Maniakas A, Zafereo ME, Cabanillas ME. Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer: New Horizons and Challenges. Endocrinology Metab Clin North AM 51(2)(391-401), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35662448.
- Sanabria A, Pinillos P, Lira RB, Shah JP, Tufano RP, Zafereo ME, Nixon IJ, Randolph GW, Simo R, Vander Poorten V, Rinaldo A, Medina JE, Khafif A, Angelos P, Mäkitie AA, Shaha AR, Rodrigo JP, Hartl DM, Kowalski LP, Ferlito A. Current therapeutic options for low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma: A scoping evidence review. Head Neck 44(1):226-237, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34590380.
- Vander Poorten V, Goedseels N, Triantafyllou A, Sanabria A, Clement PM, Cohen O, Golusinski P, Guntinas-Lichius O, Piazza C, Randolph GW, Rinaldo A, Ronen O, Cabanillas ME, Shaha AR, Teng Y, Tufano RP, Williams MD, Zafereo ME, Ferlito A. Effectiveness of core needle biopsy in the diagnosis of thyroid lymphoma and anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 13:971249, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36204100.
- Coca-Pelaz A, Rodrigo JP, Shah JP, Sanabria A, Al Ghuzlan A, Silver CE, Shaha AR, Angelos P, Hartl DM, Mäkitie AA, Olsen KD, Owen RP, Randolph GW, Simó R, Tufano RP, Kowalski LP, Zafereo ME, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Hürthle Cell Carcinoma of the Thyroid Gland: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Adv Ther 38(10):5144-5164, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34423400.
- Medina JE, Randolph GW, Angelos P, Zafereo ME, Tufano RP, Kowalski LP, Montenegro FLM, Owen RP, Khafif A, Suárez C, Shaha AR, Rodrigo JP, Krempl GA, Rinaldo A, Silver CE, Ferlito A. Primary hyperparathyroidism: A disease of diverse genetic, symptomatic, and biochemical phenotypes. Head Neck 43(12):3996-4009, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34541734.
- Vinh D, Zafereo ME. Surgical Considerations in Thyroid Cancer: What the Radiologist Needs to Know. Neuroimaging Clin N Am 31(3):327-335, 2021. PMID: 34243867.
- Hartl DM, Zafereo ME, Kowalski LP, Randolph GW, Olsen KD, Fernandez-Alvarez V, Nixon IJ, Shaha AR, Angelos P, Shah JP, Ferlito A. Occlusion of the internal jugular vein in differentiated thyroid carcinoma: Causes and diagnosis. Eur J Surg Oncol 47(7):1552-1557, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33642089.
- Simó R, Nixon IJ, Rovira A, Vander Poorten V, Sanabria A, Zafereo ME, Hartl DM, Kowalski LP, Randolph GW, Kamani D, Shaha AR, Shah J, Marie JP, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Immediate Intraoperative Repair of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve in Thyroid Surgery. Laryngoscope 131(6):1429-1435, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33118630.
- Sanabria A, Zafereo ME, Thompson LDR, Hernandez-Prera JC, Kowalski LP, Nixon IJ, Shaha A, Rodrigo JP, Mäkitie A, Poorten VV, Suarez C, Zbären P, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Frozen section in thyroid gland follicular neoplasms: It's high time to abandon it!. Surg Oncol 36:76-81, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33316682.
- Cohen O, Tufano RP, Anuwong A, Shaha AR, Olsen KD, Zafereo ME, Rinaldo A, Mäkitie AA, Nixon IJ, Russell JO, Ferlito A, Khafif A. Transoral endoscopic vestibular approach for thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy - From promise to practice. Am J Otolaryngol 42(5):103022, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33838355.
- Tufano RP, Pace-Asciak P, Russell JO, Suárez C, Randolph GW, López F, Shaha AR, Mäkitie A, Rodrigo JP, Kowalski LP, Zafereo ME, Angelos P, Ferlito A. Update of Radiofrequency Ablation for Treating Benign and Malignant Thyroid Nodules. The Future Is Now. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 12(12:698689):698689, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34248853.
- Fullmer T, Cabanillas ME, Zafereo M. Novel Therapeutics in Radioactive Iodine-Resistant Thyroid Cancer. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 12:720723, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34335481.
- Asimakopoulos P, Shaha AR, Nixon IJ, Shah JP, Randolph GW, Angelos P, Zafereo ME, Kowalski LP, Hartl DM, Olsen KD, Rodrigo JP, Vander Poorten V, Mäkitie AA, Sanabria A, Suárez C, Quer M, Civantos FJ, Robbins KT, Guntinas-Lichius O, Hamoir M, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Management of the Neck in Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. Curr Oncol Rep 23(1):1, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33190176.
- Ronen O, Robbins KT, Olsen KD, Shaha AR, Randolph GW, Nixon IJ, Zafereo ME, Hartl DM, Kowalski LP, Rodrigo JP, Coca-Pelaz A, Mäkitie AA, Vander Poorten V, Sanabria A, Angelos P, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Case for staged thyroidectomy. Head Neck 42(10):3061-3071, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32761849.
- Zafereo ME, Yu J, Onakoya PA, Aswani J, Baidoo K, Bogale M, Cairncross L, Cordes S, Daniel A, Diom E, Maurice ME, Mohammed GM, Biadgelign MG, Koné FI, Itiere A, Koch W, Konney A, Kundiona I, Macharia C, Mashamba V, Moore MG, Mugabo RM, Noah P, Omutsani M, Orloff LA, Otiti J, Randolph GW, Sebelik M, Todsen T, Twier K, Fagan JJ. African Head and Neck Society Clinical Practice guidelines for thyroid nodules and cancer in developing countries and limited resource settings. Head Neck 42(8):1746-1756, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32144948.
- Dadu R, Bagheri-Yarmand R, Ringel MD, Grubbs EG, Zafereo ME, Cote G, Gagel RF, Robinson BG, Shaw KR, Hu MI. The state of science in medullary thyroid carcinoma: current challenges and unmet needs. Endocr Relat Cancer 27(8):T27-T39, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32580150.
- Kligerman MP, Lamour S, Okerosi S,Zafereo ME Global OHNS Initiative. Challenges facing otolaryngologists in low- and middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 138:110322. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32861979.
- Guntinas-Lichius O, Volk GF, Olsen KD, Mäkitie AA, Silver CE, Zafereo ME, Rinaldo A, Randolph GW, Simo R, Shaha AR, Vander Poorten V, Ferlito A. Facial nerve electrodiagnostics for patients with facial palsy: a clinical practice guideline. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 277(7):1855-1874, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32270328.
- Coca-Pelaz A, Shah JP, Hernandez-Prera JC, Ghossein RA, Rodrigo JP, Hartl DM, Olsen KD, Shaha AR, Zafereo ME, Suarez C, Nixon IJ, Randolph GW, Mäkitie AA, Kowalski LP, Vander Poorten V, Sanabria A, Guntinas-Lichius O, Simo R, Zbären P, Angelos P, Khafif A, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Papillary Thyroid Cancer-Aggressive Variants and Impact on Management: A Narrative Review. Adv Ther 37(7):3112-3128, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32488657.
- Rodrigo JP, Hernandez-Prera JC, Randolph GW, Zafereo ME, Hartl DM, Silver CE, Suárez C, Owen RP, Bradford CR, Mäkitie AA, Shaha AR, Bishop JA, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Parathyroid cancer: An update. Cancer Treat Rev 86:102012, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32247225.
- Zafereo ME, Jozaghi Y, Perrier ND, Wang JR, Grubbs E, Gross ND, Fisher S, Sturgis EM, Goepfert RP, Lai SY, Best C, Busaidy NL, Cabanillas ME, Dadu R, Gagel RF, Habra MA, Hu MI, Jimenez C, Sherman SI, Thosani S, Varghese J, Waguespack SG, Weitzman S, Ying AK, Graham PH. Endocrine surgery in the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: Surgical Triage Guidelines. Head Neck 42(6):1325-1328, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32437031.
- 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.
- Nixon IJ, Shah JP, Zafereo ME, Simo RS, Hay ID, Suárez C, Zbären P, Rinaldo A, Sanabria A, Silver C, Mäkitie A, Vander Poorten V, Kowalski LP, Shaha AR, Randolph GW, Ferlito A. The role of radioactive iodine in the management of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer - An oncologic surgical perspective. Eur J Surg Oncol 46(5):754-762, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31952928.
- Zbären P, Shah JP, Randolph GW, Silver CE, Olsen KD, Shaha AR, Zafereo ME, Kowalski LP, Suarez C, Sanabria A, Vander Poorten V, Nixon I, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Thyroid Surgery: Whose Domain Is It?. Adv Ther 36(10):2541-2546, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31401787.
- Zafereo ME, Yu J, Angelos P, Brumund K, Chuang HH, Goldenberg D, Lango M, Perrier N, Randolph G, Shindo ML, Singer M, Smith R, Stack BC, Steward D, Terris DJ, Vu T, Yao M, Tufano RP. American Head and Neck Society Endocrine Surgery Section update on parathyroid imaging for surgical candidates with primary hyperparathyroidism. Head Neck 41(7):2398-2409, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31002214.
- Bossi P, Alfieri S, Strojan P, Takes RP, López F, Mäkitie A, Saba NF, Rodrigo JP, Bradford C, Suarez C, Zafereo ME, Forastiere AA, Vermorken JB, Quer M, Sanabria A, Simo R, de Bree R, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Prognostic and predictive factors in recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: A review of the literature. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 137:84-91, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31014517.
- Cervenka B, Pipkorn P, Fagan J,Zafereo ME, Aswani J, Macharia C, Kundiona I, Mashamba V, Zender C, Moore M. Oral cavity cancer management guidelines for low-resource regions 41(3):799-812, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30666743.
- Amit M, Boonsripitayanon M, Zafereo ME. ASO Author Reflections: Strap Muscle Invasion Does Not Influence Recurrence and Survival in Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 25(Suppl 3):892-893, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30264249.
- Gonçalves Filho J, Zafereo ME, Ahmad FI, Nixon IJ, Shaha AR, Vander Poorten V, Sanabria A, Hefetz AK, Robbins KT, Kamani D, Randolph GW, Coca-Pelaz A, Simo R, Rinaldo A, Angelos P, Ferlito A, Kowalski LP. Decision making for the central compartment in differentiated thyroid cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol 44(11):1671-1678, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30145001.
- Schneider R, Randolph GW, Dionigi G, Wu CW, Barczynski M, Chiang FY, Al-Quaryshi Z, Angelos P, Brauckhoff K, Cernea CR, Chaplin J, Cheetham J, Davies L, Goretzki PE, Hartl D, Kamani D, Kandil E, Kyriazidis N, Liddy W, Orloff L, Scharpf J, Serpell J, Shin JJ, Sinclair CF, Singer MC, Snyder SK, Tolley NS, Van Slycke S, Volpi E, Witterick I, Wong RJ, Woodson G, Zafereo ME, Dralle H. International neural monitoring study group guideline 2018 part I: Staging bilateral thyroid surgery with monitoring loss of signal. Laryngoscope 128 Suppl 3:S1-S17, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30289983.
- Wu CW, Dionigi G, Barczynski M, Chiang FY, Dralle H, Schneider R, Al-Quaryshi Z, Angelos P, Brauckhoff K, Brooks JA, Cernea CR, Chaplin J, Chen AY, Davies L, Diercks GR, Duh QY, Fundakowski C, Goretzki PE, Hales NW, Hartl D, Kamani D, Kandil E, Kyriazidis N, Liddy W, Miyauchi A, Orloff L, Rastatter JC, Scharpf J, Serpell J, Shin JJ, Sinclair CF, Stack BC, Tolley NS, Slycke SV, Snyder SK, Urken ML, Volpi E, Witterick I, Wong RJ, Woodson G, Zafereo ME, Randolph GW. International neuromonitoring study group guidelines 2018: Part II: Optimal recurrent laryngeal nerve management for invasive thyroid cancer-incorporation of surgical, laryngeal, and neural electrophysiologic data. Laryngoscope 128 Suppl 3:S18-S27, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30291765.
- Maniakas A, Davies L, Zafereo ME. Thyroid Disease Around the World. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 51(3):631-642, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29548512.
- Saunders JE, Cordes SR, Zafereo ME. The Small World of Global Otolaryngology. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 51(3):xix-xx, 2018. PMID: 29773126.
- Fundakowski CE, Hales NW, Agrawal N, Barczynski M, Camacho PM, Hartl DM, Kandil E, Liddy WE, McKenzie TJ, Morris JC, Ridge JA, Schneider R, Serpell J, Sinclair CF, Snyder SK, Terris DJ, Tuttle RM, Wu CW, Wong RJ,Zafereo ME, Randolph GW. Surgical management of the recurrent laryngeal nerve in thyroidectomy: American Head and Neck Society Consensus Statement. Head Neck 40(4):663-675, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29461666.
- Cabanillas ME, Zafereo ME, Williams MD, Ferrarotto R, Dadu R, Gross N, Gunn GB, Skinner H, Cote G, Grosu HB, Iyer P, Busaidy NL. Recent advances and emerging therapies in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma. F1000Res 7(7), 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 31583077.
- Fagan JJ, Zafereo ME, Aswani J, Netterville JL, Koch W. Head and neck surgical subspecialty training in Africa: Sustainable models to improve cancer care in developing countries. Head Neck 39(3):605-611, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27880008.
- Cabanillas ME, Zafereo ME, Gunn GB, Ferrarotto R. Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: Treatment in the Age of Molecular Targeted Therapy. J Oncol Pract 12(6):511-8, 2016. PMID: 27288464.
- Fagan JJ, Aswani J, Otiti J, Mushamba V, Liyombo E, Woodson G, Weed D, Zender C, Mannion K, Netterville JL, Wagner R, Zafereo ME. Educational workshops with graduates of the University of Cape Town Karl Storz Head and Neck Surgery Fellowship Program: a model for collaboration in outreach to developing countries. Springerplus 5(1):1-5, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27722069.
- Zafereo ME. Surgical salvage of recurrent cancer of the head and neck. Curr Oncol Rep 16(5):386, 2014. PMID: 24623521.
- Zafereo ME. Evaluation and staging of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx: limitations despite technological breakthroughs. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 46(4):599-613, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23910472.
Manuals, Teaching Aids, Other Teaching Publications
- . Key Leader Core Team, MDACC Head and Neck Surgery online survivorship algorithms Oral Bleeding Emergency Management, 2022.
- . Key Leader Core Team, MDACC Head and Neck Surgery online survivorship algorithms Cutaneous Melanoma , 2020.
- . Key Leader Core Team, MDACC Head and Neck Surgery online survivorship algorithms Larynx Cancer , 2020.
- . Key Leader Core Team, MDACC Head and Neck Surgery online survivorship algorithms Larynx/Hypopharynx Cancer , 2020.
- . Key Leader Core Team, MDACC Head and Neck Surgery online survivorship algorithms Nasopharynx Cancer , 2020.
- . Key Leader Core Team, MDACC Head and Neck Surgery online survivorship algorithms Oral Cavity Cancer , 2020.
- . Key Leader Core Team, MDACC Head and Neck Surgery online survivorship algorithms Oropharynx Cancer , 2020.
- . Key Leader Core Team, MDACC Head and Neck Surgery online survivorship algorithms Salivary Cancer , 2020.
- . Key Leader Core Team, MDACC Head and Neck Surgery online survivorship algorithms Unknown Primary , 2020.
- Zafereo ME. Thyroid nodules, Cancers and Goiters, Developing World Clinical Guidelines for Head and Neck Cancer. African Head and Neck Society.
- Zafereo ME. Parotid Tumors and Cancers, Developing World Clinical Guidelines for Head and Neck Cancer. African Head and Neck Society.
- Zafereo ME. Submandibular Salivary Tumours and Cancers, Developing World Clinical Guidelines for Head and Neck Cancer. African Head and Neck Society.
- . Multidisciplinary Larynx Cancer Working Group Conditional Survival Analysis, 2019.
- . Key Leader Core Team, MDACC Head and Neck Surgery online survivorship algorithms Larynx Cancer, 2019.
- . Hypothyroidism after Head and Neck Radiation.
- . Key Leader Core Team, MDACC Head and Neck Surgery online survivorship algorithms Larynx/Hypopharynx Cancer, 2017.
- . Key Leader Core Team, MDACC Head and Neck Surgery online cancer treatment algorithms Thyroid Nodule Evaluation, 2017.
- . Key Leader Core Team, MDACC Head and Neck Surgery online survivorship algorithms Larynx/Hypopharynx Cancer, 2017.
- . Key Leader Core Team, MDACC Head and Neck Surgery online survivorship algorithms Nasopharynx Cancer, 2017.
- . Key Leader Core Team, MDACC Head and Neck Surgery online survivorship algorithms Oropharynx Cancer, 2017.
- . Key Leader Core Team, MDACC Head and Neck Surgery online survivorship algorithms Salivary Cancer, 2017.
- . Key Leader Core Team, MDACC Head and Neck Surgery online survivorship algorithms Unknown Primary, 2017.
- . Key Leader Core Team, MDACC Head and Neck Surgery online survivorship algorithms Cutaneous Melanoma, 2017.
- . Key Leader Core Team, MDACC Head and Neck Surgery online survivorship algorithms Larynx Cancer, 2017.
- . Key Leader Core Team, MDACC Head and Neck Surgery online survivorship algorithms Oral Cavity Cancer, 2017.
- . Key Leader Core Team, MDACC Head and Neck Surgery online cancer treatment algorithms Larynx Cancer, 2015.
- . Key Leader Core Team, MDACC Head and Neck Surgery online cancer treatment algorithms Oral Cavity Cancer, 2015.
Other Articles
- Zafereo ME Chronic ear disease in Zanzibar. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery-Bulletin(2):45, 2011.
- Zafereo ME The Next Generation of Head and Neck Surgeons: Opportunities and Challenges. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery-Bulletin(1):24, 2011.
- Zafereo ME Microtia surgery in Honduras. Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery-Bulletin(12):45, 2010.
- Zafereo ME 2010 Section for Residents and Fellows Survey; Thoughts from Our Residents. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery-Bulletin(11):17, 2009.
- Zafereo ME, Camazine B. Reliving the golden years of medicine in Nigeria. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery-Bulletin(12):39, 2008.
Abstracts
- Gonzalez H, Zafereo ME, Vargas S, Stewart D, Holsinger C, Kandil E, et all. African Head and Neck Society (AfHNS) Clinical Practice Guidelines for Head and Neck Cancers. XVII Latin American Thyroid Society Congress, 2019.
- Hu M, Cote G, Zafereo ME, Hai T, Busaidy N, Cabanillas ME, Dadu R, Gagel R, Grubbs EG, Habra M, Jimenez C, Subbiah V, Waguespack SG, Williams MD, Sherman S. Emergence of Resistance-Associated Mutations of RET V804M and KRAS in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (MTC) Patients Treated with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKI) Cabozantinib and Vandetanib. 89th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association, 2019.
- Zafereo ME, Wang J. Facilitating rapid precision oncology in anaplastic thyroid cancer: Clinical implications of next generation sequencing (NGS) mutation testing and impact on survival, 2018.
- Gan Q, Zafereo ME. Prevalence and Significance of Indeterminate Cytopathology Results from Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of Thyroid in a Large Referral Cancer Center, 2018.
- Zafereo ME, Iyer P. Circulating BRAFV600E cell-free DNA detected by droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) as a biomarker in the management of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) patients, 2017.
- Iyer P, Ferraroto R, Gule-Monroe M, Busaidy N, Dadu R, Habra M, Williams M, Hoffmann M, Zafereo ME, Skinner H, Cabanillas M. Pembrolizumab added to Kinsase Inhibitor Therapy in Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma (ATC): A Single Cancer Center's Experience, 2017.
- Zafereo ME, Williams M. Altered Metalloproteinases in Aggressive Hurthle Cell Carcinomas, 2017.
- Jaber, T, Denai M, Grubbs E, Trotter C, Zafereo ME, Cabanillas M, Dadu R, Cote G, Hu M. The Utility of the Calcitonin to Carcinoembryogenic Antigen Ratio in Prognostication of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma, 2017.
- Mohamed AS, Pham BH, Messer JA, Morrison WH, Zafereo ME, Hessel AC, Lai SY, Garden AS, Weber RS, Rosenthal DI, Fuller CD. Identification of Anatomic Correlates of Failure in Patients With T4a Larynx Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 96(2S):E343, 2016. PMID: 27674433.
- Sheu T, Garden AS, Fuller CD, Gunn GB, Nguyen T, Beadle BM, Morrison WH, Sio TT, Takiar V,Zafereo ME, Rosenthal DI, Frank SJ, Phan J. Reirradiation Utilizing Proton Radiation Therapy May Improve Toxicity Free Survival in Patients With Small-Volume, Recurrent Head And Neck Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 96(2S):E331, 2016. PMID: 27674401.
- Pena I, Grubbs EG, Kanthasamy KA, Lee JE, Hu MI, Cote GJ, Fellman BM, Li Y, Clayman GK, Sturgis EM, Zafereo ME. Prognostic Factors in Surgical Patients with Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Cancer. Thyroid 26(S1):P-1-A-129, 2016.
- Mohamed AS, Pham BH, Messer JA, Morrison WH, Zafereo ME, Hessel AC, Lai SY, Garden AS, Weber RS, Rosenthal DI, Fuller CD. Identification of Anatomic Correlates of Failure in Patients with t4a Larynx Cancer, 2016.
- Mulcahy C, Mohamed AS, Weber R, Lai S, Fuller C, Rosenthal D, El-Naggar A, Hutcheson K, Gunn B, Garden A, Kies M, Lewin J, Morrison W, Zafereo ME. Comorbidity and Survival in Locally Advanced Laryngeal Cancer, 2016.
- Fox DP, Kansara S, Roberts DB, Wilson P, Williams MD, Cabanillas ME, Clayman GL, Zafereo ME. Hurthle Cell Carcinoma: A 19-year Clinical Experience, 2016.
- Sheu T, Rosenthal DI, Gunn BG, Garden AS, Phan J, Gross N, Frank SJ, Beadle BM, Morrison WH, Zafereo ME, Kies M, Mohamed ASR, Fuller CD. Nomogram for estimating the conditional survival of locally advanced laryngeal cancer patients after radiotherapy, 2015.
- Alsarraf L, Kumar VA, Zafereo ME, Ahmed S, Ginsberg L. Laryngeal Amyloidosis: Unique Imaging Features, 2014.
- Awan M, Zafereo ME, Lewis CM, Guha-Thakurta N, Debnam J, Gunn G, Phan J, David RI, Fuller CD. Interdisciplinary Variation in Segmentation of High-Risk Postoperative Tumor Volumes in the Head and Neck, 2013.
Book Chapters
- Kansara S, Cabanillas M, Zafereo ME. Neoadjuvant Therapy for Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer. In: Innovations in Modern Endocrine Surgery. 1. Springer, 81-88, 2021.
- Maniakas A, Chen A, Chiang F, Zafereo ME. Lateral Neck Dissection: Indications and Technique. In: Surgery of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands. 3rd, 2021.
- Ahmad F, Zafereo ME, Lai S. Management of Thyroid Neoplasms. In: Cummings Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. 7th, 2021.
- Kansara A, Cabanillas M, Zafereo ME. Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer. In: Head & Neck Endocrine Surgery: A Comprehensive Textbook, Surgical, and Video Atlas, 2021.
- Vinh, D, Bell D, Zafereo ME. Thyroid Neoplasms. In: Bailey’s Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology. 6th. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2414-2422, 2021.
- Low G, Wong R, Zafereo ME. Intraoperative Cranial Nerve Monitoring in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. In: Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Monitoring and Decision-Making in Advanced Thyroid Cancer, 2021.
- Lee M, Waguespack SG, Graham PH, Hu MI, Zafereo ME. Syndromic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: MEN 2A and MEN 2B. In: Surgical and Medical Management of Diseases of the Thyroid and Parathyroid. 1st. Plural Publishing, Inc, 371-390, 2020.
- Ahmad F, Zafereo ME. Thyroid Cancer. In: Conn's Current Therapy 2020. 72nd. Elsevier, 2020.
- Zafereo ME, Weber RS. Thyroid Cancer. In: Conn's Current Therapy 2018. 70th. Elsevier: Philadelphia, 2019.
- Lim M, Zafereo ME. Salvage Neck Dissection: Indications, Workup, and Technical Considerations. In: Neck Dissection. Thieme: New York, 2019.
- Zafereo ME. Thyroid. In: Operative Standards for Cancer Surgery: Volume 2: Esophagus, Melanoma, Rectum, Stomach, Thyroid. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia, 2019.
- Zafereo ME. Oncologic Components of Lymphadenectomy. In: Operative Standards for Cancer Surgery: Volume 2: Esophagus, Melanoma, Rectum, Stomach, Thyroid. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia, 2019.
- Tan M, Zafereo ME. Neck Mass. In: Case Studies in Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery and Audiology. Anadem Publishing: Ohio, 574, 2019.
- George JR, Mongkol B, Zafereo ME. Neck Mass and Hoarseness (Papillary Thyroid Cancer). In: Case Studies in Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery and Audiology. Anadem Publishing: Ohio, 559 - 565, 2019.
- Mays A, Zafereo ME. Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Office-Based Scenario. In: Case Studies in Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery and Audiology. Anadem Publishing: Columbus, 566 - 569, 2019.
- Ahmad F, Zafereo ME. Thyroid Cancer. In: Conns Current Therapy 2019. 71st. Elsevier: Philadelphia, 2019.
- Goepfert RP, Zafereo ME. Cancers of the Head and Neck. In: The MD Anderson Surgical Oncology Handbook. 4th. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia, 2017.
- Lim MY, Zafereo ME, Grubbs E. Locally advanced differentiated thyroid cancer. In: Management of Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: A Practical Guide. 1st. Springer International: Switerland, 379 - 417, 2016.
- Zafereo ME, Weber RS. Thyroid Cancer. In: Conn's Current Therapy 2017. 69th edition. Elsevier: Philadelphia, 2016.
- Zafereo ME, Beadle B, Weber RS. Carcinoma of Oropharynx. In: Head and Neck Cancer Recurrence: Evidence-based Multidisciplinary Management. 8. Thieme Group: New York, 2012.
- Holsinger FC, Zafereo ME, Chung WY. Robotic Thyroidectomy: Surgical Technique for Lobectomy Via Axillary Incision without Carbon Dioxide Insufflation. In: Cohen & Clayman: Atlas of Head and Neck Surgery. 1. Elsevier Saunders: Pennsylvania, 480 - 499, 2011.
Books (edited and written)
- Case Studies in Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery and Audiology: A Preparatory Review. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: Clinical Case Studies. Ed(s) Pereria, Mitchell; Section Editors: Isaiah, Sindwani, Vakharia, Zafereo, Nguyen. Thieme: New York, 2019.
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | Establishing Dietary Correlates of IGF-1 Ligand Expression in Cancer patients |
| Funding Source: | Riviera Country Club, Orland Park, Illinois |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | Intratumor Heterogeneity in Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: Implications for Treatment Resistance |
| Funding Source: | The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research, ASPIRE Grant |
| Role: | Co-Principal Investigator |
| Title: | Lenvatinib in combination with pembrolizumab for stage IVB locally advanced and unresectable or stage IVC metastatic anaplastic thyroid cancer |
| Funding Source: | Merck MISP Program |
| Role: | Co-Principal Investigator |
| Title: | Neoadjuvant/Adjuvant Treatment with Selpercatinib in RET-Altered Thyroid Cancers |
| Funding Source: | Lilly USA |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
| Title: | Pembrolizumab in combination with dabrafenib and trametinib as a neoadjuvant strategy prior to surgery therapy in BRAF-mutated anaplastic thyroid cancer |
| Funding Source: | Merck |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
| Title: | |
| Funding Source: | Roche |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | Clinical Validation of ThyroidPrint: A Gene Expression Signature for Diagnosis of Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules |
| Funding Source: | GenePro Diagnostics |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
| Title: | Targeted Therapy Combined with Pembrolizumab in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer: Two Phase II Clinical Trials |
| Funding Source: | Gateway Cancer Research |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
| Title: | Microscopic Residual Disease Detection and Surveillance in Resectable Head & Neck Cancer |
| Funding Source: | Other |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
| Title: | Molecular Relapse Detection and Surveillance in Non-Surgical Head & Neck Cancer Patients |
| Funding Source: | Other |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
| Title: | Statistical methods for genomic analysis of heterogeneous tumors |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |