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Hometown
Staten Island, New York
College
The University of Pennsylvania, BA, 1980
Medical School
New York Medical College, MD, 1985
Residency Program
Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa
Fellowship: Location
University of California
Fellowship: Area of Concentration
Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
Board Certified
Otolaryngology, 1990
Year Appointed to Penn Faculty
1991
Areas of Expertise
- Internationally Renowed for the Management of Laryngeal Cancer
- Head and neck cancer
- Internationally Renowed as clinical innovator in the development of the area of Transoral
Robotic Surgery (TORS) utilizing the da Vinci robotic System
- Tumors of the thyroid, parathyroid and salivary gland
Areas of Special Interest
- Organ preservation surgery for laryngeal cancer
- Conservation surgery in Cancers of the Voice Box
- Supracricoid partial laryngectomy
- Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) for the management of benign and malignant lesions of
the head and neck
- Laser Surgery for the Management of Laryngeal Carcinoma
- Minimally invasive treatment of head and neck cancer
- Salivary gland tumors
- Laryngeal and tracheal stenosis
- Endoscopic management of Zenker’s Divirticulum
Current Research Interests
- Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) for the management of benign and malignant lesions of
the head and neck
- Multi-modality treatment of head and neck cancers
Positions Held (Past & Present) in Major Societies
National Societies:
- The Society of Head and Neck Surgeons
- The American Society of Head and Neck Surgery
- The American College of Surgery
- The Society of University Otolaryngologists - Head and Neck Surgeons
- The American Radium Society
- The American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- American Medical Association
- The Triological Society
- The American Laryngological Association
- The american Broncho-Esophagological Association
Local Societies:
- Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- Pennsylvania Medical Society
- The Philadelphia County Medical Society
- The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
- The Philadelphia Laryngologic Society
- The New Jersey Academy of otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- The John Morgan Society
Research Grants – Principle Investigator |
| 2005 - Present |
A pilot study assessing surgical exposure during Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) for Oral and Laryngopharyngeal Benign and Malignant Lesions using the da Vinci robotic surgical system |
2003 |
A Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Cevimeline in the Treatment of Xerostomia Secondary to Radiation Therapy for Cancer in the Head and Neck Region |
2001 - 2002 |
Phase II Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Allovectin-7® Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Primary, Resectable Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity or Oropharynx |
1997 – 2000 |
A randomized Phase II Trial Assessing Human Erythropoietin (EPO) and Standard of Care Practices in Patients with Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Undergoing Surgery |
Honors & Awards
Cum Laude, The University of Pennsylvania, 1980
Academy Honor Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1996
The Best Doctors in America (4th listing, Woodward/White), 1996
America's Top Doctors (Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.), 2001
The University of Pennsylvania Health System Award of Excellence, Luigi Mastroianni Clinical Innovator Award, 2001
| Selected International Invited Lectures |
| November, 1993 |
"Functional Results in Supracricoid Laryngectomy"
Grand Rounds, The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital , London , England |
| June, 1996 |
"Functional Surgery of the Hypopharynx and Larynx"
The Third European Otolaryngology Congress, Budapest , Hungary |
| November, 1996 |
"The role of Supracricoid Laryngectomy in the Management of Laryngeal Carcinoma"
Keynote Speaker, The National Congress of the Otolaryngologic Society of the Republic of China , Taipei , Taiwan
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| April, 1999 |
"Supracricoid Laryngectomy with Cricohyoidoepiglottopexy", and "Supracricoid Laryngectomy with Cricohyoidopexy,"
17 th International Otolaryngology Congress - Recent Trends in Management of Head and Neck Tumors, Alexandria , Egypt |
| February, 2000 |
"Quality of Life and Outcomes in the Management of Laryngeal Cancer", The Department of Otolaryngology, Georg-August-University Gottingen, Gottingen , Germany |
| May, 2001 |
"Supracricoid Partial Laryngectomy" and "Organ Preservation Surgery for Laryngeal Cancer" and "Supracricoid Hemilaryngopharyngectomy" and "Surgical Anatomy of the Larynx",
The National Congress of the Mexican Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery , Leon , Mexico |
| June, 2001 |
"The Role of Supracricoid Partial Laryngectomy in the Management of Advanced Laryngeal Cancer" ,
The Combined Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and the Turkish Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Istanbul , Turkey |
| September, 2001 |
"The Role of Supracricoid Partial Laryngectomy in the Management of Advanced Cancer of the Larynx",
The Joint Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Head and Neck Surgery, Denver , Colorado |
| November , 2003 |
"Supracricoid Partial Laryngectomy: Indications and Outcomes",
Keynote speaker, 3 rd Kanagawa Head and Neck Cancer Forum, Yokohama , Japan |
| November, 2003 |
"Organ Preservation Surgery for Laryngeal Cancer",
Kitsato University Hospital , Tokyo , Japan |
| June, 2006 |
"State of the Art 2006: Management of Organ Preservation Surgery for Laryngeal Cancer", " Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS)"
Keynote Speaker for the 30 th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Head and Neck Cancer, Osaka, Japan |
Selected Publications from over 150 publications
Weinstein GS, O'Malley, BW Jr., Snyder, W., Hoc k stein, NG
Transoral Robotic Surgery: Supraglottic Laryngectomy
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2007 Jan: 2007;116(1):24-29
Weinstein GS, O'Malley BW Jr, Hockstein NG.
Transoral robotic surgery: supraglottic laryngectomy in a canine model. Laryngoscope. 2005 Jul;115(7):1315-9.
American Society of Clinical Oncology; Pfister DG, Laurie SA, Weinstein GS, Mendenhall WM, Adelstein DJ, Ang KK, Clayman GL, Fisher SG, Forastiere AA, Harrison LB, Lefebvre JL, Leupold N, List MA, O'Malley BO, Patel S, Posner MR, Schwartz MA, Wolf GT.
American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guideline for the use of larynx-preservation strategies in the treatment of laryngeal cancer.
J Clin Oncol. 2006 Aug 1;24(22):3693-704. Epub 2006 Jul 10. Review
Weinstein GS, Myers EN, Shapshay SM, Weber R.
Nonsurgical treatment of laryngeal cancer.
N Engl J Med. 2004 Mar 4;350(10):1049-53
Weinstein GS, Laccourreye O, Ruiz C, Dooley P, Chalian A, Mirza N.
Larynx preservation with supracricoid partial laryngectomy with cricohyoidoepiglottopexy. Correlation of videostroboscopic findings and voice parameters.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2002 Jan;111(1):1-7.
Thaler ER, Weber RS, Goldberg AN, Weinstein GS.
Feasibility and outcome of endoscopic staple-assisted esophagodiverticulostomy for Zenker's diverticulum.
Laryngoscope. 2001 Sep;111(9):1506-8.
Weinstein GS.
Surgical approach to organ preservation in the treatment of cancer of the larynx.
Oncology (Huntingt). 2001 Jun;15(6):785-96; discussion 798-803.
Weinstein GS, El-Sawy MM, Ruiz C, Dooley P, Chalian A, El-Sayed MM, Goldberg A.
Laryngeal preservation with supracricoid partial laryngectomy results in improved quality of life when compared with total laryngectomy.
Laryngoscope. 2001 Feb;111(2):191-9.
Weinstein GS, Laccourreye O, Brasnu D, Tucker J, Montone K.
Reconsidering a paradigm: the spread of supraglottic carcinoma to the glottis.
Laryngoscope. 1995 Oct;105(10):1129-33.
Weinstein GS, Conley JJ.
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the parotid gland: a review of surgical management with reference to the facial nerve.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1989 Nov;98(11):845-7.
Books
Weinstein GS, Laccourreye O, Brasnu D, Laccourreye H. Organ Preservation Surgery for Laryngeal Cancer. Singular Publishing Group, Inc., San Diego, California, 1999. |
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