WilliamHenryWestraMD

Anatomic 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
Completed
Phase 2
Immunologic Responses in HPV-Associated Carcinoma for Patients Receiving Chemoradiation Start of enrollment: 2015 Jan 07
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The Common Expression of INSM1 in HPV-related Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinomas Is Not Associated With True Neuroendocrine Transformation or Aggressive Behavior.
Swati Bhardwaj, Brandon Veremis, Rocco Fernandino, Marshall Posner, William H Westra
The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 2025-01-01
1 citations
Multicenter validation of an RNA-based assay to predict anti-PD-1 disease control in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: the P...
Kevin C Flanagan, Jon Earls, Jeffrey Hiken, Rachel L Wellinghoff, Michelle M Ponder
Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer. 2024-11-03
Diagnostic Accuracy of Circulating Tumor HPV DNA Testing in Patients With a Lateral Neck Mass.
Rocco M Ferrandino, Joshua Barlow, Brandon Gold, Daniel Kraft, Scott A Roof
JAMA Otolaryngology-- Head & Neck Surgery. 2024-09-19

Journal Articles

Utility of Preoperative Fine Needle Aspiration in Parotid Lesions
Wayne M Koch, David W Eisele, Carole Fakhry, William H Westra, Christine G Gourin, Zahra Maleki, The Laryngoscope