JohnRSimsMD

Head & Neck Microvascular Surgery, Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery

Head & Neck Oncologic and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgeon

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Office
8901 Carti Way
Ste 201
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone+1 501-906-3000

Fax+1 501-907-8373

Graduated medical school and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in 2009 with honors in research; then went on to complete residency training at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN in 2018, followed by a fellowship in Head & Neck Oncologic and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery at Mount Sinai West in New York City under the mentorship of Dr. Mark Urken. Now at CARTI Cancer Center in Little Rock, AR since September of 2019. Expertise is in head and neck cancer surgery, transoral robotic surgery (TORS), thyroid and parathyroid surgery, and microvascular reconstructive surgery of the head and neck.

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiFellowship, Head & Neck Surgical Oncology/Microvascular Reconstruction, 2018 - 2019
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2013 - 2018
University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of MedicineClass of 2013

PubMed

1 citations
Utility of TTMV-HPV DNA in resolving indeterminate findings during oropharyngeal cancer surveillance.
Scott A Roof, James Jabalee, Eleni M Rettig, Susmita Chennareddy, Rocco M Ferrandino 2nd
Oral Oncology. 2024-08-01
Novel technique to prevent or correct open-mouth deformity after bilateral mandibular resection: Use of tensor fascia lata slings.
Lauren E Wein, Quinn F O'Malley, Monica H Xing, John R Sims, Neil Mundi
Head & Neck. 2022-08-01
Differential Diagnosis Under the Microscope: Crystalloid Granuloma of the Parotid Gland.
Quinn F. O'Malley, John R. Sims, Sarah L. Spaulding, Mykayla L. Sandler, Sedef Everest
Ear, Nose, & Throat Journal. 2021-08-01

Books/Book Chapters

Surgery of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands
Chapter: Surgery for Locally Advanced Thyroid Cancer: Larynx, Tracheal Invasion, and Esophageal
Page 360 - 371Mark L. Urken, John R. Sims, Eran E. Alon, and Joseph ScharpfEditors: Gregory W. Randolph.Elsevier, PhiladelphiaEdition 3rd,2020
Contemporary Management of Jugular Paraganglioma
Chapter: Subtotal Resection of Jugular Paragangliomas
Page 175 - 182John R. Sims, Alex D. Sweeney, Matthew L. Carlson, George B. Wanna, James L. NettervilleEditors: George B. Wanna, Matthew L. Carlson, James L. Netterville.Springer International Publishing2018

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Now Cancer-Free After Thyroid SurgerySeptember 16th, 2022