Ramon Franco

Ramon A. Franco Jr., MD

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
  • Biology – BA with Honors | Lehigh University – 1991
GRADUATE EDUCATION
  • MD – Medicine | Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine – 1995
POST DOCTORAL TRAINING
  • Intern – General Surgery  | State University of New York at Brooklyn – 07/95-06/96
  • Resident – Otolaryngology  | State University of New York at Brooklyn – 07/96 – 06/00
  • Clinical Fellow – Laryngology | Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary – 07/00-06/01
FACULTY ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
  • 07/05-02/12 – Assistant Professor – Department of Otology and Laryngology | Harvard Medical School
  • 07/01-06/05 – Clinical Instructor – Department of Otology and Laryngology  | Harvard Medical School
APPOINTMENTS AT HOSPITALS/AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS
  • 04/16-07/20 – Visiting Scientist – Department of Genetics & Complex Diseases | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
  • 06/05 – Assistant Professor – Affiliated Faculty | Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
  • 07-02-06/04 – Courtesy Staff – Department of Surgery | Brigham and Women’s Hospital
OTHER PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
  • 6/94-8/94 – Research Fellow, Otolaryngology | Mayo Clinic, Department of Otolaryngology
  • 6/93-8/93 – Research Fellow, Surgery | State University of New York, Buffalo School of Medicine, Department of Surgery
  • 6/92-8/92 – Research Fellow, Viral Diseases | National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, Laboratory of Viral Diseases, State University of New York, Buffalo
  • 6/91-8/91 – Research Fellow, Parasitic Diseases | National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases
  • 6/90-8/90 – Research Fellow, Vaccine Creation | Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship at the Connaught Laboratories International
MAJOR ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
  • 2020 – present – Course Director, SHBT 202 Clinical Aspects of Speech and Hearing | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard University
  • 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014  – Co-Director – Winter Days of Laryngology. 3-day Laryngology Course, Crans-Montana, Switzerland.
  • 2020 – International Course Coordinator – 8th Seminario Internacional de Laringologia. 2-day-online course | Virtual event due to COVID-19 Mexico City, Mexico. Nov. 1-2.
  • 2019 – International Course Coordinator – 7th Seminario Internacional y Laboratorio Quirurgico de Laringologia. 4-day course | Centro Medico Nacional “20 de Noviembre” ISSSTE, Mexico City, Mexico. Sept 17-20.
  • 2015 – Co-Director – Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Otolaryngology Surgical Dissection Laboratory – “Advanced Laryngeal Dissection Course” | Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting (COSM), Boston, MA. April 23
  • 2005-2015 – Director | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Division of Laryngology
  • 2013 – Course Director – Laryngological Disorders Update 2013. 3-day Harvard CME course | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA. May 9-11
  • 2012, 2010, 2008, and 2006 – Co-Director, Seminar for Singers | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
  • 2011 – Course Director – Larygngology Disorders Update 2011. 2-day Harvard CME course | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, May 19-20
  • 2010 – Course Co-Director – “The Basics of Stroboscopy – Examination and Interpretation – A Hands on Experience.” | Pre-Academy Annual Meeting Stroboscopy Course, Boston, MA, Sept 25
  • 2010 – Course Co-Director – “Fundamentals of Stroboscopy and Interpreting the Examination” Course 3506-1. | Instruction course – American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual Meeting, Boston, MA., Co-Presenter with Phillip Song, Sept 28
  • 2009 – Course Director – Voice Disorders Update; 3-day Harvard CME course | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, June 11-13
  • 2009 – Course Co-Director – Fundamentals of Videostroboscopy and Interpreting the Laryngeal Examination | American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, San Diego CA. One hour course with Phillip Song
  • 2008 – Course Co-Director – Fundamentals of Videostroboscopy | American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. One hour course with Phillip Song, Sept. 24
  • 2008 – Course Co-Director – Fundamentals of Videostroboscopy and Interpreting the Laryngeal Examination | American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, San Diego CA. Lecturer; one hour course with Phillip Song, Oct 5
  • 2007 – Course Director – Voice Disorders Update – Harvard CME course | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, May 3-4
  • 2005 – Course Director – Voice Disorders Update – Harvard CME course | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA,  April 29 – 30
  • 2004-2005 – Acting Director | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Division of Laryngology
  • 2005 – Fellowship Director, Laryngology and Professional Voice | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Division of Laryngology
  • 2005 – Medical Director, Voice and Speech Laboratory | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
  • 2003 – Laser Safety Officer | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
HONORS & AWARDS
  • 2023 – Induction into Spanish Otolaryngology Society as a Lifetime member | 74th National Congress of SEORL-CCC/XIX congreso Hispano-Luso, Madrid, Spain
  • 2023 – Journal of Voice – Best Paper Award | Clinical Medicine Category for “Poor validity of asymmetric laryngoscopic findings in predicting laterality in vocal fold paresis”.  Voice Foundation Meeting, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2022 – Keynote Speaker | 6th Congress of the European ORL-HNS, Milan, Italy
  • 2022 – Invited Grand Rounds Speaker | Stanford University, Otolaryngology Department, Palo Alto, CA
  • 2022 – Keynote Speaker | State University of New York at Brooklyn Otolaryngology Department Research and Alumni Day, Brooklyn, NY
  • 2021 – 3rd Most Influential Laryngology Article of this Century for introducing Serial IntraSerial Steroid Injection technique for subglottic stenosis | Twenty-One for 2021: The Most Influential Papers in laryngology Since 2000. Laryngoscope. 2021 Jul 28. Doi: 10.1002/lary.29781).
  • 2019 – Oswal Oration | Inaugural Congress of the Asia Pacific Laryngology Association, Singapore
  • 2016 – Keynote Speaker | Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery National Meeting, Melbourne, Australia
  • 2015 – University Department Rounds (Toronto) | University of Toronto, University Rounds
  • 2015 – APSI Oration | Association of Phonosurgeons of India (APSI) – XI Phonocon Meeting, Nagpur, India
  • 2014 – Keynote Speaker | 12th National Dominican ENT Society Meeting. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
  • 2014 – Keynote Speaker | Frank Lucente Research Day. SUNY Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
  • 2013 – Keynote Lecturer | Montana ENT Society Annual Meeting – Big Sky, MT
  • 2012 – Keynote Speaker | Uludag Winter Days of ENT, Uludag, Turkey. 4 lectures.
  • 2012 – Keynote Speaker | 2nd India ENT Conclave – Mumbai, Delhi & Lucknow, India, 6 lectures
  • 2011 – Induction as an Active Member | American Laryngological Association
  • 2011 – Keynote Speaker | 61st Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (ASOHNS), Melbourne, Australia. Pre-Meeting (Diagnostic and Operative Laryngology Dysphagia Meeting)
  • 2011 – Keynote Speaker | 61st Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (ASOHNS), Melbourne, Australia. Diagnostic and Operative Laryngology Dysphagia Meeting
  • 2011 – Invited Speaker | Bermuda Hospitals Board, King Edward VII Hospital, Paget, Bermuda
  • 2011 – Toynbee Lecturer | Imperial College London – St. Mary’s Hospital
  • 2010 – Induction into Honorary Society | Triological Society
  • 2010 – Invited Speaker | 32nd  Annual Turkish National ENT meeting, Antalya, Turkey
  • 2009 – Member Candidate | Triological Society
  • 2009 – Invited Speaker | 60th Annual Meeting of the Spanish Otolaryngology Society, Madrid, Spain
  • 2008 – Certificate of Honor | American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation
  • 2008 – Keynote Address | Enseignement Post-Universitaire O.R.L., Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc et Cliniques Universitaires de Mont-Godinne, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Bruxelles, Belgium
  • 2008 – Invited Graduation Speaker | Otolaryngology Division–University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston, TX – “Changing Perspectives” 1 hour lecture
  • 2007 – Invited Speaker | XIX Congreso Nacional de Otorrhinolaringologia “Dr Francisco Vaquero” – Asociacion Hondurena de Otorrhinolaringologia.  Copan Ruinas, Honduras
  • 2006 – Honorary Oration | 38th Maharashtra State ENT Conference – Jalgaon, India
  • 2005 – Invited Speaker | Curso Internacional De Actualizacion En Otologia Y Laringologia. Bogota, Colombia
  • 2004 – Invited Speaker | Royal Thai Otolaryngology Annual Meeting, Pattaya, Thailand.
  • 2000 – First Place – Resident Research Day, Research Day | SUNY @ Brooklyn
  • 1999 – First Place – Resident Research Paper Award, Clinical Paper | American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
  • 1997 – Outcomes Research Grant | American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
  • 1992 – Poster Day Presentation Award | National Institutes of Health
  • 1991 – University Honors | Lehigh University
  • 1991 – Poster Day Presentation Award | National Institutes of Health
  • 1991 – Philanthropy Award of Recognition | Southeast Neighborhood Center, Bethlehem, PA
  • 1991 – Biology Department Honors |  Lehigh University
BOOKS
  • Franco R Jr, Goldsmith A. Sleep disorders. In: Lucente FE, Har-El G, editors.  Essentials of Otolaryngology.  Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1999.p.181-90.
  • Franco R Jr, Har-El G. Cancer of the head and neck.  In: Lucente FE, Har-El G, editors.  Essentials of Otolaryngology.  Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1999.p.326-35.
  • Franco R Jr, Har-El G, Aziz H. Radiation therapy.  In: Lucente FE, Har-El G, editors.  Essentials of Otolaryngology.  Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1999.p.421-6.
  • Franco R Jr, Har-El G, DiPillo F.  In: Lucente FE, Har-El G, editors.  Essentials of Otolaryngology.  Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1999.p.427-31.
  • Franco R, Photo Editor. In: Zeitels S.  Atlas of phonomicrosurgery and other endolaryngeal procedures for benign and malignant disease.  Philadelphia: Singular Publishing; 2001.
  • Franco R, section editor. In:  Ayala C, Spellberg B, editors. Ophthalmology and otolaryngology for the boards and wards.  Williston: Blackwell Science; 2002.
  • Zeitels S, Franco R. Laryngeal framework surgery.  In: Rubin JS, Korovin G, Sataloff RT, editors.  Diagnosis and treatment of voice disorders.  Second Edition.  Chapter 37.  Pages 641-658.  Philadelphia: Delmar; 2002.
  • Franco R, Zeitels S. Surgery for laryngeal cancer.  In: Rubin JS, Korovin G, Sataloff RT, editors.  Diagnosis and treatment of voice disorders.  Second Edition.  Chapter 40.  Pages 679-700.  Philadelphia: Delmar; 2002.
  • Franco RA Jr, Andrus JG., Sataloff RT New technologies: High Speed Video, Videokymography, Optical Coherence, Tomography, and 3D Holography.  In: Hartnick and Boseley, editors. Pediatric Voice Disorders. Plural; 2008.  Chapter 4, pp.31-50.
  • Franco RA Jr., Myers JN, Myers EN, Barnes L. Benign Neoplasms of the Larynx.  In: Ferlito and Fried.  The Larynx.  Plural; 2008.  Volume 2.  Chapter 12.
  • Franco RA, Shin J. Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Advanced Disease.  In: Shin, Randolph and Hartnick.  Evidence Based Otolaryngology.  Springer; 2008.  Chapter 31.
  • Franco RA. Laryngology Editor for Year Book in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery 2009. Elsevier, 2009.  Laryngology Chapter.
  • Franco RA. Laryngology Editor for Year Book in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery 2010. Elsevier, 2010.  Laryngology Chapter.
  • Sung K, Miyauchi A, Franco RA. Management of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Paralysis. In: Randolph:  Surgery of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Gland, Second Edition.  Elsevier, 2011.
  • Franco RA. Laryngology Editor for Year Book in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery 2011. Elsevier, 2011.  Laryngology Chapter.
  • Franco RA. Techniques for Laryngotracheal Reconstruction.  In: Ernst and Herth.  Principles and Practice of Interventional Pulmonology.  Springer, 2011
  • Franco RA. Laryngology Editor for Year Book in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery 2012. Elsevier, 2012.  Laryngology Chapter. Pgs 31-100.
  • Franco RA. Laryngology Editor for Year Book in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery 2013. Elsevier, 2013.  Laryngology Chapter. Pgs 33-83.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
  • Schlosser RJ, Franco RA, Czaja JM, McCaffrey TV.  Modulation of Ciliary Beat Frequency in the Upper Airway by Prostaglandins.  Am J Rhinol.  1996;10(4):229-233.
  • Chin BS, Franco RA, Sabin S, Turk J, Erickson A, Ghosh BC.  Nasal reconstruction for malignant melanoma.  J Surg Oncol.  1998;7(4):265-6.
  • Franco R, Fedok F, Brown D, Mamourian A.  Evaluation of the efficacy of 2 versus 3-dimensional computed tomography.  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  1999 Oct;121(4):414-7.
  • Franco R. Rosenfeld R, Rao M.  Quality of life for children with obstructive sleep apnea.  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  2000 Jul;123(1 Pt 1):9-16.
  • Zeitels SM, Franco RA.  Laryngoplastic phonosurgical reconstruction of unilateral vocal fold paralysis.  Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  2000;8:503-508
  • Goldman AC, Govindaraj S, Franco RA Jr., Lim J.  Facial Purpura.  Laryngoscope.  2001 Feb; 111(2):207-12.
  • Sperling N., Franco R.  Otologic manifestations of Chiari I malformation.  Otol Neurotol. 2001 Sep;22(5):678-81.
  • Zeitels S, Jarboe J, Franco R.  Phonosurgical reconstruction of early glottic cancer.  Laryngoscope.  2001;111:1862-5.
  • Franco R, Singh B, Har-El G.  Laryngeal chondroma.  J Voice.  2002 Mar;16(1):92-5.
  • Franco R, Zeitels S, Farinelli W, Anderson R.  585 nm PDL treatment of glottal papillomatosis.  Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol.  2002 Jun;111(6):486-92.  Abstracted for 2003 Yearbook of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
  • Zeitels SM, Hillman RE, Franco RA, Bunting GW.  Voice and treatment outcome from phonosurgical management of early glottic cancer.  Ann Otol Laryngol Suppl.  2002 Dec;190:3-20.
  • Franco R, Zeitels S, Farinelli W, Anderson R.  585nm PDL treatment of glottal dysplasia.  Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol.  2003 Sep;112(9 Pt 1):751-8.
  • Hartnick CJ, Dailey S, Franco R, Zeitels SM.  Office-based pulsed dye laser treatment for hemorrhagic telangiectasias and epistaxis.  Laryngoscope.  2003;113(6):1085-7.
  • Zeitels SM, Franco RA Jr, Dailey SH, Burns JA, Hillman RE, Anderson RR.  Office-based treatment of glottal dysplasia and papillomatosis with the 585-NM pulsed dye laser and local anesthesia.  Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2004 Apr;113(4):265-76.
  • Mehta RP, Faquin WC, Franco RA.  Quiz case 2.  Angiomyoma of the larynx.  Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  2004 Jul;130(7):889-91.
  • Franco RA Jr.  Laryngopharyngeal Reflux. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2006 Jan-Feb;27(1):21-5.
  • Mehta R, Faquin W, Franco RA Jr.  Quiz Case 1: Osteoma of the Larynx.  Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  2006 Dec;132(12): 1390-1392.
  • Ayala C, Selig M, Faquin W, Franco RA Jr.  Ultrastructural Evaluation of 585nm Pulsed Dye Laser Treated Dysplasia.  J Voice.  2007 Jan;21(1):119-26.
  • Hartnick CJ, Boseley ME, Franco Jr RA, Cunningham MJ, Pransky S.  Efficacy of Treating Children with Anterior Commissure and True Vocal Fold Respiratory Papilloma with the 585-nm Pulsed Dye Laser.  Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  2007 Feb;133(2):127-130.
  • Franco RA Jr.  Aminolevulinic Acid 585nm Pulsed Dye Laser Photodynamic Treatment of Laryngeal Keratosis with Atypia. Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surg.  2007 Jun;136(6):882-7.
  • Franco RA Jr, Andrus J.  Common Diagnoses and Treatments in Professional Voice Users.  Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2007 Oct;40(5):1025-1061.
  • Franco RA Jr.  In-Office laryngeal surgery with the 585nm Pulsed-dye laser.  Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  2007 Dec;15(6):387-393.
  • Tierney HT, Lin HW, Holbrook EH, Franco RA, Pilch BZ, Lin DT.  Regional Spread of Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis to Bilateral Cervical Lymph Nodes. Laryngoscope. 2009. 119(S1) Jn
  • Franco RA Jr, Andrus J.  Aerodynamic and Acoustic Characteristics of Voice Before and After Adduction Arytenopexy and Medialization Laryngoplasty with Gore-Tex in Patients with Unilateral Vocal Fold Immobility.  J. Voice.  2009 Mar;23(2):261-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2007.09.009. Epub 2008 May 5.
  • Richer S, Yelken K, Cunningham M, Randolph G, Franco R.  Hypopharyngeal Pharyngoplasty for the Management of Piriform Fossa Sinus.  Laryngoscope.  2010 Mar;120(3):500-503.
  • Fink D, Sung CK, Franco R.  Methotrexate Therapy for Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis.  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010. Aug 143(2):217-217. DOI:10.1016/j.otohns.2010.06.427
  • Sharma N, Franco RA, Kuster J, Mitchell AA, Fuchs T, Saunders-Pullman R, Raymond D, Brin M, Blitzer A, Bressman SB, Ozelius LJ.  Genetic Evidence for an Association of the TOR1A Locus with Segmental/Focal Dystonia.  Mov Disord.  2010 Oct 15;25(13):2183-7.
  • Song PC, Sung CK, Franco RA Jr.  Voice Outcomes after Endoscopic Injection Laryngoplasty with Hyaluronic Acid Stabilized Gel.  Laryngoscope. 2010;120 Suppl 4:S199.
  • Franco RA, Dowdall JR, Bujold K, Amann C, Faquin W, Redmond RW, Kochevear IE.  Photochemical Repair of Vocal Fold Microflap Defects.  Laryngoscope.  2011 Jun;121(6):1244-51.
  • Song P, Franco RA.  Use of laser-assisted photodynamic therapy for leukoplakia in the larynx. Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology. 2011 (Jun) 22(2), 142-145.  Ed. Paul Castellanos, MD
  • Sharma N, Franco RA Jr.  Consideration of Genetic Contributions to the Risk for Spasmodic Dysphonia.  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  2011 Sep;145(3):369-70.
  • Achkar J, Song P, Andrus J, Franco R Jr.  Double-Bend Needle Modification for Transthyrohyoid Vocal Fold Injection.  Laryngoscope.  2012 Apr;122:865-867.
  • Franco R Jr.  Adduction arytenopexy, hypopharyngoplasty, medialization laryngoplasty, and cricothyroid subluxation for the treatment of paralytic dysphonia and dysphagia.  Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2012 Sep;23(3):164-172.
  • Achkar J, Dowdall J, Fink D, Franco R, Song P. Balloon Dilation Complication During the Treatment of Subglottic Stenosis: Background of the FDA Class 1 Recall for the 18x40mm Acclarent Inspira AIR Balloon Dilation System. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol.  2013 Jun;122(6):364-368.
  • Fink DS, Achkar J, Franco RA, Song PC. Interarytenoid Botulinum toxin injection for recalcitrant vocal process granuloma. Laryngoscope.  2013 Dec;123(12):3084-7.
  • Nouraei SM, Franco RA, Dowdall JR, Nouraei SA, Mills H, Virk JS, Sandhu G, Polkey M. Physiology-Based Minimum Clinically Important Difference Thresholds in Adult Laryngotracheal Stenosis. Laryngoscope.  2014 Oct;124(10):2313-2320.
  • Randolph GW, Sritharan N, Song P, Franco R Jr, Kamani D, Woodson G.  Thyroidectomy in the Professional Singer – Neural Monitored Surgical Outcomes.  Thyroid.  2015 Jun;25(6):665-71.
  • Dedmon MM, Paddle PM, Phillips J, Kobayashi L, Franco RA, Song PC.  Development and Validation of a High-Fidelity Porcine Laryngeal Surgical Simulator.  2015 Sep;153(3):420-6.
  • Paddle PM, Mansor MB, Song PC, Franco RA Jr.  Diagnostic Yield of Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Idiopathic Vocal Fold Paresis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  2015 Sep;153(3):414-9.
  • Dowdall JR, Sadow PM, Hartnick C, Vinarsky V, Mou H, Zhao R, Song PC, Franco RA, Rajagopal J.  Identification of Distinct Layers Within the Stratified Squamous Epithelium of the Adult Human True Vocal Fold.  Laryngoscope. 2015 Sep;125(9):E313-9.
  • Naunheim MR, Plotkin SR, Franco RA, Song PC.  Laryngeal Manifestations of Neurofibromatosis.  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 Mar;154(3):494-7. DOI:10.1177/0194599815626133
  • Chotigavanich C, Dowdall JR, Franco RA Jr. Acoustic Characteristics of Voice Before and After Endoscopic Partial Laryngectomy in Early Glottic Cancer.  J Voice.  2016 May;30(3):371-6.
  • De Gusmao C, Fuchs T, Moses A, Multhaupt-Buell T, Song P, Ozelius L, Franco RA, Sharma N. Dystonia-Causing Mutations as a Contribution to the Etiology of Spasmodic Dysphonia. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  2016 Oct;155(4):624-8.  Epub May 2016.
  • Franco RA Jr, Husain I. Laryngotracheal Separation with and without Diversion for the Treatment of Chronic Aspiration. Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology. 2016 Jun; 27(2):93-99.
  • Paddle P, Husain I, McHugh L, Franco R Jr. Outcomes of Mechanical Stapling for Postlaryngectomy open Pharyngotomy Closure. Laryngoscope. 2017 Mar;127(3):605-610.   Epub 2016 Aug 22 DOI:10.1002/lary.26208
  • Naunheim MR, Song PC, Franco RA, Alkire BC, Shrime MG. Surgical Management of Bilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis: A cost-effective comparison of two treatments. Laryngoscope. 2017 Mar;127(3):691-697. DOI:10.1002/lary.26253
  • Naunheim MR, Le A, Dedmon MM, Franco RA, Anderson J, Song PC.  The Effect of Handedness and Laterality in a Microlaryngeal Surgery Simulator.  Am. J Otolaryngol. 2017 Jul-Aug;38(4):472-474.  DOI:10.1016/j.amjoto.2017.04.009  Epub 2017 Apr 18.
  • Franco RA Jr, Husain I, Reder, L, Paddle P. Awake Serial Steroid Injections as a Novel Targeted Treatment for Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis. Laryngoscope. 2018 Mar;128(3):610-617. DOI:10.1002/lary.26874.  E-pub Oct 8, 2017.
  • Naunheim MR, Naunheim ML, Rathi VK, Franco RA, Shrime MG, Song PC. Patient preferences in subglottic stenosis treatment: A discrete choice experiment. Otolaryngol Head Neck. 2018 Mar;158(3):520-526.  DOI:10.1177/0194599817742851  Epub Nov 1, 2017.
  • Paddle P, Husain I, Moniz C, Turner S, Franco RA Jr. Long-term stability of OnabotulinumA injection for adductor spasmodic dysphonia: A 19-year single institution experience. Front Surg. 2017 Nov 29;4:70. DOI:10.3389/fsurg.2017.00070
  • Naunheim MR, Paddle PM, Husain I, Wangchalabovorn P, Rosario D, Franco RA.  Quality of Life Metrics Correlate with Disease Severity in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis.  Laryngoscope. 2018 Mar 7.  Doi: 10.1002/lary.26930.
  • Celebi OO, Wangchalabovorn P, Mai C, Franco RA Jr. High Flow Oxygen Insufflation Into the Trachea During Endolaryngeal Surgery. Laryngoscope. 2018. Oct;128(10):2380-2382.  DOI: 10.1002/lary.27232. Epub 2018 May 14.
  • Song SA, Franco RA Jr. How I Do It: Serial Intralesional Steroid Injection for Subglottic Stenosis.  Laryngoscope. Mar;130(3):698-701. May.  DOI: 10.1002/lary.28015. Epub 2019 May 20.
  • DeVore EK, Shrime MG, Wittenberg E, Franco RA, Song PC, Naunheim MR. The Health Utility of Mild and Severe Dysphonia.  Laryngoscope. 2020 May;130(5):1256-1262.  DOI: 10.1002/lary.28216. Epub 2019 Aug 5.
  • Gelbard A, Anderson C, Berry LD, Amin MR, Benninger MS, Blumin JH, Bock JM, Bryson PC, Castellanos PF, Chen SC, Clary MS, Cohen SM, Crawley BK, Dailey SH, Daniero JJ, de Alarcon A, Donovan DT, Edell ES, Ekbom DC, Fernandes-Taylor S, Fink DS, Franco RA, Garrett CG, Guardiani EA, Hillel AT, Hoffman HT, Hogikyan ND, Howell RJ, Huang LC, Hussain LK, Johns MM 3rd, Kasperbauer JL, Khosla SM, Kinnard C, Kupfer RA, Langerman AJ, Lentz RJ, Lorenz RR, Lott DG, Lowery AS, Makani SS, Maldonado F, Mannion K, Matrka L, McWhorter AJ, Merati AL, Mori MC, Netterville JL, O’Dell K, Ongkasuwan J, Postma GN, Reder LS, Rohde SL, Richardson BE, Rickman OB, Rosen CA, Rutter MJ, Sandhu GS, Schindler JS, Schneider GT, Shah RN, Sikora AG, Sinard RJ, Smith ME, Smith LJ, Soliman AMS, Sveinsdóttir S, Van Daele DJ, Veivers D, Verma SP, Weinberger PM, Weissbrod PA, Wootten CT, Shyr Y, Francis DO. Comparative Treatment Outcomes for Patients with Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Jan 1;146(1):20-29. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2019.3022. PMID: 31670805
  • Varelas EA, Paddle P, Franco RA, Hussain I. Identifying Type III Sulcus: Patient Characteristics and Endoscopic Findings.  Otolaryngol Head Neck. 2020 Dec;163(6):1240-1243. doi: 10.1177/0194599820933208. Epub 2020 Jun 23.PMID: 32571136
  • Song SA, Santeerapharp A, Alnouri G, Park J, Sataloff RT, Franco RA.  The Poor Validity of Asymmetric Laryngoscopic Findings in Predicting Laterality in Vocal Fold Paresis. J Voice. 2020 Oct 17:S0892-1997(20)30348-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2020.09.004. Online ahead of print.PMID: 33077320
  • Naunheim MR, Zhou AS, Puka E, Franco RA, Carroll TL, Reng SE, Mallur PS, Song PC.  Laryngeal complications of COVID-19. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology. 2020 Oct 30;5 (6):1117-1124. Doi: 10.1002/lio2.484
  • Song SA, Santeerapharp A, Choksawad K, Franco RA Jr.  Reliability of Peak Expiratory Flow Percentage Compared to Endoscopic Grading in Subglottic Stenosis. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2020 Nov 7;5(6):1133-1139. Doi: 10.1002/lio2.492
  • Franco RA Jr. Addressing the Arytenoid in Paralytic Dysphonia Using the Adduction Arytenopexy. Adv Otorhinolaryngol. 2020;85:120-124. doi: 10.1159/000456690. Epub 2020 Nov 9.PMID: 331669
  • Song S, Choksawad K, Franco RA Jr.  The Effectiveness of Nortriptyline and Tolerability of Side Effects in Neurogenic Cough Patients. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2021 Jul;130(7):781-787. doi: 10.1177/0003489420970234. Online ahead of print 2020 Nov 20.PMID: 33218281
  • Fischman V, Wittenberg E, Song SA, Huston MN, Franco RA, Song PC, Naunheim MR. How Patients Choose a Laryngologist: A Pilot Stated Preference Study.  OTO Open. 2021 Mar 11;5(1):2473974X21999601. Doi:10.1177/2473974X21999601
  • Song SA, Sandhu G, Franco RA Jr.  Should we Routinely Use Pulmonary Function Testing in the Management of Subglottic Stenosis. Laryngoscope. 2021 Feb;131(2):245-247. doi: 10.1002/lary.28678. Online ahead of print 2020 Apr 29.  PMID: 32348547
  • Naunheim MR, Puka E, Choksawad K, Franco RA.  Voice-Related Quality of Life in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis: Effect of Serial Intralesional Steroid Injections. Laryngoscope. 2021 Feb;131(2):366-369. doi: 10.1002/lary.29059. Online ahead of print 2020 Sep 9. PMID: 32902886
  • Celebi OO, Song SA, Santeerapharp A, Choksawad K, Franco RA Jr.  Assessment of Side Effects After Serial Intralesional Steroid Injections for Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Feb;278(2):445-450. doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-06371-3. Online ahead of print 2020 Sep 18. PMID: 32948895
  • Song SA, Santeerapharp A, Choksawad K, Franco RA Jr.  Revisions and Complications with Gore-Tex Medialisation Laryngoplasty: A 19-Year Experience. 2021 Jul;(4):864-868. Doi: 10.1111/coa.13739. Epub 2021 Mar 22.
  • Kaclyn Lee, Li-Ching Huang, Lynn D Berry, Catherine Anderson, Milan R Amin, Michael S Benninger, Joel H Blumin, Jonathan M Bock, Paul C Bryson, Paul F Castellanos, Sheau‐Chiann Chen, Matthew S Clary, Seth M Cohen, Brianna K Crawley, Seth H Dailey, James J Daniero, Alessandro de Alarcon, Donald T Donovan, Eric S Edell, Dale C Ekbom, Daniel S Fink, Ramon A Franco, C Gaelyn Garrett, Elizabeth A Guardiani, Alexander T Hillel, Henry T Hoffman, Norman D Hogikyan, Rebecca J Howell, Lena K Hussain, Michael M Johns, Jan L Kasperbauer, Sid M Khosla, Cheryl Kinnard, Robbi A Kupfer, Alexander J Langerman, Jaclyn Lee, Robert J Lentz, Robert R Lorenz, David G Lott, Samir S Makani, Fabien Maldonado, Kyle Mannion, Laura Matrka, Andrew J McWhorter, Albert L Merati, Matthew Mori, James L Netterville, Karla O’Dell, Julina Ongkasuwan, Siddharth A Patel, Gregory N Postma, Lindsay S Reder, Sarah L Rohde, Brent E Richardson, Otis B Rickman, Clark A Rosen, Michael J Rutter, Guri S Sandhu, Joshua S Schindler, G Todd Schneider, Rupali N Shah, Andrew G Sikora, Robert J Sinard, Marshall E Smith, Libby J Smith, Ahmed MS Soliman, Sigríður Sveinsdóttir, Douglas J Van Daele, David Veivers, Sunil P Verma, Paul M Weinberger, Philip A Weissbrod, Christopher T Wootten, Yu Shyr, David O Francis, Alexander Gelbard.  Association of Social Determinants of Health with Time to Diagnosis and Treatment Outcomes in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis.  Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol  2021 Oct;130(10):1116-1124.  doi: 10.1177/0003489421995283.  Epub 2021 Feb 25.
  • Wang TV, Adamian N, Song PC, Franco RA, Huston MN, Jowett N, Naunheim MR. Application of a Computer Vision Tool for Automated Glottic Tracking to Vocal Fold Paralysis Patients.  Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surg. 2021 Oct;165(4):556-562.  doi. 10.1177/0194599821989608. Epub 2021 Feb 16.
  • Fischman V, Wittenberg E, Song SA, Huston MN, Franco RA, Song PC, Naunheim MR.  How Patients Choose a Laryngologist: A Pilot Stated Preference Study.  OTO Open.  2021 Mar 11;5(1):2473974X21999601.
  • Pai SI, Franco R, Muniappan A, Friedman AD, Park JC, Campbell NP, Krantz SB, Song PC, Nocon C, Carroll TL, Faquin WC, Shin KY, O’Neill AM, Wirth LJ.  Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) from a phase II trial of pembrolizumab for HPV-associated papilloma patients with laryngeal, tracheal and/or pulmonary involvement. 2021 May. J Clin Oncol. Vol 39, Number 15 supplement. doi. 10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.6080
  • Trevino-Villarreal JH, Reynolds JS, Langston PK, Thompson A, Mitchell JR, Franco RA Jr.  Down-Regulation of a Profibrotic Transforming Growth Factor-B1/Cellular Communication Network Factor 2/Matrix Metalloprotease 9 Axis by Triamcinolone Improves Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis.  Am J Pathol.  2021 Aug;191(8):1412-1430.  Doi.10.1016/j.ajpath.2021.05.013.  Epub 2021 Jun 7.
  • Kyle Kimura, Liping Du, Lynn D Berry, Li‐Ching Huang, Sheau‐Chiann Chen, David O Francis, Alexander Gelbard, North American Airway Collaborative (NoAAC), Catherine Anderson, Milan R Amin, Michael S Benninger, Joel H Blumin, Jonathan M Bock, Paul C Bryson, Paul F Castellanos, Sheau‐Chiann Chen, Matthew S Clary, Seth M Cohen, Brianna K Crawley, Seth H Dailey, James J Daniero, Alessandro de Alarcon, Donald T Donovan, Eric S Edell, Dale C Ekbom, Daniel S Fink, Ramon A Franco, C Gaelyn Garrett, Elizabeth A Guardiani, Alexander T Hillel, Henry T Hoffman, Norman D Hogikyan, Rebecca J Howell, Lena K Hussain, Michael M Johns, Jan L Kasperbauer, Sid M Khosla, Cheryl Kinnard, Robbi A Kupfer, Alexander J Langerman, Jaclyn Lee, Robert J Lentz, Robert R Lorenz, David G Lott, Samir S Makani, Fabien Maldonado, Kyle Mannion, Laura Matrka, Andrew J McWhorter, Albert L Merati, Matthew Mori, James L Netterville, Karla O’Dell, Julina Ongkasuwan, Siddharth A Patel, Gregory N Postma, Lindsay S Reder, Sarah L Rohde, Brent E Richardson, Otis B Rickman, Clark A Rosen, Michael J Rutter, Guri S Sandhu, Joshua S Schindler, G Todd Schneider, Rupali N Shah, Andrew G Sikora, Robert J Sinard, Marshall E Smith, Libby J Smith, Ahmed MS Soliman, Sigríður Sveinsdóttir, Douglas J Van Daele, David Veivers, Sunil P Verma, Paul M Weinberger, Philip A Weissbrod, Christopher T Wootten, Yu Shyr.  Modeling Recurrence in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis with Mobile Peak Expiratory Flow.  Laryngoscope. 2021 Dec;131(12):E2841-E2848.  Doi. 10.1002/lary.29760.
  • Santeerapharp A, Song S, Woo P, Franco R.  Long-term outcomes of Aminolevulinic Acid Therapy for Treatment of Recalcitrant Laryngeal Premalignant Lesions.  Clin Otolaryngol.  2022 Jan;(47(1):153-159. Doi:10.1111/coa.13878
  • Matthew R Hoffman, Ankita Patro, Li‐Ching Huang, Sheau‐Chiann Chen, Lynn D Berry, Alexander Gelbard, David O Francis, North American Airway Collaborative (NoAAC), Catherine Anderson, Milan R Amin, Michael S Benninger, Joel H Blumin, Jonathan M Bock, Paul C Bryson, Paul F Castellanos, Sheau‐Chiann Chen, Matthew S Clary, Seth M Cohen, Brianna K Crawley, Seth H Dailey, James J Daniero, Alessandro de Alarcon, Donald T Donovan, Eric S Edell, Dale C Ekbom, Daniel S Fink, Ramon A Franco, C Gaelyn Garrett, Elizabeth A Guardiani, Alexander T Hillel, Henry T Hoffman, Norman D Hogikyan, Rebecca J Howell, Lena K Hussain, Michael M Johns, Jan L Kasperbauer, Sid M Khosla, Cheryl Kinnard, Robbi A Kupfer, Alexander J Langerman, Jaclyn Lee, Robert J Lentz, Robert R Lorenz, David G Lott, Samir S Makani, Fabien Maldonado, Kyle Mannion, Laura Matrka, Andrew J McWhorter, Albert L Merati, Matthew Mori, James L Netterville, Karla O’Dell, Julina Ongkasuwan, Siddharth A Patel, Gregory N Postma, Lindsay S Reder, Sarah L Rohde, Brent E Richardson, Otis B Rickman, Clark A Rosen, Michael J Rutter, Guri S Sandhu, Joshua S Schindler, G Todd Schneider, Rupali N Shah, Andrew G Sikora, Robert J Sinard, Marshall E Smith, Libby J Smith, Ahmed MS Soliman, Sigríður Sveinsdóttir, Douglas J Van Daele, David Veivers, Sunil P Verma, Paul M Weinberger, Philip A Weissbrod, Christopher T Wootten, Yu Shyr.  Impact of Adjuvant Medical Therapies on Surgical Outcomes in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis.  Laryngoscope. 2021 Dec;131(12):E2880-E2886.  Doi. 10.1002/lary.29675.
  • Pai SI, Muniappan A, Park JC, Friedman AD, Campbell NP, Krantz SB, Song PC, Nocon C, Carroll TL, Faquin WC, O’Neill AM, Franco R.  A phase II study of pembrolizumab for HPV-associated papilloma patients with laryngeal, tracheal, and/or pulmonary involvement. June 2022. J Clin Oncol 40(16_suppl):2590-2590.  DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2022.40.16_suppl.2590
  • Hoffman MR, Patro A, Huang LC, Chen SC, Berry LD, Gelbard A, Francis DO, Franco R, North American Airway Collaborative. Impact of Serial Intralesional Steroid Injections on Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis.  October 2022. Laryngoscope 133(5):2255-2263  DOI 10.1002/lary.30449
  • DeVore EK, Adamian N, Jowett N, Wang T, Song P, Franco R, Naunheim MR.  Predictive Outcomes of Deep Learning Measurement of the Anterior Glottic Angle in Bilateral Vocal Fold Immobility.  2023 Laryngoscope.  2023 Sep;133(9)2285-2291. Doi. 10/1022/lary.30473. Epub 2022 Nov 3.
  • Ranganath K, Feng AL, Franco RA, Varvares MA, Faquin WC, Naunheim MR, Saladi SV.  Molecular Biomarkers of Malignant Transformation in Head and Neck Dysplasia.  Cancer 2022. 14(22), 5581  doi. 10.3390/cancers14225581
  • Tierney WS, Li‐Ching Huang, Sheau‐Chiann Chen, Lynn D Berry, Catherine Anderson, Milan R Amin, Michael S Benninger, Joel H Blumin, Jonathan M Bock, Paul C Bryson, Paul F Castellanos, Sheau‐Chiann Chen, Matthew S Clary, Seth M Cohen, Brianna K Crawley, Seth H Dailey, James J Daniero, Alessandro de Alarcon, Donald T Donovan, Eric S Edell, Dale C Ekbom, Daniel S Fink, Ramon A Franco, C Gaelyn Garrett, Elizabeth A Guardiani, Alexander T Hillel, Henry T Hoffman, Norman D Hogikyan, Rebecca J Howell, Lena K Hussain, Michael M Johns, Jan L Kasperbauer, Sid M Khosla, Cheryl Kinnard, Robbi A Kupfer, Alexander J Langerman, Jaclyn Lee, Robert J Lentz, Robert R Lorenz, David G Lott, Samir S Makani, Fabien Maldonado, Kyle Mannion, Laura Matrka, Andrew J McWhorter, Albert L Merati, Matthew Mori, James L Netterville, Karla O’Dell, Julina Ongkasuwan, Siddharth A Patel, Gregory N Postma, Lindsay S Reder, Sarah L Rohde, Brent E Richardson, Otis B Rickman, Clark A Rosen, Michael J Rutter, Guri S Sandhu, Joshua S Schindler, G Todd Schneider, Rupali N Shah, Andrew G Sikora, Robert J Sinard, Marshall E Smith, Libby J Smith, Ahmed MS Soliman, Sigríður Sveinsdóttir, Douglas J Van Daele, David Veivers, Sunil P Verma, Paul M Weinberger, Philip A Weissbrod, Christopher T Wootten, Yu Shyr, David O Francis, Alexander Gelbard. Comparative Treatment Outcomes for Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis: 5-Year Update.  Oto Head Neck Surg 2023 Jun;168(6):1570-1575. Doi. 10.1002/ohn.190.  epub 2023 Jan 19.
  • Franco Jr RA.  Office Based Steroid Injections for Subglottic Stenosis.  Operative techniques in Otolaryngol Head Neck.  June 2023 34(2):120-128. Doi. 10.1016/j.otot.2023.05.009
  • Lu RJ, Hijaz B, Naunheim MR, Stevenson L, Franco Jr RA.  The Subglottic Stenosis 6 Questionnaire: A Novel Quality-of-Life Survey Validated to Predict Need for Intervention in Patients with Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis.  Chest 2024 165(1):161-171.
SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS
  • Asthma and Laryngopharyngeal Reflux. Lecture with Dr. Aidan Long, Chief of Allergy, MGH. 8 hours of preparation. 60-minute presentation. April 30, 2003. Sponsor: AstraZeneca.
  • Update on Laryngopharyngeal Reflux. Lecturer. Otolaryngology and Medicine residents and attendings. 2 hours of preparation, 60-minute presentation. May 28, 2003. Boston. Sponsor: AstraZeneca.
  • Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Management. Lecturer. Otolaryngology and Medicine residents and attendings. 2 hours of preparation, 60-minute presentation. May 29, 2003. Boston. Sponsor: TAP.
  • New England Society of Allergy Annual Fall Meeting, New Castle Island, NH – Laryngopharyngeal Reflux: Atypical Manifestations of LPR. 1-hour lecture. October 18, 2003.
  • Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Associated Asthma. Lecture with Dr. Aidan Long, Chief of Allergy, MGH. 3 hours of preparation. 60-minute presentation. January 6, 2004. Sponsor: AstraZeneca.
  • Laryngopharyngeal Reflux and Asthma. Sleep Disorders Symposium, Marlboro Hospital. April 7, 2004.
  • Update on Laryngopharyngeal Reflux. Lecturer. Otolaryngology and Medicine residents and attendings. 2 hours of preparation, 60-minute presentation. April 14, 2004. Boston. (Sponsored).
  • GI Update, Wentworth by the Sea, NH. Update on Laryngopharyngeal Reflux. 1-hour lecture. 20 GI physicians. June 19, 2004. Sponsor: AstraZeneca.
  • Laryngopharyngeal Reflux: Controversy and Treatment. Lecturer. 1-hour presentation. June 23, 2005. Boston. Sponsor: TAP.
  • Laryngopharyngeal Reflux: From Dysphonia to Cough. Lecturer. 1 hour. August 15, 2005. Boston. Sponsor: AstraZeneca.
  • Eastern Allergy Conference, Palm Beach, Florida. Lecture: Laryngopharyngeal Reflux. May 7, 2005.
  • The Voice Foundation Annual Symposium, Philadelphia, Pa. The Treatment of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux in Singers with Proton Pump Inhibitors. June 4, 2005.
  • XIX Congreso Nacional de Otorrhinolaringologia Hondureno “Dr Francisco Vaquero”. Asociacion Hondurena de Otorrhinolaringologia. Copan Ruinas, Honduras. Laryngopharyngeal Reflux. 40 minutes. February 23, 2007.
  • Second Meeting of the South African Laryngology Association, Johannesburg, South Africa. “Laryngopharyngeal Reflux and Irritable Larynx Syndrome: Is there a link to paresis?” 30 minutes. Nov 14, 2020. Virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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