Useful resources

Useful Open Access Resources

Articles about Head and Neck Surgery in Africa

  1. Fagan JJ, Aswani J, Otiti J, Mushamba V, Liyombao E, Woodson G, Weed D, Zender C, Mannion K, Netterville JL, Wagner R, Zafereo M. Educational workshops with graduates of the University of Cape Town Karl Storz Head and Neck Surgery Fellowship Program: a model for collaboration in outreach to developing countries. SpringerPlus 2016 Sep 23;5(1):1652
  2. Mulwafu W, Ensink R, Kuper H, Fagan JJ. Survey of ENT services in Sub-Saharan Africa: Little progress between 2009 and 2015. Global Health Action. Volume 10, 2017 – Issue 1 
  3. Fagan JJ, Zafereo M, Aswani J, Netterville JL, Koch W Head and Neck Surgical Subspecialty training in Africa. Sustainable models to improve cancer care in Developing Countries. Head Neck. 2017 Mar;39(3):605-11
  4. Fagan JJ. Global Health in Otolaryngology: Ch 12. Workforce Considerations, Training and Diseases in Africa. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America. Eds: James E. Saunders JE, Cordes SR, Zafereo M. 2018 Feb 27. pii: S0030-6665(18)30009-4. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2018.01.009
  5. Fagan JJ et al. African Head and Neck Fellowships: A Model for a Sustainable Impact on Head and Neck Cancer Care in Developing Countries. Head Neck. 2019 Jun;41(6):1824-1829. doi: 10.1002/hed.25615
  6. Zafereo, Yu J, Onakoya PA, Aswani J, Baidoo K, Bogale M, Cairncross L, Cordes, D Adekunle, Diom, Maurice ME, Mohammed GM, Biadgelign MG, Koné FI, Itiere A, Koch W, Konney A, Kundiona I, Macharia C, Mashamba V, Moore MG, Mugabo RM, Noah P, Omutsani M, Orloff LA, Otiti J, Randolph GW, Sebelik M, Todsen T, Twier K, Fagan JJ. African Head and Neck Society Clinical Practice guidelines for thyroid nodules and cancer in developing countries and limited resource settings. Head & Neck. 2020;1–11. https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.26094  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/hed.26094
  7. Fagan JJ, Wetter J, Otiti J, Aswani J, Konney A, Diom E, Baidoo K, Onakoya P, Mugabo R, Noah P, Mashamba V, Kundiona I, Macharia C, Mainasara MG, Gebeyehu M, Bogale M, Twier K, Faniriko M, Melesse GB, Shrime MG. Is AJCC/UICC Staging Still Appropriate for Head and Neck Cancers in Developing Countries? OTO Open. 2020 Jul 6;4(3):2473974X20938313.  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7338737/ 
  8. Fagan JJ, Otiti J, Onakoya PA, Diom E, Konney A, Gebeyehu M, Aswani J, Baidoo K, Koch WM. AfHNS fellowship: A model to improve access to head and neck cancer care in Africa and developing countries. Head Neck. 2021 May 29. doi: 10.1002/hed.26770. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34050570. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34050570/
  9. Windon MJ, Faniriko MBA, Bogale M, Acha E, Koch W. Otolaryngology burden of disease and surgical case triage in resource-limited settings: An example from Cameroon. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2021 Jan 31;6(2):177-182. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33869748/ 
  10. Fagan JJ. Africa: A Window on Challenges and Opportunities for Head and Neck Cancer. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2021 Jun; 6(3): 414–9. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8223454/pdf/LIO2-6-414.pdf)
  11. Okerosi S, Mokoh LW, Rubagumya F, Niyibizi BA, Nkya A, Van Loon K, Buckle G, Bent S, Ha P, Fagan JJ, Ng D, Aswani J, Xu MJ. Human Papillomavirus-Associated Head and Neck Malignancies in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review. JCO Glob Oncol. 2023 Jan;9:e2200259. doi: 10.1200/GO.22.00259. PMID: 36730877.
  12. Okerosi S, Nkya A, Fagan J, Xu MJ. Realities and challenges of head and neck free flap reconstruction in sub-Saharan Africa. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Dec 1;31(6):438-40