Susan A. Eicher, M.D.

Associate Professor

Board Certification
American Board of Otolaryngology

Medical School
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

Residency
Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Otolaryngology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

Fellowship
UT-M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Clinical Interests
Carcinomas of the oral cavity, pharynx, paranasal sinuses and larynx, treatment of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer and cancer of the major and minor salivary glands, treatment of soft tissue sarcomas and thyroid cancer.

Clinic Appointments
713-798-5464
1-888-531-2ENT (368)

Clinic Location
Baylor Otolaryngology
Smith Tower
6550 Fannin, Suite 1701
Houston, Texas 77030

Academic Phone Number
713-798-7217

E-mail Address
seicher@bcm.edu

Selected Publications:

Gritz ER, Tripp MK, de Moor CA, Eicher SA, Mueller NH, Spedale JH. Skin cancer prevention counseling and clinical practices of pediatricians. Pediatr Dermatol 2003;20:16-24.

Sturgis EM, Castillo EJ, Li L, Eicher SA, Strom SS, Spitz MR, Wei Q. XPD/ERCC2 EXON 8 Polymorphisms: rarity and lack of significance in risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Oral Oncol 2002;38:475-7.

Cheng L, Sturgis EM, Eicher SA, Spitz MR, Wei Q. Expression of nucleotide excision repair genes and the risk for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Cancer 2002;94:393-7.

Eicher SA, Clayman GL, Myers JN, Gillenwater AM. A prospective study of intraoperative lymphatic mapping for head and neck cutaneous melanoma. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2002;128:241-6.

Zheng Y, Li L, Shen H, Sturgis EM, Eicher SA, Strom SS, Spitz MR, Wei Q. Polymorphic hCHK2/hCds1 codon 84 allele and risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck--a case-control analysis. Carcinogenesis 2001;22:2005-8.

Storey MR, Garden AS, Morrison WH, Eicher SA, Schechter NR, Ang KK. Postoperative radiotherapy for malignant tumors of the submandibular gland. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2001;51:952-8.

Zheng Y, Shen H, Sturgis EM, Wang LE, Eicher SA, Strom SS, Frazier ML, Spitz MR, Wei Q. Cyclin D1 polymorphism and risk for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: a case-control study. Carcinogenesis 2001;22:1195-9.

Li D, Firozi PF, Chang P, Wang LE, Xiong P, Sturgis EM, Eicher SA, Spitz MR, Hong WK, Wei Q. In vitro BPDE-induced DNA adducts in peripheral lymphocytes as a risk factor for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Int J Cancer 2001;93:436-40.

Shen H, Sturgis EM, Khan SG, Qiao Y, Shahlavi T, Eicher SA, Xu Y, Wang X, Strom SS, Spitz MR, Kraemer KH, Wei Q. An intronic poly (AT) polymorphism of the DNA repair gene XPC and risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: a case-control study. Cancer Res 2001;61:3321-5.

Sturgis EM, Dahlstrom KR, Guan Y, Eicher SA, Strom SS, Spitz MR, Wei Q. Alcohol dehydrogenase 3 genotype is not associated with risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and pharynx. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2001;10:273-5.

Sturgis EM, Zheng R, Li L, Castillo EJ, Eicher SA, Chen M, Strom SS, Spitz MR, Wei Q. XPD/ERCC2 polymorphisms and risk of head and neck cancer: a case-control analysis. Carcinogenesis 2000;21:2219-23.

Ginsberg LE, Eicher SA. Great auricular nerve: anatomy and imaging in a case of perineural tumor spread. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2000;21:568-71.

Sturgis EM, Castillo EJ, Li L, Zheng R, Eicher SA, Clayman GL, Strom SS, Spitz MR, Wei Q. Polymorphisms of DNA repair gene XRCC1 in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Carcinogenesis 1999;20:2125-9.

Ginsberg LE, Eicher SA. Levator claviculae muscle presenting as a neck mass: CT imaging. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1999;23:538-9.

Cheng L, Sturgis EM, Eicher SA, Char D, Spitz MR, Wei Q. Glutathione-S-transferase polymorphisms and risk of squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Int J Cancer 1999;84:220-4.

Eicher SA, Clayman GL, Liu TJ, Shillitoe EJ, Storthz KA, Roth JA, Lotan R. Evaluation of topical gene therapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in an organotypic model. Clin Cancer Res 1996;2:1659-64.

Wang LE, Sturgis EM, Eicher SA, Spitz MR, Hong WK, Wei Q. Mutagen sensitivity to benzo(a)pyrene diol epoxide and the risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Clin Cancer Res 1998;4:1773-8.

Cheng L, Eicher SA, Guo Z, Hong WK, Spitz MR, Wei Q. Reduced DNA repair capacity in head and neck cancer patients. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 1998;7:465-8.

Clayman GL, Eicher SA, Sicard MW, Razmpa E, Goepfert H. Surgical outcomes in head and neck cancer patients 80 years of age and older. Head Neck 1998;20:216-23.

Wei Q, Eicher SA, Guan Y, Cheng L, Xu J, Young LN, Saunders KC, Jiang H, Hong WK, Spitz MR, Strom SS. Reduced expression of hMLH1 and hGTBP/hMSH6: a risk factor for head and neck cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 1998;7:309-14.

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