Wesley L. Hicks MD
Wesley L. Hicks
MD
Chair - Head and Neck/Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Program at Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Cell growth, differentiation and development; Ear, Nose, Throat (Otolaryngology); Oncology; Plastic Surgery for Head (Ear, Nose,Throat)
Professional Summary:
Wesley L. Hicks Jr., M.D., is chair of the Head and Neck/Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Program at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY.
Dr. Hicks is Board Certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Otolaryngology. He is also a tenured Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery and Professor of Neurosurgery and Bioengineering at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
His research interests focus on tissue engineering, wound healing and mechanisms involved in wound repair. His laboratory is studying novel work in bioengineered devices for enhanced wound repair, as well as cellular microenvironment effecting tissue remodeling and repair.
Dr. Hicks was recently named one of the nation’s Top Cancer Doctors by Newsweek magazine and is a recipient of the American Academy of Otolaryngology’s Head and Neck Surgery Honor Award. He was also selected as one of the top 100 physicians in the nation by Black Enterprise magazine.
He earned his dental degree at Meharry Medical College and his medical degree at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery at the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York Hospital — Cornell Medical Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, and his Fellowship in Head & Neck Surgery at Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA.
Dr. Hicks is a member of a number of professional organizations, including the National Medical Association, the Triologic Society, the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, the American College of Surgeons, the American Head & Neck Society, and the Society of Black Academic Surgeons. He was a Senior Examiner for the American Board of Otolaryngology.
His community affiliations include board memberships on the Board of Directors of HealthNow Inc./BlueCross BlueShield of New York State, the Urban League, the advisory board of First Niagara Bank and WBFO — the National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate. He also is a Commissioner of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority.
Dr. Hicks has authored or co-authored more than 200 journal publications, book chapters and abstracts, and has been issued a number of patents related to his interest in tissue engineering and wound healing.
Journal Articles:
- Manuballa S, Abdelmaseh M, Tasgaonkar N, Frias V, Hess M, Crow H, Andreana S, Gupta V, Wooten KE, Markiewicz MR, Singh AK, Hicks WL, Seshadri M. (2020) Managing the Oral Health of Cancer Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspective of a Dental Clinic in a Cancer Center. J Clin Med (Sep), 9(10).
- Mehandru N, Hicks WL, Singh AK, Markiewicz MR. (2020) Machine Learning for Identification of Craniomaxillofacial Radiographic Lesions. J Oral Maxillofac Surg (Jul).
- Han HR, Hermann GM, Ma SJ, Iovoli AJ, Wooten KE, Arshad H, Gupta V, McSpadden RP, Kuriakose MA, Markiewicz MR, Chan JM, Platek ME, Ray AD, Gu F, Hicks WL, Repasky EA, Singh AK. (2020) Matched pair analysis to evaluate the impact of hospitalization during radiation therapy as an early marker of survival in head and neck cancer patients. Oral Oncol (Jun), 109: 104854-104854.
- Iovoli AJ, Hermann GM, Ma SJ, Platek AJ, Farrugia MK, Yau E, Wooten KE, Arshad H, Gupta V, Kuriakose MA, Hicks WL, Singh AK. (2020) Association of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Use With Survival in Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Treated With Chemoradiation Therapy. JAMA Netw Open (Jun), 3(6): 207199-207199.
- Aboelkheir UM, Iovoli AJ, Platek AJ, Wang C, Hermann GM, Magner WJ, Platek ME, Singh AK, Gupta V, Hicks WL, Arshad H. (2019) The Extent of Neck Dissection Among Patients Who Receive Adjuvant Radiotherapy for HNSCC and Its Effect on Disease-Specific and Overall Survival. Ear Nose Throat J (Apr)1455613198-1455613198.
- DeGraaff LH, Platek AJ, Iovoli AJ, Wooten KE, Arshad H, Gupta V, McSpadden RP, Kuriakose MA, Hicks WL, Platek ME, Singh AK. (2019) The effect of time between diagnosis and initiation of treatment on outcomes in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Oncol (Jan), 96: 148-152.
- Iovoli AJ, Platek AJ, Degraaff L, Wang C, Duncan WD, Wooten KE, Arshad H, Gupta V, Kuriakose MA, Hicks WL, Platek ME, Singh AK. (2018) Routine surveillance scanning in HNSCC: Lung screening CT scans have value but head and neck scans do not. Oral Oncol (Nov), 86: 273-277.
- Singh AK, Mimikos C, Groman A, Dibaj S, Platek AJ, Cohan DM, Hicks WL, Gupta V, Arshad H, Kuriakose MA, Warren GW, Platek ME. (2017) Combined surgery and radiation improves survival of tonsil squamous cell cancers. Oncotarget (Dec), 8(68): 112442-112450.
- Platek ME, Jayaprakash V, Gupta V, Cohan DM, Hicks WL, Winslow TB, Platek AJ, Groman A, Dibaj S, Arshad H, Kuriakose MA, Warren GW, Singh AK. (2017) Subsite variation in survival of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas 2004 to 2011. Laryngoscope (May), 127(5): 1087-1092.
- Platek AJ, Jayaprakash V, Merzianu M, Platek ME, Cohan DM, Hicks WL, Marimuthu SP, Winslow TB, Gupta V, Arshad H, Kuriakose MA, Dibaj S, Marshall JR, Reid ME, Warren GW, Singh AK. (2016) Smoking cessation is associated with improved survival in oropharynx cancer treated by chemoradiation. Laryngoscope (Dec), 126(12): 2733-2738.
- Pfister DG, Spencer S, Brizel DM, Burtness B, Busse PM, Caudell JJ, Cmelak AJ, Colevas AD, Dunphy F, Eisele DW, Foote RL, Gilbert J, Gillison ML, Haddad RI, Haughey BH, Hicks WL, Hitchcock YJ, Jimeno A, Kies MS, Lydiatt WM, Maghami E, McCaffrey T, Mell LK, Mittal BB, Pinto HA, Ridge JA, Rodriguez CP, Samant S, Shah JP, Weber RS, Wolf GT, Worden F, Yom SS, McMillian N, Hughes M. (2015) Head and Neck Cancers, Version 1.2015. J Natl Compr Canc Netw (Jul), 13(7): 847-856.
- Jayaprakash V, Merzianu M, Warren GW, Arshad H, Hicks WL, Rigual NR, Sullivan MA, Seshadri M, Marshall JR, Cohan DM, Zhao Y, Singh AK. (2014) Survival rates and prognostic factors for infiltrating salivary duct carcinoma: Analysis of 228 cases from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. Head Neck (May), 36(5): 694-701.
- Arshad H, Jayaprakash V, Gupta V, Cohan DM, Ambujakshan D, Rigual NR, Singh AK, Hicks WL. (2014) Survival differences between organ preservation surgery and definitive radiotherapy in early supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (Feb), 150(2): 237-244.
- Burke MS, Kaplan SE, Kaplowitz LJ, Lotempio MM, Hicks WL, Rigual NR, Popat SR, Tomljanovich PI, Loree TR. (2013) Pectoralis major myocutaneous flap for reconstruction of circumferential pharyngeal defects. Ann Plast Surg (Dec), 71(6): 649-651.
- Platek ME, Myrick E, McCloskey SA, Gupta V, Reid ME, Wilding GE, Cohan D, Arshad H, Rigual NR, Hicks WL, Sullivan M, Warren GW, Singh AK. (2013) Pretreatment weight status and weight loss among head and neck cancer patients receiving definitive concurrent chemoradiation therapy: implications for nutrition integrated treatment pathways. Support Care Cancer (Oct), 21(10): 2825-2833.
- Folaron M, Kalmuk J, Lockwood J, Frangou C, Vokes J, Turowski SG, Merzianu M, Rigual NR, Sullivan-Nasca M, Kuriakose MA, Hicks WL, Singh AK, Seshadri M. (2013) Vascular priming enhances chemotherapeutic efficacy against head and neck cancer. Oral Oncol (Sep), 49(9): 893-902.
- Stoler DL, Smaldino PJ, Darbary HK, Sullivan MA, Popat SR, Hicks WL, Merzianu M, Gaile DP, Anderson GR, Loree TR. (2013) Human papillomavirus and tobacco use in tongue base cancers. Ear Nose Throat J (Aug), 92(8): 372-380.
- Platek ME, McCloskey SA, Cruz M, Burke MS, Reid ME, Wilding GE, Rigual NR, Popat SR, Loree TR, Gupta V, Warren GW, Sullivan M, Hicks WL, Singh AK. (2013) Quantification of the effect of treatment duration on local-regional failure after definitive concurrent chemotherapy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Head Neck (May), 35(5): 684-688.
- Gupta V, Cohan DM, Arshad H, Kuriakose MA, Hicks WL. (2012) Palatal reconstruction. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (Aug), 20(4): 225-230.
- Pfister DG, Ang KK, Brizel DM, Burtness B, Cmelak AJ, Colevas AD, Dunphy F, Eisele DW, Gilbert J, Gillison ML, Haddad RI, Haughey BH, Hicks WL, Hitchcock YJ, Kies MS, Lydiatt WM, Maghami E, Martins R, McCaffrey T, Mittal BB, Pinto HA, Ridge JA, Samant S, Sanguineti G, Schuller DE, Shah JP, Spencer S, Trotti A, Weber RS, Wolf G, Worden F. (2012) Mucosal melanoma of the head and neck. J Natl Compr Canc Netw (Mar), 10(3): 320-338.
- Platek ME, Reid ME, Wilding GE, Jaggernauth W, Rigual NR, Hicks WL, Popat SR, Warren GW, Sullivan M, Thorstad WL, Khan MK, Loree TR, Singh AK. (2011) Pretreatment nutritional status and locoregional failure of patients with head and neck cancer undergoing definitive concurrent chemoradiation therapy. Head Neck (Jan).
- Burns SA, Hard R, Hicks WL, Bright FV, Cohan D, Sigurdson L, Gardella JA. (2010) Determining the protein drug release characteristics and cell adhesion to a PLLA or PLGA biodegradable polymer membrane. J Biomed Mater Res A (Jul), 94(1): 27-37.
- Yu J, Mahoney CM, Fahey AJ, Hicks WL, Hard R, Bright FV, Gardella JA. (2009) Phase separation at the surface of poly(ethylene oxide)-containing biodegradable poly(L-lactic acid) blends. Langmuir (Oct), 25(19): 11467-11471.
- Cohan DM, Popat S, Kaplan SE, Rigual N, Loree T, Hicks WL. (2009) Oropharyngeal cancer: current understanding and management. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (Apr), 17(2): 88-94.
- Steves JM, Tan LT, Gardella JA, Hard R, Hicks WL, Cartwright AN, Koc B, Bright FV. (2008) Guest aggregation within poly(L-lactic acid)/pluronic P104 thin films. Appl Spectrosc (Mar), 62(3): 290-294.
- Stoler DL, Nowak NJ, Matsui S, Wiseman SM, Chen N, Dutt SS, Bartos JD, Loree TR, Rigual NR, Hicks WL, Sait SN, Anderson GR. (2007) Comparative genomic instabilities of thyroid and colon cancers. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (May), 133(5): 457-463.
- Loree TR, Tomljanovich PI, Cheney RT, Hicks WL, Rigual NR. (2006) Intraparotid sentinel lymph node biopsy for head and neck melanoma. Laryngoscope (Aug), 116(8): 1461-1464.
- Walker CL, Mojica-Manosa P, Hicks WL, Douglas W, Ballard BR, Rigual NR, Spencer S. (2005) Is there disparity in the care of minority patients with upper aerodigestive tract malignancy?. Med Clin North Am (Sep), 89(5): 1033-1043.
- Douglas WG, Rigual NR, Giese W, Bauer J, Wiseman SM, Loree TR, Schwarz J, Alrawi S, Hicks WL. (2005) Advanced Soft Palate Cancer: The Clinical Importance of the Parapharyngeal Space. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (Jan), 133(1): 66-69.
- Alrawi SJ, Tan D, Sullivan M, Winston J, Loree TR, Hicks WL, Rigual N. (2005) Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Mandible with Cytogenetic and Molecular Biology Aberrations. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Jan), 63: 1216-1221.
- Alrawi S, Winston J, Tan D, Gibbs JF, Loree TR, Hicks WL, Regual N, Lor'e J Jr. (2005) Primary Adenocarcinoma of Cervical Esophagus. Case Report and Review of the Literature. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research (Jan), 24(2): 207-212.
- Said M, Wiseman S, Yang J, Alrawi S, Douglas W, Cheney R, Hicks WL, Rigual N, Loree TR, Spiegel G, Tan D. (2005) Tissue Eosinophilia: A Morphological Marker for Assessing Stromal Invasion in Laryngeal Squamous Neoplasms. BMC Clinical Pathology (Jan), 5(1): 1.
- Alrawi SJ, Tan D, Stoler DL, Dayton M, Anderson GR, Mojica P, Douglas, Hicks WL, Rigual N, Loree TR. (2005) Tissue Eosinophilic Infiltration: A Useful Marker for Assessing Stromal Invasion, Survival and Locoregional Recurrence in Head and Neck Squamous Neoplasia. The Cancer Journal (Jan), 11(3): 217-225.
- Loree TR. (2005) Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy. A Rational approach for Staging T2N0 Oral Cancer. Laryngoscope (Jan), 115: 2217-2220.
- Hicks WL, Hall LA, Hard R, Gardella J, Bright F, Parashurama N, Parasharama N, Lwebuga-Mukasa J, Sigurdson L. (2004) Keratinocyte growth factor and autocrine repair in airway epithelium. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (Apr), 130(4): 446-449.
- Alrawi SJ, Deeb G, Cheney R, Wallace P, Loree TR, Rigual N, Hicks WL, Tan D. (2004) Lipomatous Hemangiopcricytoma of the Head and Neck: Immunohistochemical and DNA Ploidy Analysis. Head Neck (Jan), 26(6): 544-549.
- Loree TR. (2004) Bronchogenic cyst presenting as a symptomatic neck mass in an adult: case report and review of the literature. Laryngoscope (Jan), 114(12): 2214-2217.
- Douglas WG, Tracy E, Tan D, Yu J, Hicks WL, Rigual NR, Loree TR, Wang Y, Baumann H. (2004) Development of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma is Associated with Altered Cytokine Responsiveness. Molecular Cancer Research (Jan), 2(10): 585-593.
- Tan D, Wiseman S, Zhou Y, Li Q, Ward P, Slocum HK, Alrawi S, Loree TR, Hicks WL, Rigual N, Anderson G, Stoler D. (2004) Definition of a Region of Loss of Heterozygosity at Chromosome IIq23.3-25 in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Using Laser Capture Microdissection Technique. Diagnostic Molecular Pathology (Jan), 13(1): 33-40.
- Wiseman SM, Rigual NR, Hicks WL, Popat SR, Lor'c JM Jr., Douglas WG, Jacobson MJ, Tan D, Loree TR. (2004) Parathyroid Carcinoma: A Multicenter Review of Clinicopathologic Features and Treatment Outcomes. Ear, Nose Throat Journal (Jan), 83(7): 491-494.
- Wiseman SM, Loree TR, Rigual NR, Hicks WL, Winston JS, Swede H, Bartos JD, Anderson GR, Stoler DL. (2003) Papillary thyroid cancer: high inter-(simple sequence repeat) genomic instability in a typically indolent cancer. Head Neck (Oct), 25(10): 825-832.
- Cho EJ, Tao Z, Tang Y, Tehan EC, Bright FV, Hicks WL, Gardella JA, Hard R. (2003) Tailored delivery of active keratinocyte growth factor from biodegradable polymer formulations. J Biomed Mater Res A (Aug), 66(2): 417-424.
- Douglas WG, Rigual NR, Loree TR, Wiseman SM, Al-Rawi S, Hicks WL. (2003) Current concepts in the management of a second malignancy of the lung in patients with head and neck cancer. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (Apr), 11(2): 85-88.
- Dare AO, Gibbons KJ, Gillihan MD, Guterman LR, Loree TR, Hicks WL. (2003) Hypotensive endovascular test occlusion of the carotid artery in head and neck cancer. Neurosurg Focus (Mar), 14(3): 5-5.
- Sigurdson L, Sen T, Hall L, Rubenfeld A, Hard R, Gardella J, Bright F, Hicks WL. (2003) Possible impedance of luminal reepithelialization by tracheal cartilage metalloproteinases. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (Feb), 129(2): 197-200.
- Datta R, Winston JS, Diaz-Reyes G, Loree TR, Myers L, Kuriakose MA, Rigual NR, Hicks WL. (2003) Ameloblastic carcinoma: report of an aggressive case with multiple bony metastases. Am J Otolaryngol (Jan), 24(1): 64-69.
- Abbate M, Zeitouni NC, Seyler M, Hicks WL, Loree TR, Cheney RT. (2003) Clinical Course, Risk Factors and Treatment of Microcystic Adnexal Carcinoma: A Short Series Report. Dermatologic Surgery (Jan), 29(10): 1035-1038.
- Stoler DL, Datta RV, Charles MA, Block AW, Brenner BM, Sieczka EM, Hicks WL, Loree TR, Anderson GR. (2002) Genomic instability measurement in the diagnosis of thyroid neoplasms. Head Neck (Mar), 24(3): 290-295.
- Wiseman SM, Loree TR, Hicks WL, Rigual NR. (2002) Sentinel lymph node biopsy in SCC of the head and neck: a major advance in staging the N0 neck. Ear Nose Throat J (Mar), 81(3): 156-160.
- Kuriakose MA, Loree TR, Rubenfeld A, Anderson TM, Datta RV, Hill H, Rigual NR, Orner J, Singh A, Hicks WL. (2002) Simultaneously presenting head and neck and lung cancer: a diagnostic and treatment dilemma. Laryngoscope (Jan), 112(1): 120-123.
- Kuriakose MA, Loree TR, Spies A, Meyers S, Hicks WL. (2001) Sensate radial forearm free flaps in tongue reconstruction. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (Dec), 127(12): 1463-1466.
- Kuriakose MA, Hicks WL, Loree TR, Yee H. (2001) Risk group-based management of differentiated thyroid carcinoma. J R Coll Surg Edinb (Aug), 46(4): 216-223.
- Dare AO, Datta RV, Loree TR, Hicks WL, Grand W. (2001) Sinonasal Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma with Skull Base Involvement. Skull Base (May), 11(2): 129-135.
- Wirtzfeld DA, Winston JS, Hicks WL, Loree TR. (2001) Clinical presentation and treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the thyroid gland. Ann Surg Oncol (May), 8(4): 338-341.
- Kuriakose MA, Loree TR, Hicks WL, Welch JJ, Wang H, DeLacure MD. (2000) Tumour volume estimated by computed tomography as a predictive factor in carcinoma of the tongue. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg (Oct), 38(5): 460-465.
- Loree TR, North JH, Werness BA, Nangia R, Mullins AP, Hicks WL. (2000) Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors of the head and neck: analysis of prognostic factors. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (May), 122(5): 667-672.
- Datta RV, Zeitouni NC, Zollo JD, Loree TR, Hicks WL. (2000) Trigeminal trophic syndrome mimicking Wegener's granulomatosis. A case report with a review of the literature. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol (Mar), 109(3): 331-333.
- Kolli VR, Datta RV, Orner JB, Hicks WL, Loree TR. (2000) The role of supraomohyoid neck dissection in patients with positive nodes. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (Mar), 126(3): 413-416.
- Kuriakose MA, Chen FA, Egilmez NK, Jong YS, Mathiowitz E, DeLacure MD, Hicks WL, Loree TL, Bankert RB. (2000) Interleukin-12 delivered by biodegradable microspheres promotes the antitumor activity of human peripheral blood lymphocytes in a human head and neck tumor xenograft/SCID mouse model. Head Neck (Jan), 22(1): 57-63.
- Kuriakose MA, Chen FA, Egilmez NK, Jong YS, Mathiowitz E, DeLacure MD, Hicks WL, Loree TL, Bankert RB. (2000) Interleukin-12 delivered by biodegradable microspheres promotes the antitumor activity of human peripheral blood lymphocytes in a human head and neck tumor xenograft/SCID mouse model. Head Neck (Jan), 22(1): 57-63.
- Gibbons K, Singh A, Kuriakose MA, Loree TR, Harris K, Rubenfeld A, Goodloe S, Hicks WL. (2000) Giant cell tumor of the infratemporal fossa. Skull Base Surg (Jan), 10(3): 155-157.
- Hicks WL. (1999) Increased expression of keratinocyte growth factor represents a stereotypic response to tracheal lumenal insult independent of injury mechanism. Laryngoscope (Oct), 109(10): 1552-1559.
- Gibbons KJ, Hicks WL, Guterman LR. (1999) A technique for rigid fixation of methyl methacrylate cranioplasty: the vault-locking method. Surg Neurol (Sep), 52(3): 310-314.
- Hicks WL, Kollmorgen DR, Kuriakose MA, Orner J, Bakamjian VY, Winston J, Loree TR. (1999) Patterns of nodal metastasis and surgical management of the neck in supraglottic laryngeal carcinoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (Jul), 121(1): 57-61.
- Loree TR, Mullins AP, Spellman J, North JH, Hicks WL. (1999) Head and neck mucosal melanoma: a 32-year review. Ear Nose Throat J (May), 78(5): 372-375.
- Hicks WL, Sigurdson, L, Gabalski, E, Hard, R, Hall, L, Gardella, J, Powers, J, Kumar, N, Lwebuga-Mukasa JS. (1999) Does cartilage down-regulate growth factor expression in tracheal epithelium. Arch. Otol. Head & Neck Surgery (Jan), 125: 1243.
- Hicks WL, Kuriakose MA, Loree TR, Orner JB, Schwartz G, Mullins A, Donaldson C, Winston JM, Bakamjian VY. (1998) Surgery versus radiation therapy as single-modality treatment of tonsillar fossa carcinoma: the Roswell Park Cancer Institute experience (1971-1991). Laryngoscope (Jul), 108(7): 1014-1019.
- Hicks WL, North JH, Loree TR, Maamoun S, Mullins A, Orner JB, Bakamjian VY, Shedd DP. (1998) Surgery as a single modality therapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue. Am J Otolaryngol (Jan), 19(1): 24-28.
- Fuchshuber P, Loree TR, DeLacure MD, Hicks WL. (1998) Differentiated thyroid carcinoma: risk group assignment and management controversies. Oncology (Huntingt) (Jan), 12(1): 99-106.
- Hicks WL, Hall, L, Sigurdson, SL, Stewart, C, Hard R, Winston JS, Lwebuga-Mukasa JS. (1998) Isolation and characterization of basal cells from human upper respiratory epithelium. Exp. Cell Res. (Jan), 237: 357-363.
- Fuchshuber PR, Loree TR, Hicks WL, Cheney RT, Shedd DP. (1998) Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid: prognostic factors and treatment recommendations. Ann Surg Oncol (Jan), 5(1): 81-86.
- Hicks WL, Loree TR, Garcia RI, Maamoun S, Marshall D, Orner JB, Bakamjian VY, Shedd DP. (1997) Squamous cell carcinoma of the floor of mouth: a 20-year review. Head Neck (Aug), 19(5): 400-405.
- Kaplan ID, Adler JR, Hicks WL, Fee WE, Goffinet DR. (1992) Radiosurgery for palliation of base of skull recurrences from head and neck cancers. Cancer (Oct), 70(7): 1980-1984.
Abstracts:
- Fish DR, Mendel FC, Kallen FC, Hicks WL. (1982) Variations in tongue/hyoid movements relative to jaw movements during mastication. Anatomical Record, (Jan) 57-58
- Mendel FC, Hicks WL, Fish DR, Kallen FC. (1981) Oral and hyoid movement patterns related to mastication in giant Indian fruit bats, Pteropus giganteus. Bat Research New, (Jan) 47-48