NishantAgrawalMD

Head & Neck Microvascular Surgery, Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery

Chief of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Director of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Professor of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center and Radiation Oncology

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Office
5841 S Maryland Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone+1 888-824-0200

Fax+1 773-702-6809

Summary

Dr. Nishant Agrawal is a head and neck surgical oncologist in Chicago, IL and is affiliated with University of Chicago Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and has been in practice 16 years. He specializes in head & neck oncologic surgery and is experienced in squamous cell carcinoma, thyroid cancer, head and neck oncology, and oral and oropharyngeal neoplasms. He recently co-edited a textbook titled Difficult Decisions in Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-030-15123-2).

Education & Training

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Head & Neck Surgical Oncology/Microvascular Reconstruction, 2008 - 2008
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2002 - 2008
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 2001 - 2002
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2015 - 2026
MD State Medical License 2008 - 2026
IN State Medical License 2020 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2007 - 2009
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014
Member American Head and Neck Society
Most Compassionate Doctor American Registry
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FAAO-HNS) American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
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Clinical Trials

Treatment De-Intensification for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx Start of enrollment: 2010 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1594 citations
Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes
Peter J. Campbell, Gad Getz, Jan O. Korbel, Joshua M. Stuart, Jennifer L. Jennings
Nature. 2020-02-06
1975 citations
Integrated Genomic Characterization of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Nishant Agrawal, Rehan Akbani, B. Arman Aksoy, Adrian Ally, Harindra Arachchi
Cell. 2014-10-23
227 citations
Medically Necessary, Time-Sensitive Procedures: Scoring System to Ethically and Efficiently Manage Resource Scarcity and Provider Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Vivek N. Prachand, Ross Milner, Peter Angelos, Mitchell C. Posner, John J. Fung
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2020-08-01

Journal Articles

OPTIMA: A Phase II Dose and Volume De-Escalation Trial for Human Papillomavirus-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer
L Portugal, E A Blair, J M Melotek, M W Lingen, N Agrawal, A Dekker, Z Gooi, D T Ginat, C C Foster, E E Vokes, D J Haraf, Annals of Oncology
Head and Neck Masses
Nishant Agrawal, Zhen Gooi, ScienceDirect

Books/Book Chapters

Difficult Decisions in Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery
Zhen Gooi and Nishant AgrawalEditors: Zhen Gooi and Nishant Agrawal.Springer2019

Press Mentions

Privo Technologies, Inc. Announces Publication in Nature CommunicationsAugust 24th, 2022
COVID-19 Saliva Test as Accurate as Swabs, UChicago Research FindsJune 18th, 2020
Saliva Tests for COVID-19 Could Replace Painful Nasal Swabs, U. Of C. Researchers SayJune 16th, 2020
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