Gland-Preserving Salivary Surgery: A Problem-Based Approach

M. Boyd Gillespie is Professor and Chair of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at UT-Memphis. He is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where he completed residency and fellowship. Dr. Gillespie earned a Masters in Clinical Research, and is board certified in Otolaryngology and Sleep Medicine. He was among the first U.S. surgeons to perform salivary endoscopy and has educated many of the surgeons in the U.S. who currently perform the technique. He has published over 120 academic papers including the New England Journal of Medicine study of hypoglossal nerve stimulation for sleep apnea. 

Dr. Walvekar earned his doctoral degree from the University of Mumbai. After graduating in 1998, he completed a residency in Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery at the TN Medical College & BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai, India, with triple honors. Subsequently, he completed two head neck surgery fellowships, and trained at at the Tata Memorial Hospital,Mumbai, which is India's most prestigious cancer institute, catering to over 5000 new head neck cancer registrations a year. After completing an Advanced Head Neck Oncologic Surgery fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh, he became an Assistant Professor in Head Neck Surgery within the Department of Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh/VA Medical Center, prior to joining the LSU Health Sciences Center in July 2008. His clinical interests are head neck surgery and salivary endoscopy, distant access thyroid surgery and robotic surgery. His research interests include evaluating prognostic markers and clinical outcomes of head and neck cancer therapy and treatment of salivary gland disorders. As an Eminent Scholar, Dr. Walvekar holds the title of Mervin L. Trail Endowed Chair in Head & Neck Oncology and is also the Director of the Salivary Endoscopy Service, Co-Director of the ENT Service at University Medical Center New Orleans, and Director of the Oral Cancer Screening Program.