Michael E. Kupferman, M.D., M.B.A., FACS
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery
About Dr. Kupferman
Dr. Michael Kupferman is the Senior Vice President of Clinical and Academic Network Development at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. In this role, Dr. Kupferman leads the development, management and growth of clinical oncology and research programs across the Cancer Network, inclusive of domestic and international partnerships. He is a Professor in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery, and is an internationally-recognized expert in Head and Neck Oncology, with expertise in the surgical management of pediatric head and neck cancers and skull base tumors. His clinical practice focuses on upper aerodigestive tract cancers, melanoma, salivary gland and skull base tumors, as well as robotic surgery of the head and neck. He obtained his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed residency in Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He completed a fellowship in advanced Head and Neck Surgical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and he received his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. He has published over 125 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters, and his laboratory research in the mechanisms of metastasis has been funded by the NIH, ACS, AHNS, AAO-HNSF and numerous private foundations.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Senior Vice President, Division of Clinical and Academic Network Development, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
International Disease Site Liaison, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
MDAPN Surgical Faculty Consultant, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Physicians Network, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Adjunct Professor, Department of Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Clinical Consultant, Division of Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
Research Interests
Transoral robotic surgery for oropharynx cancer
Targeting the tumor microenvironment in squamous cell carcinoma
Molecular mechanisms of metastasis in head and neck cancer
Clinical Interests
Minimally invasive skull base surgery
Transoral robotic surgery for oropharynx cancer
Malignant melanoma of the head and neck
Benign and malignant salivary gland tumors
Recurrent and metastatic thyroid cancer
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2017 | Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA, MBA, Business Administration |
| 1999 | University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 1995 | Yeshiva University, New York, NY, USA, BA, Political Science, Biology |
Postgraduate Training
| 2014-2015 | Faculty Leadership Academy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2011-2011 | Entrepreneurship Course 2011 sponsored by the Office of Technology Discovery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2010-2011 | Heart of Leadership of the Faculty Leadership Academy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2004-2006 | Clinical Fellowship, Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2004-2005 | Research Fellowship, Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2000-2004 | Clinical Residency, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1999-2000 | Clinical Internship, Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA |
Board Certifications
| 2005 | American Board of Otolaryngology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2016 - 2017
Interim Chief, Division of Surgery, Banner - MD Anderson Cancer Center, Gilbert, AZ, 2016 - 2017
Associate Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2012 - 2017
Associate Member of the Graduate Faculty, The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS), Houston, TX, 2011 - 2016
Assistant Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2006 - 2012
Clinical Specialist, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2005 - 2006
Chief Resident, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2003 - 2004
Instructor, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2000 - 2004
Assistant Instructor, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2000 - 2003
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
PRS Retirement Board Division Representative, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2017 - 2017
Clinical Site Director, The University of Texas MD Anderson Global Network, San Diego, CA, 2016 - 2017
Clinical Site Director, The University of Texas MD Anderson Global Network, San Antonio, TX, 2016 - 2017
Clinical Consultant, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Global Network, MD Anderson Physicians Network, Houston, TX, 2014 - 2017
Clinical Site Liaison, Banner-MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas MD Anderson Global Network, Gilbert, AZ, 2014 - 2017
Leader, Department of Fast-Track Program, Charles and Daneen Stiefel Research Fund, Houston, TX, 2014 - 2017
Clinical Site Director, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Global Network, Gilbert, AZ, 2014 - 2017
Medical Director, The Voice Center, Department of Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2009 - 2019
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Member, Division of Surgery Multi-Scheduling Task Force, Houston, TX, 2016 - Present
Member, Neurosurgery Skull Base Fellowship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2014 - Present
Member, Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, Houston, TX, 2013 - Present
Neurosurgery Fellowship Faculty, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2013 - Present
Co-Director, Thoracic Head and Neck Research Symposium, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Houston, TX, 2012 - 2014
Otorhinolaryngology Residency Program, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Houston, TX, 2006 - Present
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, UPWARDS Training Program Advisory Committee, 2018 - Present
Member, Innovation Advisory Committee, 2016 - Present
Member, Neurologist Search Committee, 2015 - Present
Member, Resource Utilization: Institutional Credit and Compensation Project Team, 2015 - Present
Member, Research Planning Committee, 2015 - Present
Member, Department of Head and Neck Surgery Design Innovation Team, 2015 - Present
Member, Operating Room Subcommittee of the Medical Practice Committee, 2014 - 2017
Representative of the Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Laser Safety Committee, 2013 - Present
Abstract Reviewer, Pew Scholar Award in the Biomedical Sciences, 2013 - 2013
Representative of Head and Neck Surgery and Grant Reviewer, Multidisciplinary Research Advisory Committee, 2013 - 2015
Member, Clinical Effort Standardization and Faculty Incentive Program Committee, 2013 - 2014
Representative of the Division of Surgery, Physician Referral Service Budget and Finance Committee, 2012 - Present
Member, Sub-committee, Faculty Achievement Awards Committee (Faculty Senate), 2012 - 2014
Member, Material Transfer Agreement Faculty Advisory Committee (MTAFAC), 2012 - 2014
Member, Division of Surgery Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2012 - 2015
Representative of the Division of Surgery and the Department of Head and Neck Surgery, eResearch Executive Steering Committee, 2011 - 2015
Member, Clinical Research Committee 3, 2011 - 2016
Member, NCCN Head and Neck Cancers Guidelines Institutional Review Committee, 2011 - Present
Representative of Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty Senate, 2010 - 2016
Representative of Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty Appeals Panel Committee, 2009 - Present
Member, Search Committee for Assistant or Associate Professor, Tenure Track, for Department of Head and Neck Surgery, 2009 - 2013
Member, Tissue Transplantation Committee, 2007 - 2008
Honors & Awards
| 2019 | Commitment to Mentoring Award, 9th Annual Mentoring Day, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2019 | Texas Super Doctors, Texas Monthly |
| 2018 | Top Doctor Award, Castle Connolly Medical Group |
| 2018 | Texas Super Doctors, Texas Monthly |
| 2018 | Castle Connolly Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical Group |
| 2017 | Castle Connolly Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical Group |
| 2017 | Honoree, Regional Top Doctor 5th Anniversary, Castle Connolly Medical Group |
| 2017 | Top Otolaryngologist in Houston, TX, International Association of Healthcare Professionals |
| 2017 | Top Doctor Award, Castle Connolly Medical Group |
| 2017 | Texas Super Doctors, Texas Monthly |
| 2017 | Patients' Choice Award, Vitals |
| 2016 | Texas Super Doctors, Texas Monthly |
| 2016 | Castle Connolly Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical Group |
| 2016 | Top Doctor Award, Castle Connolly Medical Group |
| 2015 | President's Recognition Award for Faculty Excellence, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2015 | Top Doctor Award, Castle Connolly Medical Group |
| 2015 | Castle Connolly Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical Group |
| 2014 | Chris O'Brien Traveling Fellowship Award, American Head and Neck Society-Australia-New Zealand Head and Neck Society |
| 2014 | Honor Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery |
| 2014 | Patients' Choice Award, Vitals |
| 2014 | Houston's Top 10 Otolaryngologists, Vitals |
| 2014 | Most Compassionate Doctor, Vitals |
| 2014 | Castle Connolly Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical Group |
| 2013 | Super Doctors Texas Rising Stars, Key Professional Media, Inc |
| 2013 | Top Doctor Award, Castle Connolly Medical Group |
| 2013 | Patients' Choice Award, The American Registry |
| 2013 | Castle Connolly Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical Group |
| 2012 | Super Doctors Texas Rising Stars, Key Professional Media, Inc |
| 2012 | Travel Grant Award, American Head and Neck Society |
| 2011 | U.S. News Best Doctor Directory, U.S. News and World Report |
| 2011 | America's Top Physicians, Consumers' Research Council of America |
| 2011 | Fellow of American College of Surgeons, American College of Surgeons |
| 2011 | Faculty Teaching Award, Head and Neck Surgery Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2008 | Physician-Scientist Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2006 | Young Oncologist Travel Award, ARS |
| 2006 | AACR/NCI Conference on Molecular Biology for Oncologists, AACR/NCI |
| 2006 | AACR-AstraZeneca Scholar-in-Training Award, AACR |
| 2005 | Resident Travel Grant, AAO-HNS |
| 2004 | Annual Resident Research Symposium, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine |
| 2004 | Basic Science Research Award, Philadelphia Laryngological Society |
| 2004 | National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program, NIH |
| 2004 | Resident Research Award, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania |
| 1999 | Alpha Omega Alpha, Beta Chapter, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine |
| 1996 | NIH Cancer Research Training Grant, NIH |
| 1995 | Margalith Award for Excellence in Political Science |
| 1991 | Joseph and Caroline Gruss Memorial Scholarship |
| 1991 | Samuel Belkin Memorial Scholarship |
| 1991 | Senator Robert C. Byrd Scholarship |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Bell D, Bell AH, Kupferman ME, Prieto VG, Weber RS, Hanna EY. Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Sinonasal Inverted Papilloma and Associated Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Out-HOXing Developmental Genes. Head Neck 41(9):3090-3104, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31041828.
- Amit M, Hutcheson K, Zaveri J, Lewin J, Kupferman ME, Hessel AC, Goepfert RP, Brandon Gunn G, Garden AS, Ferraratto R, Dave Fuller C, Tam S, Gross ND. Patient-reported outcomes of symptom burden in patients receiving surgical or nonsurgical treatment for low-intermediate risk oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: A comparative analysis of a prospective registry. Oral Oncol 91:13-20, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30926057.
- Dempsey RF, Chelius DC, Pederson WC, Maricevich M, Dimachkieh AL, Kupferman ME, Weiner HL, Hollier LH, Buchanan EP. Pediatric Craniomaxillofacial Oncologic Reconstruction. Clin Plast Surg 46(2):261-273, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30851757.
- Amit M, Abdelmeguid AS, Watcherporn T, Takahashi H, Tam S, Bell D, Ferrarotto R, Glisson B, Kupferman ME, Roberts DB, Su SY, Raza SM, DeMonte F, Hanna EY. Induction Chemotherapy Response as a Guide for Treatment Optimization in Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma. J Clin Oncol 37(6):JCO1800353, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30615549.
- Khan N, Clemens M, Liu J, Garden AS, Lawyer A, Weber R, Gunn GB, Morrison WH, Kupferman ME. The Role of Salvage Surgery with Interstitial Brachytherapy for the Management of Regionally Recurrent Head and Neck Cancers. Cancers Head Neck 4:4, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31363421.
- Mays AC, Hanna EY, Ferrarotto R, Phan J, Bell D, Silver N, Mulcahy CF, Roberts D, Abdelmeguid ASA, Fuller CD, Frank SJ, Raza SM, Kupferman ME, DeMonte F, Su SY. Prognostic Factors and Survival in Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Sinonasal Cavity. Head Neck 40(12):2596-2605, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30447126.
- Heah H, Goepfert RP, Hutcheson KA, Garden AS, Gunn GB, Fuller CD, Lewin JS, Kupferman ME, Holsinger FC, Hessel AC, Gross ND. Decreased gastrostomy tube incidence and weight loss after transoral robotic surgery for low- to intermediate-risk oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck 40(11):2507-2513, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30102824.
- Ng SP, Dyer BA, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Mohamed ASR, Awan MJ, Gunn GB, Phan J, Zafereo M, 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.
- Raza SM, Gidley PW, Kupferman ME, Hanna EY, Su SY, DeMonte F. Site Specific Considerations in the Surgical Management of Skull Base Chondrosarcomas. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 14(6):611-619, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28962038.
- Amit M, Tam S, Abdelmeguid AS, Kupferman ME, Su SY, Raza SM, DeMonte F, Hanna EY. Patterns of Treatment Failure in Patients with Sinonasal Mucosal Melanoma. Ann Surg Oncol 25(6):1723-1729, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29626308.
- Mays AC, Bell D, Ferrarotto R, Phan J, Roberts D, Fuller CD, Frank SJ, Raza SM, Kupferman ME, DeMonte F, Hanna EY, Su SY. Early Stage Olfactory Neuroblastoma and the Impact of Resecting Dura and Olfactory Bulb. Laryngoscope 128(6):1274-1280, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29226334.
- Romero Arenas MA, Rich TA, Hyde SM, Busaidy NL, Cote GJ, Hu MI, Gagel RF, Gidley PW, Jimenez C, Kupferman ME, Peterson SK, Sherman SI, Ying A, Bassett RL, Waguespack SG, Perrier ND, Grubbs EG. Recontacting Patients with Updated Genetic Testing Recommendations for Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma and Pheochromocytoma or Paraganglioma. Ann Surg Oncol 25(5):1395-1402, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29427212.
- Freeman JL, DeMonte F, Al-Holou W, Gidley PW, Hanna EY, Kupferman ME, Su SY, Raza SM. Impact of early access to multidisciplinary care on treatment outcomes in patients with skull base chordoma. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 160(4):731-740, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29270681.
- Amit M, Tam S, Abdelmeguid AS, Roberts DB, Raza SM, Su SY, Kupferman ME, DeMonte F, Hanna EY. Approaches to regional lymph node metastasis in patients with head and neck mucosal melanoma. Cancer 124(3):514-520, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29044491.
- Starnes-Roubaud MJ, Hanasono MM, Kupferman ME, Liu J, Chang EI. Microsurgical Reconstruction Following Oncologic Resection in Pediatric Patients: A 15-Year Experience. Ann Surg Oncol 24(13):4009-4016, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28884452.
- Amit M, Tam S, Abdelmeguid AS, Kupferman ME, Su SY, Raza SM, DeMonte F, Hanna EY. Role of Adjuvant Treatment in Sinonasal Mucosal Melanoma. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 78(6):512-518, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29142805.
- Hansen CC, Smith JB, Mohamed ASR, Mulcahy CF, Wefel JS, Hutcheson KA, Chrane K, Phan J, Frank SJ, Garden AS, Smith BD, Eichelberger H, Anderson C, McCoy C, Horiates M, Patrick C, Floris S, French C, Beadle BM, Morrison WH, Su SY, Lewis CM, Kupferman ME, Johnson JM, Skinner HD, Lai SY, Hanna EY, Rosenthal DI, Fuller CD, Gunn GB, MD Anderson Head and Neck Cancer Symptom Working Group. Cognitive function and patient-reported memory problems after radiotherapy for cancers at the skull base: A cross-sectional survivorship study using the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status and the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory-Head and Neck Module. Head Neck 39(10):2048-2056, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28763137.
- Su SY, Bell D, Ferrarotto R, Phan J, Roberts D, Kupferman ME, Frank SJ, Fuller CD, Gunn GB, Kies MS, Glisson BS, Hanna EY. Outcomes for Olfactory Neuroblastoma Treated with Induction Chemotherapy. Head Neck 39(8):1671-1679, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28561956.
- Amit M, Tam S, Abdelmeguid AS, Roberts DB, Takahashi Y, Raza SM, Su SY, Kupferman ME, DeMonte F, Hanna EY. Mutation Status among Patients with Sinonasal Mucosal Melanoma and its Impact on Survival. Br J Cancer 116(12):1564-1571, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28494469.
- Schoppy DW, Kupferman ME, Hessel AC, Bell DC, Garland EM, Damrose EJ, Holsinger C. Transoral Endoscopic Head and Neck Surgery (eHNS) for Minor Salivary Gland Tumors of the Oropharynx. Cancers of the Head and Neck 2(5), 2017.
- Klein JD, Kupferman ME. Li-Fraumeni syndrome presenting as mucosal melanoma: Case report and treatment considerations. Head Neck 39(2):E20-E22, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27726232.
- Jiffar T, Yilmaz T, Lee J, Miller Y, Feng L, El-Naggar A, Kupferman ME. Brain Derived Neutrophic Factor (BDNF) Coordinates Lymphovascular Metastasis Through a Fibroblast-Governed Paracrine Axis in the Tumor Microenvironment. Cancer Cell Microenviron 4(2), 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28966935.
- 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.
- Jiang W, Mohamed AS, Fuller CD, Kim BY, Tang C, Gunn GB, Hanna EY, Frank SJ, Su SY, Diaz E, Kupferman ME, Beadle BM, Morrison WH, Skinner H, Lai SY, El-Naggar AK, DeMonte F, Rosenthal DI, Garden AS, Phan J. The role of elective-nodal irradiation for esthesioneuroblastoma patients with clinically negative neck. Pract Radiat Oncol 6(4):241-7, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26979544.
- 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.
- Tao R, Ma D, Takiar V, Frank SJ, Fuller CD, Gunn GB, Beadle BM, Morrison WH, Rosenthal DI, Edson MA, Esmaeli B, Kupferman ME, Hanna EY, Garden AS, Phan J. Orbital carcinomas treated with adjuvant intensity-modulated radiation therapy. Head Neck 38 Suppl 1:E580-7, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25782700.
- Takahashi Y, Lee J, Pickering C, Bell D, Jiffar TW, Myers JN, Hanna EY, Kupferman ME. Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2/neu as a novel therapeutic target in sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma. Head Neck 38(S1):E1926-E1934, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26752332.
- de Almeida JR, Li R, Magnuson JS, Smith RV, Moore E, Lawson G, Remacle M, Ganly I, Kraus DH, Teng MS, Miles BA, White H, Duvvuri U, Ferris RL, Mehta V, Kiyosaki K, Damrose EJ, Wang SJ, Kupferman ME, Koh YW, Genden EM, Holsinger FC. Oncologic outcomes after transoral robotic surgery: A multi-institutional study. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 141(12):1-9, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26402479.
- Daram SP, Sacks JM, Kupferman ME. Noninvasive intraoperative angiography for reconstruction of head and neck defects. Ear Nose Throat J 94(10-11):E32-6, 2015. PMID: 26535829.
- Su YX, Roberts DB, Hanna EY, El-Naggar A, Saylam G, Frank SJ, Weber RS, Kupferman ME. Risk factors and prognosis for myoepithelial carcinoma of the major salivary glands. Ann Surg Oncol 22(11):3701-7, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25636455.
- Raza SM, Ramakrishna R, Weber RS, Kupferman ME, Gidley PW, Hanna EY, DeMonte F. Nonmelanoma cutaneous cancers involving the skull base: outcomes of aggressive multimodal management. J Neurosurg 123(3):1-8, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25909577.
- Monroe MM, Pattisapu P, Myers JN, Kupferman ME. Sentinel lymph node biopsy provides prognostic value in thick head and neck melanoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 153(3):372-8, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26070510.
- Davis-Malesevich MV, Goepfert R, Kubik M, Roberts DB, Myers JN, Kupferman ME. Recurrence of cutaneous melanoma of the head and neck after negative sentinel lymph node biopsy. Head Neck 37(8):1116-21, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24764188.
- Grant SR, Grosshans DR, Bilton SD, Garcia JA, Amin M, Chambers MS, McGovern SL, McAleer MF, Morrison WH, Huh WW, Kupferman ME, Mahajan A. Proton versus conventional radiotherapy for pediatric salivary gland tumors: Acute toxicity and dosimetric characteristics. Radiother Oncol 116(2):309-15, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26232128.
- Tritter AG, Selber J, Kupferman ME. Surgical management of a functional paraganglioma of the infratemporal fossa. J Neurol Surg Rep 76(1):e1-7, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26251781.
- Huang AT, Tang C, Bell D, Yener M, Izquierdo L, Frank SJ, El-Naggar AK, Hanna EY, Weber RS, Kupferman ME. Prognostic factors in adenocarcinoma of the salivary glands. Oral Oncol 51(6):610-5, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25843792.
- Jakob JA, Kies MS, Glisson BS, Kupferman ME, Liu DD, Lee JJ, El-Naggar AK, Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Blumenschein GR. A phase II study of gefitinib in patients with advanced salivary gland cancers. Head Neck 37(5):644-9, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 24585506.
- Hutcheson KA, Holsinger FC, Kupferman ME, Lewin JS. Functional outcomes after TORS for oropharyngeal cancer: a systematic review. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 272(2):463-71, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24643851.
- Alves MV, Roberts D, Levine NB, DeMonte F, Hanna EY, Kupferman ME. Impact of chemoradiotherapy on CSF leak repair after skull base surgery. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 75(5):354-7, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25276601.
- Bhayani MK, Yilmaz T, Sweeney A, Calzada G, Roberts DB, Levine NB, DeMonte F, Hanna EY, Kupferman ME. Sinonasal adenocarcinoma: A 16 year experience at a single institution. Head Neck 36(10):1490-6, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 23996784.
- Gelbard A, Hale KS, Takahashi Y, Davies M, Kupferman ME, El-Naggar AK, Myers JN, Hanna EY. Molecular profiling of sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma. Head Neck 36(1):15-21, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23633104.
- Monroe MM, Myers JN, Kupferman ME. Undertreatment of thick head and neck melanomas: An age-based analysis. Ann Surg Oncol 20(13):4362-9, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23975303.
- Cockerill CC, Daram S, El-Naggar AK, Hanna EY, Weber RS, Kupferman ME. Primary sarcomas of the salivary glands: Case series and literature review. Head Neck 35(11):1551-7, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23728801.
- Neskey DM, Klein JD, Hicks S, Garden AS, Bell DM, El-Naggar AK, Kies MS, Weber RS, Kupferman ME. Prognostic factors associated with decreased survival in patients with acinic cell carcinoma. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 139(11):1195-202, 2013. PMID: 24076756.
- Wu X, Bhayani MK, Dodge CT, Nicoloso MS, Chen Y, Yan X, Adachi M, Thomas L, Galer CE, Jiffar T, Pickering CR, Kupferman ME, Myers JN, Calin GA, Lai SY. Coordinated targeting of the EGFR signaling axis by microRNA-27a*. Oncotarget 4(9):1388-98, 2013. PMID: 23963114.
- Sridhara SK, Yener M, Hanna EY, Rich T, Jimenez C, Kupferman ME. Genetic testing in head and neck paraganglioma: Who, what and why. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 74(4):236-40, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24436918.
- Perissinotti AJ, Lee Pierce M, Pace MB, El-Naggar A, Kies MS, Kupferman M. The role of trastuzumab in the management of salivary ductal carcinomas (2014: article featured in World Biomedical Frontiers because of its innovation and potential for significant impact.). Anticancer Res 33(6):2587-91, 2013. PMID: 23749912.
- Chintalgattu V, Rees ML, Culver JC, Goel A, Jiffar T, Zhang J, Dunner K, Pati S, Bankson JA, Pasqualini R, Arap W, Bryan NS, Taegtmeyer H, Langley RR, Yao H, Kupferman ME, Entman ML, Dickinson ME, Khakoo AY. Coronary microvascular pericytes are the cellular target of sunitinib malate-induced cardiotoxicity (Cover Story). Sci Transl Med 5(187):187ra69, 2013. PMID: 23720580.
- Raol N, Hutcheson KA, Lewin JS, Kupferman ME. Surgical management of the non-functional larynx after organ preservation therapy. J Otol Rhin 2:1-6, 2013.
- Takahashi Y, Kupferman ME (corresponding author), Bell D, Jiffar T, Lee JG, Xie TX, Li NW, Zhao M, Frederick MJ, Gelbard A, Myers JN, Hanna EY. Establishment and characterization of novel cell lines from sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res 18(22):6178-6187, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23032744.
- Galer C, Santillan AA, Chelius D, Huh W, El-Naggar A, Hanna E, Weber RS, Kupferman ME. Minor salivary gland malignancies in the pediatric population. Head Neck 34(11):1648-51, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22267165.
- Mitchell EH, Diaz A, Yilmaz T, Roberts D, Levine N, DeMonte F, Hanna EY, Kupferman ME. Multimodality treatment for sinonasal neuroendocrine carcinoma. Head Neck 34(10):1372-6, 2012. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22052583.
- Gomez-Rivera F, Fakhri S, Williams MD, Hanna EY, Kupferman ME. Surgical management of sinonasal hemangiopericytomas: A case series. Head Neck 34(10):1492-6, 2012. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22021153.
- McHugh CH, Roberts DB, El-Naggar AK, Hanna EY, Garden AS, Kies MS, Weber RS, Kupferman ME. Prognostic factors in mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the salivary glands. Cancer 118(16):3928-36, 2012. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22180391.
- Bhayani MK, Yener M, El-Naggar A, Garden A, Hanna EY, Weber RS, Kupferman ME. Prognosis and risk factors for early-stage adenoid cystic carcinoma of the major salivary glands. Cancer 118(11):2872-8, 2012. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22020577.
- Chronowski GM, Garden AS, Morrison WH, Frank SJ, Schwartz DL, Shah SJ, Beadle BM, Gunn GB, Kupferman ME, Ang KK, Rosenthal DI. Unilateral radiotherapy for the treatment of tonsil cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 83(1):204-209, 2012. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22019242.
- 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):585-90, 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 122:590-594, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22252440.
- Shuaib SW, Potter AA, Ginsberg LE, Kupferman ME. Radiological pitfalls with laryngopharyngeal injectables. Laryngoscope 122:307-310, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22252794.
- Lukianova-Hleb EY, Ren X, Townley D, Wu X, Kupferman ME, Lapotko DO. Plasmonic nanobubbles rapidly detect and destroy drug-resistant tumors. Theranostics 2(10):976-987, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23139725.
- Lee J, Jiffar T, Kupferman ME. A novel role for BDNF-TrkB in the regulation of chemotherapy resistance in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. PLoS One 7(1):e30246, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22276165.
- Ryan JT, El-Naggar AK, Huh W, Hanna EY, Weber RS, Kupferman ME. The primacy of surgery in the management of mucoepidermoid carcinoma in children. Head Neck 33(12):1769-73, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21284057.
- Peck BW, Rich TA, Jimenez C, Kupferman ME. A novel SDHB mutation associated with hereditary head and neck paraganglioma. Laryngoscope 121(12):2572-2575, 2011. PMID: 22109755.
- Zevallos JP, Jain KS, Roberts D, El-Naggar A, Hanna EY, Kupferman ME. Sinonasal malignancies in children: A 10-year, single-institutional review. Laryngoscope 121(9):2001-3, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21739433.
- Khan K, Kupferman ME, Gardner JM, Ivan D. Solitary mastocytoma in an adult with an unusual clinical presentation. J Am Acad Dermatol 65(3):683-684, 2011. PMID: 21839341.
- Jiffar T, Yilmaz T, Lee J, Hanna E, El-Naggar A, Yu D, Myers JN, Kupferman ME. KISS1 mediates platinum sensitivity and metastasis suppression in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Oncogene 30(28):3163-3173, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21383688.
- Agarwal G, Kupferman ME, Holsinger FC, Hanna EY. Sinonasal and nasopharyngeal applications of the hand-held CO2 laser fiber. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 1(2):109-12, 2011. PMID: 22287328.
- Kupferman ME, Demonte F, Levine N, Hanna E. Feasibility of a robotic surgical approach to reconstruct the skull base. Skull Base 21(2):79-82, 2011. PMID: 22451805.
- Heir JS, Kupferman ME. A simple approach to facilitating fiberoptic intubation in the difficult airway. Laryngoscope 121(2):310-312, 2011. PMID: 21271579.
- Andrews GA, Kwon M, Clayman G, Edeiken B, Kupferman ME. Technical refinement of ultrasound-guided transoral resection of parapharyngeal/retropharyngeal thyroid carcinoma metastases. Head Neck 33(2):166-170, 2011. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20848435.
- Gomez-Rivera F, El-Naggar AK, Guha-Thakurta N, Kupferman ME. Rheumatoid arthritis mimicking metastatic squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck Oncol 3(1):26, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21569598.
- Likhacheva A, Rosenthal DI, Hanna E, Kupferman M, Demonte F, El-Naggar AK. Sinonasal neuroendocrine carcinoma: Impact of differentiation status on response and outcome. Head Neck Oncol 3:32, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21794118.
- Hanna EY, Cardenas AD, DeMonte F, Roberts D, Kupferman M, Weber R, Rosenthal D, Kies M. Induction chemotherapy for advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the paranasal sinuses. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 137(1):78-81, 2011. PMID: 21242552.
- Kupferman ME, de la Garza GO, Santillan AA, Williams MD, Varghese BT, Huh W, Roberts D, Weber RS. Outcomes of pediatric patients with malignancies of the major salivary glands. Ann Surg Oncol 17(12):3301-3307, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20585877.
- Weber RS, Lewis CM, Eastman S, Hanna EY, Akiwumi O, Hessel AC, Lai SY, Kian L, Kupferman ME, Roberts DB.. Quality and performance indicators in an academic department of head and neck surgery. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 136(12):1212-1218, 2010. PMID: 21173370.
- Zevallos JP, Jain K, Roberts D, Santillan AA, Huh W, Hanna EY, Kupferman ME. Modern multimodality therapy for pediatric non-orbital parameningeal sarcomas. Head Neck 32(11):1501-1505, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20175111.
- Yilmaz T, Jiffar T, de la Garza G, Lin H, Milas Z, Takahashi Y, Hanna E, MacIntyre T, Brown JL, Myers JN, Kupferman ME. Therapeutic targeting of Trk suppresses tumor proliferation and enhances cisplantin activity in HNSCC. Cancer Biol Ther 10(6):644-653, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20703101.
- Moreno MA, Roberts DB, Kupferman ME, DeMonte F, El-Naggar AK, Williams M, Rosenthal DS, Hanna EY. Mucosal melanoma of the nose and paranasal sinuses, a contemporary experience from M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Cancer 116(9):2215-2223, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20198705.
- Kupferman ME, Jiffar T, El-Naggar A, Yilmaz T, Zhou G, Xie T, Feng L, Wang J, Holsinger FC, Yu D, Myers JN. TrkB induces EMT and has a key role in invasion of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Oncogene 29(14):2047-2059, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20101235.
- Tirado Y, Lewin JS, Hutcheson KA, Kupferman ME. Office-based injection laryngoplasty in the irradiated larynx. Laryngoscope 120(4):703-706, 2010. PMID: 20205170.
- Ayala-Ramirez M, Callender GG, Kupferman ME, Rich TA, Chuang HH, Trent J, Perrier ND, Goodarzi M, Jimenez C. Paraganglioma syndrome type 1 in a patient with Carney-Stratakis syndrome. Nat Rev Endocrinol 6(2):110-115, 2010. PMID: 20098451.
- Smolarz JR, Hanna EY, Williams MD, Kupferman ME. Paraganglioma of the endolarynx: A rare tumor in an uncommon location. Head Neck Oncol 2:2, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20205783.
- Moskovic DJ, Smolarz JR, Stanley D, Jimenez C, Williams MD, Hanna EY, Kupferman ME. Malignant head and neck paragangliomas: Is there an optimal treatment strategy?. Head Neck Oncol 2:23, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20863367.
- Hanna E, DeMonte F, Ibrahim S, Roberts D, Levine N, Kupferman M. Endoscopic resection of sinonasal cancers with and without craniotomy: Oncologic results. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 135(12):1219-1224, 2009. PMID: 20026819.
- Bell D, Kupferman ME, Williams MD, Rashid A, El-Naggar AK. Primary colonic-type adenocarcinoma of the base of the tongue: A previously unreported phenotype. Hum Pathol 40(12):1798-802, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19695679.
- Kupferman ME, Moskovic DJ, Weber RS, Boyle J. Better than Buffett?: a report on the success of the American Head and Neck Society Research Grant Program. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 135(11):1082-1086, 2009. PMID: 19917918.
- Kupferman M, Demonte F, Holsinger FC, Hanna E. Trans-antral robotic access to the pituitary gland. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 141(3):413-5, 2009. PMID: 19716023.
- Kupferman ME, Jayakumar A, Zhou G, Xie T, Dakak-Yazici Y, Zhao M, Ju J, Mandal M, Jasser S, Madden T, Myers JN, Priebe W. Therapeutic suppression of constitutive and inducible JAK\STAT activation in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. J Exp Ther Oncol 8(2):117-127, 2009. PMID: 20192118.
- Kupferman ME, Weinstock YE, Santillan AA, Mishra A, Roberts D, Clayman GL, Weber RS. Predictors of level V metastasis in well-differentiated thyroid cancer. Head Neck 30(11):1469-74, 2008. PMID: 18704973.
- Gelbard A, Kupferman ME, Jasser SA, Chen W, El-Naggar AK, Myers JN, Hanna EY. An orthotopic murine model of sinonasal malignancy. Clin Cancer Res 14(22):7348-7357, 2008. PMID: 19010850.
- Zhou G, Xie TX, Zhao M, Jasser SA, Younes MN, Sano D, Lin J, Kupferman ME, Santillan AA, Patel V, Gutkind JS, Ei-Naggar AK, Emberley ED, Watson PH, Matsuzawa SI, Reed JC, Myers JN. Reciprocal negative regulation between S100A7/psoriasin and beta-catenin signaling plays an important role in tumor progression of squamous cell carcinoma of oral cavity. Oncogene 27(25):3527-3538, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18223693.
- Hanna EY, Holsinger C, DeMonte F, Kupferman ME. Robotic endoscopic surgery of the skull base: A novel surgical approach. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 133(12):1209-1214, 2007. PMID: 18086961.
- Lupinetti AD, Roberts DB, Williams MD, Kupferman ME, Rosenthal DI, DeMonte F, El-Naggar A, Weber RS, Hanna EY. Sinonasal adenoid cystic carcinoma: The MD Anderson Cancer Center experience. Cancer 110(12):2726-2731, 2007. PMID: 17960615.
- Kupferman ME, Morrison WH, Santillan AA, Roberts D, Diaz EM, Garden AS, Weber R. The role of interstitial brachytherapy with salvage surgery for the management of recurrent head and neck cancers. Cancer 109(10):2052-2057, 2007. PMID: 17407106.
- Kupferman ME, Patel V, Sriuranpong V, Amornphimoltham P, Jasser SA, Mandal M, Zhou G, Wang J, Coombes K, Multani A, Pathak S, Silvio Gutkind J, Myers JN. Molecular analysis of anoikis resistance in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Oncol 43(5):440-454, 2007. e-Pub 2006. PMID: 16978912.
- O'Donnell RK (Co-First Author), Kupferman M (co-First Author), Wei SJ, Singhal S, Weber R, O'Malley B, Cheng Y, Putt M, Feldman M, Ziober B, Muschel RJ. Gene expression signature predicts lymphatic metastasis in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. Oncogene 24(7):1244-1251, 2005. PMID: 15558013.
- Kupferman ME, Bigelow DC, Carpentieri DF, Bilaniuk LT, Kazahaya K. Endolymphatic sac tumor in a 4-year-old boy. Otolayngol Neurotol 25(5):782-786, 2004. PMID: 15354011.
- Kupferman ME, Patterson M, Mandel SJ, LiVolsi V, Weber RS. Patterns of lateral neck metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 130(7):857-860, 2004. PMID: 15262763.
- Kupferman ME, Patterson DM, Mandel SJ, LiVolsi V, Weber RS. Safety of modified radical neck dissection for differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Laryngoscope 114(3):403-406, 2004. PMID: 15091209.
- Singhal S, Singhal S, Vachani A, Kupferman M, Powell C, Gaffney P, Muschel R, Albelda S, Kaiser L. Gene expression profiling to distinguish head and neck squamous cell carcinoma metastases from primary lung squamous cell carcinoma. J Am Coll Surg 199(3 Supplement):66-67, 2004.
- Kupferman ME, Mandel SJ, DiDonato L, Wolf P, Weber RS. Safety of completion thyroidectomy following unilateral lobectomy for well-differentiated thyroid cancer. Laryngoscope 112(7 Pt 1):1209-1212, 2002. PMID: 12169901.
- Kupferman ME, Fini ME, Muller WJ, Weber R, Cheng Y, Muschel RJ. Matrix metalloproteinase 9 promoter activity is induced coincident with invasion during tumor progression. Am J Pathol 157(6):1777-1783, 2000. PMID: 11106549.
- Greenberg HE, Tarasiuk A, Rao RS, Kupferman ME, Kane N, Scharf SM. Effect of chronic resistive loading on ventilatory control in a rat model. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 152(2):666-676, 1995. PMID: 7633724.
- Ramakrishna R, Raza SM, Kupferman M, Hanna E, DeMonte F. Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the skull base: results with an aggressive multidisciplinary approach. J Neurosurg:1-7. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26252456.
- Gadgil N, Kupferman M, Smitherman S, Fuller GN, Rao G. Curvularia brain abscess. J Clin Neurosci. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22989791.
- Ow TJ, Hanna EY, Roberts DB, Levine NB, El-Naggar AK, Rosenthal DI, Demonte F, Kupferman ME. Optimization of long-term outcomes for patients with esthesioneuroblastoma. Head Neck. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23780581.
- Mehta GU, DeMonte F, Su SY, Kupferman ME, Hanna EY, Raza SM. Endoscopic Endonasal Transpterygoid Transnasopharyngeal Management of Petroclival Chondrosarcomas without Medial Extension. J Neurosurg:1-8. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30074455.
- Davoudi S, Kumar VA, Jiang Y, Kupferman M, Kontoyiannis DP. Invasive mould sinusitis in patients with haematological malignancies: a 10 year single-centre study. J Antimicrob Chemother. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26188039.
- Bell D, Bell AH, Kupferman ME, Prieto VG, Weber RS, Hanna EY. Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Sinonasal Inverted. Head Neck.
- Tyler MA, Mohamed ASR, Smith JB, Aymard JM, Fuller CD, Phan J, Frank SJ, Ferrarotto R, Kupferman ME, Hanna EY, Gunn GB, Su SY. Long-term quality of life after definitive treatment of sinonasal and nasopharyngeal malignancies. Laryngoscope. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30706478.
- Kupferman ME, Acevedo J, Hutcheson KA, Lewin JS. Addressing an unmet need in oncology patients: Rehabilitation of upper aero-digestive tract function. Ann Oncol. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21321090.
- Hutcheson K, Warneke C, Yao C, Zaveri J, Elgohari B, Goepfert R, Hessel A, Kupferman ME, Lai S, Fuller C, Gunn G, Garden A, Johnson F, Ferrarotto R, Lewin J, Gross N. Evolution of postsurgical dysphagia after primary TORS with neck dissection for oropharyngeal cancer and recovery compared to non-surgical therapy: A prospective registry analysis. JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
- Bell D, Saade R, Roberts D, Ow TJ, Kupferman M, Demonte F, Hanna EY. Prognostic utility of Hyams histological grading and Kadish-Morita staging systems for esthesioneuroblastoma outcomes. Head Neck Pathol. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24806334.
Invited Articles
- Mydlarz WK, Weber RS, Kupferman ME. Cutaneous malignancy of the head and neck. Surg Oncol Clin N Am 24(3):593-613, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25979402.
- Lewis CM, Hutcheson KA, Kupferman ME. Comparative effectiveness in Head and Neck Malignancies. Cancer Treat Res 164:89-99, 2015. PMID: 25677020.
- Sandulache VC, Kupferman ME. Transoral laser surgery for laryngeal cancer. Rambam Maimonides Med J 5(2):e0012, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24808950.
- Kupferman ME, Kubik MW, Bradford CR, Civantos FJ, Devaney KO, Medina JE, Rinaldo A, Stoeckli SJ, Takes RP, Ferlito A. The role of sentinel lymph node biopsy for thin cutaneous melanomas of the head and neck. Am J Otolaryngol 35(2):226-232, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24439782.
- Su SY, Kupferman ME, DeMonte F, Levine NB, Raza SM, Hanna EY. Endoscopic resection of sinonasal cancers. Curr Oncol Rep 16(2):369, 2014. PMID: 24445501.
- Klein JD, Myers J, Kupferman ME. Posterolateral neck dissection: Preoperative considerations and intraoperative technique. Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology 24(1):24-29, 2013.
- Ow TJ, Bell D, Kupferman ME, Demonte F, Hanna EY. Esthesioneuroblastoma. Neurosurg Clin N Am 24(1):51-65, 2013. PMID: 23174357.
- Robinson JL, Kupferman ME. Evaluation and surgical management of melanoma of the head and neck. J Amer Acad Physician Assistants 24(4):37-38,40, 2011. PMID: 21534381.
- Kupferman ME, Hanna EY. Paragangliomas of the head and neck. Curr Oncol Rep 10(2):156-61, 2008. PMID: 18377829.
- Kupferman ME, Myers JN. Molecular biology of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 39(2):229-47, 2006. PMID: 16580909.
Manuals, Teaching Aids, Other Teaching Publications
- Kupferman ME. Understanding Laryngeal Cancer. CMedEd, 2016.
- Kupferman ME. Understanding Laryngeal Cancer. CMedEd, 2015.
Abstracts
- Ferrarotto R, Yoshitsugu M, Diao L, Wang J, Nilsson MB, Glisson BS, Kies MS, William Jr. WN, Kupferman ME, Zweidler-McKay PA, Futreal A, El-Naggar A, Heymach JV. Notch1 mutations to define a subgroup of adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC): Tumor stage, propensity to bone and liver metastasis, risk of relapse, and overall survival. J Clin Oncol 33:6081-6081, 2015.
- Hutcheson K, Alvarez C, Barringer D, LaPine P, Kupferman M, Lewin J. Salvage total laryngectomy for layngopharyngeal dysfunction after head and neck cancer treatment. Dysphagia 26:432, 2011.
Book Chapters
- Sandulache VC, Skinner HD Kupferman ME. Tumors of the Salivary Glands. In: Textbook of Complex General Surgical Oncology. 1. McGraw Hill: New York, NY, 611, 2018.
- Yao W, Kupferman ME. Surgical Management of Encephaloceles. In: Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery. 2. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, 2018.
- Lewis CM, Kupferman ME. Surgery of the Major Salivary Glands. In: Fischer's Mastery of Surgery. 7. Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia, PA, 2018.
- Heah H, Kupferman ME. Melanoma of the Head and Neck. In: Clinical Scenarios in Surgery. 2. Walters Kluwer, 2018.
- Neskey D, Kupferman ME. Cancer of the Oropharynx. In: Cancer of the Head and Neck. 5. Wolters Kluwer: Philadelphia, PA, 2017.
- Herzog CE, Kupferman ME, Winston H, Mahajan A. Rare Pediatric Malignancies of the Head and Neck. In: Textbook of Uncommon Cancer. 5. Wiley-Blackwell, 1088-1096, 2017.
- Hanna EY, Su SY, Kupferman M, Raza SM, Demonte F. Cancer of the Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses. In: Cancer of the Head and Neck. 5. Wolters Kluwer: Philadelphia, PA, 2017.
- Goepfert RP, Kupferman ME. Robotic Instrumentation, Personnel, and Operating Room Setup. In: Atlas of Head and Neck Robotic Surgery. 1. Springer, 2017.
- Kupferman ME, Hanna EY. Robotic Surgery of the Skull Base. In: Atlas of Head and Neck Robotic Surgery. 1. Springer, 2017.
- Neskey DM, Holsinger C, Kupferman ME. Orophayngeal Cancer. In: Sataloff’s Comprehensive Textbook of Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 1. Jaypee Medical Publishers: Philadelphia, PA, 647, 2016.
- Kupferman ME, Hanna E. Robotic Surgery of the Skull Base. In: Robotic Surgery of the Head and Neck: The Essential Guide. 1. Thieme Medical Publishers, 2016.
- Kupferman ME, Hanna EY. Robotic-Assisted Skull Base Surgery. In: Robotic Surgery in Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 1. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, 111-116, 2015.
- Kupferman ME, Davies MA. Melanoma of the Head and Neck: General Principles and Management. In: Head and Neck Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach. 4. Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia, 24a, 2014.
- Kupferman ME, Clayman GL. Transoral Resection of Parapharyngeal and Retropharyngeal Thyroid Carcinoma Metastases. In: Surgery of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands. 2. Saunders/Elsevier: Philadelphia, PA, 399-402, 2013.
- Kupferman ME, Sacks JM, Chang EI. Carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract. In: Plastic Surgery. 3. Elsevier, 420, 2013.
- Kupferman ME, Hanna EY.. Cancers of the paranasal sinuses. In: M.D. Anderson Cancer Care Series: Head and Neck Cancer. 5. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins: Philadelphia, 2012.
- Kupferman ME, Lewis C. Operations involving the submandibular and sublingual salivary glands. In: Mastery of Surgery. 6th. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins: Philadelphia, 2012.
- Herzog CE, Kupferman ME, Huh W, Mahajan A. Rare pediatric malignancies of the head and neck. In: Textbook of Uncommon Cancer. 4. Wiley: New Jersey, 867-875, 2012.
- Kupferman ME, Weber RS, Rosenthal EL. Therapeutic horizons for cutaneous malignancies. In: Cutaneous Malignancy of the Head and Neck: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Plural Publishing, Inc: San Diego, 215-221, 2011.
- Kupferman ME, Sturgis EM, Schwartz DL, Garden A, Kies MS. Neoplasms of the head and neck. In: Holland-Frei Cancer Medicine. Eighth. People's Medical Publishing House-USA: Shelton, Connecticut, 959-998, 2010.
- Hanna E, Kupferman M. Malignancies of the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses and orbit. In: Practical Head and Neck Oncology. Plural Publishing, Inc: San Diego, 191-201, 2009.
- Kupferman ME, Weber RS. Surgery management of thyroid cancer. In: Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases: Medical and Surgical Management. Thieme Publishers: New York, 135-145, 2008.
- Kupferman ME, Weber RS. Surgical management of locally advanced thyroid cancer. In: Advanced Therapy in Surgical Oncology. BC Decker, Inc: Hamilton, Ontario, 353-360, 2008.
- Hanna EY, Kupferman ME, DeMonte F. Surgical management of tumors of the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, orbit and anterior skull base. In: Comprehensive Management of Skull Base Tumors. Informa Healthcare Company: New York, 227-266, 2008.
- Kupferman ME, Weber RS. Non-melanoma skin cancer of the head and neck. In: MD Anderson Cancer Care Series: Head and Neck Cancer. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center: Houston TX, 2007.
- Kupferman ME, Clayman GL, Garden A. Hypopharyngeal and cervical esophageal cancer. In: MD Anderson Cancer Care Series: Head and Neck Cancer. MD Anderson Cancer Center: Houston TX, 2007.
- Kupferman ME. Malignancies of the nasal cavity in section: Disorders of the Head and Neck. In: Comprehensive Review of Otolaryngology. WB Saunders: Philadelphia, 192-194, 2004.
- Kupferman ME, Rombeau J. Parenteral nutrition in inflammatory bowel disease. In: Clinical Nutrition: Parenteral Nutrition. Third. WB Saunders: Philadelphia, 208-229, 2001.
- Hanna EY, Kupferman ME, DeMonte F. Nasal Cavity, Paranasal Sinuses, Orbit, and Anterior Skull Base. In: Comprehensive Management of Skull Base Tumors. 2.
Books (edited and written)
- Gil Z, Amit M, Kupferman ME. Atlas of Head and Neck Robotic Surgery. Springer, 2017.
- Gil Z, Amit M, Kupferman ME. Atlas of Robotic Surgery in Otolaryngology. Springer, 2015.
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | MD Anderson Cancer Center Support Grant Head and Neck Oncology Program - Project 9 |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Program Member |
| Title: | Overcoming Chemotherapy Resistance Via KiSS1 |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
| Title: | Critical Role of TrkB for Invasion and Metastasis in Oral Cancer |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NIDCR |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
| Title: | Stromal Determinants of Lymphatic Metastasis in Head and Neck Center |
| Funding Source: | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| Role: | Principal Investigator-MDACC |