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243 Charles StBoston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-523-7900
Fax+1 314-268-5111
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Summary
- Dr. Mark Varvares is an otolaryngologist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts Eye and Ear. He received his medical degree from St Louis University School of Medicine and has been in practice 31 years. He specializes in head & neck plastic surgery and is experienced in head and neck oncology, laryngology, head and neck microvascular reconstruction, and head and neck oncology and microvascular reconstruction.
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1988 - 1991
SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of MedicineResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1987 - 1988
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 1986 - 1987
Saint Louis University School of MedicineClass of 1986
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1991 - 2026
MO State Medical License 2003 - 2019
IL State Medical License 1996 - 2017
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Impact of Postoperative Antibiotics on Outcomes Following Segmental Resection and Microvascular Reconstruction for Mandibular Osteoradionecrosis.Marta M Williams, Francis X Creighton Jr, Miriam B Barshak, Jeremy D Richmon, Derrick T Lin
Head & Neck. 2025-12-01 - Two decades of the HPV vaccine: its promise, progress, prospects, projections, and posterity.Jad Zeitouni, Nosayaba Osazuwa-Peters, Yusuf Dundar, Gregory Zimet, Mark A Varvares
Lancet Regional Health. Americas. 2025-11-01 - Impact of Margin Assessment Method on Adjuvant Therapy and Recurrence in Early Oral Cancer.Andrés M Bur, Jamie R Oliver, Nathan Farrokhian, Hannah Brown, Maria Feucht
The Laryngoscope. 2025-10-06
Journal Articles
- Otolaryngologist Performance in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System in 2017Roy Xiao, Regan W Bergmark, Matthew R Naunheim, Mark A Varvares, JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
- Multiple Simultaneous Head and Neck Cancers in Lynch Syndrome: Case Report and Literature ReviewMark A Varvares, Allen L Feng, The Laryngoscope
- Radiation and Second Primary Thyroid Cancer Following Index Head and Neck CancerKahee A Mohammed, Mark A Varvares, Katherine M Polednik, The Laryngoscope
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Authored Content
- Otolaryngologist Performance in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System in 2017May 2020
- Preoperative Laboratory Data Are Associated with Complications and Surgical Site Infection in Composite Head and Neck Surgical ResectionsFebruary 2018
- Salvage of Recurrence After Surgery and Adjuvant Therapy: A Systematic Review☆☆☆February 2018
Press Mentions
WashU ENT Has Strong Presence at Annual AAO-HNSF MeetingAugust 30th, 2022
New Blood Test Provides More Accurate, Faster Diagnosis of HPV-Associated Head and Neck CancerDecember 2nd, 2021
7 ENTs Stepping into Leadership Positions in 2021July 6th, 2021- Join now to see all
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