Overview
Dr. Esclamado has devoted his 25 year career in academic medicine to the education and training of potential future leaders Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, with a focus in the care of patients with benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck. He has extensive expertise, experience and interest in thyroid and parathyroid surgery, parotid tumors, advanced skin malignancies, and other benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck. He is an active member of the multidisciplinary Duke Cancer Institute Head and Neck Oncology Program.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Richard Hall Chaney, Sr. Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Otolaryngology
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2018 - Present
Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences,
Clinical Science Departments
Professor Emeritus of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
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2018 - Present
Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Publications
A Clinical Study to Assess Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy with an Auto-Calibrated, Pressure-Sensing Optical Probe in Head and Neck Cancer.
Journal Article Curr Oncol · February 24, 2023 Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) is a powerful tool for quantifying optical and physiological tissue properties such as hemoglobin oxygen saturation and vascularity. DRS is increasingly used clinically for distinguishing cancerous lesions from normal ... Full text Link to item CiteA Retrospective Study of Lymph Node Yield in Lateral Neck Dissection for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.
Journal Article Ear Nose Throat J · August 2022 OBJECTIVE: Lateral neck dissection (LND) is important in managing papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs). This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between lymph node yield (LNY) for LND and patient outcomes, specifically postoperative serum thyroglobulin ... Full text Link to item CitePostoperative changes in cognition and cerebrospinal fluid neurodegenerative disease biomarkers.
Journal Article Ann Clin Transl Neurol · February 2022 OBJECTIVE: Numerous investigators have theorized that postoperative changes in Alzheimer's disease neuropathology may underlie postoperative neurocognitive disorders. Thus, we determined the relationship between postoperative changes in cognition and cereb ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
University of Washington ·
1985
M.S.
University of California, Davis ·
1983
M.D.