Scharukh Jalisi , MD, FACS
Director, Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery and Skullbase Surgery

Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery & Department of Neurological Surgery

Telephone: 617-638-7933

Clinical Interests:
Head and Neck Cancer, Open and Endoscopic Skullbase Surgery, Microvascular and Facial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, Minimally invasive thyroidectomy, Sinus Disorders, Adult Laryngology, Airway Disorders and Reconstruction, Thyroid and Parathyroid disorders, and Care of Swallowing Disorders, Snoring

Disorders in which Dr. Jalisi has special expertise:

• Skullbase surgery- traditional and minimally invasive endoscopic techniques
• Head and Neck Cancer- throat, tonsil, tongue, laryngeal, nasopharyngeal cancer
• Transoral Davinci Robotic Surgery
• Cyberknife Radiosurgery for the Head and Neck and Skullbase tumors
• Microvascular and Facial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery
• Thyroid goiters and Parathyroid adenoma (hypercalcemia)
• Minimally invasive endoscopic thyroid tumor removal- removal of thyroid tumors via small incisions and with help of telescopes.
• Thyroid cancer, (papillary, follicular, anaplastic, medullary) extending into lymph nodes
• Hoarseness in professional voice users including performing artists, educators, executives, clergy, lecturers, etc.
• Airway stenosis including laryngotracheal reconstruction
• Laryngeal trauma
• Vocal fold paralysis/paresis (vocal cord weakness)
• Benign vocal fold lesions including nodules (singer’s nodes), polyps, cysts, papillomatosis, and granulomas

• Parathyroid adenoma/hyperplasia requiring surgery using minimally invasive parathyroid surgery
• Chronic Sinusitis- endoscopic sinus surgery, repair of Cerebrospinal fluid leaks (CSF)

BOARD CERTIFICATION
Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery- 2005

EDUCATION

Fellowship
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Fellow in Head and Neck Oncology, Cranial Base Surgery, and Microvascular Surgery
Department of Otorhinolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
Fellowship Directors: James Netterville, MD and Brian Burkey, MD
7/1/2004 to 6/30/2005

Research Training
Clinical Research Training Program- Boston University, Boston, MA
National Institute of Health funded K-30 Training Program
Director: David Felson, MD
8/06- 6/08

Residency
Boston University, Boston, MA
Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
7/1/2000 to 6/30/2004

Administrative Chief Resident 7/1/2003- 6/30/2004

Internship
Boston University, Boston, MA
Surgical Residency Program
Chief of Service: James Becker, MD
7/1/99-6/30/2000

Medical School            
Boston University, Boston, MA
Seven Year B.A/M.D Program
1992-1999

HONORS

• Charles- Vaughan Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award 2008
• Health Sciences Scholar- Boston University 2007
• Didactic Teacher of the Year- Boston University and Tufts University Combined Didactics Program, Department of Otolaryngology- 2005.
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, 2004
• Society of University Otolaryngologists- Resident Membership and Travel Award, 2003
• Boston University Medical School Honors, 1995- 1999
• Boston University Undergraduate: Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Dean’s List, all semesters, 1992-95
• Golden Key National Honor Society (Lifetime membership for outstanding scholastic achievement),
• Karachi Grammar School Merit Scholar and Honors Student

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Books and Chapters:  
Co- Author: Jalisi M, Jalisi S. Textbook of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, 12th edition. New York, NY: New Scientific Publications; 2004.

Co- Editor: Spiegel J, Jalisi S. Contemporary Management and Diagnosis of Head and Neck Cancer, Otolaryngology Clinics of North America, Philadelphia: Elsevier; February 2005.

Jalisi S, Brown NE, Smith DK. Head and neck oncologic surgery In: Becker J, Stucci A, Eds. Essentials of surgery. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2006: 615-622.

Jalisi S. Management of the Clinically Negative Neck in Early Oral Cavity Cancer. Otolaryngology Clinics of North America 2005; 38(1): 37-46.

Jalisi M, Jalisi S. Advanced Laryngeal Carcinoma- Surgical and Non- Surgical Management Options. Otolaryngology Clinics of North America 2005; 38(1): 47-57.

Jalisi M, Jalisi S. Hearing impairment and the need for voluntary social basis in hearing deficit prevention campaigns. In: Suzuki J, Kobayashi T, Koga K, editors. Hearing impairment an invisible disability.Tokyo: Springer- Verlag; 2004. p. 549-53.

Presentations
7th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer, San Francisco, CA    7/18/08-7/23/08

Comparing Prognostic Outcomes of Tall Cell Variant to Normal Variant Papillary Thyroid Cancer- A Meta-Analysis
Scharukh Jalisi, MD, Tiffiny Ainsworth, MD, Michael LaValley, PhD

7th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer, San Francisco, CA   7/18/08-7/23/08
Melanoma of the Anterior Skullbase
Rohail Haider, Scharukh Jalisi, MD, Alphi Elackattu, MD, Lawrence Chin, MD

Triological Society Eastern Section Meeting, Naples, FL    7/18/08-7/23/08
Intracranial Meningioma with Extracranial Extension presenting as Nasal Mass Scharukh Jalisi, MD, Ilan Mizrahi, BA, Alphi Elackattu, MD, Lawrence Chin, MD

Triological Society Eastern Section Meeting, Naples, FL    2/14- 2/17/2007
Sarcoidosis Masquerading as Carotid Body Tumor
Scharukh Jalisi, Leslie K. Winter and Rebecca Stone

Triological Society Eastern Section Meeting, Naples, FL   2/14- 2/17/2007
Prevertebral Abscess – A New Otolaryngology Diagnosis
Scharukh M. Jalisi and Vartan A. Mardirossian

 Triological Society Eastern Section Meeting, New York, NY 1/23-1/25/2004
Congenital Cholesteatoma of the Mastoid Tip presenting in an adult with gram negative sepsis.
Scharukh Jalisi and Daniel J. Lee

Triological Society Eastern Section Meeting, Boston MA      1/24-1/26/2003
A Novel Technique of Multiple flaps for Multiple subunit reconstruction of the nose.      Raffi Der Sarkissian and Scharukh Jalisi

American Laryngological Association, COSM, Boca Raton FL
 5/10- 5/14/2002
Role of Nd-YAG laser treatment in the Management of Vascular Malformations of the Airway.
Scharukh Jalisi, Reza Rahbar and Stanley M. Shapshay

American Rhinology Society, COSM, Boca Raton FL     5/10- 5/14/2002
Safety of Long- term dosing with Itraconazole (Sporanox) in Patients with Chronic Refractory Sinusitis
Peter Catalano, Reuben Setliff, Eric Roffman and Scharukh Jalisi

New England Otolaryngology Society, Boston MA    Dec. 2001
Venous Malformations of the larynx and treatment with YAG laser
Scharukh Jalisi and Stanley Shapshay

American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, New Orleans LA    9/26- 9/29/99
Traumatic Eagle’s Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Search
Scharukh Jalisi, Gregory Grillone and David Cottrell

American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Palm Desert CA   May 1999
Efficacy of Postoperative Follow-up telephone calls for patients who underwent adenotonsillectomy.
Scharukh Jalisi, Kristina Rosbe, Dwight Jones and Maryann Bray.

Publications
Roffman E, Jalisi S, Hybels R, Catalano P. Failed extraction of a sharp esophageal foreign body with a flexible endoscope: a case report and review of the literature. Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2002; 128(9):1096-8.

Rosbe KW,  Jones D, Jalisi S, Bray MA. Efficacy of postoperative follow-up telephone calls for patients who underwent adenotonsillectomy. Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2000; 126(6):718-21; discussion 722.

Jalisi M, Jalisi S, A combined rhino- cranial approach for rhino- cerebral disease. 17th European Rhinological Society and International Symposium of Infection and Allergy of the Nose, Vienna, Austria, International Proceedings Division 1998; 21-6.

Jalisi M, Jalisi H, Ahmad Z, Jalisi F, Jalisi S, Treatment modality and prognosis as a function of topography and clinical staging in laryngeal carcinoma. Proc of XVI World Congress of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Sydney, Australia 1997; 553-57.

Invited Speaker

Free Tissue Transplants in the Head and Neck- 2nd Annual Dow University of Health Sciences Symposium, Karachi, Pakistan, December 27-30, 2005.

Free Tissue Transplants in the Head and Neck- Society of Otolaryngologists and Head and Neck Surgeons of Bangladesh, 2nd International ENT Conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 18-21, 2005

Laryngeal Cancer Panel- Society of Otolaryngologists and Head and Neck Surgeons of Bangladesh, 2nd International ENT Conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 18-21, 2005

Adult Stridor and Angioedema, Dept of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery and Dept of Emergency Medicine, Boston University, July 2005

Caustic Ingestion- Commentary, Dept of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery and Dept of Emergency Medicine, Boston University, July 2005

Management of the Clinically Negative Neck in Early Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Dept of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University- January 2005.

Management of the Clinically Negative Neck in Early Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Dept of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Boston University and Tufts University- December 2004.

Olfactory Neuroblastoma- Diagnosis and Management, Dept. of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN- 2004- Resident Lecture Series.

Courses

Co- Director: Inaugural Strong- Vaughan Educational Symposium: New Developments in Management of Thyroid, Voice and Swallowing Disorders- What the Practitioner Needs To Know. Boston University, Boston, MA June 1 2007.

New Guidelines for the Workup of Thyroid Nodules. Inaugural Strong- Vaughan Educational Symposium , Boston University, Boston, MA June 1 2007.

Management of Regional Metastases from Well Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. Inaugural Strong- Vaughan Educational Symposium , Boston University, Boston, MA June 1 2007.

Free Tissue Transfer- An Update, American Academy of Otolaryngology, New York, NY, Sept 2005, 2006

Grand Rounds

Diagnosis and Management of Head and Neck Tumors, Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, July 2008

Diagnosis and Management of Head and Neck Tumors, Department of Family Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, February 2007

Diagnosis and Management of Head and Neck Tumors, Department of Geriatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, January 2007

Diagnosis and Management of Head and Neck Tumors, Department of Medicine, Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Attleboro, MA, June 2006

Laryngeal Cancer, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston University, May 2006.

Facial Trauma, Department of Family Medicine, Boston University, October 2005.

Acute Facial Nerve Injuries- Diagnosis and Management, Trauma Conference, Departments of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery and Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA-2003         

Esthesioneuroblastoma, Dept. of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Boston University and Tufts University, Boston, MA- 2003

Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Dept. of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Boston University and Tufts University, Boston, MA- 2002

Diagnosis and Management of Peritonsillar Abscess in the Emergency Room, Dept of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, 2002.

Dehiscence of Superior Semicircular Canal, Dept. of Otolaryngology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 1998

Management of Asthma, Dept. of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA 1998

Midline Vs. Mediolateral Episiotomy, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boston University, Boston, MA 1998

Antibiotic Therapy for Otitis Media, Dept. of Pediatrics, Franciscan Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 1998

F-22: Next Generation Fighter, Dept. of International Relations, Boston University, Boston, MA 1995

Research Grants            

Prospective Longitudinal, Multi- Center, Descriptive Registry of Patients receiving therapy other than surgical resection alone for newly diagnosed head and neck carcinoma. PI: Ken Zaner, MD, Co- Investigator: Scharukh Jalisi, MD

Committees

Member, Credentialing Committee, Boston Medical Center June 2008- to date

Board of Governors, Massachusetts Society of Otolaryngology, 2007- 2010

Assistant Director, Medical Student Summer Research Program, Boston University School of Medicine 2007-2008.

Department of Otolaryngology Representative to the House Officers Association,  Boston Medical Center 7/1/2002-6/30/2003

Member, Committee of Interns and Residents, Boston Medical Center Contract Negotiating Team- July 1 2003 to October 1 2003.