Paul W. Gidley, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery
About Dr. Gidley
Dr. Paul Gidley attended Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama receiving his Bachelor of Science in Biology with honors. He attended the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society and graduated in 1990. He then completed a residency program in Otolaryngology through the University of Texas, Houston in 1995. In 1997, he completed a fellowship at the University of Iowa in Otology-Neurotology.
Currently, Dr. Gidley is an Associate Professor of Otology-Neurology in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Previously, he was Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. He is board certified with the American Board of Otolaryngology in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and in Otology-Neurotology. He is a member of numerous professional societies including the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, the American Neurotology Society, and the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Gidley specializes in hearing loss, ear infections, and lateral skull base tumors. He has special interests in temporal bone cancers and acoustic neuromas.
You can learn more about ear and temporal bone cancer from Dr. Gidley's Cancerwise blog post.
Learn more about acoustic neuroma by listening to Dr. Gidley's podcast, on the condition, or by reading his Cancerwise blog post.
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
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Research Interests
Temporal bone cancer Skull base tumors Osteoradionecrosis of the temporal bone Ototoxicity
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1990 | UT Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA, MD, Doctor of Medicine |
| 1986 | Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL, USA, BS, Biology |
Board Certifications
| 2005 | American Board of Otolaryngology-Subspecialty of Neurotology |
| 1996 | American Board of Otolaryngology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2005 - Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Department of Otolaryngology, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, 1997 - 2002
Assistant Professor, Department of Department of Otolaryngology, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, 1995 - 1996
Honors & Awards
| 1988 | Teagle Foundation Scholarship |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Mehta GU, Kim HJ, Gidley PW, Daniels AB, Miller ME, Lekovic GP, Butman JA, Lonser RR. Endolymphatic Sac Tumor Screening and Diagnosis in von Hippel-Lindau Disease: A Consensus Statement. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 83(Suppl 2):e225-e231, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 35833006.
- Bell D, Altan M, Gidley PW. Unusual mimicker of odontogenic carcinoma: Primary synovial sarcoma of the temporomandibular joint- a critical role for molecular diagnosis. Pathol Res Pract 232:153824, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35231858.
- Ferrarotto R, Amit M, Nagarajan P, Rubin ML, Yuan Y, Bell D, El-Naggar AK, Johnson JM, Morrison WH, Rosenthal DI, Glisson BS, Johnson FM, Lu C, Mott FE, Esmaeli B, Diaz EM, Gidley PW, Goepfert RP, Lewis CM, Weber RS, Wargo JA, Basu S, Duan F, Yadav SS, Sharma P, Allison JP, Myers JN, Gross ND. Correction: Pilot Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Locoregionally Advanced, Resectable Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. Clin Cancer Res 28(8):1735, 2022. PMID: 35419587.
- Breen JT, Nader ME, Gidley PW. Ultrasound-Guided Placement of Percutaneous Abutments for Bone Conduction Hearing Devices. Otol Neurotol 43(2):e224-e228, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34889825.
- Gibson M, Michalowicz M, Chrisinger JSA, Bell D, Shah K, Demonte F, Gidley PW. Osteoblastoma of the Temporal Bone in a Child. Otol Neurotol 43(2):e276-e278, 2022. PMID: 35015753.
- Page JC, Gidley PW, Nader ME. Audiovestibular Toxicity Secondary to Immunotherapy: Case Series and Literature Review. J Immunother Precis Oncol 5(1):2-6, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35663834.
- Page JC, Nader ME, Knackstedt M, Roberts D, Gidley PW. Perineural Invasion of the Intratemporal Facial Nerve: How Far Proximally Do We Chase the Positive Margin?. Otol Neurotol 42(10):1572-1579, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34411066.
- Lovin BD, Hernandez M, Elms H, Choi JS, Lindquist NR, Moreno AC, Nader ME, Gidley PW. Temporal Bone Osteoradionecrosis: An 18-year, Single-Institution Experience. Laryngoscope 131(11):2578-2585, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34287898.
- Ferrarotto R, Amit M, Nagarajan P, Rubin ML, Yuan Y, Bell D, El-Naggar AK, Johnson JM, Morrison WH, Rosenthal DI, Glisson BS, Johnson FM, Lu C, Mott FE, Esmaeli B, Diaz EM, Gidley PW, Goepfert RP, Lewis CM, Weber RS, Wargo JA, Basu S, Duan F, Yadav SS, Sharma P, Allison JP, Myers JN, Gross ND. Pilot Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Locoregionally Advanced, Resectable Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. Clin Cancer Res 27(16):4557-4565, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34187851.
- Appelbaum EN, Gross ND, Diab A, Bishop AJ, Nader ME, Gidley PW. Melanoma of the External Auditory Canal: A Review of Seven Cases at a Tertiary Care Referral Center. Laryngoscope 131(1):165-172, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32065414.
- Mehta GU, Muelleman TJ, Brackmann DE, Gidley PW. Temporal bone resection for lateral skull-base malignancies. J Neurooncol 150(3):437-444, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32108295.
- Lovin BD, Choi JS, Lindquist NR, Phan J, Gidley PW, Nader ME. Pentoxifylline and Tocopherol in the Management of Temporal Bone Osteoradionecrosis: A Case Series. Otol Neurotol 41(10):1438-1446, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32740549.
- Habib A, Hanasono MM, DeMonte F, Haider A, Breshears JD, Nader ME, Gidley PW, Su SY, Hanna EY, Raza SM. Surgical Management of Skull Base Osteoradionecrosis in the Cancer Population - Treatment Outcomes and Predictors of Recurrence: A Case Series. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 19(4):364-374, 2020. PMID: 32324878.
- Hamza A, Gidley PW, Learned KO, Hanna EY, Bell D. Uncommon tumors of temporomandibular joint: An institutional experience and review. Head Neck 42(8):1859-1873, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32040228.
- 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. PMID: 32342541.
- Amit M, Bell D, Hunt PJ, Hanna E, Su SY, Kupferman M, Aashiq M, Takahashi H, Gidley PW, Nader ME, DeMonte F, Raza SM. Surgical management of carcinomas of the infratemporal fossa and skull base: patterns of failure and predictors of long-term outcomes. J Neurosurg 134(5):1392-1398, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32534492.
- Marcus RK, Lillemoe HA, Caudle AS, Weinberg JS, Gidley PW, Skibber JM, Levenback CF, Swisher SG, Aloia TA. Facilitation of Surgical Innovation: Is It Possible to Speed the Introduction of New Technology While Simultaneously Improving Patient Safety?. Ann Surg 270(6):937-941, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30946086.
- Marcus RK, Lillemoe HA, Caudle AS, Weinberg JS, Gidley PW, Skibber JM, Levenback CF, Swisher SG, Aloia TA. Is It Possible to Speed the Introduction of New Technology While Simultaneously Improving Patient Safety?. Annals of Surgery 270(6):937-941, 2019. PMID: 30946086.
- Lovin BD, Gidley PW. Squamous cell carcinoma of the temporal bone: A current review. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol 4(6):684-692, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31890889.
- Nader ME, Ginsberg LE, Bell D, Roberts DB, Gidley PW. Evaluating Perineural Spread to the Intratemporal Facial Nerve on Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 160(6):194599819827848, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30717625.
- Nader ME, Gidley PW. Challenges of Hearing Rehabilitation after Radiation and Chemotherapy. Journal of Neurological Surgery. Part B, Skull Base 80(2):214-224, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30931231.
- Phan JL, Pollard C, Wang H, Ng SP, Sheu T, Ginsberg LE, Hessel AC, Gidley PW, Rosenthal DI, Phan J. Dosimetric advantages of stereotactic radiosurgery as a boost to adjuvant conventional radiotherapy in the setting of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the parotid with skull base invasion. Clin Case Rep 6(11):1-5, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30455905.
- Maw J, Gidley PW. Brief Commentary on Gidley et al: "Contemporary Opinions on Intraoperative Facial Nerve Monitoring". Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 159(4):601-602, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30084311.
- Maw J, Gidley PW. Contemporary Opinions on Intraoperative Facial Nerve Monitoring. American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Journal, 2018.
- 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.
- Breen JT, Roberts DB, Gidley PW. Basal cell carcinoma of the temporal bone and external auditory canal. Laryngoscope 128(6):1425-1430, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28850700.
- 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.
- Bell D, El-Naggar AK, Gidley PW. Middle ear adenomatous neuroendocrine tumors: a 25-year experience at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Virchows Arch 471(5):667-672, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28547535.
- Nader ME, Bell D, Ginsberg L, DeMonte F, Gunn GB, Gidley PW. The First Reported Case of Primary Intestinal-type Adenocarcinoma of the Middle Ear and Review of the Literature. Otol Neurotol 38(9):e364-e368, 2017. PMID: 28796082.
- Raza SM, Gidley PW, Meis JM, Grosshans DR, Bell D, DeMonte F. Multimodality Treatment of Skull Base Chondrosarcomas: The Role of Histology Specific Treatment Protocols. Neurosurgery 81(3):520-530, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28368506.
- Lambert EM, Gunn GB, Gidley PW. Effects of radiation on the temporal bone in patients with head and neck cancer. Head Neck 38(9):1428-35, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27453348.
- Carlson ML, O'Connell BP, Breen JT, Wick CC, Driscoll CL, Haynes DS, Thompson RC, Isaacson B, Gidley PW, Kutz JW, Van Gompel JJ, Wanna GB, Raza SM, DeMonte F, Barnett SL, Link MJ. Petroclival Chondrosarcoma: A Multicenter Review of 55 Cases and New Staging System. Otol Neurotol 37(7):940-50, 2016. PMID: 27273403.
- Shah JO, Herrera SJ, Roberts DB, Gunn GB, Gidley PW. Complications of tympanostomy tubes in head and neck cancer patients. Am J Otolaryngol 37(4):356-61, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26719198.
- Nader ME, Beadle BM, Roberts DB, Gidley PW. Outcomes and complications of osseointegrated hearing aids in irradiated temporal bones. Laryngoscope 126(5):1187-92, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26371776.
- Lambert EM, Garden AS, DeMonte F, Roberts DB, Gidley PW. Radiation-associated malignancies of the ear canal and temporal bone. Laryngoscope 125(5):1198-204, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25476255.
- Walker GV, Shihadeh F, Kantarjian H, Allen P, Rondon G, Kebriaei P, O'Brien S, Kedir A, Said M, Grant JD, Thomas DA, Gidley PW, Arzu I, Pinnix C, Reed V, Dabaja BS. Comprehensive craniospinal radiation for controlling central nervous system leukemia. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 90(5):1119-25, 2014. PMID: 25539370.
- Nader ME, Bell D, Sturgis EM, Ginsberg LE, Gidley PW. Facial nerve paralysis due to a pleomorphic adenoma with the imaging characteristics of a facial nerve schwannoma. J Neurol Surg Rep 75(1):e84-8, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25083397.
- Womack AM, Hayes-Jordan A, Pratihar R, Barringer DA, Hall JH, Gidley PW, Lewin JS. Evaluation of ototoxicity in patients treated with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) with cisplatin and sodium thiosulfate. Ear Hear 35(6):243-7, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25127324.
- Ahmed S, Gupta N, Hamilton JD, Garden AS, Gidley PW, Ginsberg LE. CT findings in temporal bone osteoradionecrosis. J Comput Assist Tomogr 38(5):662-666, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24834883.
- Gidley PW, DeMonte F. Temporal bone malignancies. Neurosurg Clin N Am 24(1):97-110, 2013. PMID: 23174361.
- Hanasono MM, Silva AK, Yu P, Skoracki RJ, Sturgis EM, Gidley PW . Comprehensive management of temporal bone defects after oncologic resection. Laryngoscope, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23070792.
- Demonte F, Gidley PW. Hearing preservation surgery for vestibular schwannoma: experience with the middle fossa approach. Neurosurg Focus 33(3):E10, 2012. PMID: 22937844.
- Gidley PW, Thompson CR, Roberts DB, DeMonte F, Hanna EY. The oncology of otology. Laryngoscope 122(2):393-400, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22252464.
- Walker GV, Ahmed S, Allen P, Gidley PW, Woo SY, DeMonte F, Chang EL, Mahajan A. Radiation-induced middle ear and mastoid opacification in skull base tumors treated with radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol 81(5):e819-23, 2011. PMID: 21277110.
- Hanasono MM, Silva A, Skoracki RJ, Gidley PW, DeMonte F, Hanna EY, Chang DW, Yu P. Skull base reconstruction: an updated approach. Plast Reconstr Surg 128(3):675-86, 2011. PMID: 21572377.
- Gidley PW, Thompson C, Roberts DB, Weber RS. The results of temporal bone surgery for advanced or recurrent tumors of the parotid gland. Laryngoscope 121(8):1702-7, 2011. PMID: 21792957.
- Moeller BJ, Chintagumpala M, Philip JJ, Grosshans DR, McAleer MF, Woo SY, Gidley PW, Vats TS, Mahajan A. Low early ototoxicity rates for pediatric medulloblastoma patients treated with proton radiotherapy. Radiation Oncology 6(58), 2011. PMID: 21635776.
- Bell D, Gidley PW, Levine N, Fuller GN. Endolymphatic sac tumor (aggressive papillary tumor of middle ear and temporal bone): Sine qua non radiology-pathology and the University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center experience. Ann Diagn Pathol 15(2):117-123, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21167761.
- Vrabec JT, Backous D, Djalilian H, Gidley P, Leonetti J, Marzo S, Morrison D, Ng M, Ramsey M, Schaitkin B, Smouha E, Toh E, Wax M, Williamson R, Smith EO. Facial Nerve Grading System 2.0. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 140(4):445-50, 2009. PMID: 19328328.
- Goldstein NA, Stewart MG, Witsell DL, Hannley MT, Weaver EM, Yueh B, Smith TL, Orvidas LJ; TO TREAT Study Investigators (P Gidley).. Quality of life after tonsillectomy in children with recurrent tonsillitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surgery 138(1):s9-s16, 2008. PMID: 18164376.
- Gidley PW, Gantz BJ, Rubinstein JT. Facial nerve grafts: from cerebellopontine angle and beyond. Am J Otol 20(6):781-8, 1999. PMID: 10565725.
- Gantz BJ, Rubinstein JT, Gidley P, Woodworth GG. Surgical management of Bell's palsy. Laryngoscope 109(8):1177-88, 1999. PMID: 10443817.
- Cody DT, Funk GF, Wagner D, Gidley PW, Graham SM, Hoffman HT. The use of granulocyte colony stimulating factor to promote wound healing in a neutropenic patient after head and neck surgery. Head Neck 21(2):172-5, 1999. PMID: 10091988.
- Gidley PW, Ghorayeb BG, Stiernberg CM. Contemporary management of deep neck space infections. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 116(1):16-22, 1997. PMID: 9018251.
- Weber RS, Gidley PW, Morrison W, Peters LJ, Hankins P, Wolf P, Guillamondegui O. Treatment selection for carcinoma of the base of the tongue. Am J Surg 160(4):415-9, 1990. PMID: 2221246.
- Guha-Thakurta N, Deavers M, Demonte F, Gidley PW. The natural history of primary temporal bone myxoma. Ann Diagn Pathol. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22483549.
- Taggart MW, Hanna EY, Gidley P, Weber RS, Bell D. Achaete-scute homolog 1 expression closely correlates with endocrine phenotype and degree of differentiation in sinonasal neuroendocrine tumors. Ann Diagn Pathol. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25892663.
- 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:1-8. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25909577.
- Phan J, Pollard C, Brown PD, Guha-Thakurta N, Garden AS, Rosenthal DI, Fuller CD, Frank SJ, Gunn GB, Morrison WH, Ho JC, Li J, Ghia AJ, Yang JN, Luo D, Wang HC, Su SY, Raza SM, Gidley PW, Hanna EY, DeMonte F. Stereotactic radiosurgery for trigeminal pain secondary to recurrent malignant skull base tumors. J Neurosurg:1-10. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29701557.
- Aggarwal P, Nader ME, Gidley PW, Pratihar R, Jivani S, Garden AS, Mott FE, Goepfert RP, Ogboe CW, Charles C, Fuller CD, Lai SY, Gunn GB, Sturgis EM, Hanna EY, Hutcheson KA, Shete S. Association of hearing loss and tinnitus symptoms with health-related quality of life among long-term oropharyngeal cancer survivors. Cancer Med. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35695117.
- McCracken M, Pai K, Cabrera CI, Johnson BR, Tamaki A, Gidley PW, Manzoor NF. Temporal Bone Resection for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lateral Skull Base: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg:1945998221084912. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35290141.
- Milgrom SA, van Luijk P, Pino R, Ronckers CM, Kremer LC, Gidley PW, Grosshans DR, Laskar S, Okcu MF, Constine LS, Paulino AC. Salivary and Dental Complications in Childhood Cancer Survivors Treated With Radiation Therapy to the Head and Neck: A Pediatric Normal Tissue Effects in the Clinic (PENTEC) Comprehensive Review. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34074567.
- Choi JS, Chen M, McQuade JL, Appelbaum E, Gidley PW, Nader ME. Recurrent audiovestibular dysfunction and associated neurological immune-related adverse events in a melanoma patient treated with nivolumab and ipilimumab. Head Neck. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32888241.
Invited Articles
- Nader ME, Gidley PW, Weber RS. Squamous cell carcinoma of the temporal bone. ENT Masterclass, 2013.
- Gidley PW. Managing malignancies of the external auditory canal. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 9(9):1277-82, 2009. PMID: 19761431.
- Gidley, PW. Hearing Loss in People Living with Cancer. Coping with Cancer 22(6):36, 2008.
- Gidley PW. Surgical solutions for conductive hearing loss. Amer J Otol 23:66, 2002.