Natalie Naranjo Galloni

Education

Primary Studies:  
                      
1986 - Republic of Peru School  
                                               
Secondary High School Studies:
                
1990 - Calasanz High School
                                              
Graduate Studies: 
           
1991 - General Basic Humanity and Sciences Studies University of Costa Rica                                                       
                                                  
1993 - Bachelors Degree, with honors Autonomous University of Medical Science
                         
1995 - Licentiate Degree, with honors Autonomous University of Medical Science

1996 - Medical Doctor with honors Autonomous University of Medical Science

Post Graduate Studies               

1996 - Medical Internship. University of Costa Rica.
           Hospital San Juan de Dios. San Jose Costa Rica
                                                     
1997 - General Medicine Practice Year
           Santa Maria de Dota Health Center. Cartago, Costa Rica
                                                  
2002 - Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Residency Program, University of Costa Rica
           Hospital Calderon Guardia, San Jose, Costa Rica                                                      
2004 - Research Fellow/ Head and Neck Oncology
             Princess Margaret Hospital, Ontario Cancer Institute
             Dr. Patrick Gullane/ Dr Suzanne Kamel-Reid supervisors

Courses:

1997 - Administrative aspects of Health Care Hospital Max Teheran Cartago, Costa Rica

2000 - Temporal Bone Dissection Course Hospital Mexico. Costa Rica.

2001 - Otoneurology Dissection Course Dr.Antonio De la Cruz. Hospital Mexico. Costa Rica.
2002 - CPR/Advanced/American Cardiology Society Association, University of Costa Rica
                            
2003 - Clinical Observership: Otolaryngology Department Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto. July - Dec

2003 - Dr. J. Friedberg supervisor

2004 - Functional Endoscopic Surgery and Rhynoplasty Dissection course Dr Witterick / Dr Wormald, University of Toronto.
                                                                           
2004 - Toronto Voice Course and Laryngeal Microsurgery Course
            Dr. J Anderson. St Michael Hospital, university of Toronto.
                                                                                
2004 - 5th biennial Course on Management of Thyroid Nodular Disease and Cancer    
            Dr. Jeremy Freeman, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto.  
                                                                                  
2004 - Temporal Bone Dissection Workshop
            Dr Moises Arriaga. Allegheny Hospital Pittsburgh.

2004 - Clinical Observership Memorial Sloan Kettering Center Head and Neck Oncology Department.
               Dr. Jatin Shah Supervisor.
                                                                         
2005 - Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer by Transoral Laser Surgery.
               Dr. Witterick. University of Toronto.
                                          
2005 - AO ASIF Principles of Operative Treatment of
                Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction
               AO North America. Beth Israel Hospital, New York.
              
2005 - Multidisciplinary Management of Head and Neck Cancer and Thyroid and Parathyroid
               Dr. Michael Urken. Beth Israel Medical Center, New York.
                                                                                                              
2005 - Post-Laryngectomy Voice Rehabilitation Course
                Dr.Eric Blom PhD. University of Toronto.

2006 - The Use of Lasers in Otolaryngology – Physics, Safety and Hands-on Course for CO2 and ND: YAG Lasers.                  

Dr.Dale Brown. University of Toronto.

2006 - Minimally Invasive Surgery and Endoscopic and Skull Base Dissection Course.
                Dr. Snyderman. University of Toronto.

Academic Positions:

2002     Assistant Staff
             Hospital Calderon Guardia
             ENT- HNS Department.
                      
2002     University UACA
              Assistant Professor Pregraduate
              San Jose, Costa Rica

2006     University Of Costa Rica
              Assistant Professor. Postgraduate
              San Jose, Costa Rica

Honors, Awards and Distinctions:

1993     Dr Guzman Physiology Award
             1st Prize Winner, UACA University Costa Rica
                                       
1993    Graduate Summa Cum Laude Probata
             Bachelors Degree, UACA University Costa Rica

1995     Graduate Cum Laude Probata  
             Licentiate Degree, UACA University Costa Rica

1996     Surgical Merit Award.
             Surgical Internship.
             Hospital San Juan de Dios, Costa Rica.

1997     Cum Laude Probata
              Medical Doctor Degree, UACA University Costa Rica

2002     Cum Laude Probata.
              Honor Graduation ENT/HNS. University of Costa Rica

2004     International Travel Grant AAO-HNS
              American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Meeting New York.

Professional Societies:
                                         
1996      Collage of Physicians and Surgeons of Costa Rica
               Fellow Member.
                                         
2002     Asociación Costarricense de Otorrinolaringología y Cirugía de Cabeza y Cuello. ACOCCC.
              (Costa Rican Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery)
               Junior Member 1996 – 2001

2004     American Academy Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
              AAO-HNS
              International Member 2004

2007      Asociación Costarricense de Otorrinolaringología y Cirugía de Cabeza y Cuello.
              (Costa Rican Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery)
             Board of Directors 2007 – 2009.


Public Service:

1997 – 2002    Hogarcito Infantil de Pavas Volunteer Physician, Foster Care Facility.

2007 - Departamento de Accion Social Hospital Clinica Biblica


Research Work:

1993 - The effects of the Bahuinia manca on Blood Glucose Levels.

1998 - Acute Otitis Media: TMP/SMX vs. Amoxicillin  Randomized Prospective study.

1999 - Laryngeal Papilloma Virus Retrospective 5 year review.

2000 - Endoscopic Approach for CSF leaks Retrospective 6 year review
                                   
2001 - The dysphonic patient: clinical approach
                                           
2002 - Head and Neck Cancer in Costa Rica Retrospective 8 year review. Graduation thesis.

2004 - Genetic Analysis of Oral Cancer:  Biomarkers of Progression and Recurrence.
             OCI Laboratory. Princess Margaret Hospital.
             Supervisors: Dr Patrick Gullane / Dr Suzanne Kamel-Reid                                                                                  

Presentations:
 
1998 - Facial Palsy management: National ENT HNS Meeting. Hospital Calderon Guardia. San Jose, Costa Rica.

1999 - Complications in FESS: National ENT HNS Meeting. Hospital Calderon Guardia. San Jose, Costa Rica.

2000 - Retrolaberintic Presigmoid Approach for Petroclival lesions: National ENT HNS Meeting Hospital Calderon Guardia. San Jose, Costa Rica.

2000 - Fibrooseus Lesions in Head and Neck: National ENT HNS Meeting. Hospital Calderon Guardia. San Jose, Costa Rica.

2001 - Cervical Trauma: role of ENT: National ENT HNS Meeting Hospital Calderon Guardia. San Jose, Costa Rica.
                                 
2001 - Frontal Sinus Fractures: case report: National ENT HNS Meeting Hospital Calderon Guardia. San Jose, Costa Rica
 
2002 - Malignant Transformation of Laryngeal Papilloma: National ENT HNS Meeting
               Hospital Calderon Guardia. San Jose, Costa Rica.
                                 
2002 - Endoscopic Approach for frontal Mucocele: National ENT HNS Meeting
               Hospital Calderon Guardia. San Jose, Costa Rica.
                                
2002 - Head and Neck Oncology: Management Guidelines proposal: National ENT    HNS Meeting Hospital Calderon Guardia. San Jose, Costa Rica.

2003 - Rhabdomyosarcoma in the Pediatric Population
             Hospital for Sick Children, ENT Departmental Rounds.
                
2005 - Genetic Analysis of Oral Leukoplakia and Same-Site Oral Squamous Cell           Carcinoma Percy Ireland Day. Otolaryngology Department, University of Toronto.

2005 - Biomarkers of Disease Progression and Recurrence in Head and Neck Carcinoma. Applied Molecular Oncology Seminar, OCI Laboratory, Princess Margaret             Hospital.

2005 - Head and Neck Carcinoma: Basic Science Research, Dr.Suzanne Kamel-Reid Laboratory. Research Evening, University of Toronto.

2005 - Molecular Oncology  and Biology
            Hospital Calderon Guardia. San Jose Costa Rica.

2006 - American Academy Of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
            Presenter, 110th Meeting, Toronto Ontario, Canada.
          
Proceedings of Conferences

Reis PP*, Bharadwaj R, Naranjo-Galloni N*, Grenman R, Gullane P, Irish J, Kamel-Reid S. Over-expression of CLDN1 in oral carcinoma and its correlation with EGFR activation. Accepted for platform presentation during the American Head and Neck Society meeting, May 15-16, 2005. Boca Raton, FL, USA.

Tremblay S*, Reis PP*, Machado J*, Bradley G, Naranjo Galloni N*, Perez-Ordonez B, Gullane P, Irish J, Kamel-Reid S. Deregulated expression of FANCA and GSTP1 in oral Squamous cell carcinoma of young patients. Accepted for platform presentation during the American Head and Neck Society meeting, May 15-16, 2005. Boca Raton, FL, USA.

R Bharadwaj, P P Reis*, N Naranjo-Galloni*, R Grenman, P Gullane, J Irish, S. Kamel-Reid. EGFR activation is correlated with and induces over-expression of CLDN1 in oral carcinoma cells. American Association of Cancer Research 2005 Annual Meeting, April 16-20, 2005.

Patricia P. Reis*, Shilpi Arora*, Giles C. Warner*, Natalie Naranjo Galloni, Bayardo Perez-Ordonez, Christina MacMillan, Jeremy Freeman, Jonathan Irish, Dale Brown, Patrick Gullane and Suzanne Kamel-Reid. Identification of Genes Commonly Deregulated in Oral Carcinomas and Their Surgical Resection Margins. 6th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer, August 7-11, 2004, Washington, DC

Publications

Tremblay S, Reis PP, Bradley G, Galloni NN, Perez-Ordonez B, Freeman J, Brown D, Gilbert R, Gullane P, Irish J, Kamel-Reid S. Young Patients with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Study of the Involvement of GSTP1 and Deregulation of the Fanconi Anemia Genes. Arch. Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg. In Press.

Clark JR, Franklin JH, Naranjo N, Odell MJ, Gullane PJ.
Sublingual gland resection in Squamous cell carcinoma of the floor of mouth: is it necessary?
Laryngoscope.2006Mar;116(3):382-6.

Work In progress:

Clinical:
Tumor Thickness, occult metastases and other prognostic variables in oral carcinoma and the clinically negative (N0) neck.
Authors: Jonathan R Clark, BSc(Med), MBBS, FRACS, Jason H Franklin, BSc, MD, FRCS(C),
Natalie Naranjo, MD, John Dealmeida, BSc, Patrick J Gullane, MD, FRCS(C), FACS
To be submitted.
       
Ongoing Research Projects:
Biomarkers Of Progression: Leukoplakia project.
Biomarkers of Recurrence: Surgical Resection Margins project.
Molecular Analysis of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas within Young Patients project

Abstract submitted:
Biomarkers of Progression in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
N. Naranjo Galloni1 P. Pintor dos Reis1, G.Bradley1, B. Perez-Ordonez3, M. Pintilie4, P. Gullane5, J. Irish5, S. Kamel-Reid1,3, 6
Depts. of 1Applied Molecular Oncology, 2Cancer Informatics, 3Pathology, 4Clinical Study Coordination and Biostatistics, 5Otolaryngology and Surgical Oncology, Ontario Cancer Institute and University Health Network, Toronto, ON Canada; 5 and  6Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Submitted to the American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Society Meeting, Toronto
 
Genetic Profiling of Oral Carcinomas and Surgical Resection Margins.
P. Pintor dos Reis1, N. Naranjo Galloni1, N. K. Cervigne1, I. Jurisica2, B. Perez-Ordonez3, M. Pintilie4, J. Freeman5, D. Brown6, R. Gilbert6, P. Gullane6, J. Irish6, S. Kamel-Reid1,3,7
Depts. of 1Applied Molecular Oncology, 2Cancer Informatics, 3Pathology, 4Clinical Study Coordination and Biostatistics, 6Otolaryngology and Surgical Oncology, Ontario Cancer Institute and University Health Network, Toronto, ON Canada; 5Otolaryngology and Surgical Oncology, Mount Sinai Hospital, and 7Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Submitted to the American Head and Neck Society, Chicago 2006.

Genetic Analysis of Genes Involved in Signal Transduction Pathways In Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas
D. Thurnher1, P. Pintor dos Reis2, N. Naranjo Galloni2, J. Freeman3, D. Brown1, R. Gilbert1, P. Gullane1, J. Irish1, S. Kamel-Reid2,4
Depts. of 1Otolaryngology and Surgical Oncology, 2Applied Molecular Oncology, Ontario Cancer Institute and University Health Network, Toronto, ON Canada; 3Otolaryngology and Surgical Oncology, Mount Sinai Hospital, and 4Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Submitted to the American Head and Neck Society, Chicago 2006

Investigation of the Mismatch Repair Genes hPMS1, hPMS2 and hMLH1 in Young Patients with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
J. Machado1,2, P. Pintor dos Reis1, N. Naranjo Galloni1, Y. Wang3, W. Xu4, C. MacMillan5, B. Perez-Ordonez6, P. Gullane7, J. Irish7, and S Kamel-Reid1,2
Depts. of 1Applied Molecular Oncology, University Health Network, 2Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, 3Cellular and Molecular Biology, Toronto Western Hospital, 4Clinical Study Coordination and Biostatistics, Princess Margaret Hospital, 5Pathobiology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, 6Pathology, Princess Margaret Hospital, 7Otolaryngology and Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Submitted to the American Head and Neck Society, Chicago 2006.