Chief, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department

Otolaryngology (ENT)

Benjamin Cable is an expert in the field of Otolaryngology (ENT). He attended Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences is ranked 72 in research and 47 in primary care medicine He received awards:"A Proficiency Designator Award (Professional Expertise)", "Order of Military Medical Merit Selection", "Outstanding Staff Teacher Award", "Honor Award", "Bass Research Competition, First Place, RNA Interference of Tissue Growth Factor Beta 2", "First Place, Airway Injury Model for the Application of RNAi Therapy", "First Place Award Society of Military Otolaryngologists Poster Competition", "Second Place Award Society of Military Otolaryngologists Poster Competition", "Resident Research Awards", "Army Surgeon's General Award Recipient", "Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society", "Officer Basic Course Commandant's List", "Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society", "Dean's Distinguished Cadet Award (highest 5% of students academically)", "Superintendent's Award (academic, military leadership, and physical fitness excellence)", "Dean's List" and "Fellow (FAAO-HNS)". Benjamin Cable is also a published MD. He has 21 publication published. The most recent publication is: Neurocognitive outcomes after pediatric adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Publications

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• Author Self-Citation in the Otolaryngology Literature: A Pilot Study.
• Rhinology and medical malpractice: An update of the medicolegal landscape of the last ten years.
• Medication Associated with Hearing Loss: 25 Years of Medical Malpractice Cases in the United States.
• Emergent treatment of button batteries in the esophagus: evolution of management and need for close second-look esophagoscopy.
• RNA interference of transforming growth factor-β 2 in human respiratory fibroblasts.
• Head and neck ultrasound in the pediatric population.
• Pathology quiz case 1. Salivary gland anlage tumor (SGAT).
• Characterization of transforming growth factors beta1 and 2 in ferrets (Mustela putorius furo).
• Acute rise in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in a coastal community.
• Hairy polyp in the oropharynx of a 5-week-old infant with sudden-onset respiratory distress.
• Pediatric functional endoscopic sinus surgery: frequently asked questions.
• Xylitol enhances bacterial killing in the rabbit maxillary sinus.
• Pediatric airway reconstruction: principles, decision-making, and outcomes at the University of Iowa hospitals and clinics.
• Image-guided surgical drainage of medial parapharyngeal abscesses in children: a novel adjuvant to a difficult approach.
• Tracheal spindle cell tumor in a child.
• Pharyngeal flap surgery: protocols, complications, and outcomes at the University of Iowa.
• The endoscopically assisted pharyngeal flap.
• Chronic ingestion of a zinc-based penny.
• Avoiding perils and pitfalls in velocardiofacial syndrome: an otolaryngologist's perspective.
• Neurocognitive outcomes after pediatric adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Schools

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• Uniformed Services University of The Health Sciences

• Walter Reed Army Med Center

Doctors Specialties

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• Ear, Nose, and Throat
• Otolaryngology (ENT)

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Awards

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• “A” Proficiency Designator Award (Professional Expertise)
• Order of Military Medical Merit Selection
• Outstanding Staff Teacher Award
• Honor Award
• Bass Research Competition, First Place, RNA Interference of Tissue Growth Factor Beta 2
• First Place, Airway Injury Model for the Application of RNAi Therapy
• First Place Award – Society of Military Otolaryngologists Poster Competition
• Second Place Award – Society of Military Otolaryngologists Poster Competition
• Resident Research Awards
• Army Surgeon's General Award Recipient
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
• Officer Basic Course Commandant's List
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
• Dean's Distinguished Cadet Award (highest 5% of students academically)
• Superintendent's Award (academic, military leadership, and physical fitness excellence)
• Dean's List
• Fellow (FAAO-HNS)

Education

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• University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
• National Capital Consortium
• Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

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