Randal S. Weber, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery
About Dr. Weber
Randal S. Weber, M.D., FACS, is an internationally recognized head and neck surgeon and expert in the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer. He is Professor and Chair of the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. After earning his medical degree, he completed a surgery internship at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, and residencies in surgery and otolaryngology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He received specialized training in head and neck surgical oncology at M D Anderson Cancer Center and later joined the M D Anderson faculty, with a joint appointment at Baylor College of Medicine. He served as Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania from 1996 to 2003 and then returned to MD Anderson to accept the post as Chairman. In addition to maintaining a busy surgical practice, Dr. Weber is active in clinical research and is closely involved in training young physician-scientists. He is a prolific author in head and neck medicine and a sought-after lecturer both nationally and internationally. He has served on numerous editorial boards of several international journals, including Cancer, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and Head & Neck. Dr. Weber has consistently been named one of America' s Top Doctors by the Castle Connolly Guide. His clinical interests are nonmelanoma skin cancer, thyroid cancer, and therapeutic strategies for organ preservation.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Vice President for Healthcare Advancement, Division of Ofc of Chief Operating Officer, 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
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1976 | University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences Medical School, Memphis, TN, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 1975 | University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences Medical School, Memphis, TN, USA, BA, Chemistry |
Postgraduate Training
| 1992-1992 | Executive Development Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Rice University Graduate School of Business, Houston, TX |
| 1985-1986 | Fellowship, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 1982-1985 | Otolaryngology Residency, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX |
| 1981-1982 | Surgical Residency, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX |
| 1977-1978 | Surgical Internship, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD |
Board Certifications
| 1985 | Diplomat American Board of Otolaryngology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2005 - 2021
Adjunct Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2005 - Present
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Chief Patient Experience Officer, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2016 - 2021
Department Chair, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2003 - 2017
Endowed Positions
John Brooks Williams and Elizabeth Williams Distinguished University Chair in Cancer Medicine, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2010 - 2021
Honors & Awards
| 2008 | 2008 Distinguished Alumnus University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences, University of Tennessee |
| 2006 | The 7th John Conley Lectureship in Head and Neck Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center |
| 2005 | Annual Ogura Lectureship, Washington University School of Medicine |
| 2004 | Distinguished Alumnus , University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
| 2000 | Louis Duhring Outstanding Clinical Specialist Award , University of Pennsylvania Health System |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Contrera KJ, Tam S, Pytynia K, Diaz EM, Hessel AC, Goepfert RP, Lango M, Su SY, Myers JN, Weber RS, Eguia A, Pisters PWT, Adair DK, Nair AS, Rosenthal DI, Mayo L, Chronowski GM, Zafereo ME, Shah SJ. ASO Visual Abstract: Impact of Cancer Care Regionalization on Patient Volume. Ann Surg Oncol 30(4):2341-2342, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36720835.
- 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.
- Kiong KL, Moreno A, Vu CN, Zheng G, Rosenthal DI, Weber RS, Lewis CM. Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in head and neck oncologic surgery: Impact on return to intended oncologic therapy (RIOT) and survival. Oral Oncol 130:105906, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35594776.
- 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.
- Caudell JJ, Gillison ML, Maghami E, Spencer S, Pfister DG, Adkins D, Birkeland AC, Brizel DM, Busse PM, Cmelak AJ, Colevas AD, Eisele DW, Galloway T, Geiger JL, Haddad RI, Hicks WL, Hitchcock YJ, Jimeno A, Leizman D, Mell LK, Mittal BB, Pinto HA, Rocco JW, Rodriguez CP, Savvides PS, Schwartz D, Shah JP, Sher D, St John M, Weber RS, Weinstein G, Worden F, Yang Bruce J, Yom SS, Zhen W, Burns JL, Darlow SD. NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Head and Neck Cancers, Version 1.2022. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 20(3):224-234, 2022. PMID: 35276673.
- You P, Dimachkieh A, Yu J, Buchanan E, Rappazzo C, Raynor T, Arjmand E, Bedwell J, Weber RS, Kupferman ME, Chelius DC. Decannulation protocol for short term tracheostomy in pediatric head and neck tumor patients. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 153:111012, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34990925.
- Kim C, Chisholm G, Bevolo A, Shelton B, Kian L, Lewis CM, Garcia EA, Weber RS, Frumovitz M. Comparison of Internal Patient Satisfaction Scores at a Cancer Center With Star Ratings on Online Physician-Rating Websites. JCO Oncol Pract 17(8):OP2000564, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33760627.
- 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.
- Amit M, Liu C, Mansour J, Gleber-Netto FO, Tam S, Baruch EN, Aashiq M, El-Naggar AK, Moreno AC, Rosenthal DI, Glisson BS, Ferrarotto R, Wong MK, Tsai K, Flores ER, Migden MR, Silverman DA, Li G, Khanna A, Goepfert RP, Nagarajan P, Weber RS, Myers JN, Gross ND. Elective neck dissection versus observation in patients with head and neck cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34358340.
- Kish JA, Zhang Q, Langer CJ, Nguyen-Tân PF, Rosenthal DI, Weber RS, List MA, Wong SJ, Garden AS, Hu K, Trotti AM, Bonner JA, Jones CU, Yom SS, Thorstad W, Schultz CJ, Ridge JA, Shenouda G, Harris J, Le QT. The impact of age on outcome in phase III NRG Oncology/RTOG trials of radiotherapy (XRT) +/- systemic therapy in locally advanced head and neck cancer. J Geriatr Oncol 12(6):937-944, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33814339.
- Kiong KL, Yao CMKL, Lin FY, Bell D, Ferrarotto R, Weber RS, Lewis CM. Delay to surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma affects oncologic outcomes. Cancer 127(12):1984-1992, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33631040.
- Amit M, Liu C, Netto Gleber FO, Kini S, Tam S, Benov A, Aashiq M, El-Naggar AK, Moreno AC, Rosenthal DI, Glisson BS, Ferrarotto R, Wong MK, Migden MR, Li G, Khanna A, Goepfert RP, Nagarajan P, Weber RS, Myers JN, Gross ND. Integrating depth of invasion in T classification improves the prognostic performance of the American Joint Committee on Cancer primary tumor staging system for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Eur J Cancer 144:169-177, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33352413.
- Kiong KL, Vu CN, Yao CMKL, Kruse B, Zheng G, Yu P, Weber RS, Lewis CM. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) in Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery: A Case-Matched Analysis of Perioperative and Pain Outcomes. Ann Surg Oncol 28(2):867-876, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32964371.
- Tam S, Dong W, Adelman DM, Weber RS, Lewis CM. Risk-adjustment models in patients undergoing head and neck surgery with reconstruction. Oral Oncol 111:104917, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32721817.
- Hamza A, Ferrarotto R, Kaya D, Weber RS, Bell D. von Ebner's glands intercalated duct adenocarcinoma with PALB2 gene mutation. Ann Diagn Pathol 49:151637, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33069082.
- Amit M, Liu C, Gleber-Netto FO, Kini S, Tam S, Benov A, Aashiq M, El-Naggar AK, Moreno AC, Rosenthal DI, Glisson BS, Ferrarotto R, Wong MK, Migden MR, Baruch EN, Li G, Khanna A, Goepfert RP, Nagarajan P, Weber RS, Myers JN, Gross ND. Inclusion of extranodal extension in the lymph node classification of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Cancer. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33320343.
- Low GMI, Kiong KL, Amaku R, Kruse B, Zheng G, Weber RS, Lewis CM. Feasibility of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathway for major head and neck oncologic surgery. Am J Otolaryngol 41(6):102679, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32836043.
- 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.
- Kiong KL, Lin FY, Yao CMKL, Guo T, Ferrarotto R, Weber RS, Lewis CM. Impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on perioperative morbidity after major surgery for head and neck cancer. Cancer 126(19):4304-4314, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32706401.
- Overton J, Denton K, Frumovitz M, Lewis C, Christensen S, Bezerra J, Hernandez C, Walker MS, Finder JP, Proske AA, Jain S, Whipple J, Martinez WL, Eska JS, Sutherland EW, Triche LL, Garcia EA, Weber RS. Coronavirus (COVID-19): Patient experience-Administrative services on the frontline during crisis. Head Neck 42(7):1477-1481, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32415893.
- Pfister DG, Spencer S, Adelstein D, Adkins D, Anzai Y, Brizel DM, Bruce JY, Busse PM, Caudell JJ, Cmelak AJ, Colevas AD, Eisele DW, Fenton M, Foote RL, Galloway T, Gillison ML, Haddad RI, Hicks WL, Hitchcock YJ, Jimeno A, Leizman D, Maghami E, Mell LK, Mittal BB, Pinto HA, Ridge JA, Rocco JW, Rodriguez CP, Shah JP, Weber RS, Weinstein G, Witek M, Worden F, Yom SS, Zhen W, Burns JL, Darlow SD. Head and Neck Cancers, Version 2.2020, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 18(7):873-898, 2020. PMID: 32634781.
- 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.
- Silver N, Weber RS, Lozano M, Hessel A, Meade J, Moore J, Hanna E, Lewis C. Reducing patient wait times in a head and neck cancer outpatient clinic: A pilot study. Laryngoscope 130(4):E151-E154, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31070242.
- Tam S, Weber RS, Liu J, Ting J, Hanson S, Lewis CM. Evaluating Unplanned Returns to the Operating Room in Head and Neck Free Flap Patients. Ann Surg Oncol 27(2):440-448, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31410610.
- Bell D, Ferrarotto R, Liang L, Goepfert RP, Li J, Ning J, Broaddus R, Weber RS, El-Naggar AK. Pan-Trk immunohistochemistry reliably identifies ETV6-NTRK3 fusion in secretory carcinoma of the salivary gland. Virchows Arch 476(2):295-305, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31423558.
- Tam S, Weber RS, Lewis CM. ASO Author Reflections: Unplanned Return to the Operating Room: Implementing a Specialty-Specific NSQIP in Patients Undergoing Head and Neck Surgery with Free Flap Reconstruction. Ann Surg Oncol 27(2):449-450, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31664616.
- 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 M, 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.
- Tam S, Yao CMK, Amit M, Gajera M, Luo X, Treistman R, Khanna A, Aashiq M, Nagarajan P, Bell D, El-Naggar A, Migden M, Wong M, Glisson B, Ferrarotto R, Esmaeli B, Rosenthal D, Li G, Weber RS, Myers JN, Gross ND. Association of Immunosuppression With Outcomes of Patients With Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31804658.
- Tam S, Nurgalieva Z, Weber RS, Lewis CM. Adherence with National Comprehensive Cancer Network posttreatment surveillance guidelines in patients with head and neck cancer. Head Neck 41(11):3960-3969, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31497912.
- 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), 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31041828.
- Ng SP, Pollard C, Berends J, Ayoub Z, Kamal M, Garden AS, Bahig H, Cantor SB, Schaefer AJ, Ajayi T, Gunn GB, Frank SJ, Skinner H, Phan J, Morrison WH, Ferrarotto R, Johnson JM, Mohamed ASR, Lai SY, Hessel AC, Sturgis EM, Weber RS, Fuller CD, Rosenthal DI. Usefulness of surveillance imaging in patients with head and neck cancer who are treated with definitive radiotherapy. Cancer 125(11):1823-1829, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30748005.
- Fakhry C, Zhang Q, Gillison ML, Nguyen-Tân PF, Rosenthal DI, Weber RS, Lambert L, Trotti AM, Barrett WL, Thorstad WL, Yom SS, Wong SJ, Ridge JA, Rao SSD, Spencer S, Fortin A, Raben D, Harris J, Le QT. Validation of NRG oncology/RTOG-0129 risk groups for HPV-positive and HPV-negative oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer: Implications for risk-based therapeutic intensity trials. Cancer 125(12):2027-2038, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30913305.
- Amit M, Tam S, Takahashi H, Choi KY, Zafereo M, 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.
- Bell AH, Prieto VG, Ferrarotto R, Goepfert RP, Myers JN, Weber R, Bell D. Magnifying glass on spiradenoma and cylindroma histogenesis and tumorigenesis using systematic transcriptome analysis. Ann Diagn Pathol 41:14-23. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31128548.
- Tam S, Amit M, Zafereo M, 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.
- Shellenberger TD, Weber RS. Multidisciplinary Team Planning for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 30(4):435-444, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30173901.
- Saintigny P, Mitani Y, Pytynia KB, Ferrarotto R, Roberts DB, Weber RS, Kies MS, Maity SN, Lin SH, El-Naggar AK. Frequent PTEN loss and differential HER2/PI3K signaling pathway alterations in salivary duct carcinoma: Implications for targeted therapy. Cancer. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30289966.
- Multidisciplinary Larynx Cancer Working Group, Mulcahy CF, Mohamed ASR, Kanwar A, Hutcheson KA, Ghosh A, Vock D, Weber RS, Lai SY, Gunn GB, Zafereo M, 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.
- Colevas AD, Yom SS, Pfister DG, Spencer S, Adelstein D, Adkins D, Brizel DM, Burtness B, Busse PM, Caudell JJ, Cmelak AJ, Eisele DW, Fenton M, Foote RL, Gilbert J, Gillison ML, Haddad RI, Hicks WL, Hitchcock YJ, Jimeno A, Leizman D, Maghami E, Mell LK, Mittal BB, Pinto HA, Ridge JA, Rocco J, Rodriguez CP, Shah JP, Weber RS, Witek M, Worden F, Zhen W, Burns JL, Darlow SD. NCCN Guidelines Insights: Head and Neck Cancers, Version 1.2018. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 16(5):479-490, 2018. PMID: 29752322.
- Tam S, Sandulache VC, Metwalli KA, Rock CD, Eraj SA, Sheu T, El-Naggar AK, Fuller CD, Weber RS, Lai SY. Incompletely treated malignancies of the major salivary gland: Toward evidence-based care. Head Neck. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29734482.
- Goepfert RP, Lewin JS, Barrow MP, Warneke CL, Fuller CD, Lai SY, Weber RS, Hutcheson KA. Grading Dysphagia as a Toxicity of Head and Neck Cancer: Differences in Severity Classification Based on MBS DIGEST and Clinical CTCAE Grades. Dysphagia 33(2):185-191, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28836005.
- 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.
- Hanna EY, Abdelmeguid ASA, Roberts D, Bell AH, Weber RS, Bell D. Cellular subtype may predict survival outcomes in salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma patients-a single-institution experience. Virchows Arch 472(3):505-512, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29063189.
- Lewis CM, Weber RS. Performance Improvement in Head and Neck Cancer. Curr Oncol Rep 20(1):1, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29349566.
- Fakhry C, Zhang Q, Nguyen-Tân PF, Rosenthal DI, Weber RS, Lambert L, Trotti AM, Barrett WL, Thorstad WL, Jones CU, Yom SS, Wong SJ, Ridge JA, Rao SSD, Bonner JA, Vigneault E, Raben D, Kudrimoti MR, Harris J, Le QT, Gillison ML. Development and Validation of Nomograms Predictive of Overall and Progression-Free Survival in Patients With Oropharyngeal Cancer. J Clin Oncol 35(36):JCO2016720748, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28777690.
- MD Anderson Head and Neck Cancer Symptom Working Group, Eraj SA, Jomaa MK, Rock CD, Mohamed ASR, Smith BD, Smith JB, Browne T, Cooksey LC, Williams B, Temple B, Preston KE, Aymard JM, Gross ND, Weber RS, Hessel AC, Ferrarotto R, Phan J, Sturgis EM, Hanna EY, Frank SJ, Morrison WH, Goepfert RP, Lai SY, Rosenthal DI, Mendoza TR, Cleeland CS, Hutcheson KA, Fuller CD, Garden AS, Brandon Gunn G. Correction to: Long-term patient reported outcomes following radiation therapy for oropharyngeal cancer: cross-sectional assessment of a prospective symptom survey in patients =65 years old. Radiat Oncol 12(1):186, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29169353.
- Saluja K, Butler RT, Pytynia KB, Zhao B, Karni RJ, Weber RS, El-Naggar AK. Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma Post-Radioactive Iodine Treatment for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Unique presentation and putative etiologic association. Hum Pathol 68:189-192, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28499545.
- MD Anderson Head and Neck Cancer Symptom Working Group, Eraj SA, Jomaa MK, Rock CD, Mohamed ASR, Smith BD, Smith JB, Browne T, Cooksey LC, Williams B, Temple B, Preston KE, Aymard JM, Gross ND, Weber RS, Hessel AC, Ferrarotto R, Phan J, Sturgis EM, Hanna EY, Frank SJ, Morrison WH, Goepfert RP, Lai SY, Rosenthal DI, Mendoza TR, Cleeland CS, Hutcheson KA, Fuller CD, Garden AS, Gunn GB. Long-term patient reported outcomes following radiation therapy for oropharyngeal cancer: cross-sectional assessment of a prospective symptom survey in patients =65 years old. Radiat Oncol 12(1):150, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28888224.
- Heineman T, St John MA, Wein RO, Weber RS. It Takes a Village: The Importance of Multidisciplinary Care. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 50(4):679-687, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28606602.
- 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.
- Rosenthal DI, Mohamed ASR, Garden AS, Morrison WH, El-Naggar AK, Kamal M, Weber RS, Fuller CD, Peters LJ. Final Report of a Prospective Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Dose-Response Relationship for Postoperative Radiation Therapy and Pathologic Risk Groups in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 98(5):1002-1011, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28721881.
- Li J, Mitani Y, Rao PH, Perlaky L, Liu B, Weber RS, El-Naggar AK. Establishment and genomic characterization of primary salivary duct carcinoma cell line. Oral Oncol 69:108-114, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28559013.
- Adelstein D, Gillison ML, Pfister DG, Spencer S, Adkins D, Brizel DM, Burtness B, Busse PM, Caudell JJ, Cmelak AJ, Colevas AD, Eisele DW, Fenton M, Foote RL, Gilbert J, Haddad RI, Hicks WL, Hitchcock YJ, Jimeno A, Leizman D, Lydiatt WM, Maghami E, Mell LK, Mittal BB, Pinto HA, Ridge JA, Rocco J, Rodriguez CP, Shah JP, Weber RS, Witek M, Worden F, Yom SS, Zhen W, Burns JL, Darlow SD. NCCN Guidelines Insights: Head and Neck Cancers, Version 2.2017. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 15(6):761-770, 2017. PMID: 28596256.
- 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.
- Xiao C, Zhang Q, Nguyen-Tân PF, List M, Weber RS, Ang KK, Rosenthal D, Filion EJ, Kim H, Silverman C, Raben A, Galloway T, Fortin A, Gore E, Winquist E, Jones CU, Robinson W, Raben D, Le QT, Bruner D. Quality of Life and Performance Status From a Substudy Conducted Within a Prospective Phase 3 Randomized Trial of Concurrent Standard Radiation Versus Accelerated Radiation Plus Cisplatin for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Carcinoma: NRG Oncology RTOG 0129. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 97(4):667-677, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27727063.
- Hutcheson KA, Barrow MP, Barringer DA, Knott JK, Lin HY, Weber RS, Fuller CD, Lai SY, Alvarez CP, Raut J, Lazarus CL, May A, Patterson J, Roe JW, Starmer HM, Lewin JS. Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST): Scale development and validation. Cancer 123(1):62-70, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27564246.
- Gitomer SA, Hutcheson KA, Christianson BL, Samuelson MB, Barringer DA, Roberts DB, Hessel AC, Weber RS, Lewin JS, Zafereo ME. Influence of timing, radiation, and reconstruction on complications and speech outcomes with tracheoesophageal puncture. Head Neck 38(12):1765-1771, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27394060.
- Fuller CD, Mohamed AS, Garden AS, Gunn GB, Mulcahy CF, Zafereo M, Phan J, Lai SY, Lewin JS, Hutcheson KA, Frank SJ, Beadle BM, Morrison WH, El-Naggar AK, Kocak-Uzel E, Ginsberg LE, Kies MS, Weber RS, Rosenthal DI. Long-term outcomes after multidisciplinary management of T3 laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas: Improved functional outcomes and survival with modern therapeutic approaches. Head Neck 38(12):1739-1751, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27466789.
- Gross ND, Weber RS. Has the Pendulum Swung Back to Surgery First for Oropharyngeal Cancer?. J Oncol Pract 12(11):1189-1191, 2016. PMID: 27858542.
- Pan JJ, Ng WT, Zong JF, Lee SW, Choi HC, Chan LL, Lin SJ, Guo QJ, Sze HC, Chen YB, Xiao YP, Kan WK, O'Sullivan B, Xu W, Le QT, Glastonbury CM, Colevas AD, Weber RS, Lydiatt W, Shah JP, Lee AW. Prognostic nomogram for refining the prognostication of the proposed 8th edition of the AJCC/UICC staging system for nasopharyngeal cancer in the era of intensity-modulated radiotherapy. Cancer 122(21):3307-3315, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27434142.
- Silver NL, Chinn SB, Bradley PJ, Weber RS. Surgery for Malignant Submandibular Gland Neoplasms. Adv Otorhinolaryngol 78:104-12, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27092787.
- Weber RS. Improving the quality of head and neck cancer care. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 133(12):1188-92, 2007. PMID: 18086958.
- Forastiere AA, Goepfert H, Maor M, Pajak TF, Weber RS, et al. Concurrent Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy for Organ Preservation in Advanced Laryngeal Cancer. . NEJM 349:2091-2098, 2003.
- Husbands JM, Weber RS, Karpati RL, Weinstein GS, Chalian AA, Goldberg AN, Thaler ER, Wolf PF. Clinical care pathways: decreasing resource utilization in head and neck surgical patients. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 121:755-9, 1999. PMID: 10580233.
- Weber RS. A model for predicting transfusion requirements in head and neck surgery. Laryngoscope 105:1-17, 1995. PMID: 7630307.
- Weber RS, Callender DL. Antibiotic prophylaxis in clean-contaminated head and neck oncologic surgery. . Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 101:16-20, 1992.
Books (edited and written)
- Weber RS, Moore BA. Cutaneous Malignancy of the Head and Neck: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Ed(s) RS Weber, BA Moore. First. Plural Publishing Inc: USA, 2011.