Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Head & Neck Surgical Oncology Fellow, Department Of Surgery, University of Toronto (Canada) 2014 - 2015
  • Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Resident, Department Of Surgery, Duke University 2010 - 2014
  • General Surgery Internship, Department Of Surgery, Duke University 2009 - 2010
  • M.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 2009
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2021 - 2022
  • Assistant Professor of Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences, Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2015 - 2020
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • RAPID System for Early Detection of Head and Neck Cancer in Low-Resource Settings awarded by National Institutes of Health 2022 - 2027
  • Adapting a machine learning algorithm to predict thyroid cytopathologyin LMIC awarded by National Institutes of Health 2021 - 2023
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Sag, Alan Alper, Jennifer M. Perkins, Hadiza S. Kazaure, Michael T. Stang, Daniel J. Rocke, Alissa Collins, Jennifer H. Choe, and Randall P. Scheri. “Salvage Cryoablation for Local Recurrences of Thyroid Cancer Inseparable from the Trachea and Neurovascular Structures.” J Vasc Interv Radiol 34, no. 1 (January 2023): 54–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2022.10.001.
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    • Jacobs, Corbin D., Ian Barak, Sin-Ho Jung, Daniel J. Rocke, Russel R. Kahmke, Gita Suneja, and Yvonne M. Mowery. “Prediction model to estimate overall survival benefit of postoperative radiotherapy for resected major salivary gland cancers.” Oral Oncol 132 (September 2022): 105955. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oraloncology.2022.105955.
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    • Issa, Khalil, Madelyn N. Stevens, Yuhui Sun, Samantha Thomas, Alissa Collins, Jonathan Cohen, Ramon M. Esclamado, and Daniel J. Rocke. “A Retrospective Study of Lymph Node Yield in Lateral Neck Dissection for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.” Ear Nose Throat J 101, no. 7 (August 2022): 456–62. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145561320967339.
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    • Eckhoff, Austin M., Ashton A. Connor, Julie K. M. Thacker, Dan G. Blazer, Harvey G. Moore, Randall P. Scheri, Sandhya A. Lagoo-Deenadayalan, et al. “A Multidimensional Bioinformatic Platform for the Study of Human Response to Surgery.” Ann Surg 275, no. 6 (June 1, 2022): 1094–1102. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000005429.
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    • Campbell, James C., Hui-Jie Lee, Trinitia Cannon, Russel R. Kahmke, Walter T. Lee, Liana Puscas, and Daniel J. Rocke. “Surgeon Volume and Complications in Lateral Neck Dissection for Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Multidatabase Analysis.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 165, no. 6 (December 2021): 838–44. https://doi.org/10.1177/01945998211000438.
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    • Jacobs, Corbin D., Hannah Williamson, Ian Barak, Daniel J. Rocke, Russel R. Kahmke, Gita Suneja, and Yvonne M. Mowery. “Postoperative radiotherapy is associated with improved overall survival for alveolar ridge squamous cell carcinoma with adverse pathologic features.” Head Neck 43, no. 1 (January 2021): 203–11. https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.26475.
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    • Dukes, Priya V., Pietro Strobbia, Hoan T. Ngo, Ren A. Odion, Daniel Rocke, Walter T. Lee, and Tuan Vo-Dinh. “Plasmonic assay for amplification-free cancer biomarkers detection in clinical tissue samples.” Anal Chim Acta 1139 (December 1, 2020): 111–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2020.09.003.
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    • Smith, Blaine D., Taofik O. Oyekunle, Samantha M. Thomas, Liana Puscas, and Daniel J. Rocke. “Association of Lymph Node Ratio With Overall Survival in Patients With Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Cancer.” Jama Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 146, no. 10 (October 1, 2020): 962–64. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2020.2053.
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    • Rocke, Daniel J., Hillary Mulder, Derek Cyr, Russel Kahmke, Walter T. Lee, Liana Puscas, Kristine Schulz, and David L. Witsell. “The effect of lateral neck dissection on complication rate for total thyroidectomy.” Am J Otolaryngol 41, no. 3 (2020): 102421. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102421.
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    • Palmer, Gregory M., Hengtao Zhang, Chen-Ting Lee, Husam Mikati, Joseph A. Herbert, Marlee Krieger, Jesko von Windheim, et al. “Assessing effects of pressure on tumor and normal tissue physiology using an automated self-calibrated, pressure-sensing probe for diffuse reflectance spectroscopy.” J Biomed Opt 23, no. 5 (May 2018): 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.23.5.057004.
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    • Crowson, Matthew G., Daniel J. Rocke, Jenny K. Hoang, Jane L. Weissman, and David M. Kaylie. “Cost-effectiveness analysis of a non-contrast screening MRI protocol for vestibular schwannoma in patients with asymmetric sensorineural hearing loss.” Neuroradiology 59, no. 8 (August 2017): 727–36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-017-1859-2.
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    • McMullen, Caitlin, Daniel Rocke, and Jeremy Freeman. “Complications of Bilateral Neck Dissection in Thyroid Cancer From a Single High-Volume Center.” Jama Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 143, no. 4 (April 1, 2017): 376–81. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2016.3670.
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    • Crowson, Matthew G., Marisa A. Ryan, Daniel J. Rocke, Eileen M. Raynor, and Liana Puscas. “Variation in tonsillectomy rates by health care system type.” Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 94 (March 2017): 40–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.01.014.
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    • Soo, Joanne, George Kokosis, Michael Ogilvie, Xiaoyin Sara Jiang, David B. Powers, Daniel J. Rocke, and Detlev Erdmann. “A Rare Case of Malignant Transformation of Oral Lichen Planus of the Mandible.” Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 4, no. 12 (December 2016): e1070. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001070.
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    • Rocke, Daniel J., Halton W. Beumer, Donald H. Taylor, Steven Thomas, Liana Puscas, and Walter T. Lee. “Physician and Patient and Caregiver Health Attitudes and Their Effect on Medicare Resource Allocation for Patients With Advanced Cancer.” Jama Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 140, no. 6 (June 2014): 497–503. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2014.494.
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    • Rocke, Daniel J., Halton W. Beumer, Steven Thomas, and Walter T. Lee. “Effect of physician perspective on allocation of Medicare resources for patients with advanced cancer.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 150, no. 5 (May 2014): 792–800. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599814520689.
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    • Lee, Walter T., Daniel Rocke, and F Christopher Holsinger. “Surgical innovation, industry partnership, and the enemy within.” Head Neck 36, no. 4 (April 2014): 461–65. https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.23476.
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    • Rocke, Daniel J., Steven Thomas, Liana Puscas, and Walter T. Lee. “Physician knowledge of and attitudes toward the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.” Otolaryngology  Head and Neck Surgery : Official Journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 150, no. 2 (February 2014): 229–34. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599813515839.
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    • Rocke, Daniel, and Walter T. Lee. “Medical Errors: Teachable Moments in Doing the Right Thing.” Journal of Graduate Medical Education 5, no. 4 (December 1, 2013): 550–52. https://doi.org/10.4300/jgme-d-13-00110.1.
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    • Rocke, Daniel J., Walter T. Lee, Halton W. Beumer, Donald H. Taylor, Kristine Schulz, Steven Thomas, and Liana Puscas. “Physician allocation of Medicare resources for patients with advanced cancer.” J Palliat Med 16, no. 8 (August 2013): 857–66. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2012.0636.
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    • Rocke, Daniel, Scott Sharp, Dana Wiener, Liana Puscas, and Walter T. Lee. “Effectiveness of a postoperative disposition protocol for sleep apnea surgery.” Am J Otolaryngol 34, no. 4 (2013): 273–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2012.11.017.
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    • Whited, Chad W., Daniel J. Rocke, and Walter T. Lee. “Tongue entrapment in metal drinking bottle.” Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 137, no. 6 (June 2011): 625–27. https://doi.org/10.1001/archoto.2011.94.
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  • Book Sections

    • McMullen, C. P., D. Rocke, J. F. Cléroux, S. Ghai, and J. L. Freeman. “Ultrasound characteristics of nonendocrine cervical pathology.” In Advanced Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound, 241–53, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44100-9_23.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Rocke, Daniel J., David P. Goldstein, and John R. de Almeida. “A Cost-Utility Analysis of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Monitoring in the Setting of Total Thyroidectomy.” In Jama Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 142:1199–1205, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2016.2860.
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