Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Facial Plastics & Microvascular Reconstruction Fellow, Otolaryngology, Oregon Health and Science University, School of Medicine 2009 - 2010
  • Otolaryngology Resident, Otolaryngology, Medical College of Georgia 2004 - 2009
  • Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore 2005
  • M.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore 2004
  • B.A., University of Virginia 1995
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Instructor in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Commu Sciences, Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2019 - 2020
• Recognition
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• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Otolaryngology Surgeon- Scientist career Path (OSSP) program awarded by National Institutes of Health 2022 - 2027
  • Understanding How High Risk Human Papilloma Virus Serotypes Impacts Racial Disparities in Orophayrngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma awarded by NRG Oncology 2021 - 2023
  • Overcoming Cisplatin Resistance in Head and Neck Cancer with Crenolanib, a PDGFR-¿ Small Molecule Inhibitor awarded by Elsa U. Pardee Foundation 2019 - 2022
  • Targeting Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Head and Neck Cancer awarded by National Institutes of Health 2019 - 2021
  • Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment in Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma awarded by Triological Society 2019 - 2021
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Abouelella, Dina K., Julia E. Canick, Justin M. Barnes, Rebecca L. Rohde, Tammara L. Watts, Eric Adjei Boakye, and Nosayaba Osazuwa-Peters. “Human papillomavirus vaccine uptake among teens before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.” Hum Vaccin Immunother 18, no. 7 (December 30, 2022): 2148825. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2022.2148825.
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    • Blocker, Stephanie J., James Cook, Jeffrey I. Everitt, Wyatt M. Austin, Tammara L. Watts, and Yvonne M. Mowery. “Automated Nuclear Segmentation in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Pathology Reveals Relationships between Cytometric Features and ESTIMATE Stromal and Immune Scores.” Am J Pathol 192, no. 9 (September 2022): 1305–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpath.2022.06.003.
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    • Taylor, Derian B., Oyomoare L. Osazuwa-Peters, Somtochi I. Okafor, Eric Adjei Boakye, Duaa Kuziez, Chamila Perera, Matthew C. Simpson, et al. “Differential Outcomes Among Survivors of Head and Neck Cancer Belonging to Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups.” Jama Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 148, no. 2 (February 1, 2022): 119–27. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2021.3425.
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    • Gonzalez, K., and T. L. Watts. “Understanding the link between the oral microbiome and the development and progression of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.” Current Opinion in Physiology 23 (October 1, 2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cophys.2021.100471.
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    • Grim, Carl, Robert Noble, Gabriela Uribe, Kamil Khanipov, Paul Johnson, Walter A. Koltun, Tammara Watts, et al. “Impairment of Tissue-Resident Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Chronic Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease.” J Crohns Colitis 15, no. 8 (August 2, 2021): 1362–75. https://doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab001.
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    • Wang, J., R. Cui, C. G. Clement, R. Nawgiri, D. W. Powell, I. V. Pinchuk, and T. L. Watts. “Activation PDGFR-α/AKT Mediated Signaling Pathways in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells Promotes Anti-apoptosis and Decreased Sensitivity to Cisplatin.” Frontiers in Oncology 10 (April 28, 2020). https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2020.00552.
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    • Watts, T. L. “The pectoralis major myocutaneous flap.” Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology  Head and Neck Surgery 30, no. 2 (June 1, 2019): 134–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otot.2019.04.008.
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    • Son, E., A. Halbert, S. Abreu, R. Hester, G. Jefferson, K. Jennings, H. Pine, and T. Watts. “Role of Google Glass in improving patient satisfaction for otolaryngology residents: a pilot study.” Clin Otolaryngol 42, no. 2 (April 2017): 433–38. https://doi.org/10.1111/coa.12810.
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    • Watts, Tammara L., Ruwen Cui, Peter Szaniszlo, Vicente A. Resto, Don W. Powell, and Irina V. Pinchuk. “PDGF-AA mediates mesenchymal stromal cell chemotaxis to the head and neck squamous cell carcinoma tumor microenvironment.” J Transl Med 14, no. 1 (December 8, 2016): 337. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-016-1091-6.
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    • Huynh, Phuong T., Ellen J. Beswick, Yun A. Coronado, Paul Johnson, Malaney R. O’Connell, Tammara Watts, Pomila Singh, et al. “CD90(+) stromal cells are the major source of IL-6, which supports cancer stem-like cells and inflammation in colorectal cancer.” Int J Cancer 138, no. 8 (April 15, 2016): 1971–81. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.29939.
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    • Walton, B., D. Gleinser, N. Boroumand, T. Watts, and M. Underbrink. “Microscopic thymoma and parathyroid adenoma: Rare combination of two distinct pathologies.” Rare Tumors 6, no. 2 (June 25, 2014): 57–59. https://doi.org/10.4081/rt.2014.5197.
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    • McKinnon, Brian J., and Tamara Watts. “Subcutaneous emphysema and pneumolabyrinth plus pneumocephalus as complications of middle ear implant and cochlear implant surgery.” Ear Nose Throat J 92, no. 7 (July 2013): 298–300. https://doi.org/10.1177/014556131309200707.
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    • Watts, Tammara L., and Ruwen Cui. “Malignant melanoma induces migration and invasion of adult mesenchymal stem cells.” Laryngoscope 122, no. 12 (December 2012): 2769–72. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.23652.
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    • Brickman, Daniel S., Tammara L. Watts, Adam J. Mirarchi, and Mark K. Wax. “Median nerve injury associated with radial forearm free flap harvest.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 145, no. 6 (December 2011): 1057–59. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599811408397.
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    • Watts, Tammara L., Rachael Chard, Stephen M. Weber, and Mark K. Wax. “Immediate eye rehabilitation at the time of facial nerve sacrifice.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 144, no. 3 (March 2011): 353–56. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599810394314.
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    • Bhatt, Nishant, Helen Perakis, Tammara L. Watts, and Jack C. Borders. “Traumatic hemorrhage and rapid expansion of a cervical lymphatic malformation.” Ear Nose Throat J 90, no. 1 (January 2011): 20–22. https://doi.org/10.1177/014556131109000106.
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    • Watts, Tammara L., and Stilianos E. Kountakis. “Intraoperative bupivacaine for reduction of post-tonsillectomy pain: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study of 26 patients.” Ear Nose Throat J 88, no. 9 (September 2009): 1121–27.
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    • Gourin, Christine G., Tammara Watts, Hadyn T. Williams, Vijay S. Patel, Paul A. Bilodeau, and Teresa A. Coleman. “Identification of distant metastases with PET-CT in patients with suspected recurrent head and neck cancer.” Laryngoscope 119, no. 4 (April 2009): 703–6. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.20118.
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    • Gourin, Christine G., Tammara L. Watts, Hadyn T. Williams, Vijay S. Patel, Paul A. Bilodeau, and Teresa A. Coleman. “Identification of distant metastases with positron-emission tomography-computed tomography in patients with previously untreated head and neck cancer.” Laryngoscope 118, no. 4 (April 2008): 671–75. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLG.0b013e3181625737.
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    • Terris, David J., Susan K. Anderson, Tammara L. Watts, and Edward Chin. “Laryngeal nerve monitoring and minimally invasive thyroid surgery: complementary technologies.” Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 133, no. 12 (December 2007): 1254–57. https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.133.12.1254.
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    • Moretz, William H., Tammara L. Watts, Frank W. Virgin, Edward Chin, Christine G. Gourin, and David J. Terris. “Correlation of intraoperative parathyroid hormone levels with parathyroid gland size.” Laryngoscope 117, no. 11 (November 2007): 1957–60. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLG.0b013e31813c14fc.
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    • Watts, Tammara, Irene Berti, Anna Sapone, Tania Gerarduzzi, Tarcisio Not, Ronald Zielke, and Alessio Fasano. “Role of the intestinal tight junction modulator zonulin in the pathogenesis of type I diabetes in BB diabetic-prone rats.” Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102, no. 8 (February 22, 2005): 2916–21. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0500178102.
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    • Glasspool-Malone, Jill, Peter R. Steenland, Ruth J. McDonald, Rigoberto A. Sanchez, Tammara L. Watts, Joseph Zabner, and Robert W. Malone. “DNA transfection of macaque and murine respiratory tissue is greatly enhanced by use of a nuclease inhibitor.” J Gene Med 4, no. 3 (2002): 323–322. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgm.259.
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    • Bucci, E., T. L. Watts, H. E. Kwansa, A. Fasano, B. A. Matheson, A. Rebel, and R. C. Koehler. “Cell-free hemoglobin, oxygen off-load and vasoconstriction.” Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther 36 Suppl 2 (November 2001): S123–24. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2001-18180.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Thai, Leo, Kate McCarn, William Stott, Tammara Watts, Mark K. Wax, Peter E. Andersen, and Neil D. Gross. “Venous thromboembolism in patients with head and neck cancer after surgery.” In Head Neck, 35:4–9, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.22920.
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    • Al-Khudari, S., D. Clayburgh, L. Morris, T. Watts, M. K. Wax, and T. A. Ghanem. “Securing feeding tubes in head and neck surgery: Septal suture or bridle technique.” In Laryngoscope, Vol. 120, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.21203.
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    • Bucci, E., T. L. Watts, H. E. Kwansa, and A. Fasano. “Different efficacy in vitro of hemoglobin based oxygen carriers and red cells.” In Adv Exp Med Biol, 510:89–92, 2003. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0205-0_15.
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    • Watts, T. L., J. Malone, R. Malone, and A. Fasano. “Zonula Occludens Toxin (ZOT) inhibits intracellular trafficking of luciferase DNA in susceptible cells.” In Journal of Investigative Medicine, Vol. 47, 1999.

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