Dr. Shamir Chandarana completed Medical School and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residency training at University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. He then pursued a 2-year fellowship in Head and Neck Cancer Surgery and Microvascular Reconstruction at the University of Michigan. Concurrently he also completed a Masters in Public Health. In 2010, Shamir joined the section of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck surgery (ENT) as well as the Section of Surgical Oncology at the University of Calgary and is a core member of the Head and Neck Surgery Program. He enjoys a busy practice focused on head and neck cancer surgery, thyroid/parathyroid surgery and reconstructive surgery and is the site chief for Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Foothills Medical Centre. Since 2016 he has also assumed the role of the Co-chair of the Provincial Head and Neck Cancer Tumor Team. This team oversees the delivery of Head and Neck Cancer treatment for the province of Alberta. His research focus includes clinical outcomes/systems improvement in head and neck surgery, biomarker research and practice pattern variation in the management of thyroid cancer.
Chandarana, Shamir
Surgical Oncology
Clinical Associate Professor
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Area of Focus
Summary of Research
- Sauro KM, Maini A, Machan M, Lorenzetti DL, Chandarana SP, Dort JC. Are there opportunities to improve care as patients transition through the cancer care continuum? A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e043374. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043374
- Solomon J, Hinther A, Matthews TW, Nakoneshny S, Hart R, Dort JC, Chandarana SP. The impact of close surgical margins on recurrence in oral squamous cell carcinoma. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Feb 50(9). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40463-020-00483-w
- Dort JC, Sauro KM, Chandarana SP, Schrag C, Matthews J, Nakoneshny S, Manoloto, V, Miller T, McKenzie CD, Hart RD, Matthews TW. The impact of a quality management program for patients undergoing head and neck resection with free-flap reconstruction: longitudinal study examining sustainability. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Jun 23;49(1):42. doi: 10.186/s40463-020-00437-2. PMID:32571424.
- Dort JC, Sauro KM, Schrag C, Chandarana S, Matthews J, Nakoneshny S, Manoloto V, Miller T, McKenzie CD, Hart RD, Matthews TW. Designing and integrating a quality management program for patients undergoing head and neck resection with free-flap reconstruction. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Jun 23;49(1):41. doi: 10.1186/s40463-020-00436-3. PMID: 32571417.
- Nichols AC, Lang P, Prisman E, Chandarana SP et al. Treatment de-escalation for HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma with radiotherapy vs. trans-oral surgery (ORATOR2): study protocol for a randomized phase II trial. BMC Cancer 2020 Feb; 20(1): 125. doi: 10.1186/s12885-020-6607-z
- Craig SJ, Bysice A, Nakoneshny SC, Pasieka JL, Chandarana SP. The identification of intra-operative risk factors can reduce, but not exclude, the need for completion thyroidectomy in low-risk papillary thyroid cancer patients. Thyroid 2020 Feb; 30(2):222-228. doi: 10.1089
- Hobbs AJ, Brockton NT, Matthews TW, Chandarana SP, Bose P, Guggisberg K, Fick GH, Dort JC. Primary Treatment of Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Alberta, Canada: A population based study. Head Neck 2017 Nov; 39(11):2187-2199. doi: 10.1002/hed.24889
- Eszlinger M, Lau L, Ghaznavi S, Symonds CJ, Chandarana SP, Khalil M, Paschke R. Molecular profiling of thyroid nodule fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytologies. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2017 Jul; 13(7):415-424. doi:10.1038/nrendo.2017.24)
- Deutschmann MW, Chin-Lenn L, Au J, Brilz A, Nakoneshny S, Dort JC, Pasieka JL, Chandarana SP. Extent of Central Neck Dissection among Thyroid Cancer Surgeons: A Cross-sectional Analysis. Head and Neck 2016 Apr; 38(S1): E328-332. doi: 10.1002/hed.23996.
- Randall DR, Lysack JT, Hudon ME, Guggisberg K, Nakoneshny SC, Matthews TW, Dort JC, Chandarana SP. Diagnostic utility of central node necrosis in predicting extracapsular spread among oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma Head and Neck 2015 Jan; 37(1): 92-6. doi: 10.1002/hed.23562.
Area Of Focus
Summary Of Research
- Sauro KM, Maini A, Machan M, Lorenzetti DL, Chandarana SP, Dort JC. Are there opportunities to improve care as patients transition through the cancer care continuum? A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e043374. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043374
- Solomon J, Hinther A, Matthews TW, Nakoneshny S, Hart R, Dort JC, Chandarana SP. The impact of close surgical margins on recurrence in oral squamous cell carcinoma. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Feb 50(9). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40463-020-00483-w
- Dort JC, Sauro KM, Chandarana SP, Schrag C, Matthews J, Nakoneshny S, Manoloto, V, Miller T, McKenzie CD, Hart RD, Matthews TW. The impact of a quality management program for patients undergoing head and neck resection with free-flap reconstruction: longitudinal study examining sustainability. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Jun 23;49(1):42. doi: 10.186/s40463-020-00437-2. PMID:32571424.
- Dort JC, Sauro KM, Schrag C, Chandarana S, Matthews J, Nakoneshny S, Manoloto V, Miller T, McKenzie CD, Hart RD, Matthews TW. Designing and integrating a quality management program for patients undergoing head and neck resection with free-flap reconstruction. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Jun 23;49(1):41. doi: 10.1186/s40463-020-00436-3. PMID: 32571417.
- Nichols AC, Lang P, Prisman E, Chandarana SP et al. Treatment de-escalation for HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma with radiotherapy vs. trans-oral surgery (ORATOR2): study protocol for a randomized phase II trial. BMC Cancer 2020 Feb; 20(1): 125. doi: 10.1186/s12885-020-6607-z
- Craig SJ, Bysice A, Nakoneshny SC, Pasieka JL, Chandarana SP. The identification of intra-operative risk factors can reduce, but not exclude, the need for completion thyroidectomy in low-risk papillary thyroid cancer patients. Thyroid 2020 Feb; 30(2):222-228. doi: 10.1089
- Hobbs AJ, Brockton NT, Matthews TW, Chandarana SP, Bose P, Guggisberg K, Fick GH, Dort JC. Primary Treatment of Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Alberta, Canada: A population based study. Head Neck 2017 Nov; 39(11):2187-2199. doi: 10.1002/hed.24889
- Eszlinger M, Lau L, Ghaznavi S, Symonds CJ, Chandarana SP, Khalil M, Paschke R. Molecular profiling of thyroid nodule fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytologies. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2017 Jul; 13(7):415-424. doi:10.1038/nrendo.2017.24)
- Deutschmann MW, Chin-Lenn L, Au J, Brilz A, Nakoneshny S, Dort JC, Pasieka JL, Chandarana SP. Extent of Central Neck Dissection among Thyroid Cancer Surgeons: A Cross-sectional Analysis. Head and Neck 2016 Apr; 38(S1): E328-332. doi: 10.1002/hed.23996.
- Randall DR, Lysack JT, Hudon ME, Guggisberg K, Nakoneshny SC, Matthews TW, Dort JC, Chandarana SP. Diagnostic utility of central node necrosis in predicting extracapsular spread among oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma Head and Neck 2015 Jan; 37(1): 92-6. doi: 10.1002/hed.23562.