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Curriculum Vitae

K. Thomas Robbins, MD
Professor and Director of the SimmonsCooper Cancer Institute.
E-mail: ent@siumed.edu

 

 

Brief Bio

Research Interests/Areas of Expertise:

Head and Neck Surgerys

Dr. Thomas Robbins is Professor in the Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
and Director of the SimmonsCooper Cancer Institute at SIU. He is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology. His special interest is Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Robbins has held positions at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine at Memphis, the University of California, San Diego, and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.
Dr. Robbins served a fellowship in head and neck surgical oncology at the Institute of Laryngology and Otology in London, England. He completed his otolaryngology residency at the University of Toronto and attended medical school at Dalhousie University.

Dr. Robbins has gained international recognition for his contributions to the field of head and neck oncology. He has authored over 160 scientific publications and edited several books. His society memberships include many prestigious organizations including the American Head and Neck Society, the Triologic Society, the Laryngologic Society, and the American Society of Clinical Oncologists. Dr. Robbins' research in using superselective intra-arterial chemotherapy has improved treatment outcome for patients with advanced Head and Neck Surgery.

To make an appointment with Dr. Robbins, please call SIU Physicians & Surgeons at 217-545-5878.

Education
  • Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland - 1969 Chem, Biology
  • Dalhousie Univ. of Med School - 1973 M.D.Medicine
  • Univ. of Toronto - 1981 Otolaryngology
  • Univ. of London, England - 1982 Head & Neck Oncology
Professional Experience
  • 7/73 - 6/74 Rotating Internship, Dalhousie University Medical School, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • 7/77 - 6/79 Resident in Otolaryngology, Dalhousie University Medical School, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • 7/79 - 6/81 Resident in Otolaryngology, University of Toronto Medical School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 7/81- 9/82 Fellow in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology, Institute of Laryngology & Otology, London, England
  • 1/83 - 9/87 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Texas Medical, School, Houston, TX.
  • 11/84 - 9/87 Assistant Professor and Associate Surgeon, Dept. of Head & Neck Surgery, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, TX.
  • 10/87- 6/92 Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery, Div. of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Director of Head & Neck Oncology, University of California, San Diego, CA.
  • 7/92 - 12/92 Professor of Clinical Surgery, Dept. of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA.
  • 1/93 - 8/00 Professor & Chairman, Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Memphis, TN.
  • 9/00 - 2/02 Professor & Chair, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida.
  • 7/03 - present Professor, Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.
  • 11/06 - present, Director of the SimmonsCooper Cancer Institute at SIU
Honors and Awards
  • University Entrance Scholarship, Memorial University of Newfoundland,1966
  • Dalhousie University Medical School Scholarship, Third Year, 1972
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honours, Medical Society, 1973
  • Edward Christie Stevens Postgraduate, Fellowship Award, University of Toronto, 1981
  • Travel Award, Ontario Cancer Society, 1982
  • Honor Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery ,1988
  • Honorable Mention: Thesis for the American Triological Society,1993;
  • Included: The Best Doctors in America 1993, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005
  • Finalist, Memphis Health Care Heroes 2000.
  • America's Top Doctors: 2001
  • Teaching Award, Department of Surgery, SIU School of Medicine 2004
  • Teaching Award, Department of Surgery, SIU School of Medicine 2005
  • Honorary Lifetime Member of the Israeli Head and Neck Society

Selected Recent Bibliography
  • Woodson GE; Rosen CA; Murry T; Madasu R; Wong F; Hengesteg A; Robbins KT. "Assessing Vocal Function After Chemoradiation for Advanced Laryngeal Carcinoma". Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 122(8): 858-864, August 1996.\
  • Robbins KT; Kumar P; Regine WF; Wong FSH; Weir III AB; Flick P; Kun LE; Palmer R; Murry T; Fontanesi J; Ferguson R; Thomas R; Hartsell W; Paig CU; Salazar G; Norfleet L; Hanchett CB; Harrington V Niell HB. "Efficacy of Targeted Supradose Cisplatin and Concomitant Radiation Therapy for Advanced Head and Neck Surgery: The Memphis Experience". International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 38(2):263-271, May 1997.\
  • Murry T; Madasu R; Martin A; Robbins KT. "Acute and Chronic Changes in Swallowing and Quality of Life Following Intra-arterial Chemoradiation for Organ Preservation in Patients with Advanced Head and Neck Surgery": Head and Neck, 20:31-37, January 1998.
  • Denys D; Kumar P; Wong FS; Newman LA; Robbins KT. "The Predictive Value of Tumor Regression Rates During Chemoradiation Therapy in Patients with Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma", American Journal of Surgery, 174(5):561-564, November 1997.
  • Madasu R; Ruckenstein M; Leake F; Steere E; Robbins KT. "Ototoxic Effects of Supradose Cisplatin with Sodium Thiosulfate Neutralization in Patients with Head and Neck Surgery", Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 123(9):978-981, September 1997.
  • Samant S; Kumar P; Wan J; Hanchett C; Vieira F; Murry T; Wong FSH; Robbins KT, "Concomitant Radiation Therapy and Targeted Cisplatin Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Advanced Piriform Sinus Carcinoma: Disease Control and Preservation of Organ Function", Head and Neck, 21(7):595-601, October 1999.
  • Robbins KT; Wong FS; Kumar P; Hartsell WF; Vieira F; Mullins B; Neill HB. "Efficacy of Targeted Chemoradiation and Planned Selective Neck Dissection to Control Bulky Nodal Disease in Advanced Head and Neck Surgery", Archives of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 125(6):670-675, June 1999.
  • Robbins KT "Status of the RADPLAT Treatment Technique for Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract", Review Article for Current Opinion in Otolaryngology, & Head and Neck Surgery, 6(2),113-119, 1998.
  • Denys D, Kaste SC, Kun LE, Chaudhary MA, Bowman LC, Robbins KT: "The Effects of Radiation on Craniofacial Skeletal Growth: A Quantitative Study." International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 45(1): 7-13 (September 1998).
  • Weisman, RA; Christen, RD; Jones VE; Kerber CW; Seagren SL; Orloff LA; Glassmeyer SL; Howell SB; and Robbins KT "Observations on Control of N2 and N3 Neck Disease in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck by Intra-arterial Chemoradiation". Laryngoscope, 108(6):800-805. June 1998.
  • Greer JE, Eltorky M, Robbins KT: "A Feasibility Study of Salivary Gland Autograft Transplantation for Xerostomia." Head and Neck, 22, 241-246, May 2000
  • Robbins KT, "The Evolving Role of Combined Modality Therapy in Head and Neck Surgery"
    Arch Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 126, 265-269, March 2000.
  • Robbins KT. "Otolaryngology". Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2000;190(2):187-195.
  • Greer JE, Eltorky M, Robbins KT. "A feasibility study of salivary gland autograft transplantation for xerostomia." Head and Neck , 2000;22:241-246.
  • Robbins KT, Kumar P, Wong FSH, Hartsell WF, Flick P, Palmer R, Weir AB, Neill HB, Murry T, Ferguson R, Hanchett C, Vieira F, Bush A, Howell SB. "Targeted chemoradiation for advanced Head and Neck Surgery: analysis of 213 patients." Head and Neck , 2000;22(7):687-693.
  • Ahmed KA, Robbins KT, Wong F, Salazar JE. "Efficacy of concomitant chemoradiation and suergical salvage for N3 nodal disease associated with upper aerodigestive tract carcinoma." Laryngoscope, 2000;110(11):1789-1793
  • Robbins KT. "Indications for Selective Neck Dissection: When, how and why". Oncology, 2000;14(10):1455-1469.
    Laryngoscope. 2001 Feb;111(2):204-6.
  • Robbins KT. "What's New in Head and Neck Surgery? House Calls, pg. 16-19, May-June 2001.
  • Doweck I, Robbins KT, Vieira F. Analysis of risk factors predictive of distant failure after targeted chemoradiation for advanced Head and Neck Surgery. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2001 Nov;127(11):1315-1318.
  • Samant S, Robbins KT , Kumar P, Ma JZ, Vieira F, Hanchett C. Bone or cartilage invasion by advanced Head and Neck Surgery: intra-arterial supradose cisplatin chemotherapy and concomitant radiotherapy for organ preservation. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2001 Dec;127(12):1451
  • Kumar P, Robbins KT. Treatment of Advanced Head and Neck Surgery with Intra-arterial Cisplatin and Concurrent Radiation Therapy: The 'RADPLAT' Protocol.
    Curr Oncol Rep. 2001 Jan;3(1):59-65.
  • Robbins KT, Atkinson JLD, Byers RM, Cohen, MD, Lavertu P, MD, Pellitteri P: The Use and Misuse of Neck Dissection for Head and Neck Surgery. J Am Coll Surg. 2001 Jul; 193(1):91-102.
  • Newman LA, Robbins KT, Logemann JA, Rademaker AW, Lazarus CL, Hamner A, Tusant S, Huang CF. Swallowing and speech ability after treatment for Head and Neck Surgery with targeted intraarterial versus intravenous chemoradiation. Head Neck. 2002 Jan;24(1):68-77.
  • Ferlito A, Robbins KT, Shaha AR, Pellitteri PK, Kowalski LP, Gavilan J, Silver CE, Rinaldo A, Medina JE, Pitman KT, Byers RM. Current considerations in neck dissection. Acta Otolaryngol. 2002 Apr;122(3):323-9.
  • Robbins KT. Barriers to winning the battle with head-and-neck cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2002 May 1;53(1):4-5.
  • Robbins KT, Clayman G, Levine P, Medina J, Sessions R, Som P, Wolf GT: Neck dissection classification update. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002 Jul;128(7):751-8.
  • Staton J, Robbins KT, Sebelik M, Samant S, Newman L: Factors predictive of poor function in advanced laryngeal cancer treated with chemoradiation. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002 Jul;127(1):43-7.
  • Ferlito A, Robbins KT, Medina J, Shaha A, Som PM, Rinaldo A. Is it time to eliminate confusion regarding cervical lymph node levels according to the scheme originated at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center? Acta Otolaryngol 2002 Dec;122(8):900-6 122, 2002
  • Ferlito A, Robbins KT, Medina JE, Shaha AR, Som PM, Rinaldo A. Is it time to eliminate confusion regarding cervical lymph node levels according to the scheme originated at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center? Acta Otolaryngol. 2002 Dec;122(8):805-7.
  • Doweck I, Denys D, Robbins KT. Tumor volume predicts outcome for advanced Head and Neck Surgery treated with targeted chemoradiotherapy. Laryngoscope. 2002 Oct;112(10):1742-9.
  • Kowalski LP, Rinaldo A, Robbins KT, Pellitteri PK, Shaha AR, Weber RS,
    Ferlito A. Stomal recurrence: pathophysiology, treatment and prevention.
    Acta Otolaryngol (Stockholm) 2003; 123: 421-432.
  • Ilana Doweck, KT Robbins, William M. Mendenhall, Russell W. Hinerman, Robert Amdur. Head and Neck (in press)Neck level-specific nodal metastases in oropharyngeal cancer: is there a role for selective neck dissection following definitive radiation therapy? - Robbins KT. Sequential chemosurgery for advanced Head and Neck Surgery: another pathway in a complex maze? Ann Surg Oncol. 2003 Jul;10(6):593-5.
  • Samant S, Robbins KT. Evolution of Neck Dissection for Improved Functional Outcome.
    World J Surg. 2003 May 28

 
 
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