UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center : JCCC Member Directory

Maie St. John, M.D., Ph.D.

Specialty:

Head and Neck Surgery

General Information:

Gender:	Female
Language(s):	English

Affiliation(s):

Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery

Member, JCCC Signal Transduction and Therapeutics Program Area

Education:

Residency:	Otolaryngology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2001 - 2005
Internship:	Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 1999 - 2001
Medical Degree:	M.D., Yale University School of Medicine, 1999
Degree:	Ph.D., Yale University School of Medicine, 1998

Certification(s):

Medical Board Certification(s):	Otolaryngology, American Board of Otolaryngology

Contact Information:

Head and Neck Surgery Information and referral:	(310) 206-6688 Information and referral
Head and Neck Surgery Cosmetic Surgery Appointments:	(310) 570-0244
Email:	mstjohn@mednet.ucla.edu

Practice Information:

Clinical Interest(s):	Airway Allergy Testing General Head and Neck Surgery Laser Oncology Parathyroid Parotid Pediatrics Septum Deviated/Perforated Sinusitis Acute Sinusitis Allergic Sinusitis Chronic Sinusitis Hyperplastic Sinusitis Subacute Snoring Thyroid Trauma

Scientific Interest(s):

Dr. Maie St. John's primary research interest is to identify novel diagnostic and treatment modalities for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Selected Cancer-Related Publications:

Li Y, Elashoff D, Oh M, Sinha U, St John MA, Zhou X, Abemayor E, Wong DT. Serum circulating human mRNA profiling and its utility for oral cancer detection. J Clin Oncol. 2006; 24(11): 1754-60.

Figueiredo ML, Kim Y, St John MA, Wong DT. p12CDK2-AP1 gene therapy strategy inhibits tumor growth in an in vivo mouse model of head and neck cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2005; 11(10): 3939-48.

Geller KA, Wells WJ, Koempel JA, St John MA. Use of the Palmaz stent in the treatment of severe tracheomalacia. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2004; 113(8): 641-7.

Li Y, St John MA, Zhou X, Kim Y, Sinha U, Jordan RC, Eisele D, Abemayor E, Elashoff D, Park NH, Wong DT. Salivary transcriptome diagnostics for oral cancer detection. Clin Cancer Res. 2004; 10(24): 8442-50.

Li Y, Zhou X, St John MA, Wong DT. RNA profiling of cell-free saliva using microarray technology. J Dent Res. 2004; 83(3): 199-203.