Steven J. Wang, MD

Harvard College, Cambridge, MA, A.B., 1987-1991, Biochemical Sciences
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, M.D., 1991-1995, Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles, Residency, 1995-2001, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Fellowship, 2001-2003, Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery

• 2001-2003
  Lecturer, Otolaryngology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• 2003-2009
  Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Unversity of California, San Francisco
• 2009-present
  Associate Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Unversity of California, San Francisco
• 2003-present
  Chief, Otolaryngology Section, VA Medical Center, San Francisco

• 1987
  National Merit Scholar
• 1988-1991
  John Harvard Scholarship
• 1991
  Phi Beta Kappa
• 2000
  Resident travel award, The Triological Society, Inc., Western Section
• 2000
  Third Place, American Academy of Otolaryngology, Resident Research Award Competition, Basic Science Category
• 2002
  Trainee award, Sixth Research Workshop on Head and Neck Cancer
• 2005
  Northern California Institute for Research and Education Young Investigator Award
• 2005
  American Head and Neck Society/American Academy of Otolaryngology Young Investigator Award
• 2006
  Third Place Award, Best Poster, The Triological Society, Middle and Western Section Meeting
• 2008
  Roger Boles, M.D. Award for Excellence in Clinical Faculty Teaching
• 2009
  Surgical Oncology Travel Award, Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG), Semi-Annual Meeting
• 2009
  Harris P. Mosher Award for Best Triologic Thesis, The Triological Society

• Wang SJ, Wang MB, Calcaterra TC. Radiotherapy followed by neck dissection for small head and neck cancers with advanced cervical metastases. Ann Otol, Rhinol, Laryng 1999;108(2):128-131.
• Wang SJ, Sercarz JA, Blackwell KE, Aghamohammadi M, Wang MB. Open bedside tracheotomy in the intensive care unit. Laryngoscope 1999;109(6):891-893.
• Wang SJ, Borges A, Lufkin RB, Sercarz JA, Wang MB. Chondroid tumors of the larynx: computed tomography findings. Am J Otolaryng 1999;20(6):379-382.
• Lee NJ, Wang SJ, Durairaj KK, Srivatsan ES, Wang MB. Increased expression of transforming growth factor-β1, acidic fibroblast growth factor, and basic fibroblast growth factor in fetal versus adult fibroblast cell lines. Laryngoscope 2000;110(4): 616-619.
• Wang SJ, Sercarz JA, Lufkin RB, Borges A, Wang MB. MRI-guided procedures in the head and neck using contemporaneous imaging in an open configuration system. Head Neck 2000;22(4):355-359.
• Wang SJ, Wang MB, Barauskas TM, Calcaterra TC. Surgical management of carotid body tumors. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2000;123:202-206.
• Wang SJ, Wang MB, Yip HT, Calcaterra TC. Combined radiotherapy with planned neck dissection for small head and neck cancers with advanced cervical metastases. Laryngoscope 2000;110(11):1794-1797.
• Wang SJ, Mintz LE, Lee NJ, Natarajan V, Srivatsan ES, Wang MB. Antisense cyclin D1 decreases cyclin D1 expression and suppresses tumor growth in head and neck cancer xenografts. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2001;124:656-662.
• Chepeha DB, Wang SJ, Marentette LJ, Bradford CR, Prince ME, Teknos TN. Restoration of the orbital aesthetic subunit in complex midface defects. Laryngoscope 2004; 114:1706-1713.
• Chepeha DB, Wang SJ, Marentette LJ, Thompson BG, Bradford CR, Prince ME, Teknos TN. Radial forearm free tissue transfer reduces complications in salvage skull base surgery. Oto Head Neck Surg, 2004;131(6):183-191.
• Wang SJ, Bourguignon LY. Hyaluronan-CD44 promotes phospholipase C-mediated Ca2+ signaling and cisplatin resistance in head and neck cancer. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2006; 132:19-24.
• Wolter KG, Wang SJ, Henson BS, Wang S, Griffith KA, Kumar B, Chen J, Carey TE, Bradford CR, D'Silva NJ. (-)-Gossypol Inhibits Growth and Promotes Apoptosis of Human Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Vivo. Neoplasia. 2006; 8:163-172.
• Wang SJ, Bourguignon LY. Hyaluronan and the interaction between CD44 and epidermal growth factor receptor in oncogenic signaling and chemotherapy resistance in head and neck cancer. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2006; 132:771-778.
• Wang SJ, Wreesmann VB, Bourguignon LY. Association of CD44 v3 containing isoforms in tumor cell growth, migration, matrix metalloproteinase expression, and lymph node metastasis in head and neck cancer. Head Neck 2007; 29:550-558.
• Rodriguez-Bruno K, Ali MJ, Wang SJ. Iatrogenic bilateral inverted papilloma: Case report and review of literature. J Otolaryngol 2007; 36:72-75.
• Wang SJ, Peyrollier K, Bourguignon LY. The influence of hyaluronan-CD44 interaction on topoisomerase II activity and etoposide cytotoxicity in head and neck cancer. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2007; 133:281-288.
• Vakharia K, Ali MJ, Wang SJ. The quality of life impact of participation in a head and neck cancer support group. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2007; 136:405-410.
• Wreesmann VB, Estilo C, Eisele DW, Singh B, Wang SJ. Downregulation of Fanconi anemia genes in sporadic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. ORL 2007;69:218-225.
• Mau T, Pletcher SD, Cavanagh PW, Goldberg AN, Courey MS, Wang SJ. Mini-cricothyrotomy approach with fiberoptic guidance for management of posterior glottic stenosis. Laryngoscope 2007; 117:1488-1490.
• Bokhari W, Wang SJ. Tongue reconstruction: recent advances. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2007; 15(4):202-207.
• Kim TB, Orloff LA, Moe K, Eisele DW, Wang SJ. Full-thickness skin graft from the groin for coverage of the radial forearm free flap donor site. Am J Otolaryngol 2007; 28:325-329.
• Bauer JA, Kumar B, Cordell KG, prince ME, Tran HH, Wolf GT, Chepeha DB, Teknos TN, Wang SJ, Eisbruch A, Tsien CI, Urba SG, Worden FP, Lee J, Griffith KA, Taylor GM, D'Silva N, Wang S, Wolter KG, Henson B, Fisher SG, Carey TE, Bradford CR. Targeting apoptosis to overcome cisplatin resistance: a translational study in head and neck cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2007; 69(2 Suppl):S106-8.
• Lin D, Glastonbury CM, Rafaelian O, Eisele DW, Wang SJ. Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Predict Persistent Nodal Disease Following Chemoradiation for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. J Otolaryngol 2007; 36:350-356.
• Gurney T, Eisele DW, Orloff LA, Wang SJ. Predictors of Quality of Life After Treatment for Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Carcinoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2008; 139:262-267.
• Lin D, Bucci MK, Eisele DW, Wang SJ. Squamous cell carcinoma of the buccal mucosa: a retrospective analysis of 22 cases. Ear Nose Throat J 2008; 87:582-586.
• Wang SJ, Wong G, de Heer AM, Xia W, Bourguignon LY. CD44 variant isoforms in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma progression. (Candidate's Thesis) Laryngoscope 2009; 119:1518-1530.
• Eisele DW, Wang SJ, Orloff LA. Electrophysiologic facial nerve monitoring during parotidectomy. Head Neck (in press).
• Torre C, Wang SJ, Xia W, Bourguignon LY. Inhibition of Rho-kinase activation and PI3-kinase signaling reduces hyaluronan-CD44 mediated cisplatin resistance in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (in press).