Associate Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California
Dr. Chi T. Viet is a surgeon scientist focused on head and neck cancer management. She is an Associate Professor at Loma Linda University. She earned her DDS and PhD from University of California, San Francisco, and her MD from New York University, where she completed her Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) residency. She then went on to complete fellowship training in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery in Portland, Oregon. Her clinical practice is devoted to the comprehensive surgical management of patients with head and neck benign and malignant pathology and microvascular reconstruction. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS).
Dr. Viet is a principal investigator of a translational research lab focused on head and neck carcinogenesis and the neurobiological basis of symptoms faced by head and neck cancer patients. Her goal is to develop biomarkers for early head and neck cancer detection, and to use patient-specific biomarkers to design effective treatments for head and neck cancer. By using clinical samples, in vitro and in vivo models, she has demonstrated that epigenetic alterations play a causal role in head and neck cancer pain and carcinogenesis. Her research is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NCI/NIDCR), International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) - Conquer Cancer Foundation (CCR), and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation (OMSF). Her work has resulted in publications in American Association of Cancer Research journals (Clinical Cancer Research; Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention), Nature Portfolio (Scientific Reports; NPJ Precision Oncology), Springer Nature (Biomarker Research), and PAIN. Among her accolades include the National Merit Scholarship, Phi Beta Kappa, the Oral Faculty Educator Development Award (FEDA), the American Head and Neck Society Best Basic Science Paper award, the Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation (OMSF) Research Recognition Award, the Stephen B. Milam award for excellence in a research grant from OMSF, the NIH Loan Repayment Program Award, the American Pain Society Young Investigator Award, and the American Association of Dental Research Hatton Award. Aside from her surgical practice and research, she has a lifelong goal to motivate trainees to pursue a career as surgeon scientists. Toward this end, she currently serves as an NIH study section member, an NIH Loan Repayment Program (LRP) ambassador, International Association of Dental Research OMFS officer, and a mentor to graduate students and residents at various stages of their scientific career.
SOF2 - AI in Head and Neck Cancer
Friday, September 13, 2024
8:59 AM – 9:18 AM EDT
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Friday, September 13, 2024
9:18 AM – 9:28 AM EDT
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