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Christine Gail Gourin, M.D., M.P.H. Vice Chair, Safety, Quality and Service, Johns Hopkins Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Female

Expertise

Basal Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck, Carcinoma

Research Interests

Quality of Life; Quality of care, safety, and

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Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center

443-997-6467 601 N. Caroline St.
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Baltimore, MD 21287

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443-997-6467 10803 Falls Road
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Lutherville, MD 21093

Background

Christine Gourin, M.D., helps patients with tumors of the skin, oral cavity, larynx, oropharynx, neck, skull base, and salivary glands. She also treats patients with thyroid cancer, premalignant conditions of the upper aerodigestive tract, and unknown primary head and neck primary squamous cell carcinoma, sinus, and nasal cavity tumors. Dr. Gourin received her medical degree from the State University of New York- Health Science Center at Brooklyn/ Downstate Medical Center. Dr. Gourin trained in General Surgery and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Vermont, followed by a fellowship in Advanced Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and a master's degree in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Gourin is a Fellow of the American Board of Otolaryngology and the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Gourin has authored over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, 24 book chapters and 2 books: Medical and Surgical Management of Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases and The Johns Hopkins Patient Guide to Head and Neck Cancer, and is a section editor for the forthcoming 5th edition of the textbook, Head and Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology. She is on the Editorial Board of The Laryngoscope and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and is a reviewer for numerous other head and neck surgery journals. She has an active head and neck surgical oncology practice and has been named to America's Top Physicians and Best Doctors in America annually since 2005. Dr. Gourin's research interests focus on head and neck cancer treatment outcomes, function, quality of life, palliative care, and improving the delivery of high-quality head and neck cancer care. She also serves as vice chair for safety, quality and service in the Johns Hopkins Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

Titles

Vice Chair, Safety, Quality and Service, Johns Hopkins Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Professor of Oncology

Departments Divisions

- - Head and Neck Surgery

Centers & Institutes

Education

Degrees

MD; SUNY Downstate Medical Center (1990)

Residencies

General Surgery; The University of Vermont Medical Center (1995) Otolaryngology; The University of Vermont Medical Center (1999)

Fellowships

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2000)

Additional Training

MPH - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2011) Fellow - Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine (2022)

Research & Publications

Clinical Trial Keywords

neck cancer; salivary gland cancer; parotid cancer; skin cancer; sinus cancer; pharynx cancer; oropharyngeal cancer; tongue base cancer; tonsil cancer; larynx cancer

Activities & Honors

Honors

Honor Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2008 Daiichi Clinical Scholars Program, American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, 2004 1st place, American College of Surgeons, 1992 1st place, American College of Surgeons, 1994 1st place, American College of Surgeons, 1994 Committee on Trauma Resident Trauma Competition, Region I Committee on Trauma Resident Trauma Competition Committee on Trauma Resident Trauma Competition Phi Beta Kappa, 1986 Dr. William and Raynore Engel Scholarship, 1987 - 1989 Roger H. Albee Surgical Research Scholarship, 1993 - 1994 Americas Top Physicians, 2005 - 2020 Best Doctors in America, 2005 - 2020

Memberships

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Fellow American Bronchoesophagological Association American College of Surgeons
Fellow American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG) American Laryngological Association
Fellow American Society of Clinical Oncology Association of Women Surgeons Cancer Liason Physician, 2004 - 2007 Dysphagia Research Society Georgia Chapter of the Association of Women Surgeons
President, 2004-2007 Georgia Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Society of University Otolaryngologists The American Head and Neck Society
Member The Triological Society
Member American Laryngological Association Dysphagia Research Society

Videos & Media

(4/22/2016) ABC News, (01/11/2011) MedPage Today, (02/19/2016)

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