Eric M. Genden

Eric M. Genden is an American otolaryngologist with the distinction of being the first surgeon to perform a jaw transplant in New York State. [ [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2006/06/01/2006-06-01_jawdroppin_op_a_success_ny_transplant_on_print.html Daily News - "Jaw-Droppin' Op a Success"] Retrieved April 30, 2008] It was also the first jaw transplant ever to combine donor jaw with bone marrow from the patient.

Genden's other achievements include the development of an advancement in tracheal transplants that allows patients to communicate and breathe normally. [ [http://www.tracheotomy.info/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=21&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 "New Tracheotomy Alternative Gives Hope" - Tracheotomy.info] retrieved April 30, 2008]

Biography

Genden is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. His expertise is in thyroid, parathyroid surgery, head and neck cancer surgery, and airway reconstruction. Other titles include Professor (of both Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Immunobiology) and Surgical Director of the Multidisciplinary Program for Head and Neck Cancer.

Memberships include the New York Head and Neck Society, American Head and Neck Society, American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and the American Broncho-Esophagological Association. He received his B.A. degree from Columbia University in 1987 and graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1992 where he obtained his MD degree with Distinction in Research.

Jaw transplant

In 2006, Genden performed the first jaw transplant in New York State, on a 54-year-old woman who carried the donated jaw in one of her back muscles for eight months. Along with fellow Mount Sinai doctor Alex Greenberg, Genden devised a plan that added the patient's hip bone marrow and muscle to the donor jaw, which led to the first-ever successful jaw transplant using a patient's bone marrow.

Tracheal transplant

In 2003, Genden performed a highly unusual tracheotomy surgery that combined donor trachea cartilage with tissue from his patient. This innovation minimized the potential for rejection and, equally significantly, allowed the patient to communicate normally post-surgery.

Awards, honors and recognition

*"Top Doctor" in Castle Connolly [ [https://www.castleconnolly.com/doctors/full.cfm?doctorID=81CC038702 Castle Connolly: Top Doctors] retrieved April 30, 2008]
*"Top Thyroid Doctor," Thyroid-Info.com [ [http://www.thyroid-info.com/topdrs/newyork.htm Thyroid-Info.com, "Top Thyroid Doctors"] retrieved April 30, 2008]
*Best Clinical Innovations Award: The use of Osseointegrated Implants in Maxillary Reconstruction, Academy of Osseointegration, Boston, MA. 2003.
*American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery's Honor Award, 2003.
*Educator of the Year Award, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2003
*First Place, 2002 New York Academy of Sciences Resident Research Program Presentation
*1998 Excellence in Teaching Award, Washington University
*Award for Outstanding Resident Research in Basic Science, 1997
*American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy Award, 1996
*American Society for Peripheral Nerve Research Award, 1996
*Foundation Research Award, 1996.
*Hewlett-Packard Award for the Top Medical Graduate, 1992
*The Nathan A. Selz Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Research
*American Federation for Clinical Research Student Award, 1992
*Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society June, 1992

Publications

Books

*Genden EM, Varvares M. "Head and Neck Cancer: An Evidence-Based Team Approach." Thieme, New York, New York; First Edition, 2008 ISBN 158890508X

*Genden EM. "Microvascular Free-Tissue Transfer: The Anatomy and Application of Free Flaps in Contemporary Head and Neck Reconstruction." American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck, 2006 ISBN 1567720986

* Genden EM. "Contemporary Management of Head and Neck Tumors." Thieme, New York, New York; First Edition, in preparation.

*Urken ML, Buchbinder D, Okay D, Genden EM. "Reconstruction of the Head and Neck: A Defect-Oriented Approach." Raven Press, New York, New York; First Edition, in preparation.

Other Publications (partial list)

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15644773?ordinalpos=40&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum "Oral squamous cell carcinoma: histologic risk assessment, but not margin status, is strongly predictive of local diseasefree and overall survival."] Brandwein-Gensler M, Teixeira MS, Lewis CM, Lee B, Rolnitzky L, Hille JJ, Genden E, Urken ML, Wang BY. Am J Surg Pathol. 2005

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15845185?ordinalpos=39&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum "Treatment considerations for head and neck cancer in the elderly".] Genden EM, Rinaldo A, Shaha AR, Clayman GL, Werner JA, Suarez C, Ferlito A. J Laryngol Otol., 2005

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12525206?ordinalpos=61&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum "Reepithelialized orthotopic tracheal allografts expand memory cytotoxic T lymphocytes but show no evidence of chronic rejection."] Cleven HA, Genden EM, Moran TM. Transplantation, 2005

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15555975?ordinalpos=41&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum "Is there a role for selective neck dissection after chemoradiation for head and neck cancer?"] Robbins KT, Ferlito A, Suarez C, Brizel DM, Bradley PJ, Pellitteri PK, Clayman GL, Kowalski LP, Genden EM, Rinaldo A. J Am Coll Surg., 2004

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15072411?ordinalpos=47&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum "Pharyngocutaneous fistula following laryngectomy."] Genden EM, Rinaldo A, Shaha AR, Bradley PJ, Rhys-Evans PH, Ferlito A. Acta Otolaryngol., 2004

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15334400?ordinalpos=46&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum "Primary sphenoid sinus esthesioneuroblastoma."] Morris L, Govindaraj S, Genden EM. Am J Otolaryngol., 2004

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15509488?ordinalpos=43&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum "Complications of free flap transfers for head and neck reconstruction following cancer resection."] Genden EM, Rinaldo A, Suarez C, Wei WI, Bradley PJ, Ferlito A. Oral Oncol., 2004

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15535142?ordinalpos=42&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum "Effect of fibrin matrix and vascular endothelial growth factor on reepithelialization of orthotopic murine tracheal transplants."] Govindaraj S, Gordon R, Genden EM. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol., 2004

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15350027?ordinalpos=45&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum "Reconstruction of the hard palate with the radial forearm free fl
] Wallace D, Genden EM, Urken ML. Head and Neck, 2004

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15390196?ordinalpos=44&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum "Sensory topography of the oral cavity and the impact of free flap reconstruction: A preliminary study."] Zur KB, Genden EM, Urken ML. Head and Neck, 2004

* "Prediction of Postoperative Hypocalcemia after Thyroid Surgery using a Rapid Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Assay." Mandell DL, Genden EM, Mechanick JI, Bergman DA, Urken ML. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg., 2004

References

External links

* [http://www.mountsinai.org Mount Sinai Hospital homepage]
* [http://www.mssm.edu/ Mount Sinai School of Medicine]
* [http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/82406.php Medical News Today: Fighting Cancer Using A Multidisciplinary Approach]
* [http://www.headandneckcancer.org/ American Head & Neck Society]
* [http://www.nyheadandneck.org/website/index.html New York Head & Neck Society]