Larry Myers, M.D. Professor School Medical School Department Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Dr. Myers is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. 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 UT Southwestern. He has hospital appointments at Zale Lipshy University Hospital, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Children’s Medical Center, and St. Paul University Hospital. His email address is larry.myers@utsouthwestern.edu. Education Medical School University of Chicago (1992) Internship University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine (1994), General Surgery Residency Buffalo General Hospital (1998), Otolaryngology Fellowship University of Michigan (2000), Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery Research Interest 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. Publications 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 Results 1-10 of 10 1 Honors & Awards SUNY-Buffalo Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgeryResident Research Day - 1st Place (1998) National Medical Association - Otolaryngology SectionResident Research Award (1997) SUNY-Buffalo Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgeryResident Research Day - 3rd Place (1997) American College of SurgeonsWestern New York Chapter ACS Resident Essay Award (1996) Professional Associations/Affiliations 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
