John W. Werning, M.D., D.M.D., F.A.C.S.

Gainesville Faculty

John W. Werning, M.D., D.M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. Werning is board certified in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Dr. Werning treats patients who have been diagnosed with cancer of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, thyroid gland, salivary glands, skin, or skull base. He has special expertise in transoral laser microsurgery and endoscopic skull base surgery.

Contact

Clinic

Phone: (352) 265 - 8989 Clinic fax: (352) 265 - 8968

Patient
Appointments

 Phone: (352) 265 - 0920 Fax: (352) 265 - 0010

Academic Office

 Phone: (352) 273 - 5199 Fax: (352) 392 - 6781

Email

 wernijw@ent.ufl.edu
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Training and Certification

Education

1986 Dental School (D.M.D.)
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1991 Medical School (M.D.)
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1997 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Residency)
University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio
1998 Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery (Fellowship)
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Board Certification

1999 American Board of Otolaryngology
2005 American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Licensure

1987 State of Ohio Dental License
1993 State of Ohio Medical License
2002 State of Florida Medical License

Honors and Awards

1994 American Society for Head & Neck Surgery's Resident Research Award for Basic Science Research
2006 University of Florida, Clinical Faculty Teacher of the Year
2006 University of Florida, Research Faculty Teacher of the Year
2007 University of Florida, Research Faculty Teacher of the Year

National Committee Appointments

2001
-Present		 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Committee,
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
2005
-Present		 Prevention Committee, American Head and Neck Society
2007
-Present		 Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care Facilities (SSC-3 Z136.3)
Standard Subcommittee of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

Editorial Board Appointments

2006
-Present		 American Journal of Clinical Oncology

 

Publications

Textbooks

Oral Cancer Text Front Cover Werning JW, ed. Oral Cancer: Diagnosis, Management and Rehabilitation. 1st ed. Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., New York, NY. 2007.

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications

(Selected from a total of 40 publications)

  1. Werning JW,  Zaidi SIA,  Megerian CA,  Drago P,  Maniglia AJ,  Stepnick, DW.  Cisplatin-Fluorouracil Enhances the Effect of PDT on Xenografted Human Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HSCC) of the Head and Neck.   Photochem Photobiol 1993;57:98S.
  2. Werning JW,  Maniglia AJ,  Anderson JM.   Biomechanical Assessment of a New Adhesive Bone Cement for Otologic Surgery. Am J Otol 1995;16(3):269-276.
  3. Werning JW,  Stepnick DW,  Jafri A,  Megerian CA,  Antunez AR,  Zaidi SIA.  Metoclopramide Enhances the Effect of Photodynamic Therapy on Xenografted Human Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck.   Arch Otol Head Neck Surg 1995;121:783-789.
  4. Werning JW, Byers RM, Novas MA, Roberts D.   Preoperative Assessment For and Outcomes Of Mandibular Conservation Surgery. Head and Neck 2001;23:1024-1030.
  5. Werning JW, Preston TW, Khuder S. Physician specialty is associated with differences in the evaluation and management of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2002;128:123-130.
  6. Werning JW, Heard D, Pagano C, Khuder S. Elective management of the clinically negative neck by otolaryngologists in patients with oral tongue cancer. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2003;129:83-88. 
  7. Hull MC, Morris CG, Tannehill SP, Werning JW, Amdur RJ, Hinerman RW, Villaret DB, Mendenhall WM. Definitive radiotherapy alone or combined with a planned neck dissection for squamous cell carcinoma of the pharyngeal wall. Cancer 2003;98:2224-2231.
  8. Werning JW, Downey NM, Brinker RA, Khuder S, Davis WJ, Rubin AM, Elsamaloty HM.  The impact of osteoporosis on patients with maxillofacial trauma. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2004;130:353-356.
  9. Mendenhall WM, Morris CG, Amdur RJ, Werning JW, Hinerman RW, Villaret DB. Radiotherapy alone or combined with surgery for adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck. Head Neck 2004;26:154-162.
  10. Hinerman RW, Mendenhall WM, Morris CG, Amdur RJ, Werning JW, Villaret DB. Postoperative irradiation for squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity: 35 year experience. Head Neck. 2004 Sep 30;26:984-994.
  11. Hull MC, Morris CG, Tannehill SP, Werning JW, Amdur RJ, Hinerman RW, Villaret DB, Mendenhall WM. Definitive radiotherapy alone or combined with a planned neck dissection for squamous cell carcinoma of the pharyngeal wall. Cancer 2003;98:2224-2231.
  12. Mendenhall WM, Morris CG, Amdur RJ, Werning JW, Villaret DB. Radiotherapy alone or combined with surgery for salivary gland carcinoma. Cancer 2005;103:2544-2550.
  13. Mendenhall WM, Morris CG, Amdur RJ, Werning JW, Villaret DB. Retromolar trigone squamous cell carcinoma treated with radiotherapy alone or combined with surgery. Cancer 2005;103:2320-2325.
  14. Liauw SL, Mancuso AA, Amdur RJ, Morris CG, Villaret DB, Werning JW, Mendenhall.   Postradiotherapy neck dissection for lymph node-positive head and neck cancer: the use of  computed tomography to manage the neck. J Clin Oncol 2006;24:1421-1427.
  15. MendenhallWM, Morris CG, Amdur RJ, Hinerman RW, Werning JW, Villaret DB. Definitive radiotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the base of tongue. Am J Clin Oncol 2006;29:32-39.
  16. Mendenhall WM, Morris CG, Amdur RJ, Hinerman RW, Malyapa RS, Werning JW, Lansford CD, Villaret DB. Definitive radiotherapy for tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma. Am J Clin Oncol 2006;29:290-297.
  17. Hinerman RW, Morris CG, Amdur RJ, Lansford CD, Werning JW, Villaret DB, Mendenhall WM. Surgery and postoperative radiotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx and pharynx. Am J Clin Oncol 2006;29:613-621.
  18. Leon EA, Catalanotto FA, Werning JW. Retronasal and orthonasal olfactory ability after laryngectomy. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2007;133:32-36.
  19.  Liauw SL, Amdur RJ, Morris CG, Werning JW, Villaret DB, Mendenhall WM. Isolated neck recurrence after definitive radiotherapy for node-positive head and neck cancer salvage in the dissected or undissected neck. Head Neck 2007;29:715-719.
  20. Hinerman WM, Mendenhall WM, Morris CG, Amdur RJ, Werning JW, Villaret DB. T3 and T4 true vocal cord squamous carcinomas treated with external beam irradiation: a single institution’s 35-year experience. Am J Clin Oncol 2007;30:181-185.
  21. Wallace A, Morris CG, Kirwan J, Amdur RJ, Werning JW, Mendenhall WM. Radiotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal vestibule. Am J Clin Oncol 2007;30:612-616.
  22. Yeung AR, Liauw SL, Amdur RJ, Mancuso AA, Hinerman RW, Morris CG, Villaret DB, Werning JW, Mendenhall WM. Lymph node-positive head and neck cancer treated with definitive radiotherapy: can treatment response determine the extent of neck dissection? (Accepted for publication in Cancer)

 

   

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