Collin F. Mulcahy, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology , Academic Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College


Biography

Dr. Mulcahy is a board-certified Otolaryngologist – Head & Neck Surgeon and a native Houstonian. He attended Texas A&M University and studied Biomedical Sciences before returning to Houston where he obtained his medical degree at McGovern Medical School (formerly The University of Texas at Houston Medical School). He then moved to Washington, D.C. to complete five-year residency training in Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery at the George Washington University, where he was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. In 2021, Dr. Mulcahy returned home and completed a fellowship in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Publications

Neural landscape is associated with functional outcomes in irradiated patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
Islam, S, Gleber-Netto, FO, Mulcahy, CF, Glaun, MDE, Srivastava, S, Hunt, PJ, Williams, MD, Barbon, CE, Spiotto, M, Zhao, W, Adebayo, A, Akhter, S, Xie, T, Debnath, KC, Sathishkumar, HN, Myers, B, Lothumalla, S, Yaman, I, Burks, JK, Gomez, J, Rao, X, Wang, J, Woodman, K, Mansour, J, Arenkiel, B, Osman, KL, Haxton, C, Lever, TE, Hutcheson, KA & Amit, M 2024, , Science translational medicine, vol. 16, no. 758, eabq5585. https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.abq5585

Advances in Surgical Therapy for HPV-Associated Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Mulcahy, CF & Gross, ND 2022, , Current Otorhinolaryngology Reports, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 475-482. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40136-022-00421-6

Did More Otolaryngology Residency Applicants Match at Their Home Institutions in 2021? Investigating the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mulcahy, CF, Terhaar, SJ, Boulos, S, Lee, E & Zapanta, PE 2022, , Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, vol. 131, no. 12, pp. 1375-1380. https://doi.org/10.1177/00034894211073198

Factors affecting providers' comfort and fear during intubations of patients with COVID-19
Lee, E, Al Shabeeb, RQ, El Shatanofy, M, Mulcahy, CF, Yamane, DP, Sherman, ML & Heinz, ER 2022, , Emergency Medicine Journal, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 96-100. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2021-212052

Outcomes after definitive surgery for mandibular osteoradionecrosis
Contrera, KJ, Chinn, SB, Weber, RS, Roberts, D, Myers, JN, Lai, SY, Lewis, CM, Hessel, AC, Gillenwater, AM, Mulcahy, CF, Yu, P, Hanasono, MM, Fuller, CD, Chambers, MS & Zafereo, ME 2022, , Head and Neck, vol. 44, no. 6, pp. 1313-1323. https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.27024

Perceived Impact of USMLE Step 1 Score Reporting to Pass/Fail on Otolaryngology Applicant Selection
Mamidi, IS, Gu, A, Mulcahy, CF, Wei, C & Zapanta, PE 2022, , Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, vol. 131, no. 5, pp. 506-511. https://doi.org/10.1177/00034894211028436

Impact of COVID-19 specific simulation training in improving intubators’ level of comfort during intubations of COVID-19 patients - Results from a USA national survey
Al Shabeeb, RQ, Lee, E, El Shatanofy, M, Mulcahy, CF, Sherman, ML, Heinz, ER & Yamane, DP 2022, , Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care, vol. 43, pp. 17-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tacc.2022.01.004

Reply to Letter to the Editor regarding “Head and neck osteosarcomas: An analysis of treatment trends and survival outcomes in the United States (2004–2016)”
Shim, T, Benito, DA, Chillakuru, Y, Darwish, C, Chalif, E, Strum, D, Mulcahy, CF & Monfared, A 2021, , Head and Neck, vol. 43, no. 12, pp. 4020-4021. https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.26866

Head and neck osteosarcomas: Analysis of treatment trends and survival outcomes in the United States (2004–2016)
Shim, T, Chillakuru, Y, Darwish, C, Chalif, E, Strum, D, Benito, DA, Mulcahy, CF & Monfared, A 2021, , Head and Neck, vol. 43, no. 11, pp. 3294-3305. https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.26817

Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Characteristics in Patients With Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Shim, T, Chillakuru, Y, Moncada, P, Kim, S, Sabetrasekh, P, Sparks, A, Mulcahy, CF & Monfared, A 2021, , Otology and Neurotology, vol. 42, no. 9, pp. 1323-1328. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAO.0000000000003213

Human papillomavirus-associated head and neck cancer
Nogues, JC, Fassas, S, Mulcahy, C & Zapanta, PE 2021, , Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 832. https://doi.org/10.3122/JABFM.2021.04.200588

Tracheal Agenesis: Vertical Division of the Native Esophagus – A Novel Surgical Approach and Review of the Literature
Straughan, AJ, Mulcahy, CF, Sandler, AD, Bauman, NM, Steinhorn, D & Gitman, L 2021, , Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, vol. 130, no. 6, pp. 547-562. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003489420962124

Incidentally discovered severe hypercalcaemia from a functioning parathyroid cyst: The limitations of intraoperative parathyroid hormone (IOPTH) monitoring
Nogues, JC, Cox, R, Mulcahy, C, Benito, D & Goodman, J 2021, , BMJ Case Reports, vol. 14, no. 5, e239119. https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-239119

Modified Marionette Technique for Unassisted In-Office Access to the Submandibular Duct
Mulcahy, CF, Fassas, S, Lloyd, A, Strum, D, Badger, C & Joshi, A 2021, , Laryngoscope, vol. 131, no. 5, pp. 1016-1018. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.29054

Outpatient Parotidectomy: A Retrospective Series
Michel, MC, Mulcahy, CF, Benito, DA, Patel, S, Badger, C, Kane, S, Li, NW, Goodman, JF, Thakkar, PG & Joshi, AS 2021, , Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, vol. 130, no. 3, pp. 254-261. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003489420938101

COVID-19 Intubation Safety: A Multidisciplinary, Rapid-Cycle Model of Improvement
Tronnier, A, Mulcahy, CF, Pierce, A, Benjenk, I, Sherman, M, Heinz, ER, Honeychurch, S, Ho, G, Talton, K & Yamane, D 2020, , American Journal of Medical Quality, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 450-457. https://doi.org/10.1177/1062860620949141

Local spikes in COVID-19 cases: Recommendations for maintaining otolaryngology clinic operations
Benito, DA, Pasick, L, Mulcahy, CF, Rajasekaran, K, Todd-Hesham, H, Joshi, AS, Goodman, JF & Thakkar, P 2020, , American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery, vol. 41, no. 6, 102688. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102688

Oropharyngeal hemorrhage in patients with COVID-19: A multi-institutional case series
Mulcahy, CF, Ghulam-Smith, M, Mamidi, IS, Thakkar, PG, Edwards, H, Tummala, N & Tracy, LF 2020, , American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery, vol. 41, no. 6, 102691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102691

A 15-year-old with a slowly enlarging submental mass
Wikner, EE, Mulcahy, CF, Gitman, L & Mudd, PA 2020, , Pediatrics in Review, vol. 41, pp. S50-S53. https://doi.org/10.1542/pir.2018-0127

Severe acquired tracheomalacia caused by a chronic esophageal foreign body
Mulcahy, CF, Park, JC, Rubio, EI, Speer, AL, Badillo, A & Pena, M 2019, , Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, vol. 47, 101253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsc.2019.101253