Larry Myers, M.D.

Dr. Myers is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. He holds the position of Chief in the Division of Otolaryngology at the VA North Texas Healthcare System. He completed an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and received his medical degree from the University of Chicago-Pritzker School of Medicine. After completing an Otolaryngology residency at the State University of New York at Buffalo, he completed a fellowship at the University of Michigan, receiving advanced training in Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Myers is board certified in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He is a member of several national professional societies. He has authored scientific articles and book chapters. His clinical interests include all aspects of head and neck oncology with a special interest in microvascular reconstruction. Dr. Myers sees patients at the Aston Ambulatory Care Center at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. He has hospital appointments at Zale-Lipshy University Hospital, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, and St. Paul Medical Center. His E-mail address is larry.myers@utsouthwestern.edu.

Medical School	University of Chicago (1992)
Internship	University of Illinois at Chicago College of Med. (1994)
Residency	Buffalo General Hospital (1998)
Fellowship	University of Michigan (2000)

• Cancer
• Ear, Nose & Throat (Otolaryngology)
• Head & Neck Cancer
• Head & Neck Cancer
• Pediatric Otolaryngology
• Skull Base Surgery Program

• Primary Interests
• Carotid Body Tumor
• Cervical Lymphnoma Neck
• Facial Cancer, Masses & Tumors
• Genioglossus & Hyoid Advancement
• Glomus Tumor on the Neck
• Head & Neck Cancer, Masses & Tumors
• Laryngeal Papilloma
• Larynx Cancer, Masses & Tumors
• Lymph Node Biopsy
• Mouth Cancer, Masses & Tumors
• Neck Tumor
• Palate Tumors
• Paragangliomas of Head and Neck
• Parotid Lesions & Tumors
• Salivary Gland Cancer, Masses, Tumors & Stones
• Schwannomas
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Ear Canal, External Ear & Middle Ear
• Throat Mass & Tumor
• Thyroid Cancer, Masses & Tumors
• Thyroid Enlargement (Goiter)
• Tongue Cancer, Masses & Tumors
• Zenker's Diverticulum

• Delivery of Antineoplastic Agents via Hydogels to Mouse Squamous Cell Carcinoma Model, 1999.
• Positron Emission Tomography in Head and Neck Cancer, 1994-present.
• Response of Respiratory Epithelial Cells to Chemical and Mechanical Injury, 1997-98.
• Synergistic Effects of Acylovir and Astragalous Membranaceous against Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 in vitro, 1987.
• Three Dimensional Evoked Potentials Arising from Human Somatosensory Nerves, 1989-91.

Featured Publications

Disability in patients with head and neck cancer

Taylor JC, Terrell JE, Ronis DL, Fowler KE, Bishop C, Lambert MT, Myers LL, Duffy SA, University of Michigan Head and Neck Cancer Team Archives of Otolaryngolgy-Head and Neck Surgery 130 764-769

Outcomes comparison of free tissue transfers in three different hospital populations

Myers LL Microsurgery August 2009 29 593-7

Free tissue transfers of the head and neck at a veterans affairs hospital

Myers LL, Sumer BD, Defatta RJ, Minhajuddin A Head and Neck 2008

A tailored smoking, alcohol, and depression intervention for head and neck cancer patients

Duffy SA, Ronis DL, Valenstein M, Lambert MT, Fowler KE, Gregory L. Bishop C, Myers LL, Blow F, Terrell JE Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 2006 15(11) 2203-2208

The role of positron emission tomography in the evaluation of the N-positive neck

Wax MK, Myers LL, Gona JM, Husain SS, Nabi HA. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. September 2003 129 163-7

Flexible endoscopic diverticulotomies for bilateral Zenker’s Diverticula

Tang SJ, Myers LL. Laryngoscope August 2010 128 1553-6.

Interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma of the parotid gland: case report and literature review

Efune G, Sumer BS, Sarode VR, Wang H-Y, Myers LL American Journal of Otolaryngology July 2009 30 264-8

Correlation between intraoperative hypothermia and perioperative morbidity in patients with head and neck cancer

Sumer BD, Myers LL, Leach J, Truelson JM Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg July 2009 135 682-6

Changing patterns of tracheotomy use in anterior skull base surgery with free tissue reconstruction

Myers LL, Sumer BD, Lowery JE, Truelson JM, Leach JL, Sinard RJ Laryngoscope. March 2008 119 453-8

Flexible endoscopic Killian-Jamieson diverticulotomy: case report and literature review

Tang S, Tang L, Chen E, Myers LL. GI Endoscopy 2008

• SUNY-Buffalo Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
  Resident Research Day - 1st Place (1998)
• National Medical Association - Otolaryngology Section
  Resident Research Award (1997)
• SUNY-Buffalo Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
  Resident Research Day - 3rd Place (1997)
• American College of Surgeons
  Western New York Chapter ACS Resident Essay Award (1996)

• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
• American College of Surgeons
• American Medical Association
• National Medical Association