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ROBERT C. WANG, M.D., F.A.C.S.

University of Nevada School of Medicine, Department of Surgery
Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
2040 W Charleston Blvd, Suite 601
Las Vegas, NV 89102
(702) 671-2298 (office)

CURRICULUM VITAE


Education

B.S. Chemistry 1972-1976
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY

M.D. Downstate Medical Center 1975-1979
State University of New York
Brooklyn, NY

General Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania 1979-1981

Residency University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Otolaryngology Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary 1981-1984

Residency Harvard University Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Head and Neck M.D. Anderson Cancer Institute 1984-1985
Fellowship University of Texas
Houston, Texas

Licensure

Nevada 8396
Texas J2835
New York 163203

Certification

American Board of Otolaryngology 1984

Awards & Honors

Dean's List 1972-75
Junior Award 1975
Summa Cum Laude, Undergraduate 1976
Alpha Omega Alpha 1978
Cum Laude, Medical School 1979
Honored Thesis Award, Triological Society 1995
Strathmore’s Who’s Who in Doctors 1997-98
Best Doctors in America 1998
Best Doctors in Las Vegas (peer selected) 1999
Honor Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology
Head and Neck Surgery 2002

Memberships

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Fellow, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Society of University Otolaryngologists
Fellow, American Society for Head and Neck Surgery
Fellow, Triological Society
Fellow, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Association for Research in Otolaryngology
Texas Medical Association
Nevada Society of Otolaryngology
Sierra Nevada Society of Otolaryngology

Professional Experience

Administrator of Otolaryngology Services Contract 2003-present
University Medical Center, Las Vegas, NV

Past President 1999-2000
Sierra Nevada Society of Otolaryngology

Member 1999-present
Cancer Committee, Summerlin Hospital

Otolaryngologist 2000-present
Las Vegas Special Children’s Clinic

Attending Otolaryngologist 1997-present
University Medical Center
Sunrise Hospital
Mountainview Hospital
Valley Hospital
Summerlin Hospital
Desert Springs Hospital
St. Rose Dominican Hospital
Lake Mead Hospital
VA Medical Center Clinic
Nellis Federal Hospital Las Vegas, NV

Attending Otolaryngologist 1992-1997
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX

Associate Attending Otolaryngologist 1991-1992
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
New York, NY

Assistant Attending Otolaryngologist 1987-1991
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital

Assistant Attending Otolaryngologist 1987-1992
The New York Hospital
New York, NY

Attending Otolaryngologist 1990-1992
Jamaica Hospital
Jamaica, NY

Assistant Attending Otolaryngologist 1985-1987
Albany Medical Center
Albany, NY

Chief, ENT Service 1985-1987
Albany Veterans Administration Medical Center
Albany, NY

Academic Experience

University of Nevada School of Medicine Committees
Hearing Committee, 1999-2001
Promotions and Tenure Committee 2004-present

Instructor
University of Nevada School of Medicine Anatomy Course 2005-present

Physician Billing Liaison 1998-present
Department of Surgery, University of Nevada School of Medicine

QA Committee, Las Vegas Cancer Research Foundation 1998-present

Task Force on New Materials 1998-2001
Home Study Course Committee Member 2001-2005
Co-Chair, Home Study Course Head and Neck Section 2005-2006
American Board of Otolaryngology
American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery

Reviewer 2005-present
Laryngoscope Journal

Reviewer 1999-present
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Journal

Chief, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1997-present
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Nevada School of Medicine

Tenured July 2003
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Las Vegas, Nevada

Oral Examiner 2002-present
American Board of Otolaryngology

Senior Instructor 2000-2001
Instructional Course “How to Create Your Own Electronic Office Database”
American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Co-Chairman 2000-present
Nevada State Task Force for Universal Infant Hearing Screening

Hearing Committee, University of Nevada School of Medicine 1999-present

Physician Billing Liaison 1998-present
Department of Surgery, University of Nevada School of Medicine

QA Committee, Las Vegas Cancer Research Foundation 1998-present

Task Force on New Materials 1998-2001

Home Study Course Committee Member 2001-present

American Board of Otolaryngology

American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery

Interactive Multimedia Committee 1997-2000

American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
Reviewer 1999-present
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Journal

Chairman, Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery 1992-1997
Associate Professor of Surgery
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX

Tenured February 1996
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX

Cancer Committee 1992-1997
Medical School Admissions Committee 1994-1997
Faculty Development Leave Committee 1995-1997
Faculty Billing and Collections Subcommittee 1996-1997
Operating Room Committee 1996-1997
Grading and Promotions Committee 1996-1997
Hearing Committee 1996-1997
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Staff Otolaryngologist, Level I Trauma Center 1993-1997
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Medicolegal Consultant 1993-present
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners

Health Advisory Committee, Head Start Program 1993-1997
Lubbock, TX

Reviewer, Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics Journal 1992-1995

Otolaryngology Residency Coordinator 1987-1992
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
New York, NY

Chairman, Cancer Committee 1989-1992
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital

Tissue Committee 1989-1992
Transfusion Committee
Code Committee
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital

Director, Monitored Bed Unit 1990-1992
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital

Assistant Clinical Professor 1987-1992
Department of Otolaryngology
Cornell University Medical College
New York, NY

Director, Head and Neck Dissection Course 1987-1992
Department of Otolaryngology
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital

Director, Temporal Bone Dissection Course 1987-1989
Department of Otolaryngology
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital

Reviewer, Journal of the New York State Medical Society 1989-1992

Assistant Professor of Surgery 1985-1987
Division of Otolaryngology
The Albany Medical College
Albany, NY

Director, Head and Neck Dissection Course 1985-1987

Divisions of Otolaryngology, Neuroradiology and Oral Surgery
Preceptor, Head and Neck Cancer Fellowship Program 1985-1987

Director, Facial Electroneuronography Laboratory 1986-1987 Albany Medical Center

Research

Present

Investigation of biomechanical production of arytenoid motion in the larynx, with Woosoon Yim, PhD and Mohammed Trabia, PhD, UNLV Dept of Mechanical Engineering

Salivary preservation using submandibular gland transposition prior to radiotherapy

Minimally invasive thyroid surgery

Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cell Line In Vitro Response to Monoterpenes and Their Derivatives; with J. Abiodun Elegbede, PhD, UNLV Cancer Institute – Dept of Chemistry

New Plates for Facial Fracture Repair Using Tension Bands and Monocortical Screws: Evaluation with Finite Element Analysis; with Mohammed Trabia, PhD, UNLV – Dept of Mechanical Engineering

In Vitro Modeling of Middle Ear Sound Conduction

Treatment of Spasmodic Dysphonia By Direct Botulinum Toxin Injection With Fiberoptic Laryngoscopy

1992-1997 Production of New Human Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cell Lines

Three Dimensional Analysis of Cricoarytenoid Joint Motion

Cisplatin, Liposomally Encapsulated Cisplatin, and EGF Receptor Antibody to Treat Hamster Cheek Pouch Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Funded by Seed Grant from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Effect of Metallomatrixproteinase Inhibitor as Treatment and Chemoprophylaxis in the Hamster Cheek Cancer Model

Effect of Selenium and Retinoic Acid as Chemoprophylaxis in the Hamster Cheek Cancer Model

Phase II Clinical Trial for Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Using a New Metallomatrixproteinase Inhibitor, BB-2516 Suppported by British Biotech, Inc.

Effects of EGF Receptor Antibody, EGF on: EGF Receptors, S-Phase, and Viability of Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cell Lines

Production of Monoclonal Antibodies to Parathyroid Adenoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head & Neck

1990-1992 Human Trial of Botulinum Toxin Injection for Spasmodic Dysphonia

Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Repair Using a New "Freeze-Trim" Reconnection Technique

Corrosion Cast Studies of Neck Strap Muscles

Lipid Analysis of Middle Ear Effusions by Gas Chromatography

Prospective Study of Interleukin-6, Interleukin-1 and Cachectin Blood and Tumor Levels in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Prospective Study of Laryngotracheal Problems in Burn Patients

1987-1989 Tensile Strength of Wounds Made with Scalpel, Electrocautery, CO2 Laser, and Wounds Closed with Sutures versus Histoacryl Glue

In Vitro Growth of Respiratory Epithelium

1985-1987 Mastoid to Maxillary Shunting for Eustachian Tube Dysfunction

Multiple Site Facial Electroneuronography

Subcapsular Renal Tumor Grafting in Immunosuppressed Mice for Chemotherapy Sensitivity Testing

Laryngeal Electromyography

Participant in National Cooperative VA Study for Laryngeal Cancer

1979 Immunofluorescent Techniques of Estrogen Receptor Detection in the Rat Brain

1977 Cellular Electrophoresis as a Predictor of Histocompatibility

1975 Air Pollutant Analysis Using Mass Spectrometry and Gas Chromatography, National Science Foundation Grant

Presentations

Bilateral Congenital Middle Ear Cholesteatomas
Eastern Section of the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, January 27, 1984

Vocal Cord Pathology
Voice Disorders Section, Seminars in Communication Disorders
New York, New York, March 3, 1988

Panelist, Management of Spastic Dysphonia and Vocal Cord Paralysis
Seminars in Communication Disorders
New York, New York, March 3, 1988

Esophageal Mobilization and Pull-Up for Reconstruction: A Personal Technique
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Alumni Meeting
Boston, Massachusetts, April 14, 1988

Osteoid Osteoma of the Maxilla
Third Annual Scientific Session of the American Pediatric Otolaryngologist
Charleston, South Carolina, April 20-24, 1988

Myocutaneous Flaps in Head and Neck Reconstruction
Advances in Otolaryngology
New York, New York, June 18, 1988

Panelist, Reconstruction of Difficult Ablative Defects
Advances in Otolaryngology
New York, New York, June 18, 1988

Near Fatal Complications of Tracheotomy Infections and Their Prevention
Second International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer
Boston, Massachusetts, July 31-August 3, 1988

Esophageal Pull-Up: A New Technique of Cervical Esophageal Reconstruction
Second International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer
Boston, Massachusetts, July 31-August 3, 1988

Unknown Primary Tumors Metastatic to the Neck
Visiting Professor
Long Island College Hospital-Brooklyn Health Sciences Center
Brooklyn, New York, November 26, 1988

Anatomy of the Thyroid and Parathyroids
Current Concepts of Thyroid and Parathyroid Disease
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, December 3, 1988

Frontal Sinus Surgery
Endoscopic Sinus Courses
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, 1988-1992

Blood Conservation in Head and Neck Surgery
Eastern Section Triological Meeting,
Toronto, Canada, January 27, 1989

Treatment of Unknown Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma Metastatic
to the Neck: A Thirty Year Experience Annual Meeting of the American
Society for Head and Neck Surgery
San Francisco, CA, April 6, 1989

In Vitro Growth of Respiratory Epithelium
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
New Orleans, Louisiana, September 25, 1989

Cochlear Implant Flap Complications
American Otologic Society
Palm Beach, Florida, April 29,1990

Comparison of Electrocautery versus Knife Cutaneous Wound Strength
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
San Diego, California, September 1990

Transtracheal Repair of Acquired Tracheoesophageal Fistula
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
San Diego, California, September 1990

Comparison of Histoacryl versus Sutured Cutaneous Wound Strength
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Boston, Massachusetts, January 1991

Long-Term Problems of Tracheoesophageal Puncture Patients
American Society for Head and Neck Surgery
Kona, Hawaii, May 9, 1991

Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Tongue in a 14 Year Old
Third International Congress on Head & Neck Cancer
San Francisco, CA, July 27-31, 1992

Arachidonic Acid and Lipid A in Culture-Negative Middle Ear Effusions by Fatty Acid Analysis.
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Washington, D.C., September 14, 1992

Risk Factors for Airway Obstruction in Adult Supraglottitis
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Washington, D.C., September 15, 1992

Oral Manifestations of Immunologically Mediated Vesiculobullous Disease
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Washington, D.C., September 13-17, 1992

Sleep Apnea and Enuresis in Children
Fourth World Congress on Sleep Apnea
San Francisco, CA., October 1-4, 1994

Effects of Sleep Apnea Treatment Upon Enuresis in Children
American College of Surgeons
Chicago, IL, October 10-13, 1994

Treatment of Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Cisplatin and Monoclona
Antibody to EGF receptor: A Potentiative Effect?
American Society for Head and Neck Surgery
Palm Springs, CA, May 1, 1995

Accuracy of Clinical Evaluation in Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, New Orleans, LA, September 16, 1995

Efficacy of Retinoic Acid and Selenium in the Chemo-Prevention of Secondary
Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the Hamster Buccal Model
Fourth International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer
Toronto, Canada, July 29, 1996

A Simple, Quick, and Effective Method of ORIF for Mandibular Fractures
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,
Scottsdale, AZ May 14, 1997

Effects of Monoclonal Antibody to the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and Chemotherapeutic Agents on the Growth and Viability of Head & Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Lines
Annual Meeting, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery,
San Francisco, CA September 9, 1997

Strap Muscle Neurovascular Supply
Western Section Meeting of the Triological Society
San Diego, CA January 9, 1998.

Interactive Otitis Media Workshop
Sylvan Stool, MD, Director
University of Nevada School of Medicine Pediatrics Department
Las Vegas, NV April 23, 1998

Current Chemoradiatiotherapeutic Schemes for Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
Visiting Professor
University of California, San Diego Department of Veterans Affairs
San Diego, CA June 5, 1998

Upper Airway Obstruction
University of Nevada School of Medicine Internal Medicine Department
Las Vegas, NV July 8, 1998

Falling On Deaf Ears – A Hearing Loss Lecture
Mountain View Senior Friends
Las Vegas, NV July 15, 1998

Hearing Disorders Lecture
University Medical Center Silver Advantage Program
Las Vegas, NV August 19, 1998

Management of Chronic and Recurrent Otitis Media
1998 Primary Care Conference Update
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Las Vegas, NV October 10, 1998

Unknown Primary Metastatic to the Neck
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Las Vegas NV, June 1999

Conservation Procedures in Head and Neck Surgery
Resident Lecture Veterans Administration
Reno NV, July of 1999

Chemo and Radiation Therapy of the Head & Neck
University of Nevada School Of Medicine
Las Vegas, NV, November 1999

Fiberoptic Rhinopharyngolaryngoscopy
The National Procedures Institute: Teaching Procedural Skills to Enhance Medical Practice
Las Vegas, NV November 10, 1999

Treatment of Human Head and Neck Cancers with Natural Products
Fifth International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer
San Francisco, CA August 1, 2001

Principles of Internal Fixation of the Mandible
Principles of Midface Trauma and Reconstruction
Synthes Maxillofacial Bioskills Workshop
Las Vegas, NV August 12, 2001

Perillyl Alcohol Induces Apoptosis I Head and Neck Cancer Cells and Indicates Potential for Use in Combination Therapy
American Association for Cancer Therapy
New Orleans, LA March, 2001

Management of Chronic and Recurrent Otitis Media
2001 Primary Care Conference Update
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Las Vegas, NV May 14, 2001

Design of a V-Plate-Wire Mandibular Fixation System
2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition
New York, NY November 11, 2001

Co-Chair of Session
Micro, Injury and Surgical Biomechanics
2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition
New York, NY November 11, 2001

Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
American Lung Association
Las Vegas, NV May 7, 2002

Perillyl Alcohol and Perillic Acid Induce Cell Death in Head and Neck Cancer Cells and Exhibit Synergistic Effects with Cisplatin
American Head and Neck Society Annual Meeting
Boca Raton, FL May 11, 2002

Allergic Rhinitis
Las Vegas Chinese-American Medical Society
Las Vegas, NV June 6, 2002

Frontal Sinusitis Caused by Bone Wax
American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, Inc.
San Diego, CA September 22-25, 2002

Successful Late Treatment of Arytenoid Dislocation
American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, Inc.
San Diego, CA September 22-25, 2002

Head & Neck Cancer
Department of the Air Force and Department of Veterans Affairs
Michael O’Callaghan Federal Hospital
Nellis Air Force base, Nevada April 22, 2003

Chondrosarcoma of the Cervical Trachea
6th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer
Washington, DC August 8, 2004

Massive Neck Metastasis from Papillary Thyroid Cancer
6th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer
Washington, DC August 9, 2004

Repair of Oral, Pharyngeal and Tracheal Defects with Acellular Dermis Meeting of the Western Section of the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc., Las Vegas, NV, February 4, 2005

Publications

Wang RC, Zubick HH, Vernick DM. Strome M: Bilateral congenital middle ear cholesteatomas. Laryngoscope 94: 1461-1463, 1984.

Wang RC, Goepfert H, Barber A, Wolf PF. Squamous cell carcinoma metastatic to the neck from an unknown primary site. In: Cancer In The Neck: Evaluation and Treatment. Edited by D.L. Larson, A.J. Ballantyne, and O.M. Guillamondegui. Macmillan Publishing Co., pp. 183-192, 1986.

Juarbe C, Shemen L, Wang RC, Anand V, Eberle R, Klatsky I: Tracheoesophageal puncture for voice restoration after extended laryngopharyngectomy. Arch Otolaryngol 115: 356-359, 1989.

Wang RC, Perlman PW, Parnes SM: Near-fatal complications of tracheotomy and their prevention. Head Neck Surg 12: 528-533, 1989.

Wang RC, Goepfert H, Barber AE, Wolf P:Unknown primary squamous cell carcinoma metastatic to the neck. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 116:1388-1393, 1990.

Wang RC, Parisier SC, Weiss MH, Chute PM, Hellman SA, Sauris E: Cochlear implant flap complications. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 99: 791-795, 1990.

Wang RC, Barrow H,Weiss MH, Parisier SC. Diagnosis of disorders within the temporal bone causing facial paralysis. In: THE PARALYZED FACE. Edited by L.R. Rubin. CV Mosby, pp. 91-100, 1991.

Weiss MH, Parisier SC, Wang RC. Surgical treatment of lesions within the temporal bone causing facial paralysis. In: THE PARALYZED FACE. Edited by L.R. Rubin. CV Mosby, pp. 127-136, 1991.

Parisier SC, Chute PM, Weiss M, Hellman SA, Wang RC: Results of cochlear implant reinsertion. Laryngoscope 101: 1013-1015, 1991.

Wang RC, Bui T, Sauris E, Ditkoff M, Anand V, Klatsky IA: Long-term problems of tracheoesophageal puncture patients. Arch Otolarnygol Head Neck Surg 117:1273-1276, 1991.

Barrow HN, Vastola, AP, Wang RC: Adult supraglottitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 109 (3):474-477, 1993.

Kraus DH, Pfister DG, Harrison LB, Shah JP, Spiro RH, Armstrong JG, Fass DE, Zelefsky M, Schantz SP, Weiss MH, Wang RC, Bosl GJ, Strong EW: Larynx preservation with combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy in advanced hypopharynx cancer. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 111 (1): 31-37, 1994.

Wang, RC, Vordemark, J: Effects of sleep apnea treatment upon enuresis in children. Surgical Forum 45: 643-644, 1994

Pfister DG, Harrison L, Strong E, Shah J, Spiro R, Kraus D, Armstrong J, Zelefsky M, Fass D, Weiss M, Wang RC, Bosl G: Organ-function preservation in advanced oropharynx cancer: results with induction chemotherapy and radiation. Journal of Clinical Oncology 13(3): 671-680, 1995.

Langford JD, McCartney DL, Wang RC: A new surgical technique for the management of rhino-orbital mucormycosis. Am J Ophthalmol: 124:265-267, 1997.

Mann T, Badgwell M, Wang RC: A Protocol for provision of safe sedation for pediatric auditory brainstem response testing. Texas J Audio Speech Path 22 (3): 90-92, 1997

Wang RC, Elkins TP, Keech D, Wauquier A, Hubbard D: Accuracy of clinical evaluation in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surg: 118 (1) 69-73, 1998

Wang RC: Three-dimensional analysis of cricoarytenoid joint motion. Laryngoscope: 108 (Supplement No. 86): 1/17, 1998 (Tiological Thesis)

Wang RC, Keech D, Elkins TP, Russell PT: The tension wire method: a simple, effective means of mandibular fixation. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg: 124 (4) 448-452, 1998

Wang RC, Puig C, Brown D: Strap Muscle Neurovascular Supply. Laryngoscope: 108 (7) 973-976, 1998

Wang RC, Russell PT, Graham S, Keech D, Elkins TP, Brown D, Zajonc T, Nguyen A, Goolsby J: Efficacy of retinoic acid and Selenium in the chemo-prevention of secondary squamous cell carcinoma in the hamster buccal model. Submitted for publication to Cancer Res.

Brown D, Wang RC, Russell P: Anti-epidermal growth factor receptor antibodies augment cytotoxicity of chemotherapeutic agents on SCC cell lines. Accepted for publication in Otolaryngology- Head Neck Surgery: 122 (1) 75-83, 2000

Elegbede A, Garcia G, Yiman K, Clark P, Wang R: Perillyl Alcohol Induces Apoptosis I Head and Neck Cancer Cells and Indicates Potential for Use in Combination Therapy. Proceedings Am Assoc Cancer Res 42:440, 2001

Trabia M, Zabotkin K, Wang R. Design of a V-Plate-Wire Mandibular Fixation System. Proceedings 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (CD-ROM).

Elegbede JA, Flores R, Wang RC: Perillyl alcohol and perillaldehyde induced cell cycle arrest and cell death in BroTo and A549 cells cultured in vitro. Life Sciences 73: 2831 – 2840, 2003

Samaila D, Toy BJ, Wang RC, Elegbede JA: Monoterpenes enhanced the sensitivity of head and neck cancer cells to radiation treatment in vitro. Anticancer Res 24(5A):3089-3096, 2004

Yeruva LV, Elegbede JA, Toy BJ, Wang RC. The apoptosis-inducing activity of natural plant products involved regulation of events downstream of the p53 pathway. Proc. Amer. Assoc. Cancer Res. 46: 5902, 2005

Yeruva L, Toy BJ, Wang RC, Pierre KJ, Carper SW, Elegbede JA. Jasmonates Induce Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Lines. Accepted for publication in Experimental Lung Research, 2006.

Wang RC, Russell PT, Graham S, Keech D, Elkins TP, Brown D, Zajonc T, Nguyen A, Goolsby J: Efficacy of retinoic acid and Selenium in the chemo-prevention of secondary squamous cell carcinoma in the hamster buccal model. Submitted for publication to Cancer Res.

Wang RC, Ng M, Barber AE: Repair of oral, pharyngeal and tracheal defects with acellular dermis. Submitted for publication to Laryngoscope.

Book Chapters

Wang RC, Geopfert H, Barber A, Wolf PF. Squamous cell carcinoma metastatic to the neck from an unknown primary site. In: Cancer in the Neck: Evaluation and Treatment. Edited by D.L. Larson, A.J. Ballantyne, and O.M. Guillamondegui. Macmillan Publishing Co., pp. 183-192, 1986

Wang RC, Barrow H, Weiss MH, Parisier SC. Diagnosis of disorders within the temporal bone causing facial paralysis. In: THE PARALYZED FACE. Edited by L.R. Rubin. CV Mosby, pp. 91-100, 1991.

Weiss MH, Parisier SC, Wang RC. Surgical treatment of lesions within the temporal bone causing facial paralysis. In: THE PARALYZED FACE. Edited by L.R. Rubin. CV Mosby, pp. 127-136, 1991

Miller RH, Wang RC, Nemechek AJ: Airway Evaluation and Imaging. In: Head & Neck Surgery, Third Edition. Edited by Byron J. Bailey. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, pp. 498-507, 2001.

Wang RC, Miller RH: Hoarseness and Vocal Cord Paralysis. In: Head & Neck Surgery, Third Edition. Edited by Byron J. Bailey. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, pp. 607-616, 2001.

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