Mark C. Weissler, MD, FACS

Joseph P. Riddle Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
Chief, Division of Head and Neck Oncology

Specialty:

Head and neck tumor surgery

Education:

• MD: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 1980

• Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital,  Harvard University, Boston, MA, 1980-1982

• Residency: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Havard University, MA, 1982-1985

• Fellowship: Head and Neck Oncololgic Surgery, University of Cincinnati, 1985-1986

Professional Experience:

• Professor and Chief, Division of Head and Neck Oncology, Dept. of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, UNC School of Medicine, 2001-present
• Joseph P. Riddle Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology, UNC, 2000-present
• Professor, Div. of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surg, Dept. of Surgery, UNC, 1996-2001
• Associate Professor, Div. Of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Dept. of Surgery, UNC, 1993-1996
• Assistant Professor, Div. Of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Dept. of Surgery, UNC, 1986-1992

Recent Honors:

• Best Doctors in America, 2007-2008 database
• America’s Top Doctors recognition for Cancer, published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., 2007.
• America's Top Doctors recognition for Otolaryngology, published by Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd., 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
• Elected as a member of the Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons, 2006-2009.
• Triological Society – Southern Section Presidential Citation in recognition of outstanding contributions to Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery. Marco Island, FL, January 9, 2004.
• Top Doctors recognition for Otolaryngology, Business North Carolina, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

Recent Publications:

• Richey LM, George JR, Couch ME, Kanapkey BK, Yin X, Cannon T, Stewart P, Weissler MC, Shores CG. Defining cancer cachexia in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res 2007;12(22):6561-67.

• Richey LM, Shores CG, George J, Lee S, Couch ME, Sutton DK, Weissler MC. The effectiveness of salvage surgery after the failure of primary concomitant chemoradiation in head and neck cancer. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2007 Jan; 136(1):98-103.
• Richey LM, Olshan AF, George J, Shores CG, Zanation AM, Cannon T, Weissler MC. Incidence and survival rates for young blacks with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the United States. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Oct;132(10):1035-40.

• Ardeshirpour F, Ebert CS Jr, Dubin MG, Weissler MC. Radiology quiz case 2. Maxillary osteomyelitis. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Jun;132(6):691, 693.
• Cannon T, Zanation AM, Lai V, Weissler MC. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma in young patients: A systematic review of racial demographics. Laryngoscope 2006 Jun;116(6):1021-1026.
• Gross RD, Steinhauer KM, Zajac DJ, Weissler MC. Direct measurement of subglottic air pressure while swallowing. Laryngoscope 2006 May;116(5):753-61.
• Gandhi D, Falen S, McCartney W, Shockley W, Weissler M, Wrenn S, Shah G, Mukherji SK. Value of 2-deoxy-D-glucose imaging with dual-head gamma camera in coincidence mode: comparison with computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging in patients with suspected recurrent head and neck cancers. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2005 Jul-Aug;29(4):513-9.
• Zanation AM, Sutton DK, Couch ME, Weissler MC. Shockley WW, Shores CG. Use, accuracy, and implications for patient management of [18F]-2-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission/computerized tomography for head and neck tumors. Laryngoscope 2005 Jul;115(7):1186-90.
• Hudgins PA, Kingdom TT, Weissler MC, Mukhergi SK. Selective neck dissection: CT and MR imaging findings. Am J Neuroradiol 2005 May;26(5):1174-7.
• Geisler SA, Olshan AF, Cai J, Weissler MC, Smith J, Bell D. Glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms and survival from head and neck cancer. Head Neck 2005 Mar;27(3):232-42.
• Zajac DJ, Weissler MC. Air pressure responses to sudden vocal tract pressure bleeds during production of stop consonants: new evidence of aeromechanical regulation. J Speech Lang Hear Res 2004 Aug;47(4):784-801.
• Weissler MC, Scharer SA. What’s New in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, July 2004;199(1):114-123.
• Chung CH, Parker JS, Karaca G, Wu J, Funkhouser WK, Moore D, Butterfoss D, Xiang D, Zanation A, Yin X, Shockley WW, Weissler WC, Dressler LG, Shores CG, Yarbrough WG, Perou CM. Molecular classification of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas using patterns of gene expression. Cancer Cell; 2004 May; 5:489-500.
• Gaudet MM, Olshan AF, Poole C, Weissler MC, Watson M, Bell DA. Diet, GSTM1, and GSTT1 and head and neck cancer. Carcinogenesis 2004 May;25(5):735-40. Epub 2003 Dec 19.