Merry E. Sebelik, MD
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RoleOtolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
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Specialty
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Research Program
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Practicing Since1991
Background
Dr. Sebelik, a native of Wisconsin, received her medical degree and Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery residency training at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Affiliated Hospitals, as well as fellowship training in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX.
She is a professor in Emory University’s Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, serving in the Division of Head & Neck Surgical Oncology with the Winship Cancer Institute, a NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center.
Dr. Sebelik's clinical practice has an emphasis on endocrine surgery of the head and neck, as well as comprehensive, multidisciplinary treatment of skin and aerodigestive tumors of the head and neck.
She has incorporated surgeon-performed, point-of-care ultrasound into staging, treatment planning and preoperative surgical assessment of many of her patients. Additionally, she participates in research studies addressing expanded indications for ultrasound use in clinical care and employs ultrasound imaging in translational research.
She is an American College of Surgeons certified Ultrasound Instructor and has conducted resident training courses in head and neck ultrasound, and participated as a didactic and practical instructor in courses at AHNS, ACS, and AAO-HNS meetings. She recently directed Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound Courses to Head and Neck Surgeons living and working in Sub-Saharan Africa, at the University of Cape Town, and at the African Head & Neck Society Annual Meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Dr. Sebelik has a strong interest in addressing deficits in surgical care in the developing world and has worked with the World Health Organization's Global Initiative for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care. She currently serves on the Global Surgical Education and Domestic Volunteerism Subcommittees of the Global Engagement Committee of the American College of Surgeons Operation Giving Back, as well as the Global Affairs Committee of the American Head and Neck Society. She serves as a faculty mentor in Emory University’s Global Health Resident Scholar Program, partnering with otolaryngology training in Ethiopia.
Through her interest in global surgical deficits, Dr. Sebelik has been privileged to collaborate with colleagues and trainees in many low and middle-income countries, and thus facilitate care to head & neck patients who would otherwise have little access to surgical care.
Titles & Roles
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Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck SurgeryEmory University School of Medicine
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Director, Head and Neck OncologyAtlanta VA Medical Center
Education & Training
Education
- Fellowship, Head and Neck Oncologic Surg, 1996UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Residency, Otolaryngology, 1991Medical College of Wisconsin Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
- Internship, Transitional Year, 1987St. Lukes Hospital
- Medical Education, MD, 1986Medical College of Wisconsin
Board Certifications
- OtolaryngologyAmerican Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1992
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery-Fellow, 1987
- American Board of Otolaryngology, 1992
- American Head and Neck Society-Fellow, 2000
- American College of Surgeons-Fellow, 2000
- American Thyroid Association, 2007
- Association for Surgical Education, 2008
- Alliance for Surgery and Anesthesia Presence, 2008
- Society of University Otolaryngologists, 2008
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, 2008
- WHO Global Initiative for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care (GIEESC), 2009
- American Institute for Ultrasound in Medicine, 2010, Candidate for Senior Membership-2016
- International Association Endocrine Surgeons, 2012
- International Society of Surgery, 2012
- Society for Simulation in Healthcare, 2012
- World Interactive Network Focused on Critical UltraSound (WINFOCUS), 2016
- Society of Ultrasound in Medical Education (SUSME), 2016
- Association for Women Surgeons, 2018
Research
Publications
Title/Journal Authors Publication Date Head & neck surgical oncology: Success in private practice.
American journal of otolaryngology
CB Shires, ME Sebelik 12/24/2024 Journal of personalized medicine
CB Shires, JS Schertzer, L Ottenstein, T Harris, ME Sebelik 09/24/2024 Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)
F Makouei, TD Frehr, TK Agander, G Lelkaitis, M Hyldig Dal, M Kaltoft, L Orloff, M Sebelik, MB Søndergaard Svendsen, I Wessel, T Todsen 08/01/2024 World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery
CB Shires, M Latour, M Sebelik, K Dewan 03/01/2024 Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Outcomes by p16INK4a Antigen Status in a Veteran Population.
Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS
CB Shires, C Tomeh, N Zafar, ME Sebelik 05/01/2023 Oral oncology
AJ Burnham, BJ Boyce, AS Kaka, MW El-Deiry, ME Sebelik, HM Baddour, MR Patel, JH Gross, M Nathan, JM Waller, NC Schmitt, L Ottenstein 02/01/2023 Head and Neck Ultrasound Utilization Rates: 2012 to 2019.
OTO open
CB Shires, JD Boughter, A Smith, ME Sebelik 01/01/2023 Oropharynx cancer after sleep apnea surgery.
Clinical case reports
CB Shires, M Sebelik 04/01/2022 Clinical case reports
CB Shires, M Sebelik 01/01/2022 Factors predictive of an academic otolaryngologist's scholarly impact.
World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery
CB Shires, TD Klug, RK Meacham, ME Sebelik 10/01/2021 International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology
A Deshpande, CS Tey, N Chanani, A Landry, M Raymond, M Sebelik, S Shashidharan, M Wolf, N Raol 09/01/2021 Lateral approach improves surgical access to the superior pole in giant endemic goiters.
Gland surgery
C DeBiase, M Sebelik, SR Chandra, J Dhingra 03/01/2021 Problematic Reporting of Gender Differences in Clinical Productivity Among Otolaryngologists.
JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery
CG Gourin, ME Sebelik, SD McCammon 02/01/2021 Chyloma formation after anterior cervical disc fusion.
Clinical case reports
T Klug, M Sebelik, CB Shires 12/01/2020 Head & neck
M Zafereo, J Yu, PA Onakoya, J Aswani, K Baidoo, M Bogale, L Cairncross, S Cordes, A Daniel, E Diom, ME Maurice, GM Mohammed, MG Biadgelign, FI Koné, A Itiere, W Koch, A Konney, I Kundiona, C Macharia, V Mashamba, MG Moore, RM Mugabo, P Noah, M Omutsani, LA Orloff, J Otiti, GW Randolph, M Sebelik, T Todsen, K Twier, JJ Fagan 08/01/2020 Multiplanar Computed Tomography Reconstruction to Diagnose Lemierre's Syndrome.
OTO open
CB Shires, T Klug, M Shete, M Sebelik 01/01/2020 Gland surgery
A Smith, V Thimmappa, JD Boughter, C Vanison, CB Shires, M Sebelik 06/01/2019 Thyroid surgery YouTube videos: estimating quality by surgeon characteristics and view rate.
Gland surgery
CB Shires, CD Wilson, M Sebelik 06/01/2019 Intratonsillar abscess: A not-so-rare clinical entity.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology
JP Giurintano, S Kortebein, M Sebelik, J Thompson, J McLevy-Bazzanella 04/01/2019 Current Experience of Ultrasound Training in Otolaryngology Residency Programs.
Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
KD Meister, PM Vila, J Bonilla-Velez, M Sebelik, LA Orloff 02/01/2019 Ultrasound Guidance for Implantation of Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator in a Breast Implant Patient.
The Laryngoscope
R Jonas, E Bradford-Bell, M Sebelik, RC Dedhia 11/01/2018 Gland surgery
K Dewan, ME Sebelik, JD Boughter, CB Shires 10/01/2018 Gland surgery
V Thimmappa, A Smith, J Wood, CB Shires, S Langsdon, M Sebelik 08/01/2018 Anterior Skull Base Reconstruction: Does Fat Preparation Matter?
Journal of neurological surgery reports
J Wood, J Densky, J Boughter, M Sebelik, C Shires 04/01/2018 Use of Ultrasound for Sizing Tracheoesophageal Puncture Prostheses.
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
A Smith, V Thimmappa, J Jones, C Shires, M Sebelik 12/01/2017 Awards
American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
Foundation Honor Award. September 2011
Special Humanitarian Recognition Award
Methodist University Hospital Foundation Living Awards.
August 2012
UT Service Award for exceptional service as Research Director by the UTHSC Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery. June 2013
Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical Honor Society, UTHSC Chapter April 2015
Named Top Doctor 2015 Peer Recognition Award
Memphis Magazine July 2015
UT Service Award for exceptional service as Research Director by the UTHSC Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery. June 2016
Named Top Doctor 2016 Peer Recognition Award
Memphis Magazine July 2016
Appointed to Fulbright Specialist Roster
Serving 3-year tenure as Specialist Instructor to Fulbright-participating global institutions January 2017
Named Top Doctor 2017 Peer Recognition Award
Atlanta Magazine July 2017
Selected for Health Services Research Faculty Development Course
Emory School of Medicine Faculty Development July 2017
Scholar of the Year for Best Scholarly Paper Published 2017
Emory University Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery June 2018
Named Top Doctor 2018 Peer Recognition Award
Atlanta Magazine July 2018
Platinum Provider Award 2018
Top 10% Press-Ganey Patient Satisfaction Scores in the Nation
Emory Healthcare Physician Group Practice Oct 2018
Emory School of Medicine Educator Appreciation Day Recognition
“Educators who exemplify the outstanding faculty of Emory School of Medicine” May 2019
Named Top Doctor 2019 Peer Recognition Award
Atlanta Magazine July 2019
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