Neal D. Futran, M.D., D.M.D.
Biography
Neal D. Futran, M.D., D.M.D., joined the University of Washington faculty in 1995. He is currently the Allison T. Wanamaker Professor and Endowed Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. He is also director of Head and Neck Surgery as well as an adjunct professor in the Departments of Plastic Surgery and Neurological Surgery. Dr. Futran earned his dentistry degree at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed training in oral and maxillofacial surgery and earned his M.D. at the Health Science Center at Brooklyn, New York. He then trained in otolaryngology - head & neck surgery at the University of Rochester, followed by a head and neck oncology and microvascular surgery fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York with Dr. Mark Urken. Dr. Futran became an assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of South Florida in 1993, specializing in head and neck oncologic and reconstructive surgery. He subsequently relocated to Seattle.
Dr. Futran is board certified in otolaryngology and has outstanding expertise and an active practice in head and neck oncology as well as microvascular reconstruction and rehabilitation of complex oncology and trauma cases. He also specializes in skull base surgery, utilizing both endoscopic and open approaches. His major research activities center on microvascular reconstruction of the head and neck, and he also participates in grants studying molecular profiles and gene analysis in oral carcinogenesis.
He enjoys teaching worldwide on the topics of head and neck reconstruction, craniofacial trauma, skull base surgery, and head and neck oncology. He is on the board of directors of the AO Foundation and is a trustee for UW Physicians and the Virginia Bloedel Hearing Research Institute. Dr. Futran is on the editorial boards of several scientific journals and is an associate editor for both Head and Neck and Oral Oncology. He is listed in the Best Doctors in America.
Overview
Undergraduate Education: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1978
Medical School: SUNY-Downstate Medical School, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1987; University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa.,, 1982.
Internship: Temple University Department of Surgery, Philadelphia, Pa., 1988
Residency: University of Rochester Dept. of Otolaryngology-HNS, Rochester, N.Y., 1992
Fellowship: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction, New York, N.Y., 1993
Other Training: Residency in Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, King County Hospital/SUNY-Downstate Medical School, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1985
Board Certification: Otolaryngology-HNS, 1993
Awards and honors
2014: Keynote speaker and visiting professor, Peking No.1 School of Stomatology
2013: Keynote speaker, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Congress
2013: American Head and Neck Surgery Presidential Citation
2006-2018: Best Doctors, Seattle and USA
1998, 2011: Driftwood Award, Faculty Teaching Award, Oto-Head & Neck Surgery
Academic interests
CLINICAL INTERESTS
Dr.Futran's clinical interests include head and neck oncology and microvascular reconstruction and rehabilitation of complex, oncology and trauma cases. He also specializes in skull base surgery utilizing both endoscopic and open approaches.
RESEARCH FOCUS
Dr. Futran's major research activities center on outcomes of microvascular reconstruction of the head and neck and he also participates in projects studying molecular profiles and gene analysis in oral carcinogenesis. He also leads head and neck process improvement projects throughout UW Medicine.
Recent Publications
Qureshi HA, Zhu X, Yang GH, Steadele M, Pierce RH, Futran ND, Lee SM, Méndez E, Houghton AM. Impact of HPV status on immune responses in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma., Oral Oncol 2022 04; 127105774
Robinson EM, Lam AS, Solomon I, Brady JS, Pang J, Faraji F, Houlton JJ, Futran ND, Barber BR. Trends in Positive Surgical Margins in cT1-T2 Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma., Laryngoscope 2022 Feb
Chalker C, Santana-Davila R, Voutsinas JM, Wu QV, Hwang V, Baik CS, Lee S, Barber B, Futran ND, Houlton JJ, Laramore GE, Liao JJ, Parvathaneni U, Martins RG, Eaton KD, Rodriguez CP. High End-of-Life Health Care Utilization in a Contemporary Cohort of Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors., J Palliat Med 2022 04; 25(4):614-619
Romine PE, Voutsinas J, Wu V, Tratt M, Liao J, Parvathaneni U, Barber B, Dillon J, Timoshchuk MA, Futran N, Houlton J, Laramore G, Martins R, Eaton KD, Rodriguez C. Timing of postoperative radiation therapy and survival in resected salivary gland cancers: Long-term results from a single institution., Oral Oncol 2021 12; 123105626
Latest news
Named again in 2018 as one of the Puget Sound area's Top Doctors in Otolaryngology by Seattle Magazine.
UW Health Sciences Newsbeat article: "Surgical team rebuilds man's jaw, palate in rare procedure."
http://hsnewsbeat.uw.edu/story/surgical-team-rebuilds-mans-jaw-palate-rare-procedure.