Maie St. John

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Maie St. John is an American surgeon, academic, and researcher known for her contributions to head and neck surgery and oncology. She holds the Samuel and Della Pearlman Chair in Head and Neck Surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research and clinical work focus on improving surgical techniques and understanding the molecular biology of head and neck cancers.

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Early life and education

St. John was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, and her grandfather, a physician in Egypt, introduced her to medicine. [1] St. John earned a B.S. from Stanford University in 1992. [1] St. John has an M.D. (1999) and a Ph.D. (1998) from Yale University. She did her internship at the University of California, Los Angeles from 1999 until 2001. [2]

Career

St. John's work centers on the mechanisms of cancer spread and resistance, with a primary focus on intraoperative tools that help identify cancerous cells during surgery. [3]

Selected publications

References

  1. 1 2 Villafuerte, Vanessa (September 12, 2024). "Her call to medicine came from her grandfather's lessons". www.uclahealth.org. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Maie St. John, MD, PhD, FACS". www.uclahealth.org. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  3. ↑ Dennis, Tami (January 26, 2018). "Surgeon/scientist to lead department of head and neck surgery". UCLA. Retrieved November 11, 2024.


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