{{Short description|American physician}} {{Infobox medical person |name=Eric M. Genden |citizenship=United States |years_active= |education=Columbia University, Mount Sinai School of Medicine Harvard University School of Public Health, Washington University, Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. |occupation=Physician |research_field=Cancer, immunology |notable_works=First jaw transplant using the patient's jaw and bone marrow |profession=Surgeon, researcher |field=Neurosurgery, Otolaryngology |work_institutions=Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Health System }}

'''Eric M. Genden''' is a United States head and neck cancer surgeon at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Health System in New York City. where he serves as the Isidore Friesner Professor and Chairman of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and Professor of Neurosurgery and Immunology. According to his [https://www.mountsinai.org/profiles/eric-m-genden biography at Mount Sinai], Genden's professional titles also include Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Executive Vice President of Ambulatory Surgery, and Director of the Head and Neck Institute at the Mount Sinai Health System.

==Education== Genden received his B.A. degree from Columbia University in 1987<ref>{{Cite web|title=Columbia Daily Spectator 7 April 1986 — Columbia Spectator|url=http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19860407-01.2.33|website=spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu|access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref> and graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1992 where he obtained his MD degree with Distinction in Research, and Harvard University School of Public Health with a Masters in Healthcare Management.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eric Genden {{!}} Mount Sinai - New York|url=https://www.mountsinai.org/profiles/eric-m-genden|website=Mount Sinai Health System|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref> His residency training at Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Eric M. Genden, Instructor|url=https://www.coursera.org/instructor/eric-m-genden|last=|first=|date=|website=coursera.org|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref>

==Career== Genden's expertise is in thyroid, parathyroid surgery, head and neck cancer surgery, and airway reconstruction. Memberships include the New York Head and Neck Society, American Head and Neck Society, American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and the American Broncho-Esophagological Association.<ref name="CV">{{cite web|url=http://www.mountsinai.org/static_files/MSMC/Files/Faculty%20Profile%20Pdfs/Eric%20Genden,%20MD%20-%20CV.pdf|title=Eric M. Genden CV|publisher=Mt Sinai|accessdate=22 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509002716/http://www.mountsinai.org/static_files/MSMC/Files/Faculty%20Profile%20Pdfs/Eric%20Genden,%20MD%20-%20CV.pdf|archive-date=9 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2006, Genden performed the first jaw transplant using the patient's jaw and bone marrow.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Organ and Tissue Transplant|url=https://www.mtfbiologics.org/resources/news-press/history-of-organ-and-tissue-transplant|website=www.mtfbiologics.org|access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref>

Genden has authored six textbooks on oncology and microvascular head and neck reconstruction. He published more than 200 peer-reviewed articles and co-authored a chapter about facial transplantation in for Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1064740616300256|title=Facial Transplantation|journal=Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America|year=2016 |doi=10.1016/j.fsc.2016.03.013 |access-date=29 July 2019|last1=Russo |first1=Jack E. |last2=Genden |first2=Eric M. |volume=24 |issue=3 |pages=367–377 |pmid=27400850 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> He served as a co-investigator on more than 15 clinical trials.<ref name=":0" />

He graduated from Brooks School in 1983 and received the Distinguished Brooksian Recipient Award in 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Distinguished Brooksian - Brooks School: Coeducational Private School in North Andover, MA|url=https://www.brooksschool.org/alumni/awards/distinguishedbrooksian|website=www.brooksschool.org|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref> and is a contributing editor at the Journal of the American Medical Association's ''JAMAevidence''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Mathog|first=Robert H.|date=January 1991|title=Rehabilitation of head and neck cancer patients: Consensus on recommendations from the international conference on rehabilitation of the head and neck cancer patient|journal=Head & Neck|volume=13|issue=1|pages=1–14|doi=10.1002/hed.2880130102|pmid=1989924|s2cid=26608444 |issn=1043-3074}}</ref>

== Research == A partial list of Genden's research areas include the debate between hemithyroidectomy or total thyroidectomy for well-differentiated stage T2 tumors;<ref>{{Cite web|title=Changes in the Management of Thyroid Cancer - Page 3 of 4|url=https://www.enttoday.org/article/changes-in-the-management-of-thyroid-cancer/|website=ENTtoday|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref> he has studied as well as written about palliative care for patients with head and neck cancer;<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Harrison |first=Louis B. |title=Head and neck cancer: a multidisciplinary approach |last2=Sessions |first2=Roy B. |last3=Kies |first3=Merrill S. |isbn=978-1-4698-7476-0 |oclc=864058624}}</ref> and the role of human papillomavirus status in recurrent and metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Role of HPV Status in Recurrent/Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck – Hematology & Oncology|url=https://www.hematologyandoncology.net/,%20https://www.hematologyandoncology.net/archives/december-2014/the-role-of-hpv-status-in-recurrentmetastatic-squamous-cell-carcinoma-of-the-head-and-neck/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Standard of Care vs. Reduced Dose Chemoradiation After Induction Chemotherapy in HPV + Oropharyngeal Carcinoma Patients|url=https://www.spohnc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/October-2017.pdf|last=|first=|date=October 2017|website=sponyc.org|archive-url=|archive-date=}}</ref>

==Publications==

=== Books ===

*{{cite book|last1=Genden|first1=Eric M.|last2=Varvares|first2=Mark A|title=Head and neck cancer : an evidence based team approach|date=2008|publisher=Thieme|location=New York, NY|isbn=978-1-58890-508-6}} *{{cite book|last1=Genden|first1=Eric M.|title=Microvascular free tissue transfer : the anatomy and application of free flaps in contemporary head and neck reconstruction|date=2006|publisher=American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation|location=Alexandria, VA|isbn=1-56772-098-6|edition=1st}} *{{cite book|last1=Genden|first1=Eric M.|title=Reconstruction of the head and neck : a defect-oriented approach|date=2012|publisher=Thieme|location=New York|isbn=978-1604065763}}

=== Publications ===

* {{cite journal | pmid = 18794447 | doi=10.1001/archotol.134.9.1001 | volume=134 | title=A rare prevertebral ordinary lipoma presenting as obstructive sleep apnea: computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging findings | date=September 2008 | journal=Arch. Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg. | pages=1001–3 | last1 = Eloy | first1 = JA | last2 = Carneiro | first2 = E | last3 = Vibhute | first3 = P | last4 = Genden | first4 = EM | last5 = Bederson | first5 = JB | last6 = Som | first6 = PM}} * {{cite journal | pmid = 15644773 | volume=29 | title=Oral squamous cell carcinoma: histologic risk assessment, but not margin status, is strongly predictive of local disease-free and overall survival | date=February 2005 | journal=Am. J. Surg. Pathol. | pages=167–78 | last1 = Brandwein-Gensler | first1 = M | last2 = Teixeira | first2 = MS | last3 = Lewis | first3 = CM | display-authors = etal}} * {{cite journal | pmid = 15845185 | volume=119 | title=Treatment considerations for head and neck cancer in the elderly | date=March 2005 | journal=J Laryngol Otol | pages=169–74 | last1 = Genden | first1 = EM | last2 = Rinaldo | first2 = A | last3 = Shaha | first3 = AR | display-authors = etal}} * {{cite journal | pmid = 12525206 | volume=129 | title=Orthotopic tracheal allografts undergo reepithelialization with recipient-derived epithelium | date=January 2003 | journal=Arch. Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg. | pages=118–23 | last1 = Genden | first1 = EM | last2 = Iskander | first2 = AJ | last3 = Bromberg | first3 = JS | last4 = Mayer | first4 = L}} * {{cite journal | pmid = 15555975 | doi=10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2004.08.022 | volume=199 | title=Is there a role for selective neck dissection after chemoradiation for head and neck cancer? | date=December 2004 | journal=J. Am. Coll. Surg. | pages=913–6 | last1 = Robbins | first1 = KT | last2 = Ferlito | first2 = A | last3 = Suárez | first3 = C | display-authors = etal}} * {{cite journal | pmid = 15072411 | volume=124 | title=Pharyngocutaneous fistula following laryngectomy | date=March 2004 | journal=Acta Otolaryngol. | pages=117–20 | last1 = Genden | first1 = EM | last2 = Rinaldo | first2 = A | last3 = Shaha | first3 = AR | last4 = Bradley | first4 = PJ | last5 = Rhys-Evans | first5 = PH | last6 = Ferlito | first6 = A}} * {{cite journal | pmid = 15334400 | volume=25 | title=Primary sphenoid sinus esthesioneuroblastoma | year=2004 | journal=Am J Otolaryngol | pages=350–3 | last1 = Morris | first1 = L | last2 = Govindaraj | first2 = S | last3 = Genden | first3 = EM}} * {{cite journal | pmid = 15509488 | doi=10.1016/j.oraloncology.2004.01.012 | volume=40 | title=Complications of free flap transfers for head and neck reconstruction following cancer resection | date=November 2004 | journal=Oral Oncol. | pages=979–84 | last1 = Genden | first1 = EM | last2 = Rinaldo | first2 = A | last3 = Suárez | first3 = C | last4 = Wei | first4 = WI | last5 = Bradley | first5 = PJ | last6 = Ferlito | first6 = A}} * {{cite journal | pmid = 15535142 | volume=113 | title=Effect of fibrin matrix and vascular endothelial growth factor on reepithelialization of orthotopic murine tracheal transplants | date=October 2004 | journal=Ann. Otol. Rhinol. Laryngol. | pages=797–804 | last1 = Govindaraj | first1 = S | last2 = Gordon | first2 = R | last3 = Genden | first3 = EM}} * {{cite journal | pmid = 15350027 | doi=10.1002/hed.20026 | volume=26 | title=Reconstruction of the hard palate using the radial forearm free flap: indications and outcomes | date=September 2004 | journal=Head Neck | pages=808–14 | last1 = Genden | first1 = EM | last2 = Wallace | first2 = DI | last3 = Okay | first3 = D | last4 = Urken | first4 = ML}} * {{cite journal | pmid = 15390196 | doi=10.1002/hed.20088 | volume=26 | title=Sensory topography of the oral cavity and the impact of free flap reconstruction: a preliminary study | date=October 2004 | journal=Head Neck | pages=884–9 | last1 = Zur | first1 = KB | last2 = Genden | first2 = EM | last3 = Urken | first3 = ML}} *''Prediction of Postoperative Hypocalcemia after Thyroid Surgery using a Rapid Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Assay.'' Mandell DL, Genden EM, Mechanick JI, Bergman DA, Urken ML. ''Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg'', 2004

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