Chad A. Zender, MD

Bachelor of Science : Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio , 1997 (Biochemistry)

Medical Degree: Wright State University School of Medicine Dayton, Ohio, 2001

Intership: Loyola University Chicago Maywood, Illinois, 2002 (2001-2002 General Surgery)

Residency: Loyola University of Chicago Maywood, Illinois, 2006 (Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery)

Fellowship : Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee, 2007 (Microvascular-Head and Neck Surgery )

American Board of Otolaryngology (Certification Date: 05-14-2007 ) - (Recertification Date: to 06-01-2017 )

Otolaryngology

Carotid Body Tumors

Head and Neck Cancer

Nose and Sinus Cavity Cancer

Oral Cancer

Throat Cancer

Tongue Cancer

- Associate Chief Medical Officer, UC Health, Center of Excellence Leader, Head and Neck, UC Cancer Institute ,

Grant: #RES512929-UC / TECG20180266 Investigators:Wise-Draper, Trisha; Zender, Chad 05-15-2019 -12-31-2019 Ohio Development Services Agency Determining hBD-3 as a valid biomarker in head and neck cancer Role:PI $20,000.00 Awarded Level:State of Ohio

Grant: #RES513922 / R01 DE025284- Investigators:Zender, Chad 02-01-2019 -09-30-2019 National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Head Neck Cancer, beta-defensins, and immune responces Role:PI $8,550.00 Awarded Level:Federal

Grant: #RSG-19-111-01-CCE Investigators:Borchers, Michael; Hinrichs, Benjamin; Wise-Draper, Trisha; Zender, Chad 01-01-2020 -12-31-2023 American Cancer Society - National Chapter Harnessing the Natural Killer Cytotoxic Response in Head and Neck Cancer Role:Collaborator $792,000.00 Active Level:Private Non-Profit

Grant: #RES515013 / R21DE028416 Investigators:Tang, Alice; Zender, Chad 01-01-2020 -05-31-2020 National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research HBD-3: A novel factor orchestrating microbial persistence in suspicious oral lesions Role:Collaborator $4,391.00 Awarded Level:Federal

Peer Reviewed Publications

Clancy K.;Sozansky Lujan J.;Xia T.;Zender C.;Maronian N.  (11-01-2019). Outcomes of tracheoesophageal puncture in twice-radiated patients. American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery, 40 (6) More Information

Li Y.;Awan M.J.;Chang T.;Lavertu P.;Zender C.;Rezaee R.;Fowler N.;Wasman J.;Avril N.E.;Chen N.;Machtay M.;Yao M.  (04-01-2019). Post-radiotherapy PET/CT for predicting treatment outcomes in head and neck cancer after postoperati. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 46 (4) , 794-800More Information

Tamaki A.;Manzoor N.;Babajanian E.;Ascha M.;Rezaee R.;Zender C.  (03-01-2019). Clinical Significance of Sarcopenia among Patients with Advanced Oropharyngeal Cancer. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States), 160 (3) , 480-487More Information

McSpadden R.;Zender C.;Eskander A.  (01-01-2019). AHNS series: Do you know your guidelines? Guideline recommendations for recurrent and persistent hea. Head and Neck, 41 (1) , 7-15More Information

Zender C.A.;Patel A.V.;Strohl M.;Melki S.;Maronian N.  (01-01-2019). The prefabricated supraclavicular artery flap in high-risk tracheal stenosis patients. LaryngoscopeMore Information

Kurlander D.E.;Melki S.;Joshi R.;Thuener J.;Li S.;Fowler N.;Zender C.;Rezaee R.  (01-01-2019). Preserving the branch to the vastus intermedius increases anterolateral thigh flap versatility. LaryngoscopeMore Information

Cervenka B.;Pipkorn P.;Fagan J.;Zafereo M.;Aswani J.;Macharia C.;Kundiona I.;Mashamba V.;Zender C.;Moore M.  (01-01-2019). Oral cavity cancer management guidelines for low-resource regions. Head and NeckMore Information

Thuener J.E.;Clancy K.;Scher M.;Ascha M.;Harrill K.;Ahadizadeh E.;Rezaee R.;Fowler N.;Lavertu P.;Teknos T.;Zender C.  (01-01-2019). Impact of perioperative pain management protocol on opioid prescribing patterns. LaryngoscopeMore Information

Cervenka B.;Trudeau S.;Fagan J.;Zender C.  (10-01-2018). Reconstructive considerations in low and middle-income countries. Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery, 26 (5) , 340-346More Information

Babajanian E.;Tamaki A.;Bordeaux J.;Honda K.;Zender C.  (08-01-2018). Clinical significance of tumor mitotic rate and lack of epidermal attachment in melanoma of the head. Head and Neck, 40 (8) , 1691-1696More Information

Zender C.;Clancy K.;Thuener J.;Mannion K.  (06-01-2018). Surgical outreach and microvascular surgery in developing countries. Oral Oncology, 81, 69-74More Information

Patel A.;Thuener J.;Clancy K.;Ascha M.;Manzoor N.;Zender C.  (03-01-2018). Submental artery island flap versus free flap reconstruction of lateral facial soft tissue and parot. Oral Oncology, 78, 194-199More Information

Tamaki A.;Miles B.A.;Lango M.;Kowalski L.;Zender C.A.  (01-01-2018). AHNS Series: Do you know your guidelines? Review of current knowledge on laryngeal cancer. Head and Neck, 40 (1) , 170-181More Information

Zender C.;Clancy K.;Melki S.;Li S.;Fowler N.  (01-01-2018). The impact of a head and neck microvascular fellowship program on otolaryngology resident training. Laryngoscope, 128 (1) , 52-56More Information

Rodin J.;Bar-Ad V.;Cognetti D.;Curry J.;Johnson J.;Zender C.;Doyle L.;Kutler D.;Leiby B.;Keane W.;Luginbuhl A.  (01-01-2018). A systematic review of treating recurrent head and neck cancer: A reintroduction of brachytherapy wi. Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 10 (5) , 454-462More Information

Swendseid B.;Li S.;Thuener J.;Rezaee R.;Lavertu P.;Fowler N.;Zender C.  (10-01-2017). Incidence of facial nerve sacrifice in parotidectomy for primary and metastatic malignancies. Oral Oncology, 73, 43-47More Information

Clancy K.;Melki S.;Awan M.;Li S.;Lavertu P.;Fowler N.;Yao M.;Rezaee R.;Zender C.  (09-01-2017). Outcomes of microvascular free tissue transfer in twice-irradiated patients. Microsurgery, 37 (6) , 574-580More Information

Lin S.;Melki S.;Lisgaris M.;Ahadizadeh E.;Zender C.  (07-01-2017). Post-operative MRSA infections in head and neck surgery. American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery, 38 (4) , 417-421More Information

Awan M.;Lavertu P.;Zender C.;Rezaee R.;Fowler N.;Karapetyan L.;Gibson M.;Wasman J.;Faulhaber P.;Machtay M.;Yao M.  (06-01-2017). Post-treatment PET/CT and p16 status for predicting treatment outcomes in locally advanced head and . European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 44 (6) , 988-997More Information

Okoye C.;Bucher J.;Tatsuoka C.;Parikh S.;Oliveira G.;Gibson M.;Machtay M.;Yao M.;Zender C.;Dorth J.  (03-01-2017). Cardiovascular risk and prevention in patients with head and neck cancer treated with radiotherapy. Head and Neck, 39 (3) , 527-532More Information

Manzoor N.;Rezaee R.;Ray A.;Wick C.;Blackham K.;Stepnick D.;Lavertu P.;Zender C.  (02-01-2017). Contemporary management of carotid blowout syndrome utilizing endovascular techniques. Laryngoscope, 127 (2) , 383-390More Information

Clancy K.;Huwyler C.;Li S.;Otiti J.;Zender C.A.  (01-01-2017). The use of the submental island flap in reconstructing palatal and facial defects in a surgical camp. American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery, 38 (1) , 96-99More Information

Wick C.;Rezaee R.;Wang T.;Garcia-Jarchow A.;Zender C.;Gibson M.;Yao M.;Lavertu P.  (01-01-2017). Use of concurrent chemoradiation in advanced staged (T4) laryngeal cancer. American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery, 38 (1) , 72-76More Information

Fagan J.;Aswani J.;Otiti J.;Mushamba V.;Liyombo E.;Woodson G.;Weed D.;Zender C.;Mannion K.;Netterville J.;Wagner R.;Zafereo M.  (12-01-2016). Educational workshops with graduates of the University of Cape Town Karl Storz Head and Neck Surgery. SpringerPlus, 5 (1) More Information

Cheng O.;Tamaki A.;Rezaee R.;Zender C.  (11-01-2016). Laryngotracheal reconstruction with a prefabricated fasciocutaneous free flap for recurrent papillar. Head and Neck, 38 (11) , E2512-E2514More Information

Scott J.;Thompson C.;Vyas R.;Honda K.;Zender C.;Rezaee R.;Lavertu P.;Koon H.;Cooper K.;Gerstenblith M.  (07-01-2016). Parotid melanoma of unknown primary. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, 142 (7) , 1529-1537More Information

DasGupta T.;Nweze E.;Yue H.;Wang L.;Jin J.;Ghosh S.;Kawsar H.;Zender C.;Androphy E.;Weinberg A.;McCormick T.;Jin G.  (05-10-2016). Human papillomavirus oncogenic E6 protein regulates human ?-defensin 3 (hBD3) expression via the tum. Oncotarget, 7 (19) , 27430-27444More Information

Yao M.;Woods C.;Lavertu P.;Fu P.;Gibson M.;Rezaee R.;Zender C.;Wasman J.;Sharma N.;Machtay M.;Savvides P.  (04-01-2016). Phase II study of erlotinib and docetaxel with concurrent intensity-modulated radiotherapy in locall. Head and Neck, 38, E1770-E1776More Information

Frankel J.;Rezaee R.;Harvey D.;McBeath E.;Zender C.;Lavertu P.  (11-01-2015). Use of negative pressure wound therapy with instillation in the management of cervical necrotizing f. Head and Neck, 37 (11) , E157-E160More Information

Yao M.;Galanopoulos N.;Lavertu P.;Fu P.;Gibson M.;Argiris A.;Rezaee R.;Zender C.;Wasman J.;Machtay M.;Savvides P.  (01-01-2015). Phase II study of bevacizumab in combination with docetaxel and radiation in locally advanced squamo. Head and Neck, 37 (11) , 1665-1671More Information

Rodriguez C.;Adelstein D.;Rybicki L.;Savvides P.;Saxton J.;Koyfman S.;Greskovich J.;Yao M.;Scharpf J.;Lavertu P.;Wood B.;Burkey B.;Lorenz R.;Rezaee R.;Zender C.;Ives D.  (01-01-2015). Randomized phase III study of 2 cisplatin-based chemoradiation regimens in locally advanced head and. Head and Neck, 37 (11) , 1583-1589More Information

Liu Y.;Zender C.  (11-01-2014). Response to "which is better option for the treatment of large neck keloids? Free tissue transfer ve. American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery, 35 (6) , 829-830More Information

Chen Y.;Chhabra N.;Liu Y.;Zender C.  (01-01-2014). Lateral arm microvascular free tissue reconstruction of a large neck keloid. American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery, 35 (4) , 514-516More Information

Zender C.;Guo T.;Weng C.;Faulhaber P.;Rezaee R.  (01-01-2014). Utility of SPECT/CT for periparotid sentinel lymph node mapping in the surgical management of head a. American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery, 35 (1) , 12-18More Information

Jaber J.J.;Zender C.A.;Mehta V.;Davis K.;Ferris R.L.;Lavertu P.;Rezaee R.;Feustel P.J.;Johnson J.T.  (01-01-2014). Multi-institutional investigation of the prognostic value of lymph nodel yield in advanced-stage ora. Head and Neck, 36 (10) , 1446-1452More Information

Manjila S.;Zender C.;Weaver J.;Rodgers M.;Cohen A.  (07-01-2013). Aneurysmal bone cyst within fibrous dysplasia of the anterior skull base: Continued intracranial ext. Child's Nervous System, 29 (7) , 1183-1192More Information

Schmitt A.;Zender C.;Bordeaux J.  (05-01-2013). A new oral anticoagulant in the setting of dermatologic surgery. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 68 (5) , 869-870More Information

Wick C.;Rezaee R.;Zender C.  (03-01-2013). Piezoelectric BoneScalpel osteotomies in osteocutaneous free flaps. Laryngoscope, 123 (3) , 618-621More Information

Zender C.;Mehta V.;Pittman A.;Feustel P.;Jaber J.  (07-01-2012). Etiologic causes of late osteocutaneous free flap failures in oral cavity cancer reconstruction. Laryngoscope, 122 (7) , 1474-1479More Information

Yao M.;Lu M.;Savvides P.S.;Rezaee R.;Zender C.A.;Lavertu P.;Buatti J.M.;MacHtay M.  (06-01-2012). Distant metastases in head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma treated with intensity-modulated radioth. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, 83 (2) , 684-689More Information

Jaber J.J.;Clark J.I.;Muzaffar K.;Ruggiero F.P.;Feustel P.J.;Frett M.J.;Zender C.A.  (01-01-2011). Evolving treatment strategies in thin cutaneous head and neck melanoma: 1 institution's experience. Head and Neck, 33 (1) , 7-12More Information

Pittman A.;Zender C.  (09-01-2010). Total maxillectomy. Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 21 (3) , 166-170More Information

Mantravadi A.V.;Zender C.A.  (09-01-2010). Craniofacial approaches to the anterior skull base. Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 21 (3) , 181-187More Information

Jaber J.J.;Ruggiero F.;Zender C.A.  (09-01-2010). Facial degloving approach to the midface. Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 21 (3) , 171-174More Information

Ruggiero F.P.;Zender C.A.  (06-01-2010). Frontal sinus cranialization. Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 21 (2) , 143-146More Information

Leonetti J.;Marzo S.;Zender C.;Porter R.;Melian E.  (06-01-2010). Temporal bone osteoradionecrosis after surgery and radiotherapy for malignant parotid tumors. Otology and Neurotology, 31 (4) , 656-659More Information

Marzo S.;Zender C.;Leonetti J.  (10-01-2009). Facial nerve schwannoma. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 17 (5) , 346-350More Information

Leonetti J.P.;Zender C.A.;Vandevender D.;Marzo S.J.  (04-01-2008). Long-term results of microvascular free-tissue transfer reanimation of the paralyzed face: Three cas. Ear, Nose and Throat Journal, 87 (4)

Schrementi M.;Ferreira A.;Zender C.;DiPietro L.  (01-01-2008). Site-specific production of TGF-? in oral mucosal and cutaneous wounds. Wound Repair and Regeneration, 16 (1) , 80-86More Information

Sitole S.;Zender C.A.;Ahmad A.Z.;Hammadeh R.;Petruzzelli G.J.  (09-01-2007). Lacrimal sac melanoma. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 23 (5) , 417-419More Information

Zender C.;Petruzzelli G.  (04-01-2005). Why do patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma experience distant metastases: Can they b. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 13 (2) , 101-104More Information

Zender C.;Petruzzelli G.  (01-01-2005). Skin grafting in oral cavity reconstruction. Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 16 (1 SPEC. ISS.) , 24-27More Information

Zender C.;Petruzzelli G.  (01-01-2003). The skull base, paranasal sinuses, and related malignancies. Current Oncology Reports, 5 (2) , 147-151More Information

Provost T.;Juárez de Ku L.;Zender C.;Meserve L.  (07-01-1999). Dose- and age-dependent alterations in choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) activity, learning and memor. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 23 (5) , 915-928More Information

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