Baran Sumer, M.D.

Medical School	Case Western Reserve University (2001)
Internship	Washington University School of Medicine (2002)
Residency	Washington University School of Medicine (2006)
Fellowship	Washington University School of Medicine (2007)

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

• Primary Interests
• Airway Obstructions Issues
• Carotid Body Tumor
• Cervical Lymphnoma Neck
• Facial Cancer, Masses & Tumors
• Glomus Tumor on the Neck
• Head & Neck Cancer, Masses & Tumors
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Laryngeal Papilloma
• Larynx Cancer, Masses & Tumors
• Lymph Node Biopsy
• Mouth Cancer, Masses & Tumors
• Palate Tumors
• Paraganglionis Tumor
• Parotid Lesions & Tumors
• Salivary Gland Cancer, Masses, Tumors & Stones
• Schwannomas
• Sinus Cancer
• Skull Based Tumors
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Ear Canal, External Ear & Middle Ear
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Face, Larynx, Neck & Oral Cavity
• Throat Mass & Tumor
• Thyroid Cancer, Masses & Tumors
• Thyroid Enlargement (Goiter)
• Tongue Cancer, Masses & Tumors
• Tracheoesophageal Fistula Repair

• Other Interests
• Tonsillectomy

Featured Publications

Multicolored pH-Tunable and Activatable Fluorescence Nanoplatform Responsive to Physiologic pH Stimuli.

Zhou K, Liu H, Zhang S, Huang X, Wang Y, Huang G, Sumer BD, Gao J J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012 May 134 18 7803-11

Overcoming endosomal barrier by amphotericin B-loaded dual pH-responsive PDMA-b-PDPA micelleplexes for siRNA delivery.

Yu H, Zou Y, Wang Y, Huang X, Huang G, Sumer BD, Boothman DA, Gao J ACS Nano 2011 Nov 5 11 9246-55

Tunable, Ultrasensitive pH-Responsive Nanoparticles Targeting Specific Endocytic Organelles in Living Cells.

Zhou K, Wang Y, Huang X, Luby-Phelps K, Sumer BD, Gao J Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 2011 Jun 50 27 6109-14

Patterns of regional metastasis in advanced stage cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the auricle

Peiffer N, Kutz WJ, Myers LL, Isaacson B, Sumer BD, Truelson JM, Ahn C, Roland PS Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2011 144(1) 36-42.

In vivo angiogenesis imaging of solid tumors by alpha(v)beta(3)-targeted, dual-modality micellar nanoprobes.

Kessinger CW, Khemtong C, Togao O, Takahashi M, Sumer BD, Gao J Exp Biol Med 2010 235(8): 957-65.

Head and neck cancer

Crozier E, Sumer BD Med Clin North Am. 2010 94(5) 1031-46

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. 2009 135(7) 682-6

Theranostic nanomedicine for cancer.

Sumer B, Gao J. Nanomedicine April 2008 3(2) 137-140

Shape-specific Polymeric Nanomedicine: Emerging Opportunities and Challenges

Tao L, Hu W, Liu Y, Sumer BD, Gao J Exp Biol Med (Accepted)

Nanoscopic Micelle Delivery Improves Photophysical Properties and Efficacy of Photodynamic Therapy of Protoporphyrin IX

Ding H, Sumer BD, Kessinger CW, Dong Y, Huang G, Boothman DA, Gao J Journal of Controlled Release (Accepted)

Featured Books

Clinical Applications of Heme Biosynthetic Pathway: Photodynamic Therapy with Protoporphyrin IX. In Heme Biology: The Secret Life of Heme in Regulating Diverse Biological Processes

Ding H, Sumer BD, Gao J (2011).

Theranostic Polymeric Micelles for Cancer Imaging and Therapy,. In Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Applications

Huang G, Khemtong C, Bey EA, Boothman DA, Sumer BD, Gao J. (257-276 (2012).). Svenson S, Prod?homme R.K. Springer Science & Business Media, Inc

Vestibular Physiology

Goebel JA, Sumer BD (2006). New York, Theme Publishers

Oral Cavity Cancer. In Decision-Making in Plastic Surgery

Sumer BD, Myers LL (2010). Quality Medical Publishing

• Texas Instruments Corporate Award
  Research Gift (2011)
• Triological Society Francis Lederer
  FUSION Grant for Nanotechnology Research (2011)
• SEBM Best Paper for 2010 in the Alan MacDiarmid Interdisciplinary Research
  Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (2010)
• American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
  Research Award (2008)
• Texas Instruments Corporate Award
  Research Grant (2008)
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Clinical Sciences
  Research Grant (2008)

• American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
• American Association for Cancer Research
• American College of Surgeons
• American Head and Neck Society
• Texas Medical Association