RandalAOttoMDFACS

Otolaryngology (ENT) • San Antonio, TX

Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery, Rhinology & Paranasal Sinus Disease

Professor Department of Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery, University Texas San Antonio

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Office
8300 Floyd Curl Drive
6th Floor -6B
San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone+1 210-450-9950

Fax+1 210-450-6033
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Education & Training

University of Missouri-ColumbiaResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1983 - 1987
University of Missouri-ColumbiaResidency, Surgery, 1982 - 1983
University of HawaiiInternship, Transitional Year, 1981 - 1982
University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

HI State Medical License 1985 - 2026
TX State Medical License 1989 - 2025
FL State Medical License 1987 - 2022
SC State Medical License 2000 - 2021
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors 2002- present Castle Connolly
America's Top Doctors for Cancer 2007-present Castle Connolly
San Antonio Best Doctors 2002- present SAn Antonio Business Journal, 2002-2014, 2016-2019
Top Doctors:SE Texas Castle Connolly, 2013
Fellow (FAAO-HNS) American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
AOA
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Oropharyngeal CSF Leak Secondary to Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Wyatt J. Weinheimer, Justin G. Rowley, Randal Otto, John Floyd, Philip G. Chen> ;Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2018 Jul 31
4 citations
Workforce Considerations, Training, and Diseases in the Middle East
George Richard Holt, Kevin C. McMains, Randal A. Otto> ;Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America. 2018 Mar 12
2 citations
Open Tracheostomy Procedure.
Christine B. Taylor, Randal A. Otto> ;Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America. 2015 Sep 1
Nasal discharge. Mucormycosis sinusitis.
Randal A. Otto> ;The Journal of Family Practice. 2013 Dec 1
3 citations
Endothelial cell migration was impaired by irradiation-induced inhibition of SHP-2 in radiotherapy: an in vitro study.
Xiangpeng Zheng, Sumathy Mohan, Randal A. Otto, Mohan Natarajan> ;Journal of Radiation Research. 2011 May 1
9 citations
Direct intratumoral infusion of liposome encapsulated rhenium radionuclides for cancer therapy: effects of nonuniform intratumoral dose distribution.
Brian Hrycushko, Shihong Li, Beth A. Goins, Randal A. Otto, Ande Bao> ;Medical Physics. 2011 Mar 1
17 citations
The role of nerve monitoring to predict postoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve function in thyroid and parathyroid surgery.
Issam Eid, Frank R. Miller, Stephanie D. Rowan, Randal A. Otto> ;The Laryngoscope. 2011 Jan 1
38 citations
Interventional Therapy of Head and Neck Cancer with Lipid Nanoparticle-Carried Rhenium-186 Radionuclide
J. Tyler French, Beth A. Goins, Marcela Saenz, Shihong Li, Xavier Garcia-Rojas, William T. Phillips, Randal A. Otto, Ande Bao> ;Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 2010 Aug 1
14 citations
Intraoperative therapy with liposomal drug delivery: retention and distribution in human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma xenograft model.
Sean X. Wang, Ande Bao, William T. Phillips, Beth A. Goins, Stephanie J. Herrera, Cristina Santoyo, Frank R. Miller, Randal A. Otto> ;International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 2009 May 21
12 citations
Real-Time Iterative Monitoring of Radiofrequency Ablation Tumor Therapy with 15O-Water PET Imaging
Ande Bao, Beth A. Goins, Gerald D. Dodd, Anuradha Soundararajan, Cristina Santoyo, Randal A. Otto, Michael Duff Davis, William T. Phillips> ;Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 2008 Oct 1
34 citations
Intraoperative 186Re-Liposome Radionuclide Therapy in a Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Xenograft Positive Surgical Margin Model
Sean X. Wang, Ande Bao, Stephanie J. Herrera, William T. Phillips, Beth A. Goins, Cristina Santoyo, Frank R. Miller, Randal A. Otto> ;Clinical Cancer Research. 2008 Jun 15
22 citations
Induced telomerase activity in primary aortic endothelial cells by low-LET γ-radiation is mediated through NF-κB activation
Mohan Natarajan, Sumathy Mohan, Ryszard Konopinski, Randal A. Otto, Terence S. Herman> ;The British Journal of Radiology. 2008 Jun 9
57 citations
Management of the unknown primary carcinoma: Long‐term follow‐up on a negative PET scan and negative panendoscopy
Frank R. Miller, Anand B. Karnad, Tony Yuen Eng, David H. Hussey, H. Stan McGuff, Randal A. Otto> ;Head & Neck. 2008 Jan 1
24 citations
Setup and characterization of a human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma xenograft model in nude rats.
Ande Bao, William T. Phillips, Beth Goins, Howard S Mcguff, Xiangpeng Zheng, F. Ross Woolley, Mohan Natarajan, Cristina Santoyo, Frank R. Miller, Randal A. Otto> ;Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2006 Dec 1
44 citations
The endoscopic management of Zenker diverticulum: CO2 laser versus endoscopic stapling.
Frank R. Miller, Jess Bartley, Randal A. Otto> ;The Laryngoscope. 2006 Sep 1
62 citations
Potential use of drug carried-liposomes for cancer therapy via direct intratumoral injection.
Ande Bao, William T. Phillips, Beth Goins, Xiangpeng Zheng, Sarmad Sabour, Mohan Natarajan, F. Ross Woolley, Cristina Zavaleta, Randal A. Otto> ;International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 2006 Jun 19
50 citations
The Role of Positron Emission Tomography Scans in the Management of the N‐Positive Neck in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma After Chemoradiotherapy
Victoria S. Brkovich, Frank R. Miller, Anand B. Karnad, David H. Hussey, H. Stan McGuff, Randal A. Otto> ;The Laryngoscope. 2006 Jun 1
51 citations
Risk factors for the development of hypothyroidism after hemithyroidectomy.
Frank R. Miller, David Paulson, Thomas J. Prihoda, Randal A. Otto> ;Archives of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery. 2006 Jan 1
71 citations
Positron emission tomography in the management of unknown primary head and neck carcinoma
Frank R. Miller, David H. Hussey, Mural Beeram, Tony Yuen Eng, H. Stan McGuff, Randal A. Otto> ;Archives of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery. 2005 Jul 1
14 citations
Theoretical study of the influence of a heterogeneous activity distribution on intratumoral absorbed dose distribution.
Ande Bao, Xia Zhao, William T. Phillips, F. Ross Woolley, Randal A. Otto, Beth Goins, James M. Hevezi> ;Medical Physics. 2004 Dec 30
5 citations
Computed tomography-generated templates: A new approach to frontal sinus osteoplastic flap surgery
John L. Fewins, Pamela M Otto, Randal A. Otto> ;American Journal of Rhinology. 2004 Sep 1
6 citations
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the parotid gland with atypical features.
Kay S. Amin, H. Stan McGuff, Steve W. Cashman, Randal A. Otto> ;Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2003 Nov 1
6 citations
Management of T3 N0 and T4 N0 glottic carcinomas: results of a national survey.
Ryan M. Greene, Adriane I. Dewitt, Randal A. Otto> ;Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2003 Feb 1
63 citations
Sensitivity and Specificity of Intraoperative Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Stimulation in Predicting Postoperative Nerve Paralysis
Randal A. Otto, C. Spencer Cochran> ;The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology. 2002 Nov 1
21 citations
Postauricular sebaceous carcinoma arising in association with nevus sebaceus.
Joseph Rinaggio, H. Stan McGuff, Randal A. Otto, Charlene Hickson> ;Head & Neck. 2002 Feb 1
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Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

University Health / UT Health Science Center at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas
University Health / UT Health Science Center at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas