WilliamHenryWestraMD
Pathology • New York, NYAnatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Surgical Pathology
Professor of Pathology, Associate Professor of Dermatology, Professor of Oncology, Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Director, Head and Neck Pathology Laboratory
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Office
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital
1468 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10029
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1990 - 1994
University of Florida College of MedicineClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2012 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2017 - 2025
MD State Medical License 1993 - 2019- American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors:Baltimore Area Castle Connolly, 2012
- Top Doctors:Washington-Baltimore Castle Connolly, 2012
Clinical Trials
- Treatment De-Intensification for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx Start of enrollment: 2010 Mar 01
- Immunologic Responses in HPV-Associated Carcinoma for Patients Receiving Chemoradiation Start of enrollment: 2015 Jan 07
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 762 citationsBRAF mutation predicts a poorer clinical prognosis for papillary thyroid cancerMingzhao Xing, William H. Westra, Ralph P. Tufano, Yoram Cohen, Eli Rosenbaum
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2005-12-01 - 669 citationsAssociation between BRAF V600E mutation and mortality in patients with papillary thyroid cancerMichael Mingzhao Xing, Ali S. Alzahrani, Kathryn A. Carson, David Viola, Rossella Elisei
JAMA. 2013-04-10 - 1329 citationsExome sequencing of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma reveals inactivating mutations in NOTCH1Nishant Agrawal, Mitchell J. Frederick, Curtis R. Pickering, Chetan Bettegowda, Kyle Chang
Science. 2011-08-26
Journal Articles
- Utility of Preoperative Fine Needle Aspiration in Parotid LesionsWayne M Koch, David W Eisele, Carole Fakhry, William H Westra, Christine G Gourin, Zahra Maleki, The Laryngoscope
Press Mentions
Scientists Identify DNA Alterations as Among Earliest to Occur in Lung Cancer DevelopmentFebruary 10th, 2016
External Links
- Johns Hopkins Physicianshttp://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/william-westra
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