Patrick K. Ha, M.D.

Associate Professor, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

OFFICE PHONE
443-849-8940

EDUCATION - Medical School
Johns Hopkins Medical School

EDUCATION - Residency
The Johns Hopkins University

EDUCATION - Fellowship
The Johns Hopkins University - Otolaryngology

CLINICAL INTERESTS

• Head and neck cancer
• Salivary gland disorders
• Endoscopic laser surgery for head and neck cancer
• Thyroid disorders
• Ultrasound applications in the head and neck.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Salivary gland tumor biology and the molecular mechanisms behind their development.

PRINCIPAL HOSPITAL
Greater Baltimore Medical Center

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Fan KY, Gogineni H, Zaboli D, Lake S, Zahurak ML, Best SR, Levine MA, Tang M, Zinreich ES, Saunders JR, Califano JA, Blanco RG, Pai SI, Messing B, Ha PK. Comparison of acute toxicities in two primary chemoradiation regimens in the treatment of advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Jan 31

Shao C, Sun W, Tan M, Glazer CA, Bhan S, Zhong X, Fakhry C, Sharma R, Westra WH, Hoque MO, Moskaluk CA, Sidransky D, Califano JA, and Ha PK. Integrated, genome-wide screening for hypomethylated oncogenes in salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 2011 Jul 1;17(13):4320-30.

Shao C, Bai W, Junn JC, Uemura M, Hennessey PT, Zaboli D, Sidransky D, Califano JA, and Ha PK. Evaluation of Myb promoter methylation in salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma. Oral Oncol. 2011 Apr;47(4):251-5.

Best SR, Ha PK, Blanco RG, Saunders JR, Zinreich ES, Levine MA, Pai SI, Walker M, Trachta J, Ulmer K, Murakami P, Thompson R, Califano JA, and Messing BP. Factors associated with pharyngoesophageal stricture in patients treated with concurrent chemotherapy and radiation therapy for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck: 2011 Jan 18

Durr ML, Mydlarz WK, Shao C, Zahurak M, Chuang AY, Hoque MO, Westra WH, Liegeois NJ, Califano JA, Sidransky D, and Ha PK. Quantitative methylation profiles for multiple tumor suppressor gene promoters in salivary gland tumors.  PLoS One. 2010 May 26;5(5):e10828.