Celebrating Excellence in Otolaryngology

Citation Awardees

Jennifer L. Long, MD, PhD

Dr. Long is a laryngologist and professor at the University of California–Los Angeles. She also serves as the vice chair of research for the department of head and neck surgery at UCLA, as the founding director of UCLA’s R25 Mentored Research Pathway for residents and medical students in otolaryngology, and as a physician and principal investigator at the Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System. Dr. Long’s clinical interests include all facets of voice, airway, and swallowing disorders. Her translational research lab studies regenerative medicine approaches to treat these disorders and has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the American Laryngological Association, the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, and the Broad Stem Cell Research Center. Research mentoring has been an active pursuit, locally at UCLA and nationally through the Triological Society’s Thesis Committee, the Neely Mentoring Network, the ALA’s Research Advancement Committee, and the Laryngology Research Collaborative.

Maie A. St. John, MD, PhD

A highly renowned surgeon, scientist, and educator, Dr. St. John is Andelot Professor, director of the department of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery, and otolaryngologist-in-chief at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Dr. St. John’s laboratory studies the mechanisms of tumor progression and metastasis, incorporating the results of their laboratory-based research into the development of novel therapeutics. Dr. St. John’s clinical expertise is in intraoperative tumor margin delineation in the resection of head and neck cancers to allow for precision surgery. Her efforts have helped develop strong interdepartmental research programs in head and neck surgery and bioengineering. This work has led to clinical trials and patent applications and has been consistently funded by the National Institutes of Health, charitable foundations, and industry.

She is a member of several organizations, including the executive council of the American Head and Neck Society, the Triological Society, the American College of Surgeons board of governors advisory council, and the American Laryngological Association. She is a senior examiner for the American Board of Otolaryngology– Head and Neck Surgery and a reviewer for the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery CORE grants, NIH/NIDCR, NCI, and NIBIB study sections. She has received multiple awards for teaching and research. In addition to maintaining a busy surgical practice, Dr. St. John is active in clinical research and is closely involved in training young physician–scientists. She is a prolific author and a sought-after lecturer internationally.