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      Victoria E. Banuchi Image

      Victoria E. Banuchi, MD. MPH

      Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery

      Present Title & Affiliation

      Primary Appointment

      Associate Professor, Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

      Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

      Associate Professor, Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

      Education & Training

      Degree-Granting Education

      2008Columbia University, New York, New York, US, Medical Doctorate, MD
      2008Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York, US, Public Health, MBA
      2002University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, US, Arts, BA

      Postgraduate Training

      2022-2023ECO Thyroid Microwave Ablation Course, Columbia Thyroid Center, New York, New York
      2021-2022Updates on Interventional Approaches to the Thyroid, John Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
      2021-2022Updates on Interventional Approaches to the Thyroid - PT 2, John Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
      2020-2021Radiofrequency ablation of thyroid nodules, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, New York, New York
      2018-2019Ultrasound Course | Thyroid and Parathyroid, ACS Clinical Congress, San Francisco, California
      2016-2017Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery | Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach, Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery | Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach, John Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
      2013-2014Clinical Fellowship, Head and Neck Surgery, New York Head Neck Institute | Northwell Health, New York, New York
      2008-2013Clinical Residency, Otolaryngology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York

      Licenses & Certifications

      2023Texas Medical Board
      2014American Board of Otolaryngology
      2013New York Medical Board

      Experience & Service

      Faculty Academic Appointments

      Executive Committee Member, Head and Neck Surgery, Weil Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 2020

      Diversity Champion, Head and Neck Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical Science, New York, NY, 2018

      Director, Head and Neck Surgery, Lincoln Hospital HHC, New York, NY, 2016

      Lecturer, Otolaryngology-HNS, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 2014 - 2024

      Lecturer, Lincoln Hospital, Bronx, NY, 2014 - 2024

      Assistant Professor, Head and Neck Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 2014 - 2024

      Other Professional Positions

      Attending Physician, New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medicine | Lincoln Hospital, New York, NY, 2014 - 2024

      Extramural Institutional Committee Activities

      Reviewer, AHNS Program Service, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2026 - Present

      Department Lead, Surgery Goal Concordant Care Group, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present

      Member, Institutional Committee, Clinical Effectiveness Subcommittee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present

      ATA Nominations Committee Member, American Thyroid Association Nominations Committee, American Thyroid Association, 2023 - Present

      Committee Member, American Board Of Otolaryngology: Adult Thyroid and Parathyroid Focused Practice Designation Committee, American Board Of Otolaryngology, 2023 - Present

      Committee Member, North American Society of Interventional Thyroidology Education and Research Committee, North American Society of Interventional Thyroidology, 2023 - Present

      Course Co-Director, 15th Annual NYP OTO-Update Course, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - Present

      Committee Member, Endocrine Surgery Committee Member, Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2020 - Present

      Committee Member, American Thyroid Association Guidelines Committee, American Thyroid Association, 2020 - Present

      Honors & Awards

      2012New York Head and Neck Society Resident Research Award, New York Head and Neck Society
      2011Resident Research Day Award - 3rd Place, NYP/ Weill Cornell
      2006Macy's Scholar, Mailman School of Public Health | Columbia University
      2003Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center Medical Student Summer Fellow, Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center
      2002 - 2003Cancer Research Training Award, Fellowship at the NIH, NIH
      2002Honors in Biological Sciences and General Honors, University of Chicago
      2001Howard Hughes Research Fellowship, University of Chicago

      Professional Memberships

      American Head and Neck Society (AHNS)

      2024 - Present

      North American Society for Interventional Thyroidology

      2022 - Present

      American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

      2022 - Present

      American Thyroid Association

      2018 - Present

      American Academy of Otolaryngology

      2018 - Present

      American College of Surgeons

      2018 - Present

      Sigma /xi Honorary Research Society

      2002 - 2005

      Selected Presentations & Talks

      Local Presentations

      1. 2025. Radiofrequency Ablation in the Oncology Setting. Invited. APP Educational Series. Houston, TX, US.
      2. 2025. Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy. Invited. PACU Learning Series. Houston, Texas, US.

      National Presentations

      1. 2025. Advanced Techniques in Thyroid Ablation. Panelist. AHNS and AAES Collaborative Webinar, US.
      2. 2025. Thermal Ablation. Panelist. AAO-HNSF 2025, US.
      3. 2025. Great Debates: Molecular Testing in Thyroid Nodules. Panelist. AAO-HNSF 2025. Indianapolis, IN, US.
      4. 2025. Ablation Technologies. Invited. 2025 AHNS Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA, US.
      5. 2025. Endocrine Surgery: Emerging and Evolving Technologies | Ablation Technologies. Panelist. 2025 AHNS Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA, US.
      6. 2025. Expert Panel : Patient Consent and Considerations: Informed Consent Overview. Panelist. 2025 NASIT Conference. Washington, DC, US.
      7. 2024. Technological Advances in Thyroid Surgery. Invited. 2024 Current Concepts in Head and Neck Oncology. New York, NY, US.
      8. 2024. Ablation of Complex Thyroid Nodules. Invited. ACS Clinical Congress 2024. San Francisco, CA, US.
      9. 2024. First Steps: Creating a Business Plan, Operational Flow Considerations and Navigating Institutional Challenges. Invited. 2024 American Thyroid Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
      10. 2024. Fellows Virtual Tumor Board - Welcome, Curriculum Overview and Job Search Discussion. Invited, US.
      11. 2023. Thyroid /Parathyroid Office Hours. Invited. American Academy of Otolaryngology. Nashville, TN, US.
      12. 2023. Scarless Neck Feminization: Chondrolaryngoplasty Through Endoscopic Transoral Veribular Approach. Invited. Triological Society Meeting. San Diego, CA, US.
      13. 2021. Masters of Surgery Presentation: Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach. Conference. Academy of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery - AAO-HNS. Los Angeles, CA, US.
      14. 2021. Laryngeal Cancer Update. Invited. Salzburg Weill Cornel Seminar in Otolaryngology. Virtual International Seminar, US.
      15. 2021. Oropharyngeal Cancer Update. Invited. Salzburg Weill Cornell Seminar in Otolaryngology. Virtual International Seminar, US.
      16. 2020. Controversies in Thyroidology: Spring Meeting. Invited. American Thyroid Association, US.
      17. 2020. Avoiding and Dealing with Complications of Traditional, Trans-axillary, and Transoral Thyroid Surgery. Invited. American College of Surgeons - Clinical Congress, US.
      18. 2019. Remote Access Thyroid Surgery: Update on Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach OTO Update. Conference. Otolaryngology Update Conference. New York, NY, US.
      19. 2019. Remote Access Thyroid Surgery. Invited. American Thyroid Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
      20. 2019. Transoral Thyroidectomy Course. Invited. American Thyroid Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
      21. 2019. Transoral Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery: Pearls and How To. Invited. American Academy of Otolaryngology and HNS. New Orleans, LA, US.
      22. 2017. Management of Early Glottic Cancer. Conference. Otolaryngology Update Conference. New York, NY, US.
      23. 2012. Harvesting the Internal Jugular Vein for Use as an Autologous Graft in Portal Vein Reconstruction: One Institution's Experience. Conference. North American Head and Neck Society Meeting, US.
      24. 2012. Safety of Simultaneous Nasal and Pharyngeal Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Conference. COSM - Triological Society, US.
      25. 2012. Incidence and Timing of Neck Metastases in Esthesioneuroblastoma. Conference. Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. New York, NY, US.

      International Presentations

      1. 2025. Head and Neck Endocrine Update: Newest tendencies in the surgical management of thyroid and parathyroid disease. Panelist. 39th Panamerican Congress of Othorinolaryngology. Santiago, CL.
      2. 2025. Medullary and anaplastic thyroid cancer. Panelist. XLVI Congreso Nacional Fesormex. Morelia, MX.
      3. 2025. Technological advances in thyroid surgery. Invited. XLVI Congreso Nacional Fesormex. Morelia, MX.
      4. 2025. Current management of low-risk thyroid cancer. Invited. XLVI Congreso Nacional Fesormex. Morelia, MX.
      5. 2025. Current perspectives on advanced and anaplastic thyroid cancer. Invited. XLVI Congreso Nacional Fesormex. Morelia, MX.
      6. 2025. De-escalation strategies for low-risk thyroid cancer including decreasing extent of surgery or non-surgical options such as ablation. Invited. 28th International Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Conference. Houston, US.
      7. 2025. Ask the expert — How to avoid complications?. Invited. XXX Congresso Brasileiro de Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço. Sao Paulo, BR.
      8. 2025. Breaking news about advanced thyroid cancer clinical trials. Invited. XXX Congresso Brasileiro de Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço. Sao Paulo, BR.
      9. 2025. Surgical Management of Advanced Thyroid Cancer. Invited. World Congress on Thyroid Cancer (WCTC). Boston, US.
      10. 2025. Multidisciplinary Approach to Thyroid Cancer Care. Invited. World Congress on Thyroid Cancer (WCTC). Boston, US.
      11. 2024. Why Transoral Endoscopic Vestibular Approach. Invited. IX Sao Paulo Head and Neck Surgery Meeting. Sao Paulo, BR.
      12. 2024. Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer. Invited. IX Sao Paulo Head and Neck Surgery Meeting. Sao Paulo, BR.
      13. 2024. Transoral Endoscopic Chondrolaryngoplasty. Invited. IX Sao Paulo Head and Neck Surgery Meeting. Sao Paulo, BR.
      14. 2024. RFA for Papillary Microcarcinoma: Which ones are appropriate?. Invited. XVIII Pan American Congress ORL 2024, DO.
      15. 2024. Transoral Thyroid Surgery. Invited. XVIII Pan American Congress ORL 2024, DO.
      16. 2023. New Trends and Technologies for the Treatment of Thyroid Nodules and the Transoral Endoscopic Vestibular Approach to Chondrolaryngoplasty. Invited. PanAmerican Otolaryngologic Society Meeting. Bueno Aires, AR.
      17. 2023. New Tendencies in the Management of Thyroid Nodules and Transoral Management of Thyroid Nodules. Invited. Mexican Otolaryngologic Society Meeting. Cancun, MX.
      18. 2023. The Quality of Life Challenge in Thyroid Surgery and Remote Access to the Neck - A New Tool or a New Philosophy. Invited. Latin American Thyroid Society Meeting. Curitiba, BR.
      19. 2022. New Technologies and Treatment Strategies. Invited. PanAmerican Congress of Otolaryngology-HNS. Buenos Aires, AR.
      20. 2022. Laryngeal Cancer Update. Invited. Salzburg Weill Cornell Serminar in Orolaryngology. Salzburg, AT.
      21. 2014. Predictors of Regional and Distant Metastasis in Esthesioneuroblastoma. Conference. IFHNOS 5th World Congress and AHNS, US.

      Formal Peers

      1. 2023. Current Concepts in the Management of Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors with Transoral Thyroidectomy and RFA. Invited. Baltimore, MD, US.
      2. 2023. New Trends in Management of Thyroid Nodules from Endoscopic Scarless Surgery to Radiofrequency Ablation of Nodules. Invited. Houston, TX, US.
      3. 2022. Updates and Advances in Interventional Thyroid and Parathyroid Management | Lecture on Transoral Chondrolaryngoplasty. Invited. Baltimore, MD, US.
      4. 2022. Current Concepts in the Management of Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors with Transoral Thyroidectomy. Invited. Baltimore, MD, US.
      5. 2022. Controversies in Thyroid Surgery. Invited. Baltimore, MD, US.
      6. 2022. Current Controversies in Managmetn of Thyroid Nodules. Invited. Baltimore, MD, US.
      7. 2019. Remote Access Approaches to Thyroid Surgery and Evolution to Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach. Invited. New York, NY, US.
      8. 2019. Current Concepts in the Management of Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors with Transoral Thyroidectomy. Invited. Baltimore, MD, US.
      9. 2019. TOETVA: What's the current data and how to get started. Invited. Atlanta, GA, US.
      10. 2019. Current Concepts in the Management of Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors with Transoral Thyroidectomy. Invited. Baltimore, MD, US.
      11. 2018. Current Concepts in the Management of Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors with Transoral Thyroidectomy. Invited. Baltimore, MD, US.
      12. 2018. Current Concepts in the Management of Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors with Transoral Thyroidectomy. Invited. Baltimore, MD, US.
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      Grant & Contract Support

      Date: 2024 - Present
      Title:Evaluating a novel ablation technique in the management of the full spectrum of thyroid cancer: Clinical trial in papillary microcarcinomas and preclinical study to evaluate its effects on an advanced thyroid cancer mouse model
      Funding Source:The Andrew Sabin Family Foundation
      Role:PI
      Date: 2024 - Present
      Title:Evaluating Nanosecond Pulse Electric Ablation in Thyroid Cancer Management
      Funding Source:Gateway for Cancer Research Traditional Grant Program
      Role:PI

      Selected Publications

      Peer-Reviewed Articles

      1. Maniakas, A, Wilde, DC, Fournier, I, Hyde, EK, Xu, L, Wang, RJ, Gross, N, Sturgis, EM, Banuchi, VE, Busaidy, NL, Cabanillas, ME, Iyer, PC, Dadu, R, Waguespack, SG, Hu, MI, Gunn, GB, Kwon, M, Ahmed, S, Williams, MD, Zafereo, M. Segmental Tracheal Resection for Thyroid Cancer. Head and Neck 48(3):644-649, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41059669.
      2. Hamidi, S, Vodopivec, DM, Busaidy, NL, Gule-Monroe, MK, Akhave, NS, Banuchi, VE, Ferrarotto, R, Fournier, I, Gunn, GB, Iyer, PC, Lee, A, Maniakas, A, Marczyk, VR, Ning, M, Sousa, LG, Spiotto, MT, Waguespack, SG, Wang, RJ, Zafereo, M, Cabanillas, ME, Dadu, R. Real-World Experience with Lenvatinib plus Pembrolizumab in Metastatic BRAF Wild-Type Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma. Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association 36(2):153-161, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41791883.
      3. Fournier, I, Bandi, A, Hamidi, S, Iyer, PC, Busaidy, NL, Cabanillas, ME, Dadu, R, Hu, MI, Waguespack, SG, Basmaci, UN, Williams, MD, Mansour, M, Monroe, MG, Gross, N, Goepfert, RP, Perrier, ND, Banuchi, VE, Wang, RJ, Maniakas, A, Zafereo, M. Management of Retropharyngeal Lymph Node Metastases in Thyroid Cancer. Head and Neck 48(1):237-245, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 40891104.
      4. Russell, M, Wu, CW, Huang, TY, Tuttle, RM, Kopp, P, Baek, JH, Orloff, L, Noel, J, Scharpf, J, Angelos, P, Tae, K, Park, JS, Cottrill, E, Banuchi, VE, Cunnane, MB, Deandrea, M, Liddy, WE, Tolley, N, Volpi, EM, Urken, ML, Kuppersmith, RB, Abdelhamid, AH, Randolph, GW. Scholarly Dialogue on Risk to the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve with Thermal Ablation Procedures. Thyroid 35(11), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41247169.
      5. Hawes EE, Banuchi VE, Maniakas A, Wang JR, Graham PH, Diersing JD, Busaidy NL, Cabanillas ME, Dadu R, Hamidi S, Iyer P, Waguespack SG, Ahmed S, Alizada S, Belcastro A, Alsharif R, Hu MI, Zafereo ME. Partial Laryngectomy for Thyroid Cancer: A Single Institution Case Series With Operative Techniques. Head Neck 48(2):E20-E24, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40747656.
      6. Hamidi S, Maniakas A, Akhave NS, Banuchi VE, Busaidy NL, Dadu R, Ferrarotto R, Guise TA, Hofmann MC, Hosseini SM, Hu MI, Iyer PC, Mansour M, Marczyk VR, Roy-Chowdhuri S, Sherman SI, Sousa LG, Wang JR, Williams MD, Zafereo ME, Waguespack SG, Cabanillas ME. Characterization of advanced RAS-driven follicular-derived thyroid cancers and review of future therapeutic avenues. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 111(2):471-483, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40568752.
      7. Hamidi S, Dadu R, Iyer PC, Busaidy NL, Maniakas A, Wang JR, Banuchi VE, Hosseini SM, Williams MD, Zafereo ME, Cabanillas ME. Circulating Tumor DNA as a Biomarker for Disease Surveillance in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer. JCO Precis Oncol 9:e2500067, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40570261.
      8. Cabanillas, ME, Akhave, NS, Banuchi, VE, Busaidy, NL, Dadu, R, Ferrarotto, R, Gunn, GB, Hamidi, S, Hofmann, M, Hosseini, SM, Iyer, PC, Lai, SY, Lee, A, Maniakas, A, Ning, M, Spiotto, MT, Wang, RJ, Williams, MD, Zafereo, M. Reimagining the Therapeutic Approach for Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer. Thyroid 35(5):462-470, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40388579.
      9. Koh ES, Pandey A, Banuchi VE, Kuhel WI, Tassler A, Scognamiglio T, Kutler DI. Depth of invasion as an independent prognostic factor in early-stage oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma. Am J Otolaryngology 45(3):104269, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38522260.
      10. Banuchi V, Helman SN. Scarless Neck Feminization: Chondrolaryngoplasty Through Endoscopic Transoral Vestibular Approach. Laryngoscope 133(5):1099-1102, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36106862.
      11. Wolfe S, Banuchi VE, Russell J. Quality of Life After Remote Access Thyroid Surgery: A Narrative Review. Annals of Thyroid, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
      12. Han CY, Long SM, Parikh NS, Phillips CD, Obayemi A, Yu VX, Banuchi V. Impingement of the Thyroid Cartilage on the Carotid Causing Clicking Larynx Syndrome and Stroke. Laryngoscope 132(7):1410-1413, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34825720.
      13. Sachs BY, Kostas JC, Long SM, Sturm J, Russell JO, Banuchi VE. Transoral Endoscopic Vestibular Approach to the Sistrunk Procedure. Laryngoscope 132(3):711-714, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34668574.
      14. Long SM, Ali K, Tufano RP, Banuchi V. Airway injury from transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach. Head Neck 44(2):E6-E10, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34729859.
      15. Banuchi VE, Long SM, Sachs BY, Kostas JC, Ali KM, Russell JO. Transoral endoscopic vestibular approach Sistrunk procedure: First reported case series. Head Neck 44(1):E1-E5, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34693592.
      16. Yao P, Cooley V, Kuhel W, Tassler A, Banuchi V, Long S, Savenkov O, Kutler DI. Times to Diagnosis, Staging, and Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer Before and During COVID-19. OTO Open 5(4):2473974X211059429, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34870063.
      17. Dhillon VK, Randolph GW, Stack BC, Lindeman B, Bloom G, Sinclair CF, Woodson G, Brooks JA, Childs LF, Esfandiari NH, Evangelista L, Guardiani E, Quintanilla-Dieck L, Naunheim MR, Shindo M, Singer M, Tolley N, Angelos P, Kupfer R, Banuchi VE, Liddy W, Tufano RP. Immediate and partial neural dysfunction after thyroid and parathyroid surgery: Need for recognition, laryngeal exam, and early treatment. Head Neck 42(12):3779-3794, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32954575.
      18. Banuchi VE, Vlaming KA. Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy-vestibular approach: starting a program in an inner-city hospital. Annals of Thyroid, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
      19. Banuchi V, Dooley L, Lee NY, Pfister DG, McBride S, Riaz N, Bilsky MH, Ganly I, Shah JP, Kraus DH, Morris LG. Patterns of regional and distant metastasis in esthesioneuroblastoma. Laryngoscope 126(7):1556-61, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26865537.
      20. Banuchi V, Cohen JC, Kacker A. Safety of concurrent nasal and oropharyngeal surgery for obstructive sleep apnea. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 123(9):619-22, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24634156.
      21. Morris LG, Kaufman AM, Gong Y, Ramaswami D, Walsh LA, Turcan S, Eng S, Kannan K, Zou Y, Peng L, Ve B, Paty P, Zeng Z, Vakiani E, Solit D, Singh B, Ganly I, Liau L, Cloughesy TC, Mischel PS, Mellinghoff IK, Chan TA. Recurrent somatic mutation of FAT1 in multiple human cancers leads to aberrant Wnt activation. Nat Genet 45(3):253-61, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23354438.
      22. Morris LG, Taylor BS, Bivona TG, Gong Y, Eng S, Brennan CW, Kaufman A, Kastenhuber ER, Banuchi VE, Singh B, Heguy A, Viale A, Mellinghoff IK, Huse J, Ganly I, Chan TA. Genomic dissection of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)/PI3K pathway reveals frequent deletion of the EGFR phosphatase PTPRS in head and neck cancers. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 108(47):19024-9, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22065749.
      23. Rickert S, Banuchi VE, Germana JD, Stewart MG, April MM. Cystic fibrosis and endoscopic sinus surgery: Relationship between nasal polyposis and likelihood of revision endoscopic sinus surgery in patients with cystic fibrosis. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 136(10):988-92, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20956745.
      24. Lee DJ, Schönleben F, Banuchi VE, Qiu W, Close LG, Assaad AM, Su GH. Multiple tumor-suppressor genes on chromosome 3p contribute to head and neck squamous cell carcinoma tumorigenesis. Cancer Biol Ther 10(7):689-93, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20657180.
      25. Shimogori T, Banuchi VE, Ng HY, Strauss JB, Grove EA. Embryonic signaling centers expressing BMP, WNT and FGF proteins interact to pattern the cerebral cortex. Development 131(22):5639-47, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 15509764.
      26. Banuchi VE, Ballakur S, Russel J, Tufano R. Benefits and Risks of Scarless Thyroid Surgery. Annals of Thyroid.

      Review Articles

      1. Nakai MY, Tenório LR, JDSC O, Ghirardello LB, Cavalcanti IR, Russell JO, Wolfe SA, Banuchi VE, Menezes MB, Gonçalves AJ. Transoral endoscopic vestibular approach Sistrunk procedure (TEVAS)-case report and scoping review. Gland Surg 13(2):236-247, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38455358.
      2. Usman M, Yao P, Luckett K, Andreadis K, Thomas R, Hickner A, Christos PJ, Tassler A, Kutler D, Kuhel W, Banuchi V. The use of thyroid isthmusectomy for management of well differentiated thyroid carcinoma - A systematic review and meta-analysis. Surg Oncol 52:102032, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38159364.
      3. Patel KR, Phillips DJ, Leibowitz JM, Scognamiglio T, Banuchi V, Kuhel WI, Kutler DI, Cohen MA. Value within otolaryngology: Assessment of the cost-utility analysis literature. World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2(1):28-37, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 29204546.
      4. Banuchi V, Mallen J, Kraus D. Cancers of the nose, sinus, and skull base. Surg Oncol Clin N Am 24(3):563-77, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25979400.

      Book Chapters

      1. Banuchi VE, Kraus D. Skull Base Surgery. In: Essential Otolaryngology. 11th, 2014.
      2. Banuchi VE, Kraus D. Infratemporal Fossa Approach to the Parapharyngeal Space and Lateral Skull Base. In: Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-head and Neck Surgery, 2014.
      3. Brown K, Banuchi VE, Selesnick S. Disease of the External Ear. In: Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2011.

      Letters to the Editor

      1. Russell, JO, Huber, TC, Noel, J, Papaleontiou, M, Baldwin, CK, Banuchi, VE, Dhillon, VK, Dream, SY, Hodak, SP, Kandil, E, Kuo, JH, Patel, KN, Sinclair, CF, Tufano, RP. Letter to the Editor. Thyroid 35: 225-226, 2025.
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