Gina D. Jefferson, MD
Professor
Department:
SOM-Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Email:
gjefferson@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-5456
Biography
Dr. Gina Jefferson is a Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She serves as chief of the busy division of Head and Neck Oncologic and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery for the department. After completing residency at Loma Linda University and fellowship at the University of Miami, Dr. Jefferson began her career at the University of Mississippi. She is heavily engaged in educational programming and efforts at improving diversity, equity and inclusion for under-represented persons in medicine and toward achieving equitable care and outcomes for head and neck cancer patients.
Education
| University of Illinois at Chicago, MPH, Public Health Informatics | 2019 |
| University of Miami, Fellowship Certificate, Head & Neck Surgical Oncology/Microvascular Reconstruction Department of Otolaryngology- Head & Neck | 2009 |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center, Residency Certificate, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery | 2008 |
| Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MD, Allopathic Medicine | 2000 |
| Ohio State University, MS, Biomedical Engineering | 1996 |
| Purdue University, BS, Engineering | 1994 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure | 08/2017 - Present |
| Licensure, Illinois Division of Professional Regulation | 03/2013 - 07/2020 |
| Certification, The American Board of Otolaryngology | 06/2009 - Present |
Current Positions
| Professor, School of Medicine | 07/2020 - Present |
| Director, School of Medicine | 11/2017 - Present |
| Division Chief, School of Medicine | 08/2017 - Present |
| Vice Chair, School of Medicine | 08/2017 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine | 08/2017 - 06/2020 |
| Director, University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Medicine | 04/2017 - 08/2017 |
| Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago | 08/2015 - 08/2017 |
| Multi-Disciplinary Head & Neck Tumor Board Physician Leader, University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Medicine | 04/2013 - 08/2017 |
| Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago | 03/2013 - 07/2015 |
| Assistant Professor, G. V. “Sonny” Montgomery Veterans Administration Hospital | 09/2009 - 02/2013 |
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine | 08/2009 - 02/2013 |
| Instructor, University of Miami | 2009 - 07/2009 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Intramural, Cancer Screening in Mississippi through Dental Public Health Clinics, UMMC | 01/2022 - Present |
| Extramural, Translation of the University of Mississippi ORL Emergency Simulation Bootcamp to an Annual Regional Bootcamp, Society of University Otolaryngologists | 11/2019 - 10/2020 |
Publications
Guest Editor | |
| Local and Regional Flaps in Head and Neck Reconstruction Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. June 2019, 30(2): 95-160. | 2019 |
| Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: Local and Regional Flaps in Head and Neck Reconstruction Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: Local and Regional Flaps in Head and Neck Reconstruction. 2019; 30: 95-160. | |
Journal Article | |
| Spiotto MT, Jefferson GD, Wenig B, Markiewicz MR, Weichselbaum RR, Koshy M Survival outcomes for postoperative chemoradiation in intermediate-risk oral tongue cancers Head Neck 2017 Dec;39(12):2537-2548. doi: 10.1002/hed.24932. Epub 2017 Sep 27 | 2017 |
| Spiotto MT, Jefferson G, Wenig B, Markiewicz M, Weichselbaum RR, Koshy M Differences in survival with surgery and postoperative radiotherapy compared with definitive chemoradiotherapy for oral cavity cancer: a National Cancer Database Analysis JAMA Otolaryngol, doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2017.0012 | 2017 |
| Peterson CE, Khosla S, Jefferson GD, Davis FG, Fitzgibbon ML, Freels S, Johnson TP, Hoskins K, Joslin CE Measures of economic advantage associated with HPV-positive head and neck cancers among non-Hispanic black and white males identified through the National Cancer Database Cancer Epidemiol 2017 Jun;48:1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2017.02.011. Epub 2017 Mar 7 | 2017 |
| Son E, Halbert A, Abreu S, Hester R, Jefferson G, Jennings K, Pine H, Watts T Role of Google Glass in improving patient satisfaction for otolaryngology residents: A pilot study Clin Otolaryngol, 42(2): 433-438, 2017 | 2017 |
| Jefferson G, Aakalu VK, Braniecki M. Tumid lupus: an unexpected diagnosis for the otolaryngologist Am J Otolaryngol, 38(2): 257-259, 2017 | 2017 |
| Jefferson GD, Wenig BL and Spiotto MT Predictors and outcomes for chronic tracheostomy after chemoradiation for advanced laryngohypopharyngeal cancer Laryngoscope, 126: 385-391, 2016 | 2016 |
| Ranck MC, Abundo R, Jefferson G, Kolokythas A, Wenig BL, Weichselbaum RR, Spiotto MT Effect of postradiotherapy neck dissection on nonregional disease sites JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 140(1): 12-21, 2014 | 2014 |
| Jefferson, GD Adult with Oral Cavity Lesion Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Found-Patient of the Month, 40(5): 1-24, 2011 | 2011 |
| Jefferson GD, Sollacio D, Gomez-Fernandez C and Civantos FJ Evaluation of immunohistochemical fine sectioning for sentinel lymph node biopsy in oral squamous cell carcinoma Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 144(2): 216-219, 2011 | 2011 |
| Rosenberg TL, Brown JJ, and Jefferson GD Evaluation of the Adult Neck Mass Med Clinics N Am, 94:1017-1029, 2010 | 2010 |
| Barin K, Jefferson GD, Sparto PJ,Parnianpour M. Effect of aging on human postural control during cognitive tasks Biomed Sciences Instrumentation, 33:388-93, 1997 | 1997 |
| Kuhn M, Gillespie G, Jefferson GD, et al Expert Consensus Statement: Management of Dysphagia in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery 2023; 168(4):571-592 | 2023 |
| Jefferson GD, Boyd BJ, Jackson LL, Stringer SP Flipped Classroom Experience in a Single Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Post-Graduate Residency Training Program Int J Surg Education (IJSED). Published online January 31, 2023. | 2023 |
| Flanary V, Jefferson GD, Brown DJ, Arosarena O, Brenner MJ, Cabrera-Muffly C, Cannon TY, Faucett EA, Francis CL, Harvey E, Johnson RM, Loyo M, Nance MA, Vinson KN and Thompson DM Leadership of Black Women Faculty in Otolaryngology-More than a Rounding Error Laryngoscope 2023; 133(5):E36-E37 | 2023 |
| Kalil GH, Taylor CS and Jefferson GD A Case of Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Highlighting Aggressive Perineural Features Radiol Case Reports 2022 | 2022 |
| Shaveta Khosla, Ronald C Hershow, Sally Freels, Gina D Jefferson, Faith G Davis, Caryn E Peterson Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas among males of the three largest Asian diasporas in the US, 2004-2013 Cancer Epidemiol. 2021 Oct;74:102011. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2021.102011. Epub 2021 Aug 17 | 2021 |
| Tarver EM, Jefferson GD, Parker P, Readman K, Salazar-Marocho S and Lerant A Modified manikin for tracheoinnominate fistula J Educ Teaching in Emergency Med 2021; 6(3): 11-18. https://doi.org/10.21980/J8Z93H | 2021 |
| Emily M Tarver, MD, Anna A Lerant, MD, CHSE, Jeffrey D Orledge, MD, Benjamin P Stevens, MD, and Gina D Jefferson, MD, MPH, FACS Tracheoinnominate artery fistula J Educ Teaching in Emergency Med 2021; 6(3). doi: 10.21980/J8K05R | 2021 |
| Moore C, Pegues J, Narisetty V, Spankovich S, Jackson L and Jefferson GD Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Nutrition Protocol for Major Head and Neck Cancer Surgery OTO Open. 2021 Jun 18;5(2):2473974X211021100. doi: 10.1177/2473974X211021100 | 2021 |
| Beatrous B, Johnson AO, Jefferson GD and Manucha V An interesting case of metasttic papillarythyroid carcinoma to the face Am J Otolaryngol 2021; 42(6):103110. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.103110. Epub 2021 Jun 16. | 2021 |
| Jefferson, GD The Role of Mohs Surgery in Cutaneous Head and Neck Cancer Otolaryngol Clin North Am, 2021; 54: 439-447 | 2021 |
| Mary R Nittala, Madhava R Kanakamedala, Eswar Mundra, William C Woods 3rd, Maria L Smith, Robert D Hamilton, Gina D Jefferson, Lana Jackson, Satya Packianathan, Srinivasan Vijayakumar Quality-Adjusted Life Years and Disability-Adjusted Life Years Are Better With Concurrent Chemoradiation Therapy Than Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Chemoradiation Therapy in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cureus. 2021 Jan 30;13(1):e13022. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13022 | 2021 |
| Gina D Jefferson, Hudson Frey Open Versus Robotic Surgery for Oropharyngeal Cancer Otolaryngologic clinics of North America, 2020 Dec;53(6):995-1003 | 2020 |
| Pitts KD, Arteaga AA, Stevens BP, White WC, Su D, Spankovich C, Jefferson GD, Jackson LL Frailty as a Predictor of Postoperative Outcomes among Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Apr;160(4):664-671. doi: 10.1177/0194599818825466. Epub 2019 Jan 29 | 2019 |
| Peterson CE, Gordon SC, Le Hew CW, Dykens JA, Jefferson GD, Tampi MP, Urquhart O, Lingen M, Watson KS, Buscemi J, Fitzgibbon ML. Society of Behavioral Medicine position statement: Society of Behavioral Medicine supports oral cancer early detection by all healthcare providers Translational Behavioral Medicine, iby075, https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/iby075 | 2018 |
Abstracts | |
| Rose AH, Oglesby KR, Kane AC, Paul O, Jackson LL and Jefferson GD Laryngectomy Patients: Incidence and Associated Factors in Patients 55 years and Younger | 2022 |
| Rose AH, Oglesby KR, Kane AC, Manucha V and Jefferson GD Total Laryngectomy for Management of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma | 2022 |
| Oglesby KR, Jefferson GD, Thomas CM, Tomblin C, Alnemri A, Curry JC, Bonaventure C, Sweeny L, Richards HW, Wax M and Kane AC Outcomes of Head and Neck Free Tissue Transfer in Renal Failure Patients | 2022 |
Book Chapter | |
| Brisson-McKenna M, Jefferson GD, Siddiqui SH, Adams S, Afanasieva SS, Cherid A, Burns J, Di Gironimo C, and Mady LJ Swallowing Function after Treatment of Laryngeal Cancer Otolaryngol Clin North Am, 2023; 56: 371-388 | 2023 |
| Jefferson, Gina D Bailey's Head and Neck Surgery: Otolaryngology Chapter 4: Dynamics of Wound Healing Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2022 | 2022 |
| Jefferson, GD, Wulu, J, and Wenig, BL Surgery for Carotid Body Paraganglioma Surgical Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, pp. 253-260. Philadelphia: Jaypee Medical Publishers, 2016 | 2016 |
| Jefferson, GD Complications of Free Tissue Transfer in the Head and Neck S.E. Kountakis (ed.), Encyclopedia of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, pp. 975-977. Berlin, Germany: Springer, 2013 | 2013 |
| Jefferson, GD Classification of Flaps S.E. Kountakis (ed.), Encyclopedia of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, pp. 462-463. Berlin, Germany: Springer, 2013 | 2013 |
| Jefferson, GD Dynamics of Wound Healing Head & Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology, 5th edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013 | 2013 |
| Thomas GR and Jefferson GD Genomics of Head and Neck Cancer Genomic and Personalized Medicine, 2nd edition. San Diego: Elsevier, pp 742-749, 2012 | 2012 |
| Brown, JJ and Jefferson, GD Other Head and Neck Surgical Procedures Dermatology in Skin of Color. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2008. | 2008 |
| Jefferson, GD and Brown, JJ Adjunctive Reduction Cheiloplasty Dermatology in Skin of Color. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2008 | 2008 |
| Jefferson, GD, Brown, JJ and Brown, L Rhinoplasty in the Non-Caucasian Patient Dermatology in Skin of Color. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2008. | 2008 |
| KBarin, GJefferson, PSparto & MParnianpour Effect of aging on human postural control during cognitive tasks Proceedings of the 34th Annual Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, Vol. 33, pp. 388-393, 1997 | 1997 |
Presentations
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Concurrent Extractions with Head and Neck Free Flap Surgery: A Pull to Get to PORT, AAO, Miami, FL | 09/2024 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Panel: Changing Landscapes in Head and Neck Cutaneous Cancer Basal Cell Carcinoma: MOHs vs. WLE & Role of Systemic Therapy, Triological Society, San Diego, CA | 01/2023 |
| Panelist, HPV Head & Neck Cancer: 2023 Update; Global Initiative Against HPV and Cervical Cancer, 23. American Women’s Medical Association, Indiana University; Virtual | 01/2023 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Enhancing screening and lowering risks for oral and lung cancers, Cancer Center & Research Institute Grand Rounds, UMMC CW106 | 10/2022 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Panel: Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Surgical Management of Non-Melanoma Skin Primary: Mohs vs. Standard Excision, ACS, San Diego, CA | 10/2022 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Panel Discussion: Expert Consensus Statement (ECS): Management of Dysphagia in Head & Neck Cancer Patients, AAO-HNSF, Philadelphia, PA | 09/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, Laryngectomy Patients: Incidence and Associated Factors in Patients 55 Years and Younger, American Academy of Otolaryngology, Philadelphia, PA | 09/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, Total Laryngectomy for Management of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma, American Academy of Otolaryngology, Philadelphia, PA | 09/2022 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Flipped Classroom Utility as Part of Post-Graduate Otolaryngology Curriculum Delivery, Henry Ford Hospital Department of Otolaryngology, Zoom | 10/2021 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Update in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma, MSO, Gulf Shores, AL | 05/2021 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Indications of PD-1 Inhibitors for Advanced cSCC, AHNS, Virtual Webinar | 04/2021 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Facts, Challenges and Actions, AHNS/COSM, Virtual | 04/2021 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Webinar Panel: Indications of PD-1 Inhibitors for Advanced cSCC, American Head and Neck Society, Zoom | 04/2021 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Adult Learning – How to Create a Successful Flipped Classroom in Otolaryngology Residency Training, Temple University Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Grand Rounds, Virtual | 01/2021 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Virtual Grand Rounds: Adult Learning – How to Create a Successful Flipped Classroom in Otolaryngology Residency Training, UCLA, Zoom | 01/2021 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Virtual Grand Rounds: Adult Learning - Models for a New Normal Case based lecture - Case Based Review of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Virtual | 10/2020 |
| Max Ronis Visiting Professor, Adult Learning -Models for a New Normal Case-Based Review of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Temple University, Zoom | 10/2020 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Diagnosis and Management of Oral Cavity Lesions, from Precancer to Malignany, Jackson Dental Society, Jackson, MS | 03/2020 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Utility of PET -CT Imaging for Head and Neck Cancer, Nuclear Medicine, Jackson, MS | 02/2020 |
| Invited Symposia, Panel Discussion: Scalp Reconstruction, Small to Large, American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Dallas, TX | 10/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Use of Prophylactic Lovenox in PreventingVenous Thromboembolism after Resection and Free Flap Reconstruction, American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Foundation, Atlanta, GA | 10/2018 |
| MC Physician Assistants Program, The Adult Neck Mass, Mississippi College, Jackson, MS | 09/2018 |
| MC Physician Assistant Program, Diagnosis and Management of Oral Cavity Cancer, Mississippi College, Jackson, MS | 09/2018 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pedicled Latissimus Dorsi Flap for Head and Neck Reconstruction, Gulf States Regional Otolaryngology Conference, Orange Beach, AL | 06/2018 |
| Platform Presentations, Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Head and Neck Cancer Patients (Podium Presentation), Society of Black Academic Surgeons, Birmingham, AL | 04/2018 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Documentation and Billing for In-office Neck Ultrasound, National Medical Association/Section of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Los Angeles, California | 08/2016 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, TransOral Robotic Surgery for Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea, National Medical Association/Section of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Los Angeles, California | 07/2016 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Reconstruction II, International Head and Neck Society Meeting, Seattle, Washington | 07/2016 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Heroic Head and Neck Cancer Surgery, Costs and Complications, International Head and Neck Society Meeting, Seattle, Washington | 07/2016 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Head and Neck Cancer-How Does it Present & How is it Treated?, Imerman Angels, Lunch and Learn, Chicago, Illinois | 07/2016 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Multidisciplinary Management of Recurrent Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Lower Eyelid, National Medical Association/Section of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Detroit, Michigan | 08/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Heroic Head & Neck Surgery-Do the Ends Justify the Means?, The Triological Society Meeting/Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts | 04/2015 |
| Platform Presentations, Postoperative Extubation in Head and Neck Surgery Patients: Risk Factors for Failure and Proposal for Extubation Criteria, The Triological Society Meeting/Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada | 05/2014 |
| Poster Presentation, Manual Therapy May Improve Swallowing Outcomes in Post-Treatment Head and Neck Cancer Patients, The Triological Society Meeting/Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada | 05/2014 |
| Poster Presentation, Socioeconomic Disparities in Mississippi Head and Neck Cancer Patients, American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Foundation, Vancouver, British Columbia | 09/2013 |
| Poster Presentation, Demographic Disparities in Prevalence of HPV Positivity in Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, American Head and Neck Society/Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting (COSM), Orlando, Florida | 04/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Diagnosis and Management of Oral Cavity Cancer, Mississippi Association of Women Dentist & Mississippi Dental Hygienests’ Association, Biloxi, Mississippi | 02/2013 |
| Visiting Professor, Complications of Free Tissue Transfer in the Head and Neck, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas | 10/2012 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Warning Signs of Head and Neck Cancer, Jackson Dental Study Club, Jackson, Mississippi | 06/2012 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Utility of Intra-Operative Frozen Section Examination of the Thyroid, University of Mississippi Medical Center Department of Pathology, Jackson, Mississippi | 11/2011 |
| Poster Presentation, Prevalence of High Risk Human Papillomavirus in Nasopharyngeal Carcinomas Stratified by Subtype and Race, ASCP Annual Meeting/WASPaLM XXVI World Congress, Las Vegas, Nevada | 10/2011 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Unknown Primary of the Head and Neck, Mississippi Cancer Registry Annual Symposium, Jackson, Mississippi | 09/2010 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Reconstruction of Major Facial Soft Tissue Defects, National Medical Association/Combined Dermatology, Otolaryngology & Plastic Surgery Session, Orlando, Florida | 07/2010 |
| Poster Presentation, Photodynamic therapy of cancer in the tropics, American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Foundation, San Diego, California | 10/2009 |
| Poster Presentation, Evaluation of immunohistochemical fine sectioning for sentinel lymph node biopsy in oral squamous cell carcinoma, American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Foundation, San Diego, California | 04/2009 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Surgical plus adjuvant therapy for grossly enlarged cervicofacial keloids, “Giant Keloids”, National Medical Association/Section of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Atlanta, Georgia | 08/2008 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Adjunctive management of grossly enlarged cervicofacial keloids (“Giant Keloids”), American College of Surgeons, Southwestern Section, Santa Barbara, California | 12/2007 |
| Poster Presentation, An Evaluation of Locally Aggressive Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (LADTC)among the underserved population, The Triological Society at the Combined Section Meeting, Marco Island, Florida | 03/2007 |
| Poster Presentation, Resveratrol inhibition of HIF-1α in human carcinoma cell lines: Implication for head & neck cancer therapy. Third Place Cash Award, Charles R. Drew University Annual Resident Research Forum, Los Angeles, California | 09/2006 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Resveratrol inhibition of HIF-1α in human tongue squamous cell carcinoma cell line: Implication for head & neck cancer therapy. First Place Award for Outstanding Resident Research, National Medical Association/Section of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Dallas, Texas | 08/2006 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, In vivo bioluminescence imaging in head and neck cancer, American College of Surgeons, Southwestern Section, Santa Barbara, California | 07/2006 |
| Poster Presentation, Anatomy of the approach to the petrous apex through the superior semicircular canal, American Academy of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Foundation, Los Angeles, California | 05/2005 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Resveratrol inhibition of HIF-1α in tumor cell lines: Implication for head & neck cancer therapy, American College of Surgeons, Southwestern Section, Santa Barbara, California | 02/2005 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Heavy metal induced apoptosis in human papillomavirus immortalized oral keratinocytes, American Academy of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Foundation, Orlando, FL | 01/2003 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Inducted, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, University of Mississippi School of Medicine | 2021 |
| Society of University Otolaryngologists Simulation Bootcamp Grant, Society of University Otolaryngologists | 2019 |
| Faculty Teacher of the Year, University of Mississippi Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences | 2018 |
| Faculty Rising Star, University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery | 2014 |
| Health Disparities Research Training Program Scholar, University of Alabama Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center | 2012 |
| Faculty Teacher of the Year, University of Mississippi Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences | 2012 |
| Leadership Institute Award Recipient, Society of Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS) | 2012 |
| Minority Faculty Career Development Award, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) | 2011 |
| Outstanding Resident Research Award, National Medical Association Section Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery | 2008 |
| Outstanding Resident Research Award, National Medical Association Section Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery | 2006 |
| Resident Research Forum 3rd Place Cash Award, Charles R. Drew University School of Medicine | 2006 |
| Medical Alumni Association Award, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine | 2000 |
| Award & Grant, Eli Lilly & Company | 1994 |
| John Logan Distinguished Student Award, Purdue University | 1994 |
| Scholar, HCEM/Cleveland Clinic Foundation | 1993 |
| Academic All Big Ten Student Athlete, Big Ten Athletic Conference | 1993 |
| Board of Trustees Award & Grant, Amoco Incorporated | 1992 |
| Athletic Scholarship for Track & Field, Purdue University | 1991 |
| Award & Grant, Air Products Incorporation | 1991 |
| Scholarship, Shaker Heights Rotary Club | 1991 |
| Purdue University-NASA Lewis Research Center Engineering Scholarship, Purdue University & NASA Lewis Research Center | 1990 |
Professional Membership and Service
| American Board of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Exam Council for Head and Neck, Nominated and elected to serve on the national Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Board Certifying Examination Council | 2023 - Present |
| American Head and Neck Society, Chair, Diversity Service | 2021 - Present |
| Mississippi Society of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Member | 2017 - Present |
| American College of Surgeons, Fellow | 2013 - Present |
| American College of Surgeons, Associate Fellow, Associate Fellow | 2011 - 2013 |
| American Head and Neck Society, Member | 2011 - Present |
| Mississippi Society of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Member | 2010 - 2013 |
| National Medical Association, Member | 2010 - Present |
| Society of University Otolaryngologists, Member | 2010 - Present |
| American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Member | 2004 - Present |
Committee Service
| American Board of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Oral Examiner | 2021 - Present |
| American Head and Neck Society Diversity Service, Chair | 2021 - Present |
| American Head and Neck Society Selection Committee, for Women in Head and Neck Surgery | 2019 - Present |
| Society of University Otolaryngologists Education Innovation Committee, Member | 2018 - Present |
| American Board of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Task Force Member | 2018 - Present |
| American Head and Neck Society Diversity & Inclusion Task Force, Co-Chair | 2018 - 2020 |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, Member | 2018 - Present |
| "Young" Faculty Advisory Committee to the Vice Chancellor of Health Affairs and Dean, Member | 2018 - 2020 |
| Cancer Center, Clinical Leadership Council, Member | 2018 - Present |
| Society of University Otolaryngologists, Member | 2017 - Present |
| American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Head and Neck Education, Member | 2016 - Present |
| American Head and Neck Society Diversity Task Force, Member | 2016 - 2018 |
Community Service
| Oral Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week, Head & Neck Cancer Screening, Organizer and Provider | 04/2023 - Present |
| Oral Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week, Head & Neck Cancer Screening, Organizer and Provider | 04/2022 - Present |
| Oral Head & Neck Cancer Awareness & Free Screening, Mississippi Delta, Organizer and Provider | 09/2018 - Present |
| Oral Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week, Head & Neck Cancer Screenings, Organizer and Provider | 04/2018 - Present |
| Oral Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week, Head & Neck Cancer Screenings, Organizer and Provider | 04/2017 - Present |
| Oral Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week, Head & Neck Cancer Screenings, Organizer and Provider | 04/2015 - Present |
| Oral Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Week, Head & Neck Cancer Screenings, Screening Provider | 04/2014 - Present |
| University of Illinois at Chicago Otolaryngology Interest Group, Faculty Advisor | 04/2014 - 08/2017 |
| Mississippi Head & Neck Cancer Screening, Provider | 04/2012 - Present |
| Mississippi State Fair, Head & Neck Cancer Screening, Provider | 09/2011 - Present |
| Watts Community Health Fair, Head and Neck Cancer Screening Provider | 09/2004 - 08/2006 |
| Buckeye Literacy Volunteers, GED Tutor | 08/1994 - 08/1996 |
Other Service
| Guest Editor, Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America: Larynx Cancer | 05/2022 - 04/2023 |
| Editorial Board, Operative Techniques of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery | 09/2018 - Present |
| Guest Editor, Operative Techniques of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: Local and Regional Flap Reconstruction in the Head and Neck | 05/2018 - 06/2019 |
| JAMA Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery | 2017 - 12/2017 |
| Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery | 07/2012 - Present |
| Head Neck | 07/2009 - Present |
| American Journal of Otolaryngology | 07/2009 - Present |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Otolaryngology Emergency Simulation Bootcamp | Summer 2022 - 2022 |
| Medicine, Lab, Attending, Regional & Free Flap Harvesting | Summer 2022 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Otolaryngology Emergency Simulation Bootcamp | Summer 2021 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Otolaryngology Emergency Simulation Bootcamp | Summer 2020 - 2020 |
| Otolaryngology, Lab, Attending, Regional & Free Flap Harvesting | Summer 2019 - 2019 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Otolaryngology Emergency Simulation Bootcamp | Summer 2019 - 2019 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Otolaryngology Emergency Simulation Bootcamp | Fall 2018 |
| Otolaryngology, Lab, Attending, Regional & Free Flap Course | Summer 2018 - 2019 |
| Course, Course Director, Ultrasound of the Neck | Summer 2012 |
| Otolaryngology, Lab, Attending, Regional & Free Flap Course | Summer 2012 - 2012 |
Residency Training
| Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Attending Physician | 2017 - Present |
| University of Illinois at Chicago, Attending Physician | 2013 - 08/2017 |
| University of Mississippi, Attending Physician | 2009 - 02/2013 |