Clint T. Allen

Assistant Professor
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Johns Hopkins Medicine
United States of America

Biography

Dr. Clint Allen is a fellowship trained laryngeal surgeon who specializes in voice, swallowing and airway disorders. Among his areas of expertise are endoscopic laser resection of upper aerodigestive tract cancers, surgical management of dysphagia and treatment of spasmodic dysphonia. Dr. Allen's research focuses on investigating how head and neck tumors evade the natural anticancer immune response and how rationally designed targeted therapies may be used to limit head and neck cancer growth and metastasis. He holds a joint appointment at the National Institutes of Health.

Research Intrest

Head and neck tumors and how they evade the natural anticancer immune response; How rationally designed targeted therapies may be used to limit head and neck cancer growth and metastasis

List of Publications
Poff, Jason A., et al. "Pulsed high-intensity focused ultrasound enhances apoptosis and growth inhibition of squamous cell carcinoma xenografts with proteasome inhibitor bortezomib." Radiology 248.2 (2008): 485-491.
Allen, Clint T., et al. "Role of activated nuclear factor‐κB in the pathogenesis and therapy of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck." Head & neck 29.10 (2007): 959-971.
Allen, Clint T., et al. "Human papillomavirus and oropharynx cancer: biology, detection and clinical implications." The Laryngoscope 120.9 (2010): 1756-1772.

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