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Meet Richard O. Wein, MD, FACS

Title(s)

Chief, Division of Head and Neck Surgery; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine

Department + Services

Otolaryngology

Clinical Focus Areas

Head and neck surgical oncology, head and neck reconstruction, management of salivary and thyroid disorders, management of radiation-related complications, maxillofacial trauma, sleep apnea and sleep endoscopy

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Boston, 617-636-8711

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Programs + Specialties	Otolaryngology
Training + Education	Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine; Internship: General Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center Residency: Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center Fellowship: Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery, University Of Pennsylvania Health System
Board Certifications	Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
NPI #	1912978073
Gender	Male
Accepted Insurances	View Accepted Insurances at Tufts Medical Center

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Tufts Medical Center
South Building, 1st Floor
800 Washington St.
Box 850
Boston, MA 02111
Phone #: 617-636-8711
Fax #: 617-636-1479

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2021, "Top Doctor", Boston Magazine
2020, "Top Doctor," Boston Magazine
2018/2019, "Top Doctor," Boston Magazine
2017, "Top Doctor," Boston Magazine
2015, "Top Doctor," Boston Magazine
2015, President New England Otolaryngological Society
2010-2015, "Top Doctors" for Otolaryngology-HNS in Boston Magazine
2013, American Association of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Honor Award

He has authored 10 book chapters and over 50 journal publications in the field of head & neck surgery. His last 10 journal publications are:

1. Burke SM, Wein RO, Brinckerhoff LH, Dandekar MN, Naber SP, Riesenburger RI. Granular cell tumor of the stellate ganglion presenting with Horner’s syndrome. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 22(7);July 2015:1213-14.

2. Devarajan K, Voigt S, Shroff S, Weiner SG, Wein RO. Diagnosing fish bone and chicken bone impactions in the Emergency Department setting: Measuring the system utility of the plain film screen. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2015 Feb 26 [Epub ahead of print]

3. Massey C, Laver N, Bedi H, Wein RO. Primary fibrosarcoma of the trachea presenting with acute airway loss. Am J Otolaryngol. 2014 Oct 17 [Epub ahead of print]

4. Tataryn Z, Tracy J, Tsang C, Wu J, Heilman CB, Wein RO. Intramuscular myxoma of the cervical paraspinal musculature: case report and review of the literature. Am J Otolaryngol 2014 Oct 17 [Epub ahead of print]

5. England MR, Schwartz MA, Flis D, Kelly B, Wein RO. Dysphagia, hoarseness and a hypopharyngeal mass. Anesthesia & Analgesia Case Reports 1 Nov 2014, Vol 3 (9):123-5.

6. Colombo JR, Dagher W, Wein RO. Benign proliferative myositis of the sternohyoid muscle: review and case report. Am J Otolaryngol. 2014 Aug 30. pii: S0196-0709(14)00197-5. [Epub ahead of print]

7. Colombo JR, Wein RO. Cabozantinib for progressive metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma: A review. Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2014 May 28;10:395-404.

8. Aulet RM, Wein RO, Siegel RD. Surgical Management of an Atypical Presentation of a Thyroid Storm. Int J Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Apr 1;12(2):e13539. eCollection 2014 Apr.

9. Tracy JT, Mukand-Cerro I, O’Leary M, Laver N, Wein RO. Bcl-2 Family Gene Expression in Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Cancer and Clinical Oncology; Vol. 3, No. 1; 2014. doi:10.5539/cco.v3n1p11. [Epub ahead of print]

10. Tracy JT, Merdad M, O’Leary M, Wein RO. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma: An awareness and screening initiative in Boston’s Chinatown. Br J Med Med Res 2014;4(17):1-6. View all publications in PubMed.