Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
USF Health · College of Medicine

Photo of Dr. Thomas McCaffrey Thomas V. McCaffrey, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor and Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Division Chief, Head and Neck Program/Moffitt Cancer Center
Biographical Sketch | Areas of Expertise | Current Research | Publications

Education

Medical Degree: Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, Maywood, IL
Internship: Department of Surgery, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, MN
Residency: Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Thomas V. McCaffrey received his M.D. degree from the Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology at the Mayo Clinic and he holds a Ph.D. in both Physiology and Otolaryngology with research interests in Laryngeal and Nasal Physiology. In 1998 Dr. McCaffrey was offered the position of Professor and Inaugural Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery at the University of South Florida. In this role he has built a department of physicians that are routinely named "Best Doctors" and a service worthy of ranking in U.S. World and News Report, Best Hospitals 2007 at both Tampa General Hospital and H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center. His clinical interests include head & neck oncology, rhinology, and laryngology.

Board Certification

  • Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1975
  • Diplomate, American Board of Otolaryngology, 1980

Memberships

  • Alpha Omega Alpha
  • American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy/Foundation
  • American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery
  • American Bronchoesophagological Association
  • American College of Surgeons
  • American Head and Neck Society
  • American Physiological Society
  • American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society, Inc.
  • American Laryngological Association
  • American Rhinologic Society
  • American Thyroid Association
  • Association of Academic Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
  • Florida Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
  • International Bronchoesophageal Society, Council
  • North American Skull Base Society
  • Sigma Xi
  • Society of Surgical Oncology
  • Society of University Otolaryngologists-Head and Neck Surgeons

Awards

  • Second Prize in Clinical Research, American Academy of Otolaryngology, 1978.
  • Dr. Maurice H. Cottle Award in Rhinology for Clinical or Laboratory Investigation, American Rhinologic Society, 1979.
  • First Prize for Resident Essay, American Bronchoesophagological Association, 1980.
  • Rappaport Clinical Investigator Award, Mayo Clinic Research Committee, 1981.
  • Teacher of the Year, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mayo Clinic, 1981.
  • Honor Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, 1985.
  • Visiting Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, October 8, 1985
  • The Harris P. Mosher Memorial Award, American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society, Inc., 1988
  • Teacher of Year, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mayo Clinic, 1992
  • Guest Professor, Alberta Academy of Otolaryngology (1997)
  • Distinguished Service Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, 1997

Offices Held

  • Task Force on New Materials, Joint Committee of the American Board of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery (1987-1989)
  • Continuing Education Committee, American Academy of Otolaryngology (1990-1994)
  • Committee on National and International Standards, American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery , (1986-1989)
  • Committee on Research, American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, (1989-1992)
  • Guest Examiner, American Board of Otolaryngology (1994, 1995, 1999, 2000)
  • Subcommittee on Endocrine Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, (1997-2002)
  • Consultant, Committee on Endocrine Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (2002-2003)
  • Award Committee, American Laryngological Association (1995-1996)
  • Board of Directors, American Rhinologic Society (1997-2003)
  • Chair, American Rhinologic Society Research Awards Committee (1999 - 2003)
  • Credentials Committee, American Rhinologic Society (1999 - )
  • Secretary, Florida Society of Otolaryngology-HNS (Nov. 2000-Oct. 2001)
    President, Florida Society of Otolaryngology-HNS (Nov. 2002-Oct.2003)
  • Resident Education Committee, SUO-HNS (2000-2003)
  • NCCN, Head and Neck Cancer Panel (2000 – Present)
  • TGH Adhoc Committee, Credentialing Criteria/Percutaneous Tracheostomy (2001)
  • COM, Academic Computing Committee, (Sept. 2001- August 2003)
  • COM, Physician Focus Group, (February 2004 – present)
  • COM, Program Practice Building Strategic Work Group (Oct 2004 – February 2005)
  • Hillsborough County Medical Association, Inc. (Sept. 2005 – present)

Editorial Review Boards

  • Acta Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica Belgica
  • The American Journal of Rhinology
  • Annals of Otology, Rhinology, & Laryngology
  • Archinves of Otolaryngology-HNS
  • European Archives Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
  • Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry
  • The Laryngoscope
  • Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
  • Rhinology

Areas of Expertise

  • Head and Neck Oncology
  • Treatment of Subglottic and Tracheal Stenosis
  • Treatment of Spastic Dysphonia and Voice Disorders
  • Surgery for Invasive Thyroid Carcinoma
  • Skullbase Surgery
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Current and Research Interests

  • laryngeal physiology
  • nasal physiology
  • airway mucociliary function
  • treatment of spastic dysphonia with botulinum toxin
  • evaluation and treatment of clinical voice disorders
  • role of HPV in human head and neck cancer

Current/Pending Research

Title Date Sponsor
Clinical Efficacy of Molecular Analysis of Surgical Margins and Regional Lymph Nodes in Management of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma 4/01/1996 - 3/31/2001 ECOG
A Multicenter, Open-Label, Single Group, Repeated Treatment Study of Foscan-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) for Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Oral Cavity 5/27/1997 - 4/30/2001 Scotia Pharm., Ltd.
An Open Label, Non-randomized Individual Patient Trial of Electroporation Therapy (EPT) Using the Genetronics, Inc., MedPulsar System and Intratumor Bleomycin in Patients Who Have Failed Standard Therapy 7/29/1998 - 6/30/2001 Genetronics, Inc.
A Multicenter, Multi-National, Open-Label, Single Group, Single and Multiple Dose Study of Foscan-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) for the Palliative Treatment of Recurrent, Refractory or Second Primary Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Head and Neck in Patients Considered to be Incurable with Surgery or Radiotherapy 5/14/1999 - 4/30/2001 Scotia Pharm, Ltd.
An Open-Label Phase 2 Study of Intravenous CI-1042 Alone and in Combination with Cisplatin/5-Fluorouracil in Patients with Recurrent Squamous Cell Pending Parke-Davis
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Publications

McCaffrey TV. Evaluation of the Thyroid Nodule. Cancer Control 2000, 7(3): p. 223-228.

Nasseri SS, McCaffrey TV, et al. Endoscopic transnasal pituitary surgery: report on 180 cases. Am J Rhinology, 2001; 15(4):281-7.

McCaffrey TV, Myssiorek D, Marrinan M. Head and neck paragangliomas: physiology and biochemistry. Otolaryngology CL North Am, 2001; 34(5):837-44.

McCaffrey TV. Thyroid storm: diagnosis and management. In: Shindo ML, Randolph GW, eds. Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders. AAO-HNS Monograph/1998 Cherry Blossom Conference, Alexandria, VA, Fall 2002, pp 9-13.

McCaffrey TV, Czaja JM. Thyroid carcinoma invading the upper aerodigestive system. In: Shindo ML, Randolph GW, eds. Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders. AAO-HNS Monograph/1998 Cherry Blossom Conference, Alexandria, VA, Fall 2002, pp 78-86.

McCaffrey TV. Head and neck cancer: the complexities of care. Cancer Control 2002, Sep-Oct;9(5):367-8.

McCaffrey TV. Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid. In: Pellitteri P, McCaffrey TV, eds. Endocrine Surgery of the Head and Neck. Thomson Delmar Learning, New York, 2003, pp 141-146.

McCaffrey TV. Thyroid carcinoma in children and adolescents. In: Pellitteri P, McCaffrey TV, eds. Endocrine Surgery of the Head and Neck. Thomson Delmar Learning, New York, 2003, pp 189-192.

McCaffrey TV. Laryngotracheal Stenosis. In: Ossoff RH, Shapshay SM, Woodson GE, Netterville JL, eds. The Larynx. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2003, pp 241-249.

Pinheiro AD, Foote RL, McCaffrey TV, Kasperbauer JL, et al. Intraoperative radiotherapy for head and neck and skull base cancer. Head and Neck 2003 Mar;25(3):217-26.

Pellitteri PK, McCaffrey TV (eds). Endocrine Surgery of the Head and Neck. Delmar Publishers Inc., 2003.

McCaffrey TV. Using hand-held computing devices in the practice of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery 2003, 11:156-159.

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