Hometown
New York, New York

College
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, BA 1993

Medical School
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, MD 1997

Residency Program
Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
New York Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell University
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 2002

Fellowship Location
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. 2005

Fellowship Area of Concentration
Head and Neck Cancer, Skull Base, and Microvascular Surgery

Board Certification
Otolaryngology 2003

Year Appointed to Penn Faculty
2004

Areas of Expertise
Head and Neck Cancer Surgery
Anterior Cranial Base Surgery
Thyroid Surgery

Areas of Special Interest
Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Cranial Base Surgery

Positions Held in Major Societies (Past & Present)
Member:
   Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery: Information for the Section for      Residents and Fellows
   Pennsylvania Otolaryngologic Society
   Metropolitan DC Otolaryngology Society
   American Medical Association

Honors & Awards
Honorable Mention, Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award from Columbia Medical School, 2002
Nomination for Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award from Columbia Medical School, 2000

Recent Publications
Anand, VK; Tabaee, A; Kacker, A; Newman, J; Juang, C.: The role of mitomycin-C in preventing synechia and stenosis after endoscopic sinus surgery. American Journal of Rhinology. 2004; 18(5):311-314  

Selesnick, S; Liu, JC; Jen, A; Newman, J.: The Incidence of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak After Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery. Otology & Neurotology, 2004; 25: 387-393  

Newman, J ; Costantino, P; Moche, J.: The use of unilateral pericranial flaps for the closure of difficult medial orbital and upper lateral nasal defects. Skull Base: An Interdisciplinary Approach. 2003; 4:205-210  

Lam, S; Huang, C; Newman, J; Ananad, V.: Computer-Aided Image-Guided Endoscopic Sinus Surgery in Unusual Cases of Sphenoid Disease. Rhinology. 2002; 81:850-851  

Newman, J ; Anand, V.: Applications of a Diode Laser in Otolaryngology. ENT Journal. 2002; 81: 850-851

Newman, J ; Namdar, I; Ward, R.: Case report of an anterior neck thymic cyst. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. 125: 656-657