GershonJSpectorMD

Otolaryngology (ENT) • Saint Louis, MO

Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery

Professor, Otolaryngology, Washington University School of Medicine

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Office
915 N Grand Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63106
Phone+1 314-652-4100
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Education & Training

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1966 - 1969
Sinai Hospital of BaltimoreResidency, Surgery, 1965 - 1966
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1964 - 1965
University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 1964

Certifications & Licensure

MO State Medical License 1971 - 2025
GA State Medical License 1970 - 1971
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012-2013
Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

80 citations
Supraglottic laryngeal cancer : Analysis of treatment results
Donald G. Sessions, Jason Lenox, Gershon J. Spector> ;The Laryngoscope. 2005 Aug 1
59 citations
Management of stage IV glottic carcinoma: therapeutic outcomes.
Gershon J. Spector, Donald G. Sessions, Jason Lenox, Donald Newland, Joseph R. Simpson, Bruce H. Haughey> ;The Laryngoscope. 2004 Aug 1
189 citations
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy for oropharyngeal carcinoma: impact of tumor volume
K.S.Clifford Chao, Gokhan Ozyigit, Angel I. Blanco, Wade L. Thorstad, Joseph O. Deasy, Bruce H. Haughey, Gershon J. Spector, Donald G. Sessions> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2004 May 1
82 citations
Carcinoma of paranasal sinuses: long-term outcomes with radiotherapy
Angel I. Blanco, K.S.Clifford Chao, Gokhan Ozyigit, Mustafa Adli, Wade L. Thorstad, Joseph R. Simpson, Gershon J. Spector, Bruce H. Haughey, Carlos A. Perez> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2004 May 1
74 citations
Analysis of Treatment Results for Base of Tongue Cancer
Donald G. Sessions, Jason Lenox, Gershon J. Spector, Clifford K.S. Chao, Omer Ahmad Chaudry> ;The Laryngoscope. 2003 Jul 1
40 citations
Management of T 3 N 0 M 0 Glottic Carcinoma: Therapeutic Outcomes
Donald G. Sessions, Jason Lenox, Gershon J. Spector, Donald Newland, Joseph R. Simpson, Bruce H. Haughey, K.S.Clifford Chao> ;The Laryngoscope. 2002 Jul 1
13 citations
Analysis of treatment results for oral tongue cancer.
Donald G Sessions, Gershon J Spector, Jason Lenox, Bruce Haughey, Clifford Chao, James Marks> ;The Laryngoscope. 2002 Apr 1
258 citations
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy reduces late salivary toxicity without compromising tumor control in patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma: a comparison with con...
K.S.Clifford Chao, Navneet Majhail, Chih Jen Huang, Joseph R. Simpson, Bruce H. Haughey, Gershon J. Spector, Carlos A. Perez> ;Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2001 Dec 1
32 citations
Cancer of retromolar trigone: Long‐term radiation therapy outcome
Chih Jen Huang, K.S.Clifford Chao, Jason Tsai, Joseph R. Simpson, Bruce H. Haughey, Gershon J. Spector, Donald G. Sessions> ;Head & Neck. 2001 Sep 1
95 citations
Esthesioneuroblastoma: the impact of treatment modality.
K.S.Clifford Chao, Carol Kaplan, Joseph R. Simpson, Bruce H. Haughey, Gershon J. Spector, Donald G. Sessions, Matthew A. Arquette> ;Head & Neck. 2001 Sep 1
260 citations
Free flap reconstruction of the head and neck: analysis of 241 cases.
Bruce H. Haughey, Ewain Wilson, Lucia Kluwe, Jay F. Piccirillo, John M. Fredrickson, Donald G. Sessions, Gershon J. Spector> ;Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2001 Jul 1
35 citations
Distant metastases from laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer.
Gershon J. Spector> ;ORL; Journal for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Its Related Specialties. 2001 Jun 15
53 citations
Analysis of treatment results for floor-of-mouth cancer.
Donald G. Sessions, Gershon J. Spector, Jason Lenox, Sarah Parriott, Bruce H. Haughey, Clifford K.S. Chao, James E. Marks, Carlos A. Perez> ;The Laryngoscope. 2000 Oct 1
21 citations
Laryngeal blastomycosis: a commonly missed diagnosis. Report of two cases and review of the literature.
Jason M. Hanson, Gershon J. Spector, Samir K. El-Mofty> ;The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology. 2000 Mar 1
59 citations
Carcinoma of the tonsillar fossa: prognostic factors and long-term therapy outcome
Mihir M Patel, K.S.Clifford Chao, Joseph R. Simpson, Donald G. Sessions, Gershon J. Spector, Bruce H. Haughey, Mary Ann Lockett, Carlos A. Perez> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 1998 Dec 1
20 citations
The impact of surgical margin status and use of an interstitial implant on T1,T2 oral tongue cancers after surgery
K.S.Clifford Chao, Bahman Emami, R. Akhileswaran, Joseph R. Simpson, Gershon J. Spector, Donald G. Sessions> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 1996 Dec 1
12 citations
Giant intradiploic epidermoid cyst of greater sphenoid wing causing unilateral proptosis and optic nerve compression.
Eric W. Sargent, Philip Garcia, Randal C. Paniello, Gershon J. Spector> ;Skull Base Surgery. 1993 Jan 1
46 citations
Carcinoma of the tonsillar fossa: a nonrandomized comparison of irradiation alone or combined with surgery: long-term results
Thomas Carmichael, V.R. Devineni, Joseph R. Simpson, John M. Fredrickson, Donald G. Sessions, Gershon J. Spector, Barbara Fineberg, Carlos A. Perez> ;Head & Neck. 1991 Jul 1
58 citations
Radiation therapy in the treatment of chemodectomas.
J. B. Konefal, Miljenko V. Pilepich, Gershon J. Spector, Carlos A. Perez> ;The Laryngoscope. 1987 Nov 1
2 citations
Cleansing of endoscopic instruments to prevent spread of infectious disease.
Gershon J. Spector> ;The Laryngoscope. 1987 Jul 1
67 citations
Reirradiation of recurrent head and neck cancers.
Bahman Emami, M Bignardi, Gershon J. Spector, V.R. Devineni, M A Hederman> ;The Laryngoscope. 1987 Jan 1
10 citations
Malignant tumors of the middle ear and external auditory canal: a 20-year review.
Raymond W. Lesser, Gershon J. Spector, V.R. Devineni> ;Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 1987 Jan 1
149 citations
Adenoid cystic salivary gland carcinoma. A histopathologic review of treatment failure patterns.
Howard M. Matsuba, Gershon J. Spector, Stanley E. Thawley, Joseph R. Simpson, Marc Mauney, Frank J. Pikul> ;Cancer. 1986 Feb 1
5 citations
Fascial pulley: cross-commissure lip reanimation for inferior division facial nerve paralysis.
Gershon J. Spector, Howard M. Matsuba, Thomas E. Killeen, Nancy R. Griner> ;The Laryngoscope. 1986 Jan 1
14 citations
Laryngeal epidermoid carcinoma associated with juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis.
Howard M. Matsuba, Stanley E. Thawley, Gershon J. Spector, Marc Mauney, Frank J. Pikul> ;The Laryngoscope. 1985 Oct 1
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