Positions
- Professor, Deputy Chair
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Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
Houston, Texas, 77030
Director of Head & Neck Cancer Program
- Brown Foundation Endowed Chair
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ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
Houston, Texas, 77030
- Head, Neck, and Thyroid Cancer Multidisciplinary Program Director
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ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
Houston, Texas, 77030
- Head, Neck, and Thyroid Cancer Multidisciplinary Program Director
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CHI St. Luke's Health - Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Houston, Texas, 77030
Addresses
- Jamail Specialty Care Center (Clinic)
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1977 Butler Blvd.
Suite E5.200
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-5900
- Jamail Specialty Care Center- Academic (Office)
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1977 Butler Blvd.
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-4646
ackman@bcm.edu
Education
- BS from Louisiana State University
- 12/1985 - Baton Rouge, LA
- Biochemistry
- MD from Georgetown University School of Medicine
- 05/1990 - Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Medicine
- Internship at Tulane University Medical Center
- 06/1991 - New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- General Surgery
- Research Fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- 06/1992 - New York, New York, United States
- Head & Neck Surgery
- Residency at Tulane University Medical Center
- 06/1996 - New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
- Fellowship at Vrije University
- 03/1997 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery
- Research Fellowship at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
- 06/1999 - Houston, Texas, United States
- Molecular Epidemiology of Head & Neck Cancer
- Clinical Fellowship at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
- 06/2000 - Houston, Texas, United States
- Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery
- MPH from The University of Texas Health Science Center
- 05/2004 - Houston, Texas, United States
Certifications
- Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Certification
- American Board of Otolaryngology
- American Head & Neck Society
Professional Interests
- Thyroid cancers
- Sarcomas of the head & neck region
- Melanoma skin cancers
- Advanced Non-Melanoma skin cancers
- HPV-Related Oropharyngeal cancers
- Screening for HPV-related cancers
- HPV vaccination
Professional Statement
Dr. Sturgis is board certified and a professor with tenure in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He is Vice-chair of Clinical Affairs, holds the Brown Foundation Endowed Chair, and is the Head Neck and Thyroid Multidisciplinary Program Director. Prior to joining ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine, he served for 23 years at MD Anderson Cancer Center caring for patients with complex head, neck, and thyroid cancers- with over 4,000 surgical patients. His surgical practice is focused on thyroid cancer, sarcomas of the head and neck region, and melanoma/non-melanoma skin cancers. He has devoted much of his academic career to HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer and working to broadly disseminate the message of preventive HPV vaccination. He has founded and led several multidisciplinary translational research and outreach efforts in HPV-related cancers. He is the national Surgical Chair for the national cooperative group trial network, NRG Oncology Head and Neck Group. He has more than 340 peer-reviewed publications, over 60 invited reviews/book chapters, and over 230 invited lectures; and has been recognized for his efforts in cancer prevention, mentoring, and education.
Selected Publications
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Xu L, Dahlstrom KR, Lairson DR, Sturgis EM.. " " Head and Neck 2019. 2019 May 24; 41 (9) : 3226-3234.
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Chandrasekharappa SC, Chinn SB, Donovan FX, Chowdhury NI, Kamat A, Adeyemo AA, Thomas JW, Mullikin JC, Reid HH, Vemulapalli M, Hussey CS, Reid HH, Mullikin JC, Wei Q, Sturgis EM.. " " Cancer 2017. 2017 Jul 5; 123 (20) : 3943-3954.
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Dahlstrom KR, Anderson KS, Field MS, Chowell D, Ning J, Li N, Wei Q, Li G, Sturgis EM. " " Cancer 2017. 2017 Sep 12; 123 (24) : 4886-4894.
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Lairson DR, Wu CF, Chan W, Dahlstrom KR, Tam S, Sturgis EM. " " Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention 2017. 2017 Aug 24; 26 (9) : 1443-1449.
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Memberships
- American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- American Association for Cancer Research
- American College of Surgeons
- American College of Epidemiology
- American Head and Neck Society
- American Laryngological , Rhinological, and Otological (Triological) Society
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- American Society of Preventive Oncology
- American Radium Society
- American Thyroid Association
- Harris County Medical Association
- Houston Academy of Medicine
- Houston Society of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- Society of University Otolaryngologists - Head and Neck Surgeons
- Texas Association of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- Texas Medical Association
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