Department of Surgery
Faculty:
Joehassin Cordero, M.D., FACS
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Chief of Division, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery,
Patient Appointments:
ENT Clinic : 806-743-4115
Clinic Location:
ENT Clinic: Pavillion 4th Floor
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Education:
- Fellowship:
- Residency:
University of South Florida, Tampa, 6/1/1999 - Medical School:
Eastern Virginia Medical School, 5/21/1994
Certifications:
Research:
Research Interests:
- Interests include new methods of identifying and treating head and neck cancer, multiple chemotherapy protocols.
Recent Funding:
Selenium coated PET against biofilms
LORHAN - Prospective, Longitudinal, Multi-Center, Descriptive Registry of Patients Receiving Therapy other than Surgical Resection Alone for Newly Diagnosed Head and Neck Carcinoma [Head and Neck Carcinoma Registry]
A Prospective Study of Postoperative Stroke Rate in Patients Undergoing Radical Head and Neck Surgery
Neck surgery facts: A retrospective study for different procedures
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Publications and Presentations:
Peer Reviewed Publications:
Zupancic, S., Cordero, J. (in preparation). Case Report: Extremity Spasms Occurring with Cochlear Implant Stimulation.
Maria F. Gonzalez, MD; Adam B. Johnson, PhD; Mitchell Wachtel, M.D; Joehassin Cordero, M.D. Metastatic carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland to the thyroid. Submitted to: Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Date of submission: November 11th, 2010
Maria Gonzalez, MD, Joehassin Cordero, MD, Joanne Chung, MD, Mitchell Wachtel, MD, Dale Dunn, MD. Vimentin Expression Preceding TTF1 Non-Expression with Dedifferentiation in Thyroid Carcinoma. Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: September 2010, Vol. 134, No. 9, pp. 1283-1396.
Powitzky R, Cordero J, Robinson M, Helmer R, Halldorsson A. Spectacular Impalement through the Face and Neck: A Case Report and Literature Review. Journal of Trauma. 2008
Santana D, Schmedes G, Cordero J. Preoperative embolization of carotid body tumors. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2008 Sep;34(9):1009. Abstract
Speaking Engagements:
Otolaryngology Cases and Coding. 1.5 hrs, Lone Star Coders Fall Conference, ACB 100, September 25, 2010.
Contemporary Management of Thyroid Cancer, 1hr., Cancer Committee, SPOC, ACB 220, September 15, 2010.
Dizziness in the Elderly, 1 hr., Seniors are Special, McInturff Conference Center, UMC, September 8, 2010.
Haiti - Experience and Effort 2010, 1 hr., International Medical Club, ACB 100, August 24, 2010.
Maxillofacial Trauma, 1 hr., Synthes sponsored lecture to local Otolaryngologist, Corpus Cristi, July 29, 2010.
Tobacco and Cancer: The State of Tobacco Control and Prevention, 1 hr., TMA, TMA Committee on Cancer and Physician Oncology Education Program (POEP), May 1, 2010.
Contemporary Management of Thyroid Cancer, 1 hr., TMA, Texas Association of Otolaryngologist, Fort Worth, TX, April 30, 2010.
Can you hear me know? Diagnosis and Management of Hearing Loss, 1 hr., AMBUCS, International Cultural Center, April 12, 2010.
Difficult and Emergent Airway in Maxillofacial Trauma, SPEM Conference, Lubbock, Feb. 6, 2010.
Cochlear Implant Surgical Considerations, 1hr. lecture, Audiologist and speech therapist. Sponsored by TTUHSC Department of Speech and Language, International Cultural Center, Jan. 25, 2010.
Head and Neck Advance anatomy lecture and lab, 4 hrs., Jan. 20, 27, 2010. Anatomy and Physiology of Larynx, 1 hr., Diagnosis and Management of Laryngeal Cancer, 1hr., Texas Laryngectomy Association Annual Meeting, Lubbock, Jan. 22, 2010.
AO ORP course in Tulsa, OK, Reconstruction of the Mandible. August, 2008.
First Year anatomy lecture, September, 2008. Pharynx
First year anatomy lecture, September, 2008. Orbit, Nasal, etc
Respiratory therapy conference, Diagnosis and surgical management of snoring and OSA, October, 2008.
Awards:
President Best Clinician Award. October 2008.
UMC Attending of the Month Award. December 2008.
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