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James Rocco, MD, Otolaryngology (ENT), Columbus, OH, The Ohio State University Hospital East

JamesW.RoccoMDPhD

Otolaryngology (ENT) • Columbus, OH

Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery

Chairman Department of Otolaryngology. Professor and Mary and John Alford Chair in Head and Neck Research. The Ohio State University and Wexner Medical Center and James Cancer Hospital

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Summary

  • I’m an otolaryngologist serving as chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center. I also serve as director of the Head and Neck Disease Specific Research Group at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute. I previously served as
    director of the Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery Division and the Head and Neck Service Line at the OSUCCC – James.

    As a member of the Translational Therapeutics Program at the OSUCCC – James, my research focuses on the origins of intra-tumor heterogeneity during tumor development, novel biomarkers for head and neck cancer, molecular mechanisms that these biomarkers represent and how these biomarkers might inform decisions about therapy. I'm also actively involved in clinical trials at The
    James and help direct nationwide efforts through my service on the NRG Oncology and ECOG-ACRIN head and neck committees, and as co-chair of the NCI Head and Neck Task Force on Metastatic and Recurrent Disease.

    I have co-authored many articles in well-known publications, including Cancer Cell, Cell, PLoS Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Journal of Clinical Investigation, Cancer Research, Clinical Cancer Research, Genome Research and Cancer.

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1995 - 1999
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityInternship, Surgery, 1994 - 1995
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 1994
  • Mount Sinai
    Mount SinaiPh.D, Physiology Biophysics, Basic Science Achievement, 1986 - 1993

Certifications & Licensure

  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2014 - 2026
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1999 - 2018
  • American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
  • Fellow (FAAO-HNS) American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Predictors of Gastrostomy Tube Dependence in Surgically Managed Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma  
    Stephen Y Kang, James W Rocco, Michael J Cipolla, Amit Agrawal, David E Schuller, Peter T Dziegielewski, Ricardo L Carrau, Matthew O Old, Enver Ozer, Vivek R Varma, Th..., The Laryngoscope

Press Mentions

  • Medical Schools Send Early Graduates to Fight Coronavirus
    Medical Schools Send Early Graduates to Fight CoronavirusApril 13th, 2020
  • Board of Trustees to Vote on Early Graduation for Senior Medical Students
    Board of Trustees to Vote on Early Graduation for Senior Medical StudentsApril 9th, 2020
  • Ohio State University College of Medicine Offers Pandemic and Disaster Medicine Elective
    Ohio State University College of Medicine Offers Pandemic and Disaster Medicine ElectiveApril 9th, 2020
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Dr. James Rocco, Dr. James Rocco, MD, Dr. J Rocco, Dr. James W. Rocco