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Baran D Sumer

Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX

Biography

Dr. Baran Sumer, M.D., is Professor and Chief of the Division of Head and Neck Oncology in UT Southwestern Medical Center's Department of Otolaryngology, where he has served on the faculty since 2007. A specialist in head and neck cancer surgery and reconstruction, Dr. Sumer is also Director of the Head and Neck Oncology Disease Oriented Team at Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center and holds the T.C. Lupton Family Professorship in Patient Care. He is also the Program Director for the Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery fellowship.

Publications

Effect of Perioperative Hypothyroidism on Pharyngocutaneous Fistula Formation Following Total Laryngectomy

Objective: To compare the effects of perioperative hypothyroidism on postoperative pharyngocutaneous fistula (PCF) formation in patients undergoing total laryngectomy. Study Design: Case series with chart review. Setting: University-based, tertiary care hospitals. Patients and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 49 consecutive patients under... Read More»

Baran D Sumer, Deborah Larrison, Brett A Miles, John M Truelson, Chul Ahn and Larry L Myers

Research Article: Otolaryngol 2011, 1:105

DOI: 10.4172/2161-119X.1000105

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