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Office
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-792-6161
Education & Training
- University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1992 - 1994
- University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1989 - 1992
- University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonResidency, Surgery, 1987 - 1989
- University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 1987
- Brown UniversityB.A., Russian Studies, Magna Cum Laude, 1983
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
- AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2026
- GA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
- TX State Medical License 1989 - 2026
- WA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
- LA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- MS State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology
- American Board of Otolaryngology-
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Performers Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CGCAHPS), 2018
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Honor Award American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 2002
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Clinical Trials
- Optical Imaging of Skin Cancers for Margin Delineation of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers Start of enrollment: 2007 Jan 30
- Oral Margin Spectroscopy Detection Using Optical Spectroscopy Start of enrollment: 2007 Feb 07
- An Exploratory Study on Optical Assessment of Oral Mucositis Start of enrollment: 2006 Mar 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Reconstructing oral cavity tumor evolution through brush biopsy.Evit John, Tom Lesluyes, Toby M Baker, Maxime Tarabichi, Ann Gillenwater
Scientific Reports. 2024-09-30 - 1 citationsAssessing the Role of Inflammation in Oral Tongue Carcinogenesis.Ann M Gillenwater, Nadarajah Vigneswaran, Andrew G Sikora
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2024-05-20 - Use of topical methylene blue to image nuclear morphometry with a low-cost scanning darkfield microendoscope.Huayu Hou, Jennifer Carns, Richard A Schwarz, Ann M Gillenwater, Sharmila Anandasabapathy
Journal of Biomedical Optics. 2024-05-01
Journal Articles
- In Vivo Multimodal Optical Imaging: Improved Detection of Oral Dysplasia in Low-Risk Oral Mucosal LesionsYang EC, Schwarz RA, Lang AK, Bass N, Badaoui H, Vohra IS, Cherry KD, Williams MD, Gillenwater AM, Vigneswaran N, Richards-Kortum RR, Cancer Prev Res, 1/1/2018
- Noninvasive diagnostic adjuncts for the evaluation of potentially premalignant oral epithelial lesions: current limitations and future directionsYang EC, Tan MT, Schwarz RA, Richards-Kortum RR, Gillenwater AM, Vigneswaran N, Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol, 1/1/2018
- Depression and Oropharynx Cancer OutcomeShinn EH, Valentine A, Jethanandani A, Basen-Engquist K, Fellman B, Urbauer D, Atkinson E, Yusuf SW, Lenihan D, Woods ML, Kies MS, Sood AK, Carmack C, Morrison WH, Gil..., Psychosom Med, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Larynx in AdultsGillenwater AM, AHNS Annual Meeting & Research Workshop on the Biology Prevention and Treatment of Head & Neck Cancer, Chicago, IL, 1/18/2006
- Optical Spectroscopy for the Non-Invasive Analysis of Oral NeoplasiaGillenwater AM, Ninth SPORE Investigator's Workshop, Washington, DC, 1/15/2001
- Optical Detection of Oral NeoplasiaGillenwater AM, American Head and Neck Society, Palm Desert, CA, 1/25/1999
Lectures
- RM-1929 photo-immunotherapy in patients with recurrent head and neck cancer: Results of a multicenter phase 2a open-label clinical trial.2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 06/2/2018
- Surgical Management, Contemporary Methods for Functional Success after Head and Neck Cancer: The MD Anderson Cancer Center ApproachThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX - 1/12/2018
- Best Practice for Total Laryngectomy and RehabilitationAtlanta, GA - 1/9/2018
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Press Mentions
- 12 Things to Know About Tonsil CancerJune 4th, 2024
- Cancer of the Gums: 9 Things to KnowJanuary 9th, 2023
- 6th World Oral Cancer Congress in Bengaluru from May 17April 11th, 2017
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