Education

• Residency - Louisiana University School of Medicine-Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
• Fellowship - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center-Head and Neck Surgery
• MD, Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine
• Internship - Charity Hospital New Orleans-General Surgery
• Residency - George Washington University-General Surgery
• Residency Rotation - MD Anderson Cancer Center-Head and Neck Surgery
• BS, Georgetown University

Biography

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Dr. Friedlander practices at Tulane Medical Center, University Medical Center and the VA Medical Center. He received his B.S. in biology from Georgetown University and his M.D. from LSU (New Orleans). Following medical school, he completed a two-year general surgery residency at George Washington University, an otolaryngology residency at LSU (New Orleans), and a head and neck surgical oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. In 1997, he joined the faculty at LSU, where the majority of his effort was in translational research in head and neck cancers. He established the head and neck tumor bank there, which was responsible for collecting clinical information and samples on 250 patients with head and neck cancers. He also participated in translational research involving the use of modified adenoviruses in targeting head and neck cancer as well as immunomodulation of head and neck cancer using the CD40 ligand protein. He is currently investigating the possible role of the Hepatitis C virus as a cofactor in the development of head and neck cancer.

Professional Societies, Organizations:

• American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgeons
• American Head and Neck Society
• American College of Surgeons
• Orleans Parish Medical Society
• Louisiana State Medical Society

Academic Appointments:

• Professor and Chairman, Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, 2007-present
• Clinical Associate Professor, Tulane University School of Medicine, 2006-present
• Associate Professor, Louisiana University School of Medicine, 2003-present
• Assistant Professor, Louisiana University School of Medicine, 1997-2003

Interests

Spending time with family, gallery hoping, dining-out, reading, skiing

Salivary Gland Surgery
Parotid Surgery
Pharyngeal Surgery
Circumferential Pharyngoesophageal Reconstruction
Robotic-Assisted Surgery for Oral Cancer
Mandible-Sparing Procedures for Oral Cavity Tumors

Publications

• 9 scientific presentations
• 63 published abstracts
• 20 peer-reviewed published articles
• 22 book chapters
• 22 articles

Nobles J, Hagan J, Wold C, Fazekas-May M, Gilbert J, Friedlander PL. Outcome analysis of patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck and hepatitis C. Laryngoscope, 115(10):1882-86, 2005.

Nobles J, Wold C, Fazekas-May MA, Friedlander PL. The incidence and epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). Laryngoscope, 114 (112): 2119-22, 2004.

Lanson NA, Friedlander PL, Schwarzenberger P, Kolls JK, Wang G. Replication of an adenoviral vector controlled by the human telomerase reverse transcriptase promotor causing tumor-selective tumorlysis. Cancer Research, 63(22): 7936-41, 2003.

Friedlander PL, Delaune CL, Abadie J, Toups M, LaCour J, Marrero L, Zhong Q, Kolls J. Immunoprotective effect of CD40 ligand gene therapy in malignant mesothelioma and squamous cell carcinoma. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, 29(3): 321-330, 2003.

Lalonde ES, Beyers G, Friedlander PL, Kolls J. Efficacy of transfection rates on head and neck squamous cell cancer by a novel adenovirus: an in vitro and in vivo study. Head and Neck, 24(12): 1038-1046, 2002.

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