Ramon A. Franco, Jr.,
MD
Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Medical Director, Voice and Speech Laboratory
Assistant Scientist
Harvard Medical School
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Phone:
617-573-3958
About My Research
Dr. Ramon Franco’s research focuses on idiopathic subglottic stenosis, specifically investigating the molecular effects of steroid injections (a standard treatment) in order to gain a better understanding of the disease and find potential opportunities for enhanced treatment.
Education
MD, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Postgraduate Training
Internship, General Surgery, State University of New York at Brooklyn
Residency, Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, State University of New York at Brooklyn
Fellowship, Laryngology, Mass. Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School
Publications powered by Harvard Catalyst Profiles
- Increasing Prevalence of Voice Disorders in the USA: Updates in the COVID Era. Laryngoscope. 2024 Mar 25.
- The Subglottic Stenosis 6 Questionnaire: A Novel Quality-of-Life Survey Validated to Predict Need for Intervention in Patients With Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis. Chest. 2024 01; 165(1):161-171.
- Comparative Treatment Outcomes for Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis: 5-Year Update. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 06; 168(6):1570-1575.
- Molecular Biomarkers of Malignant Transformation in Head and Neck Dysplasia. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Nov 15; 14(22).
- Predictive Outcomes of Deep Learning Measurement of the Anterior Glottic Angle in Bilateral Vocal Fold Immobility. Laryngoscope. 2023 09; 133(9):2285-2291.
- Long-term outcomes of aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy for treatment of recalcitrant laryngeal premalignant lesions. Clin Otolaryngol. 2022 01; 47(1):153-159.
- Down-Regulation of a Profibrotic Transforming Growth Factor-ß1/Cellular Communication Network Factor 2/Matrix Metalloprotease 9 Axis by Triamcinolone Improves Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis. Am J Pathol. 2021 08; 191(8):1412-1430.
- Revisions and complications with Gore-Tex medialisation laryngoplasty: A 19-year experience. Clin Otolaryngol. 2021 07; 46(4):864-868.
- How Patients Choose a Laryngologist: A Pilot Stated Preference Study. OTO Open. 2021 Jan-Mar; 5(1):2473974X21999601.
- Association of Social Determinants of Health with Time to Diagnosis and Treatment Outcomes in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2021 Oct; 130(10):1116-1124.
- Application of a Computer Vision Tool for Automated Glottic Tracking to Vocal Fold Paralysis Patients. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 10; 165(4):556-562.
- The Effectiveness of Nortriptyline and Tolerability of Side Effects in Neurogenic Cough Patients. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2021 Jul; 130(7):781-787.
- Addressing the Arytenoid in Paralytic Dysphonia Using the Adduction Arytenopexy. Adv Otorhinolaryngol. 2020; 85:120-124.
- Reliability of peak expiratory flow percentage compared to endoscopic grading in subglottic stenosis. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2020 Dec; 5(6):1133-1139.
- Laryngeal complications of COVID-19. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2020 Dec; 5(6):1117-1124.
- The Poor Validity of Asymmetric Laryngoscopic Findings in Predicting Laterality in Vocal Fold Paresis. J Voice. 2022 Nov; 36(6):853-858.
- Assessment of side effects after serial intralesional steroid injections for idiopathic subglottic stenosis. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Feb; 278(2):445-450.
- Voice-Related Quality of Life in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis: Effect of Serial Intralesional Steroid Injections. Laryngoscope. 2021 02; 131(2):366-369.
- Identifying Type III Sulcus: Patient Characteristics and Endoscopic Findings. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Dec; 163(6):1240-1243.
- Comparative Treatment Outcomes for Patients With Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 01 01; 146(1):20-29.
- The health utility of mild and severe dysphonia. Laryngoscope. 2020 05; 130(5):1256-1262.
- Serial intralesional steroid injection for subglottic stenosis. Laryngoscope. 2020 03; 130(3):698-701.
- High-flow oxygen insufflation into the trachea during endolaryngeal surgery. Laryngoscope. 2018 10; 128(10):2380-2382.
- Quality-of-Life Metrics Correlate With Disease Severity in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis. Laryngoscope. 2018 Mar 07.
- Long-term Dose Stability of OnabotulinumtoxinA Injection for Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia: A 19-Year Single Institution Experience. Front Surg. 2017; 4:70.
- Patient Preferences in Subglottic Stenosis Treatment: A Discrete Choice Experiment. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 03; 158(3):520-526.
- Awake serial intralesional steroid injections without surgery as a novel targeted treatment for idiopathic subglottic stenosis. Laryngoscope. 2018 03; 128(3):610-617.
- The effect of handedness and laterality in a microlaryngeal surgery simulator. Am J Otolaryngol. 2017 Jul - Aug; 38(4):472-474.
- Surgical management of bilateral vocal fold paralysis: A cost-effectiveness comparison of two treatments. Laryngoscope. 2017 03; 127(3):691-697.
- Outcomes of mechanical stapling for postlaryngectomy open pharyngotomy closure. Laryngoscope. 2017 03; 127(3):605-610.
- Dystonia-Causing Mutations as a Contribution to the Etiology of Spasmodic Dysphonia. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 10; 155(4):624-8.
- Acoustic Characteristics of Voice Before and After Endoscopic Partial Laryngectomy in Early Glottic Cancer. J Voice. 2016 May; 30(3):371-6.
- Laryngeal Manifestations of Neurofibromatosis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 Mar; 154(3):494-7.
- Diagnostic Yield of Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Idiopathic Vocal Fold Paresis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Sep; 153(3):414-9.
- Development and Validation of a High-Fidelity Porcine Laryngeal Surgical Simulator. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Sep; 153(3):420-6.
- Identification of distinct layers within the stratified squamous epithelium of the adult human true vocal fold. Laryngoscope. 2015 Sep; 125(9):E313-9.
- Thyroidectomy in the professional singer-neural monitored surgical outcomes. Thyroid. 2015 Jun; 25(6):665-71.
- Physiology-based minimum clinically important difference thresholds in adult laryngotracheal stenosis. Laryngoscope. 2014 Oct; 124(10):2313-20.
- Interarytenoid botulinum toxin injection for recalcitrant vocal process granuloma. Laryngoscope. 2013 Dec; 123(12):3084-7.
- Balloon dilation complication during the treatment of subglottic stenosis: background of the FDA class 1 recall for the 18 x 40-mm Acclarent Inspira AIR balloon dilation system. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2013 Jun; 122(6):364-8.
- Double-bend needle modification for transthyrohyoid vocal fold injection. Laryngoscope. 2012 Apr; 122(4):865-7.
- Consideration of genetic contributions to the risk for spasmodic dysphonia. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Sep; 145(3):369-70.
- Photochemical repair of vocal fold microflap defects. Laryngoscope. 2011 Jun; 121(6):1244-51.
- Genetic evidence for an association of the TOR1A locus with segmental/focal dystonia. Mov Disord. 2010 Oct 15; 25(13):2183-7.
- Hypopharyngeal pharyngoplasty for the management of piriform fossa sinus. Laryngoscope. 2010 Mar; 120(3):500-3.
- Voice outcomes after endoscopic injection laryngoplasty with hyaluronic acid stabilized gel. Laryngoscope. 2010; 120 Suppl 4:S199.
- Aerodynamic and acoustic characteristics of voice before and after adduction arytenopexy and medialization laryngoplasty with GORE-TEX in patients with unilateral vocal fold immobility. J Voice. 2009 Mar; 23(2):261-7.
- In-office laryngeal surgery with the 585-nm pulsed dye laser. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Dec; 15(6):387-93.
- Common diagnoses and treatments in professional voice users. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2007 Oct; 40(5):1025-61, vii.
- Aminolevulinic acid 585 nm pulsed dye laser photodynamic treatment of laryngeal keratosis with atypia. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Jun; 136(6):882-7.
- Efficacy of treating children with anterior commissure and true vocal fold respiratory papilloma with the 585-nm pulsed-dye laser. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Feb; 133(2):127-30.
- Pathology quiz case 1. Osteoma of the larynx. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Dec; 132(12):1390, 1392.
- Ultrastructural evaluation of 585-nm pulsed-dye laser-treated glottal dysplasia. J Voice. 2007 Jan; 21(1):119-26.
- Laryngopharyngeal reflux. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2006 Jan-Feb; 27(1):21-5.
- Pathology quiz case 2. Angiomyoma of the larynx. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 Jul; 130(7):889, 890-1.
- Office-based treatment of glottal dysplasia and papillomatosis with the 585-nm pulsed dye laser and local anesthesia. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2004 Apr; 113(4):265-76.
- 585-nm pulsed dye laser treatment of glottal dysplasia. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2003 Sep; 112(9 Pt 1):751-8.
- Office-based pulsed dye laser treatment for hemorrhagic telangiectasias and epistaxis. Laryngoscope. 2003 Jun; 113(6):1085-7.
- Voice and treatment outcome from phonosurgical management of early glottic cancer. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Suppl. 2002 Dec; 190:3-20.
- 585-nm pulsed dye laser treatment of glottal papillomatosis. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2002 Jun; 111(6):486-92.
- Laryngeal chondroma. J Voice. 2002 Mar; 16(1):92-5.
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