Positions
- Professor, Deputy Chair
-
Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
91¹ú²úÊÓƵ
Houston, Texas, 77030
Director of Head & Neck Cancer Program
- Brown Foundation Endowed Chair
-
91¹ú²úÊÓƵ
Houston, Texas, 77030
- Head, Neck, and Thyroid Cancer Multidisciplinary Program Director
-
91¹ú²úÊÓƵ
Houston, Texas, 77030
- Head, Neck, and Thyroid Cancer Multidisciplinary Program Director
-
CHI St. Luke's Health - Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Houston, Texas, 77030
Addresses
- Jamail Specialty Care Center (Clinic)
-
1977 Butler Blvd.
Suite E5.200
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-5900
- Jamail Specialty Care Center- Academic (Office)
-
1977 Butler Blvd.
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-4646
ackman@bcm.edu
Education
- BS from Louisiana State University
- 12/1985 - Baton Rouge, LA
- Biochemistry
- MD from Georgetown University School of Medicine
- 05/1990 - Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Medicine
- Internship at Tulane University Medical Center
- 06/1991 - New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- General Surgery
- Research Fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- 06/1992 - New York, New York, United States
- Head & Neck Surgery
- Residency at Tulane University Medical Center
- 06/1996 - New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
- Fellowship at Vrije University
- 03/1997 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery
- Research Fellowship at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
- 06/1999 - Houston, Texas, United States
- Molecular Epidemiology of Head & Neck Cancer
- Clinical Fellowship at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
- 06/2000 - Houston, Texas, United States
- Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery
- MPH from The University of Texas Health Science Center
- 05/2004 - Houston, Texas, United States
Certifications
- Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Certification
- American Board of Otolaryngology
- American Head & Neck Society
Professional Interests
- Thyroid cancers
- Sarcomas of the head & neck region
- Melanoma skin cancers
- Advanced Non-Melanoma skin cancers
- HPV-Related Oropharyngeal cancers
- Screening for HPV-related cancers
- HPV vaccination
Professional Statement
Dr. Sturgis is board certified and a professor with tenure in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He is Vice-chair of Clinical Affairs, holds the Brown Foundation Endowed Chair, and is the Head Neck and Thyroid Multidisciplinary Program Director. Prior to joining 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ, he served for 23 years at MD Anderson Cancer Center caring for patients with complex head, neck, and thyroid cancers- with over 4,000 surgical patients. His surgical practice is focused on thyroid cancer, sarcomas of the head and neck region, and melanoma/non-melanoma skin cancers. He has devoted much of his academic career to HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer and working to broadly disseminate the message of preventive HPV vaccination. He has founded and led several multidisciplinary translational research and outreach efforts in HPV-related cancers. He is the national Surgical Chair for the national cooperative group trial network, NRG Oncology Head and Neck Group. He has more than 340 peer-reviewed publications, over 60 invited reviews/book chapters, and over 230 invited lectures; and has been recognized for his efforts in cancer prevention, mentoring, and education.
Selected Publications
-
Xu L, Dahlstrom KR, Lairson DR, Sturgis EM.. " " Head and Neck 2019. 2019 May 24; 41 (9) : 3226-3234.
Pubmed PMID: . -
Chandrasekharappa SC, Chinn SB, Donovan FX, Chowdhury NI, Kamat A, Adeyemo AA, Thomas JW, Mullikin JC, Reid HH, Vemulapalli M, Hussey CS, Reid HH, Mullikin JC, Wei Q, Sturgis EM.. " " Cancer 2017. 2017 Jul 5; 123 (20) : 3943-3954.
Pubmed PMID: . -
Dahlstrom KR, Anderson KS, Field MS, Chowell D, Ning J, Li N, Wei Q, Li G, Sturgis EM. " " Cancer 2017. 2017 Sep 12; 123 (24) : 4886-4894.
Pubmed PMID: . -
Lairson DR, Wu CF, Chan W, Dahlstrom KR, Tam S, Sturgis EM. " " Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention 2017. 2017 Aug 24; 26 (9) : 1443-1449.
Pubmed PMID: .
Memberships
- American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- American Association for Cancer Research
- American College of Surgeons
- American College of Epidemiology
- American Head and Neck Society
- American Laryngological , Rhinological, and Otological (Triological) Society
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- American Society of Preventive Oncology
- American Radium Society
- American Thyroid Association
- Harris County Medical Association
- Houston Academy of Medicine
- Houston Society of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- Society of University Otolaryngologists - Head and Neck Surgeons
- Texas Association of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- Texas Medical Association
to edit your profile