Physicians

Departments / Divisions

• Surgery / Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
• Radiation Oncology / Radiation Onc-Clinical Sup

Address
DUMC 3805
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-684-3834

Office Telephone
919-681-8449

Fax Telephone
919-613-4581

Training

• MD, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (Washington, DC), 1999

Residency

• Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Cleveland Clinic (Ohio), 1999-2005

Fellowship

• Oncology (Research), Cleveland Clinic (Ohio), 2006

Clinical Interests
Malignant and benign tumors of the head and neck (thyroid, salivary glands, voice box, oral cavity, skin); immunotherapy research

Research Interests
Cancer Immunotherapy

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This faculty member has no reported relationships with industry.

Representative Publications
Bennett KL, Lee W, Lamarre E, Zhang X, Seth R, Scharpf J, Hunt J, Eng C. HPV status-independent association of alcohol and tobacco exposure or prior radiation therapy with promoter methylation of FUSSEL18, EBF3, IRX1, and SEPT9, but not SLC5A8, in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2010 Apr;49(4):319-26. (2010) Abstract

Cannady SB, Lee WT, Scharpf J, Lorenz RR, Wood BG, Strome M, Lavertu P, Esclamado RM, Saxton JP, Adelstein DJ. Extent of neck dissection required after concurrent chemoradiation for stage IV head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck. 2010 Mar;32(3):348-56. (2010) Abstract

Cho EI, Tan C, Koski GK, Cohen PA, Shu S, Lee WT. Toll-like receptor agonists as third signals for dendritic cell-tumor fusion vaccines. Head Neck. 2010 Jun;32(6):700-7. (2010) Abstract

Lee WT, Rizzi M, Scharpf J, Lorenz RR, Saxton JP, Adelstein DJ, Esclamado RM. Impact of preepiglottic space tumor involvement on concurrent chemoradiation therapy. Am J Otolaryngol. 2010 May-Jun;31(3):185-8. (2010) Abstract

Lee WT, Tan C, Koski G, Shu S, Cohen P. Immunotherapy using allogeneic squamous cell tumor-dendritic cell fusion hybrids. Head Neck. 2010 Jan 6. (2010) Abstract

Lee WT, Tamai H, Cohen P, Teker AM, Shu S. Immunotherapy of established murine squamous cell carcinoma using fused dendritic-tumor cell hybrids.  Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  2008 Jun;134(6):608-13. (2008) Abstract

Lee WT, Tubbs RR, Teker AM, Scharpf J, Strome M, Wood B, Lorenz RR, Hunt J. Use of in situ hybridization to detect human papillomavirus in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients without a history of alcohol or tobacco use.  Arch Pathol Lab Med.  2008 Oct;132(10):1653-6. (2008) Abstract

Lorenz RR, Esclamado RM, Teker AM, Strome M, Scharpf J, Hicks D, Milstein C, Lee WT. Ansa cervicalis-to-recurrent laryngeal nerve anastomosis for unilateral vocal fold paralysis: experience of a single institution.  Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol.  2008 Jan;117(1):40-5. (2008) Abstract

Shipchandler TZ, Lorenz RR, Lee WT, Teker AM, Dan O, Strome M. Laryngeal Transplantation in the Setting of Cancer: A Rat Model. Laryngoscope. 2008 Oct 22. (2008) Abstract

Solares CA, Lee WT, Batra PS, Citardi MJ. Lateral lamella of the cribriform plate: software-enabled computed tomographic analysis and its clinical relevance in skull base surgery. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008 Mar;134(3):285-9. (2008) Abstract

Zheng R, Cohen PA, Paustian CA, Johnson TD, Lee WT, Shu S, Koski GK. Paired Toll-like receptor agonists enhance vaccine therapy through induction of interleukin-12. Cancer Res. 2008 Jun 1;68(11):4045-9. (2008) Abstract

Garrett MM, Lee WT. Obstructing pyogenic granuloma as a result of blunt laryngeal trauma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Mar;136(3):489-90. (2007) Abstract

Lee WT, Milstein C, Hicks D, Akst LM, Esclamado RM. Results of ansa to recurrent laryngeal nerve reinnervation. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Mar;136(3):450-4. (2007) Abstract

Shu S, Zheng R, Lee WT, Cohen PA. Immunogenicity of dendritic-tumor fusion hybrids and their utility in cancer immunotherapy. Crit Rev Immunol. 2007;27(5):463-83. (2007) Abstract

Teker AM, Lorenz RR, Lee WT, Murthy SC. Radiology quiz case 1. Tracheocele. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Sep;133(9):940, 942-3. (2007) Abstract

Zheng R, Kjaergaard J, Lee WT, Cohen PA, Shu S. Significance of regional draining lymph nodes in the development of tumor immunity: implications for cancer immunotherapy. Cancer Treat Res. 2007;135:223-37. (2007) Abstract

Cho JH, Citardi MJ, Lee WT, Sautter NB, Lee HM, Yoon JH, Hong SC, Kim JK. Comparison of frontal pneumatization patterns between Koreans and Caucasians. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Nov;135(5):780-6. (2006) Abstract

Lee WT, Akst LM, Adelstein DJ, Saxton JP, Wood BG, Strome M, Butler RS, Esclamado RM. Risk factors for hypopharyngeal/upper esophageal stricture formation after concurrent chemoradiation. Head Neck. 2006 Sep;28(9):808-12. (2006) Abstract

Lee WT, Eliashar R, Eliachar I. Acute external laryngotracheal trauma: diagnosis and management. Ear Nose Throat J. 2006 Mar;85(3):179-84. (2006) Abstract

Khariwala SS, Lee WT, Koltai PJ. Laryngotracheal consequences of pediatric cardiac surgery. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005 Apr;131(4):336-9. (2005) Abstract

Lee WT, Murthy SC, Gildea TR, Lorenz RR. First case of laryngeal glomangiomyoma. Laryngoscope. 2005 Nov;115(11):2038-40. (2005) Abstract

Lee WT, Shimizu K, Kuriyama H, Tanaka H, Kjaergaard J, Shu S. Tumor-dendritic cell fusion as a basis for cancer immunotherapy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005 May;132(5):755-64. (2005) Abstract

Lee WT, Weber PC. Melanoma metastasis masquerading as bilateral acoustic neuromas. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005 Mar;132(3):505-6. (2005) Abstract

Lee WT, Kuhn FA, Citardi MJ. 3D computed tomographic analysis of frontal recess anatomy in patients without frontal sinusitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 Sep;131(3):164-73. (2004) Abstract

Shimizu K, Kuriyama H, Kjaergaard J, Lee W, Tanaka H, Shu S. Comparative analysis of antigen loading strategies of dendritic cells for tumor immunotherapy. J Immunother. 2004 Jul-Aug;27(4):265-72. (2004) Abstract

Akst LM, Lee W, Discolo C, Knott D, Younes A, Koltai PJ. Stepped-dose protocol of cidofovir therapy in recurrent respiratory papillomatosis in children. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2003 Aug;129(8):841-6. (2003) Abstract

Lee WT, Koltai PJ. Nasal deformity in neonates and young children. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2003 Apr;50(2):459-67. (2003) Abstract

Lee W, Koltai P, Harrison AM, Appachi E, Bourdakos D, Davis S, Weise K, McHugh M, Connor J. Indications for tracheotomy in the pediatric intensive care unit population: a pilot study. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002 Nov;128(11):1249-52. (2002) Abstract