Description of Research Expertise
Research Experience:
Small Animal Model Research
Cadaveric Surgical Research
Basic Immunology Techniques for Translational Research
Interpreting Basic Science for Translational Research
Basic Outcomes Data Research/ Quality of Life Studies
Clinical Research on Surgical Innovation
(especially minimally invasive salivary gland surgery, organ preservation surgery, minimally invasive cranial base and pharyngeal/laryngeal surgery)
Clinical Research on Imaging
Current Research Projects:
Sialendoscopy database and Hybrid Approaches to Submandibular Gland Surgery
Level I neck dissection
Radiographically Enhanced Clinical Airway Tool (REACT)
Surgical Managemet and Clinical Approaches to Parapharyngeal Space Tumors
Cartilaginous and Osseous Tumors (Chondrosarcoma, Chordoma and Osteosarcoma)
Endoscopic (Robotic) and Open Organ Preservation Surgery Analysis
HPV-related Oropharyngeal Cancer
Selected Publications
Shinn JR, Carey RM, Mady LJ, Shimunov D, Parhar HS, Cannady SB, Rajasekaran K, Lukens JN, Lin A, Swisher-McClure S, Cohen RB, Bauml JM, Rassekh CH, Newman JG, Chalian AA, Basu D, Weinstein GS, Brody RM.: Sex-based differences in outcomes among surgically treated patients with HPV-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
Oral Oncol. : 2021.
Zhang X, Katsakhyan L, LiVolsi VA, Roth JJ, Rassekh CH, Bagley SJ, Nasrallah MP.: TP53 Mutation and Extraneural Metastasis of Glioblastoma: Insights From an Institutional Experience and Comprehensive Literature Review.
Am J Surg Pathol. : 2021.
Wright CM, Lee DY, Shimunov D, Carmona R, Barsky AR, Sun L, Cohen RB, Bauml JM, Brody RM, Basu D, Rassekh CH, Chalian AA, Newman JG, Rajasekaran K, Weinstein GS, Lukens JN, Lin A, Swisher-McClure S.: Definitive tumor directed therapy confers a survival advantage for metachronous oligometastatic HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer following trans-oral robotic surgery.
Oral Oncol. : 2021.
Douglas JE, Thomas WW, Wen CZ, Loevner LA, Thaler ER, Chalian AA, Rassekh CH.: Sialendoscopy for sialodocholithiasis following submandibular gland excision: six variations on a theme.
World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. : 2021.
Hynes AM, Lambe LD, Scantling DR, Bormann BC, Atkins JH, Rassekh CH, Seamon MJ, Martin ND.: A Surgical Needs Assessment for Airway Rapid Responses: A Retrospective Observational Study.
J Trauma Acute Care Surg : 2021.
Carey RM, Shimunov D, Weinstein GS, Cannady SB, Lukens JN, Lin A, Swisher-McClure S, Bauml JM, Aggarwal C, Cohen RB, Newman JG, Chalian AA, Rassekh CH, Basu D, O'Malley BW Jr, Rajasekaran K, Brody RM.: Increased rate of recurrence and high rate of salvage in patients with human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma with adverse features treated with primary surgery without recommended adjuvant therapy. Head Neck 43 (4): 1128-1141,2021.
Rassekh CH, Atkins, JH, O’Malley, BW, Jr. et al.: PERIOPERATIVE BRIEFING COMMUNICATION AND TREATMENT PLANNING: IMPLEMENTATION, EARLY RESULTS and ADAPTATION TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC (In Press, JOHNA, April 2020) : 2021.
Brenner MJ, Rassekh CH, Dulguerov P: Improving the Safety and Science of COVID-19 Tracheostomy: Challenges and Opportunities. Laryngoscope : 2021.
Rassekh CH, McGrath BA, Brenner MJ.: Shared Decision-making and Stakeholder Engagement in COVID-19 Tracheostomy. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. : 2021.
Parhar H, Brody RM, Shimunov D, Rajasekaren K, Rassekh CH, Basu D, O'Malley BW Jr, Chalian AA, Newman JG, Loevner L, Lazor JW, Weinstein GS, Cannady SB.: Retropharyngeal Internal Carotid Artery Management in TORS Using Microvascular Reconstruction.
Laryngoscope.
131 (3): E821-E827,2021.
Academic Contact Information
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia,
PA
19104
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366