Sandeep Samant, M.D.
Education:
M.B.B.S., All-India Institute of
Medical Science, New Delhi, India, 1986.
Internship, All-India Institute
of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, 1986.
Resident, Otolaryngology-Head and
Neck Surgery, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences,
New Delhi, India,
1987-1989.
Registrar in Otolaryngology, Stockport
Infirmary Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery,
Stockport, United
Kingdom, 1993-1994.
Fellow in Head and Neck Surgery,
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery,
University of
Miami, Miami FL, 1994-1995.
University Appointments:
Research Associate, Department
of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery,
All-India Institute
of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, 1990-1991.
Clinical Instructor, Department
of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery,
University of
Tennessee at Memphis, Memphis TN, 1995-1996.
Assistant Professor, Department
of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery,
University of
Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis TN, 1999-present.
Certification and Licensure:
M.S. (Master of Surgery in Otolaryngology),
India, 1989.
D.N.B.E. (Diplomat of the National
Board of Examinations), India, 1991.
F.R.C.S. (Fellowship of the Royal
College of Surgeons of England) in Otolaryngology, 1994.
Distinguished Faculty licensure,
State of Tennessee.
Society Membership:
Fellow of the Royal College of
Surgeons of England.
Association of Otolaryngologists
of India.
Neuro-Equilibriometric Society
of India.
Publications:
Samant S, Kumar P, Vierra F, Hanchett
C, Gonzales D, Wong FSH, Robbins KT. Concomitant radiation therapy and
targeted cisplatin chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced pyriform
sinus carcinoma: Disease control and preservation of organ function.
Head Neck. 1999 Oct;21(7):595-601.
Newman LA, Viera F, Schwiezer V,
Samant S, Murry T, Woodson G, Kumar P, Robbins KT. Eating and Weight
Changes following Chemoradiation Therapy for Advanced Head and Neck Cancer.
Arch Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surg, 1998; 124:589-592.
Pahor AL and Samant S. Retropharyngeal
Myxoma; A Case Report. Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 1994,
108: 690-692.
Samant S, Misra NK and Kacker SK.
The Role of High Resolution Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Temporal
Bone disease. Indian Journal of Laryngology and Otology, December 1988.
Book Chapters:
Samant S. Problems in Pediatric
Otolaryngology. In Essential Pediatrics, 5th edition, Interprint,
1999.
Samant S. Quality of Life
Assessment in Head and Neck Cancer. In Head and Neck Cancer, Singular
Publishing-San Diego, London, 1998.
Research Interests:
Principal Investigator of a program
project entitled ‘Improving Function and Quality of Life in Head and Neck
Cancer Patients’, funded by a grant from the Clinical Research Center at
the Baptist Memorial Health Foundation.
Site Principal Investigator, Protocol
IMCL CP02-9815: Randomized Phase III Trial to Compare Radiation Therapy
Alone with Radiation Therapy and Concomitant Anti-EGFr Antibody (C225)
for Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Head and Neck.
Evaluation of the efficacy of AD
32, a lipophilic derivative of adriamycin, in human squamous cell carcinoma
cell lines using clonogenic assay. Experiments carried out in conjunction
with the Department of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Tennessee,
Memphis, also included tests to assess drug-irradiation synergy in wild
type and cisplatin resistant cell lines. August 1995 to present.
Evaluation of the role of Thallium-201
SPECT scanning in head and neck cancer. University of Memphis, Tennessee.
August 1995 to present.
