Ilya Likhterov, MD
Associate Professor
Otolaryngology
School of Medicine

Publications (41)

Top publication keywords:
Carcinoma, PapillaryMouth NeoplasmsSurgical FlapsMandibular ReconstructionThyroid Carcinoma, AnaplasticHodgkin DiseaseThyroid NeoplasmsXerostomiaChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantMaxillaCarcinoma, Papillary, FollicularMaxillary NeoplasmsHead and Neck NeoplasmsOropharyngeal NeoplasmsInfectious Mononucleosis

• Outcomes of Mandible Reconstruction Using Surgeon-Specific, Patient-Specific, and Conventional Plates.
  The Laryngoscope 2026 Patel N, Sajjadi A, Park A, Seth R, Heaton C, Xu MJ, Wai K, Likhterov I, Knott PD
• Metastatic Lymph Node Status Is Associated With Progression-Free Survival in Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated With Pembrolizumab.
  Head & neck 2026 Truong AA, Ho S, Apostolova MKI, Lee RH, Wu X, Kang H, El-Sayed IH, George JR, Heaton CM, Likhterov I, Xu MJ, Spitzer MH, Ha PK, Algazi AP, Wai KC
• Changes in Time to Diagnosis of HPV+ Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
  Head & neck 2026 Howard J, Asad S, Gillard DM, Wai KC, Xu MJ, Likhterov I, George JR, El-Sayed I, Ryan WR, Ha PK, Heaton C
• Neutrophil-To-Lymphocyte Ratio and Survival in Pembrolizumab-Treated Oropharyngeal Cancer.
  Head & neck 2026 Truong AA, Ho S, Lee RH, Wu X, Kang H, El-Sayed IH, George JR, Heaton CM, Likhterov I, Xu MJ, Ha PK, Algazi AP, Wai KC
• Timely Matters: Predictors of Delay in Oral Cavity Cancer Patients Across the Care Continuum.
  Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology 2026 Correia N, Johnson K, Durr M, Grimes BA, Lazar AA, Sarkar U, Ha PK, Chen L, Wai KC, Likhterov I, Yom SS, Chan JW, Algazi AP, Kang H, Ryan WR, Heaton CM, El-Sayed I, George J, Xu MJ

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• Independent Factors Associated With Opioid Refills After Inpatient Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
  JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery 2026 Zhang L, Ly T, Luu K, Durr M, Pletcher S, Likhterov I, Murr A, Guan Z
• Perineural Invasion and Survival in Pembrolizumab-Treated Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
  The Laryngoscope 2026 Truong AA, Ho S, Lee RH, Wu X, Kang H, El-Sayed IH, George JR, Heaton CM, Likhterov I, Xu MJ, Ha PK, Algazi AP, Wai KC
• Rates of ICU Delirium After Microvascular Free Tissue Transfer Reconstruction of the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx.
  Head & neck 2025 Nesmith W, Fakurnejad S, Gillard D, Wai K, Xu MJ, Likhterov I, George J, Ryan W, El-Sayed I, Ha P, Park A, Seth R, Knott PD, Heaton C
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Head and Neck Cancer Patients After Primary Treatment: A Review Focused on Oropharyngeal Cancer.
  Head & neck 2025 Patel N, Johnson K, Chang J, Cai Y, Ha P, Likhterov I
• EPIDERM Technique: Safety and Outcomes of Skin Grafted Free Flaps in Head and Neck Reconstruction.
  The Laryngoscope 2025 Patel N, Reynoso N, Heaton C, Likhterov I, Xu M, Wai K, Agarwal A, Patel N, Park A, Knott PD
• Surveillance Imaging Following Head and Neck Cancer Treatment and Microvascular Reconstruction.
  The Laryngoscope 2021 House AE, Zebolsky AL, Jacobs J, Likhterov I, Behr S, Glastonbury C, Seth R, Heaton C, Knott PD
• Oral squamous carcinoma: Aggressive tumor pattern of invasion predicts direct mandible invasion.
  Head & neck 2020 Yue LE, Sharif KF, Sims JR, Sandler ML, Baik FM, Sobotka S, Everest S, Brandwein-Weber M, Khorsandi AS, Likhterov I, Urken ML
• Development of a Patient-Centered Functional Outcomes Questionnaire in Head and Neck Cancer.
  JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery 2020 Mendez A, Seikaly H, Eurich D, Dzioba A, Aalto D, Osswald M, Harris JR, O'Connell DA, Lazarus C, Urken M, Likhterov I, Chai RL, Rauscher E, Buchbinder D, Okay D, Happonen RP, Kinnunen I, Irjala H, …
• Lymphoma Mimicking Chronic Active Epstein-Barr Virus: A Case Report.
  Head and neck pathology 2020 Bahethi R, Gray M, Salib C, Likhterov I
• Effects of jaw exercise intervention timing on outcomes following oral and oropharyngeal cancer surgery: Pilot study.
  Head & neck 2019 Sandler ML, Lazarus CL, Ru M, Sharif KF, Yue LE, Griffin MJ, Likhterov I, Chai RL, Buchbinder D, Urken ML, Ganz C
• Contemporary Osseous Reconstruction of the Mandible and the Maxilla.
  Oral and maxillofacial surgery clinics of North America 2019 Likhterov I, Roche AM, Urken ML
• Objective and subjective hyposalivation after treatment for head and neck cancer: Long-term outcomes.
  The Laryngoscope 2018 Likhterov I, Ru M, Ganz C, Urken ML, Chai R, Okay D, Liu J, Stewart R, Culliney B, Palacios D, Lazarus CL
• Comprehensive approach to functional palatomaxillary reconstruction using regional and free tissue transfer: Report of reconstructive and prosthodontic outcomes of 140 patients.
  Head & neck 2018 Urken ML, Roche AM, Kiplagat KJ, Dewey EH, Lazarus C, Likhterov I, Buchbinder D, Okay DJ
• Correction to: Functional and quality of life outcomes after partial glossectomy: a multi-institutional longitudinal study of the head and neck research network.
  Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale 2017 Dzioba A, Aalto D, Papadopoulos-Nydam G, Seikaly H, Rieger J, Wolfaardt J, Osswald M, Harris JR, O'Connell DA, Lazarus C, Urken M, Likhterov I, Chai RL, Rauscher E, Buchbinder D, Okay D, Happonen RP, …
• Functional and quality of life outcomes after partial glossectomy: a multi-institutional longitudinal study of the head and neck research network.
  Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale 2017 Dzioba A, Aalto D, Papadopoulos-Nydam G, Seikaly H, Rieger J, Wolfaardt J, Osswald M, Harris JR, O'Connell DA, Lazarus C, Urken M, Likhterov I, Chai RL, Rauscher E, Buchbinder D, Okay D, Happonen RP, …
• Association of Body Mass Index With Infectious Complications in Free Tissue Transfer for Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery.
  JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery 2017 Khan MN, Russo J, Spivack J, Pool C, Likhterov I, Teng M, Genden EM, Miles BA
• Evaluation of ultrasound reporting for thyroid cancer diagnosis and surveillance.
  Head & neck 2017 Rowe ME, Osorio M, Likhterov I, Urken ML
• Locoregional recurrence following maxillectomy: implications for microvascular reconstruction.
  The Laryngoscope 2017 Likhterov I, Fritz MA, El-Sayed IH, Rayess HM, Knott PD
• The role of surgery in anaplastic thyroid cancer: A systematic review.
  American journal of otolaryngology 2017 Hu S, Helman SN, Hanly E, Likhterov I
• Central compartment management in patients with papillary thyroid cancer presenting with metastatic disease to the lateral neck: Anatomic pathways of lymphatic spread.
  Head & neck 2017 Likhterov I, Reis LL, Urken ML
• The Ethical Implications of the Reclassification of Noninvasive Follicular Variant Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.
  Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association 2016 Likhterov I, Osorio M, Moubayed SP, Hernandez-Prera JC, Rhodes R, Urken ML
• Mount Sinai Medical Center and Their Experience with Unfavorable Microsurgical Head and Neck Reconstruction.
  Clinics in plastic surgery 2016 Likhterov I, Urken M
• Safety of transoral surgery for oropharyngeal malignancies: An analysis of the ACS NSQIP.
  The Laryngoscope 2016 Su HK, Ozbek U, Likhterov I, Brant J, Genden EM, Urken ML, Chai RL
• Improving the adoption of thyroid cancer clinical practice guidelines.
  The Laryngoscope 2016 Likhterov I, Tuttle RM, Haser GC, Su HK, Bergman D, Alon EE, Bernet V, Brett E, Cobin R, Dewey EH, Doherty G, Dos Reis LL, Klopper J, Lee SL, Lupo MA, Machac J, Mechanick JI, Milas M, Orloff L, …
• The Impact of Metastatic Lymph Nodes on Risk Stratification in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Have We Reached a Higher Level of Understanding?
  Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association 2016 Urken ML, Haser GC, Likhterov I, Wenig BM
• The Clinical Understaging of Recurrent Glottic Carcinoma after Radiation Failure.
  Case reports in otolaryngology 2016 Mourad M, Moubayed SP, Likhterov I, Urken M
• ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE FOR PAPILLARY THYROID MICROCARCINOMA: NEW CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
  Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 2016 Haser GC, Tuttle RM, Su HK, Alon EE, Bergman D, Bernet V, Brett E, Cobin R, Dewey EH, Doherty G, Dos Reis LL, Harris J, Klopper J, Lee SL, Levine RA, Lepore SJ, Likhterov I, Lupo MA, Machac J, …
• Approach to en bloc resection and reconstruction of primary masticator space malignancies.
  The Laryngoscope 2015 Castro J, Likhterov I, Mehra S, Bassiri-Tehrani M, Scherl S, Clain J, Buchbinder D, Urken ML
• Oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma metastatic to central compartment (level 6) lymph nodes.
  The Laryngoscope 2015 Likhterov I, Rowe ME, Khorsandi AS, Urken ML
• Long-term effects of injection laryngoplasty with a temporary agent on voice quality and vocal fold position.
  The Laryngoscope 2012 Prendes BL, Yung KC, Likhterov I, Schneider SL, Al-Jurf SA, Courey MS
• Effect of temporary vocal fold injection medialization on the rate of permanent medialization laryngoplasty in unilateral vocal fold paralysis patients.
  The Laryngoscope 2011 Yung KC, Likhterov I, Courey MS
• Reduction in surgical innovation, 1988 to 2006.
  Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2009 Rosow DE, Likhterov I, Stewart MG, April MM
• LINAC radiosurgery and radiotherapy treatment of acoustic neuromas. 2007.
  Neurosurgery clinics of North America 2008 Likhterov I, Allbright RM, Selesnick SH
• LINAC radiosurgery and radiotherapy treatment of acoustic neuromas.
  Otolaryngologic clinics of North America 2007 Likhterov I, Allbright RM, Selesnick SH
• Increased flexibility enhances misincorporation: temperature effects on nucleotide incorporation opposite a bulky carcinogen-DNA adduct by a Y-family DNA polymerase.
  The Journal of biological chemistry 2006 Perlow-Poehnelt RA, Likhterov I, Wang L, Scicchitano DA, Geacintov NE, Broyde S
• The spacious active site of a Y-family DNA polymerase facilitates promiscuous nucleotide incorporation opposite a bulky carcinogen-DNA adduct: elucidating the structure-function relationship through experimental and computational approaches.
  The Journal of biological chemistry 2004 Perlow-Poehnelt RA, Likhterov I, Scicchitano DA, Geacintov NE, Broyde S