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William C. Faquin

William C. Faquin

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Medicine

D-Index
81
Citations
24056
World Ranking
16654
National Ranking
8359

Overview

William C. Faquin is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research output spans a broad range of topics within medicine, with a particular focus on cancer diagnosis and treatment. The scientist has contributed notably to the study of salivary gland tumors, head and neck cancers, and thyroid cancer, alongside investigations into oral and maxillofacial pathology and oncological cases.

The primary fields of study for William C. Faquin include medicine, supported by significant subfields such as surgery, oncology, otorhinolaryngology, pathology and forensic medicine, and molecular biology. These areas reflect their interdisciplinary approach to complex medical conditions, especially those related to cancer.

Recent publications by William C. Faquin illustrate the focus on cancer research and diagnostics. Notable papers include:

  • CXCL9:SPP1 macrophage polarity identifies a network of cellular programs that control human cancers, 2023, Science
  • TCR-engineered T cells targeting E7 for patients with metastatic HPV-associated epithelial cancers, 2021, Nature Medicine
  • A deep learning system accurately classifies primary and metastatic cancers using passenger mutation patterns, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Salivary duct carcinoma: Updates in histology, cytology, molecular biology, and treatment, 2020, Cancer Cytopathology
  • Sex differences in oncogenic mutational processes, 2020, Nature Communications

William C. Faquin frequently publishes in specialized venues aligned with their research interests. These include:

  • Cancer Cytopathology
  • Modern Pathology
  • Laboratory Investigation
  • Head and Neck Pathology
  • Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology

Collaborations have played a key role in their scholarly work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Zubair Baloch
  • Yuri Fedoriw
  • Sarah Dry
  • Karen Fritchie
  • David Kaminsky

The scientist's main topics of research encompass:

  • Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Head and Neck Cancer Studies
  • Ear and Head Tumors
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
  • Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
  • Tumors and Oncological Cases

Best Publications

  • Single-Cell Transcriptomic Analysis of Primary and Metastatic Tumor Ecosystems in Head and Neck Cancer

    Sidharth V. Puram;Itay Tirosh;Itay Tirosh;Anuraag S. Parikh;Anoop P. Patel

  • The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology: A Meta-Analysis

    Massimo Bongiovanni;Alessandra Spitale;William C Faquin;Luca Mazzucchelli

  • Medullary thyroid carcinoma

    Douglas P. Clark;William C. Faquin

  • EFFECT OF INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES ON HYPOXIA-INDUCED ERYTHROPOIETIN PRODUCTION

    William C. Faquin;Thomas J. Schneider;Mark A. Goldberg

  • A biodegradable and biocompatible gecko-inspired tissue adhesive

    Alborz Mahdavi;Lino Ferreira;Lino Ferreira;Cathryn Sundback;Jason W. Nichol

  • Biocompatibility analysis of poly(glycerol sebacate) as a nerve guide material

    Cathryn A Sundback;Jeffery Y Shyu;Yadong Wang;William C Faquin

  • Human papillomavirus testing in head and neck carcinomas guideline from the college of American pathologists

    James S. Lewis;Beth Beadle;Justin Avery Bishop;Rebecca D. Chernock

  • Midline Carcinoma of Children and Young Adults With NUT Rearrangement

    Christopher A. French;Jeffery L. Kutok;William C. Faquin;Jeffrey A. Toretsky

  • Impact of reclassifying noninvasive follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma on the risk of malignancy in the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology

    William C. Faquin;Lawrence Q. Wong;Amir H. Afrogheh;Syed Z. Ali

  • TCR-engineered T cells targeting E7 for patients with metastatic HPV-associated epithelial cancers.

    Nisha B. Nagarsheth;Scott M. Norberg;Andrew L. Sinkoe;Sabina Adhikary

  • An oncogenic MYB feedback loop drives alternate cell fates in adenoid cystic carcinoma

    Yotam Drier;Yotam Drier;Yotam Drier;Matthew J Cotton;Matthew J Cotton;Matthew J Cotton;Kaylyn E Williamson;Kaylyn E Williamson;Kaylyn E Williamson;Shawn M Gillespie;Shawn M Gillespie;Shawn M Gillespie

  • Endometrial precancer diagnosis by histopathology, clonal analysis, and computerized morphometry.

    George L. Mutter;Jan P. A. Baak;Christopher P. Crum;Ralph M. Richart

  • Fine-needle aspiration of follicular patterned lesions of the thyroid: Diagnosis, management, and follow-up according to National Cancer Institute (NCI) recommendations.

    William C. Faquin;Zubair W. Baloch

  • Expression of KIT (CD117) in Neoplasms of the Head and Neck: An Ancillary Marker for Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

    M Mino;B Z Pilch;W C Faquin

  • The effect of surgery and radiotherapy on outcome of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma.

    Jean Pierre E. N. Pierie;Alona Muzikansky;Randall D. Gaz;William C. Faquin

  • Expression of androgen, estrogen, and progesterone receptors in salivary gland tumors. Frequent expression of androgen receptor in a subset of malignant salivary gland tumors.

    Selim M. Nasser;William C. Faquin;Yogeshwar Dayal

  • Genetic and Biological Subgroups of Low-Stage Follicular Thyroid Cancer

    Christopher A. French;Erik K. Alexander;Edmund S. Cibas;Vania Nose

  • T-Cell Receptor Gene Therapy for Human Papillomavirus-Associated Epithelial Cancers: A First-in-Human, Phase I/II Study.

    Stacey L Doran;Sanja Stevanović;Sabina Adhikary;Jared J Gartner

  • The Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology: Analysis and suggestions of initial survey

    Esther Diana Rossi;William C. Faquin;Zubair Baloch;Güliz A. Barkan

  • Whole-slide imaging digital pathology as a platform for teleconsultation: a pilot study using paired subspecialist correlations.

    David C. Wilbur;Kalil Madi;Robert B. Colvin;Lyn M. Duncan

Frequent Co-Authors

Zubair W. Baloch
Zubair W. Baloch University of Pennsylvania
Leonard B. Kaban
Leonard B. Kaban Harvard University
Bradley E. Bernstein
Bradley E. Bernstein Broad Institute
Ronald Ghossein
Ronald Ghossein Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Joseph B. Nadol
Joseph B. Nadol Harvard University
William H. Westra
William H. Westra Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Itay Tirosh
Itay Tirosh Weizmann Institute of Science
Raja R. Seethala
Raja R. Seethala University of Pittsburgh
Lester D. R. Thompson
Lester D. R. Thompson Kaiser Permanente
Aviv Regev
Aviv Regev Genentech

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