Steven J. Wang, MD

sjwang@oto.arizona.edu

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Biography

Dr. Wang is Professor and Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Arizona. He is a surgeon with clinical expertise in head and neck cancer surgery. Dr. Wang graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University and received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed his Otolaryngology residency at UCLA, followed by a Head and Neck Oncologic and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery fellowship at the University of Michigan. Previously, Dr. Wang was Professor of Otolaryngology at UCSF where he established the transoral robotic surgery program. In 2019, he will chair the Skin Cancer and Melanoma section of the American Head and Neck Society.

Cancer Focus

Dr. Wang has expertise leading clinical and translational research studies of head and neck cancers, including HPV-related head and neck cancer, transoral robotic surgery, and quality of life outcomes after head and neck cancer treatment. He was PI of a multi-year VA-funded grant to study the role of CD44 receptors in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. At UCSF, Dr. Wang was the principal investigator of an NIH-funded prospective study of the role of HPV in head and neck cancer. He is currently the Head and Neck Cancer Disease Team Leader at the UACC.

Research Program Role

Clinical and Translational Oncology Program

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Publications

Diagnostic Efficacy of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Early Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis of 66 Studies.

Liu M, Wang SJ, Yang X, Peng H. 2017. Diagnostic Efficacy of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Early Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis of 66 Studies. PLoS One. 12:e0170322. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0170322.

Establishment and characterization of an oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma cell line from a never-smoking patient.

Wang SJ, Asthana S, van Zante A, Heaton CM, Phuchareon J, Stein L, Higuchi S, Kishimoto T, Chiu CY, Olshen AB, et al. 2017. Establishment and characterization of an oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma cell line from a never-smoking patient. Oral Oncol. 69:1–10. doi:10.1016/j.oraloncology.2017.03.020.

The prognostic role of sex, race, and human papillomavirus in oropharyngeal and nonoropharyngeal head and neck squamous cell cancer.

Fakhry C, Westra WH, Wang SJ, van Zante A, Zhang Y, Rettig E, Yin LX, Ryan WR, Ha PK, Wentz A, et al. 2017. The prognostic role of sex, race, and human papillomavirus in oropharyngeal and nonoropharyngeal head and neck squamous cell cancer. Cancer. 123:1566–1575. doi:10.1002/cncr.30353.

Differences in the Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancers by Sex, Race, Anatomic Tumor Site, and HPV Detection Method.

D’Souza G, Westra WH, Wang SJ, van Zante A, Wentz A, Kluz N, Rettig E, Ryan WR, Ha PK, Kang H, et al. 2016 Dec. Differences in the Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancers by Sex, Race, Anatomic Tumor Site, and HPV Detection Method. JAMA Oncol. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.3067.

Targeted next-generation sequencing of TP53 in oral tongue carcinoma from non-smokers.

Faden DL, Arron ST, Heaton CM, DeRisi J, South AP, Wang SJ. 2016. Targeted next-generation sequencing of TP53 in oral tongue carcinoma from non-smokers. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 45:47. doi:10.1186/s40463-016-0160-4.