Jonas Johnson

  • Emeritus Chairman and Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Otolaryngology

​Current Research

Jonas Johnson, MD has committed to the care of patients with head and neck tumors in an environment of education and research.  A research registry, established in 1980, has served as a basis for continued focused practiced- based learning.  Dr. Johnson also serves as part of the UPMC Perioperative and Surgical Services Team committed to continued quality improvement and affordability.

 

Selected Recent Publications

Antimicrobial prophylaxis for contaminated head and neck surgery
Laryngoscope    Feb 12, 2015
Johnson JT, Myers EN, Thearle PB, Sigler BA, Schramm VL

Dendritic cell-based autologous tumor vaccines for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Head Neck    Mar 3, 2015
Whiteside TL, Ferris RL, Szczepanski M, Tublin M, Kiss J, Johnson R, Johnson JT

Genomic correlate of exceptional erlotinib response in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
JAMA Oncol      Mar 5, 2015
Van Allen EM, Lui VWY, Egloff EM, Goetz EM, Hua L, Johnson JT, Duvvuri U, Bauman JE, Stransky N, Zen Y, Gilbert BR, Pendleton KP, Wang L, Chiosea S, Sougnez C, Wagle N, Zhang F, Du Y, Close D, Johnston PA, McKenna A, Carter SL, Golub TR, Getz G, Mills GB, Garraway LA, Grandis

Extranodal lymphoma of the posterior auricle
Am J Otolaryngol     Apr 8, 2015
Huyett P, Johnson JT

Handgrip strength and dysphagia assessment following cardiac surgery
Laryngoscope     Jan 24, 2015
Hathaway B, Baumann B, Byers S, Wasserman-Wincko T, Badhwar V, Johnson JT

Early oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma: Sampling of margins from tumor bed and worse local control
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg     Jul 30, 2015
Maxwell JH, Thompson LD, Brandwein-Gensler MS, Weiss BG, Canis M, Purgina B, Prabhu AV, Lai C, Shuai Y, Carroll WR, Morlandt A, Duvvuri U, Kim S, Johnson JT, Ferris RL, Seethala R, Chiosea SI

Incidence, outcome, and risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications in head and neck cancer surgery patients with free flap reconstructions
J Clin Anesthesia     Aug 13, 2015
Damian D, Esquenazi J, Duvvuri U, Johnson JT, Sakai T

An enhanced role for palliative care in the multidisciplinary approach to high-risk head and neck cancer
Cancer    Sep 14, 2015
Johnson JT, Schenker Y, Arnold RM, Bauman JE, Heron DE

Utility of a perioperative nutritional intervention on postoperative outcomes in high-risk head and neck cancer patients
Oral Oncology    Jan 21, 2016
Rowan NR, Johnson JT, Fratangelo CE, Smith BK, Kemerer PA, Ferris RL