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Andrew M. Coughlin, MD

Associate Professor

Contact

AndrewCoughlin@creighton.edu
School of Medicine
Surgery
Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
Methodist-Creighton Head and Neck Oncologic and Reconstructive Fellowship

Andrew M. Coughlin, MD

Associate Professor

Department

Surgery

Position

Associate Professor

Books

  • Medscape
    Sayal, NR, Coughlin AM. Nasal Reconstruction Following Tumor Removal. Medscape Reference. Pending Medscape Publication.  2019
  • Otolaryngologic clinics of North America
    Coughlin AM, Smith RB.  Thyroid Hemostosis.  DOI information: 10.1016/j.otc.2016.03.006 
    49, p. 727-748 2016
  • Medscape Reference
    Coughlin AM, Lydiatt WM. Glottic Cancer.  2016
  • Coughlin AM, Frankenthaler RA, Resto VA. Lymphoscintigraphy and Sentinel Node Biopsy. A Multidisciplinary Approach to Head and Neck Neoplasms. Noida, India: Theime.  2013
  • Quinn's Online Textbook of Otolaryngology
    Coughlin AM, Underbrink MP. Surgical Management of Extraesophageal Reflux 2013

Articles

  • Laryngoscope
    Panwar, A. , McGill T, Lydiatt D, Militsakh O, Lindau R, Coughlin A, Sayles H, Smith R, Lydiatt W De-Novo Depression, Prophylactic Antidepressant, and Survival in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer. Epub 2022 Jun 22.
    133(4), p. 856-862 2023
  • Laryngol Head Neck Surg
    Yash Pandey, Brianna Pandey, Sarah J Aurit , Oleg Militsakh, William Lydiatt, Daniel Lydiatt, Andrew Coughlin, Robert Lindau, Angela Osmolak, Aru Panwar. Evaluation of Agreement Among Frailty Assessment Tools in Head and Neck Surgery. 1945998221086852. doi: 10.1177/01945998221086852. 2022
  • Head Neck
    Association of multimodal analgesia with perioperative safety and opioid use following head and neck microvascular reconstruction Navdeep R Sayal, Oleg Militsakh, Sarah Aurit, John Hufnagle, Lester Hubble, William Lydiatt, Daniel Lydiatt, Robert Lindau, Andrew Coughlin, Angela Osmolak, Aru Panwar 2020
  • Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
    Panwar A, Wang F, Lindau R, Militsakh O, Coughlin A, Smith R, Sayles H, Lydiatt D, Lydiatt W. Prediction of Discharge Destination following Laryngectomy.194599818792211. doi: 10.1177/0194599818792211. [Epub ahead of print] 2018
  • Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery
    Jorgensen JB, Smith RB, Coughlin A, Spanos WC, Lohr MM, Sperry SM, Militsakh O, Zitsch RP 3rd, Yueh B, Dooley LM, Panwar A, Galloway TLI, Pagedar NA. Impact of PET/CT on Staging and Treatment of Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Feb;160(2):261-266. doi: 10.1177/0194599818794479. Epub 
    160(2), p. 261-266 2018
  • JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
    Militsakh O, Lydiatt W, Lydiatt D, Interval E, Lindau R, Coughlin A, Panwar A. Development of Multimodal Analgesia Pathways in Outpatient Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery and Association With Postoperative Opioid Prescription Patterns. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2018.0987. [Epub ahead of print] 2018
  • Head Neck
    Berg J, Manosalva RE, Coughlin A, Su YB, Huang TS, Gentry J. Primary intestinal-type adenocarcinoma of the oral tongue: Case report and review of histologic origin and oncologic management.doi: 10.1002/hed.25203. 2018
  • JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
    Oltman J, Militsakh O, D’Agostino M, Kauffman B, Lindau R, Coughlin A, Lydiatt W, Lydiatt D, Smith R, Panwar A. Multimodal Analgesia in Outpatient Head and Neck Surgery: A Feasibility and Safety Study. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2017.1773. 2017
  • Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
    Aru Panwar, Oleg Militsakh, Robert Lindau, Andrew Coughlin, Harlan Sayles, Katherine R Rieke, William Lydiatt, Daniel Lydiatt, Russell Smith. Impact of Primary Tracheo-Esophageal Puncture on Outcomes after Total Laryngectomy. 194599817722938. doi: 10.1177/0194599817722938 2017
  • Otolaryngology
    Smith D, Coughlin A, Qiu S, Underbrink MP.  Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Larynx: A Case Report. doi: 10.4172/2161-119X.1000193
    5, p. 193 2015
  • Annals of Reconstructive
    Coughlin AM, Lindau RH, Militsakh ON.  Use of Chicken Thigh Vessels as a Model for Microsurgical Vessel Coupling. 2015
  • Ear Nose Throat J
    Coughlin AM, Pine HS, Baugh R. Lingual Tonsil Abscess with Parapharyngeal Extension: A Case Report.  E7-8.  PMID: 25255362
    93(9) 2014
  • Curr Probl Dermatol
    Coughlin AM, Qiu S, Underbrink MP. Management of human papillomavirus-related head and neck cancer.
    45, p. 236-5 2014
  • American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy
    Pernas FG, Coughlin AM, Hughes S, Riascos R, Maeso PA.  A Novel use of a Landmark to Avoid Injury of the Anterior Ethmoidal Artery during Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. PMID: 21711980  
    25(1), p. 54-7 2011
  • Curr Oncol Rep
    Coughlin A, Resto VA. Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma and the Clinically N0 Neck: The Past, Present, and Future of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy. PMID: 20425598
    12(2), p. 129-35 2010

Presentations

  • Panwar A, Coughlin A. Role of HPV Vaccination in Prevention of HPV-associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. The Nebraska HPV Vaccination Roundtable Webinar. Nebraska Area Health Education Center & Nebraska Cancer Coalition Webinar 2020
  • Head and Neck Malignancies for the Physician Assistant. Invited lecture to the physician assistant class at College of Saint Mary. 2019
  • Common Otolaryngology Complaints for the Physician Assistant. Invited lecture to the physician assistant class at College of Saint Mary 2019
  • Avoiding Opioids in Head and Neck Surgery. Invited Lecture at the University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston, Byron Bailey Surgical Society Meeting. 2019
  • Coughlin A, Angeletti P, Robinson T, Wieskamp S. Panel on Human Papilloma Virus. Nebraska School Nurses 35th Annual Health Conference. Kearney, NE. 2019
  • Panwar A, Coughlin A, Lindau R, Sayles H, Lydiatt D, Militsakh O, Osmolak A, Lydiatt W. Post-Thyroidectomy PTH Testing and Missed Opportunities in Preventing Hypocalcemia: Are We Failing the Test? Poster Presentation at the Annual Meeting for the American Head and Neck Society in Austin, TX, USA. 2019
  • Coughlin A. Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma and the HPV Epidemic. Nebraska Dental Assistants Association Annual Meeting. Lincoln, NE. 2019
  • Coughlin A. Oral Cavity Pathology and Carcinomas. Nebraska Dental Assistants Association Annual Meeting. Lincoln, NE. 2019
  • Coughlin A. New Staging System For Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Jennie Edmundson Cancer Center Staging Update. Council Bluffs, IA. 2019
  • Coughlin A and Lydiatt B. Otolaryngology Interest Group Panel. Creighton Otolaryngology Interest Group. Omaha, NE. 2019
  • Coughlin A. Functional Reconstruction of the Head and Neck. Oncology Nursing Society. Omaha, NE. 2019
  • Coughlin A. Lip Reconstruction. Nebraska Medicine Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds. Omaha, NE. 2019
  • Coughlin A. Adult and Pediatric Neck Masses. Methodist Hospital Primary Care Conference. Council Bluffs, IA. 2018
  • Sayles H, Coughlin A, Lindau R, Lydiatt D, Lydiatt W, Militsakh O, McGill T, Panwar A. Association of Depression with Risk for Unplanned Hospitalization for Patients Under Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer: Findings from PROTECT Trial. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting for the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in Atlanta, GA, USA 2018
  • Sayles H, Coughlin A, Lindau R, Lydiatt D, Lydiatt W, Militsakh O, McGill T, Panwar A. Investigation of Association between Depression, Its Prophylaxis and Long Term Overall Survival for Head and Neck Cancer Survivors in a Randomized Controlled Trial. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting for the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in Atlanta, GA, USA 2018
  • Panwar A, Rieke K, Schmid K, Burke W, Sayles H, Dobbertin M, Bessette D, Lydiatt W. Identifying Predictors of Depression Development in Head and Neck Cancer Patients. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Head and Neck Society at the 2018 Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting (COSM), National Harbor, MD, USA, 2018
  • Panwar A, Lydiatt W, Lydiatt D, Interval E, Lindau R, Coughlin A, Militsakh O. Development of Multimodal Analgesia Pathway in Outpatient Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery is Associated with Dramatic Reduction in Opioid Use. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of theAmerican Head and Neck Society at the 2018 Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting (COSM), National Harbor, MD, USA 2018
  • Coughlin A. Sialendoscopy. Update in Otolaryngology Workshop, ENT Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2018
  • Coughlin A. Salivary Gland Disease. Update in Otolaryngology Workshop, ENT Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2018
  • Coughlin A. Hypercalcemia Management. Nebraska Medicine General Surgery Resident Education Invited Lecture 2018
  • Coughlin A. Neck Dissection. Creighton University General Surgery Resident Education Invited Lecture.. Omaha, NE. 2018
  • Coughlin A. Head and Neck for the Primary Care Physician. Harlan Community Hospital Invited Lecture. Harlan, IA 2018
  • Coughlin A. and Lydiatt D. The HPV Association with Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Head and Neck Cancers. Omaha Dental Association Conference. Omaha, NE. 2018
  • Coughlin A. The HPV Association with Oropharyngeal Head and Neck Cancers. Nebraska Cancer Coalition Annual Meeting Omaha, NE. 2017
  • Coughlin A. The HPV Association with Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Head and Neck Cancers. Omaha Dental Assistants Association Conference. Omaha, NE 2017
  • Coughlin A. Young Physician Section Roundtable Discussion: American Board of Otolaryngology Certlink Update. Moderator for the Webinar with Brian Nussenbaum. 2017
  • Coughlin A. Fuctional Reconstruction of the Head and Neck. Nurse Appreciation Head and Neck Update. Omaha, NE 2017
  • Coughlin A. Head and Neck for the Primary Care Physician. Methodist Hospital Primary Care Conference. Council Bluffs, IA 2017
  • Coughlin A. Expert Panel on Mechanisms to Understand and Improve HPV Vaccination in the State of Nebraska. Nebraska HPV Summit. Lincoln, NE 2017
  • Coughlin A. and Lydiatt D. The HPV Connection: Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancers. Nebraska HPV Summit. Lincoln, NE. 2017
  • Wang F, Lindau R, Militsakh O, Coughlin A, Smith R, Sayles H, Lydiatt D, Lydiatt W, Panwar A. Prediction of Discharge Destination Following Laryngectomy. Oral presentation at AHNS 2017 Annual Meeting held during the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM). San Diego, California, 2017
  • Moderator for the AHNS Poster presentation. AHNS 2017 Annual Meeting held during the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM). San Diego, California, 2017
  • Oltman J, Militsakh O, D'Agostino M, Kauffman B, Lindau R, Coughlin A, Lydiatt W, Lydiatt D, Smith R, Panwar A. Multimodal Analgesia in Outpatient Head and Neck Surgery: A Feasibility and Safety Study. Oral presentation at AHNS 2017 Annual Meeting held during the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM). San Diego, California 2017
  • Panwar A, Lindau R, Militsakh O, Coughlin A, Sayles H, Lydiatt D, Lydiatt W, Smith R. Impact of Discharge Destination on Perioperative Outcomes Following Total Laryngectomy. Poster presentation at AHNS 2017 Annual Meeting held during the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM). San Diego, California 2017
  • Coughlin A. Math in Medicine. Guest lecture for Nebraska Wesleyan University Department of Math 2017
  • Coughlin A. Surgical Endocrinology. Nebraska Medicine M3 Surgery Clerkship 2016
  • Coughlin A. Salivary Gland Malignancies. Creighton University Department of General Surgery Grand Rounds 2016
  • Coughlin A. Head and Neck Ultrasound Pathology. Nebraska Medicine Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Ultrasound Course. 2016
  • Coughlin A. Flap Selections for Various Head and Neck Defects. Nebraska Medicine Division of Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds 2016
  • Panwar A, Militsakh O, Lindau R, Coughlin A, Sayles H, Rieke K, Smith R. Primary Tracheo- Esophageal Puncture: Outcomes & Insights from NSQIP. Oral presentation at the Annual meeting of American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, San Diego, CA, USA. 2016
  • Coughlin A. American Board of Otolarygology Update, Panel Moderator, AAO-HNS meeting during the Young Physicians Section Assembly, San Diego, CA 2016
  • Coughlin A. Endoscopic Approach to Tumors of the Infra-Temporal Fossa, Advanced Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Sinus Course, Omaha, NE. 2016
  • Coughlin A. How to Develop a 5, 10 and 20 year Career Plan. Moderator at the AAO-HNS Spring Leadership and Board of Governors Meeting. Washington, DC 2016
  • Coughlin A. Treatment of Advanced Subglottic and Tracheal Stenosis, Update in Otolaryngology Workshop, ENT Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 2016
  • Coughlin A. Evaluation and Management of Well Differentiated Thyroid Cancers, Update in Otolaryngology Workshop, ENT Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 2016
  • Coughlin A. Management of Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Update in Otolaryngology Workshop, ENT Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 2016
  • Coughlin A. Emerging Trends In Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Radiation Oncology Grand Rounds, Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, NE. 2016
  • Coughlin A. Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Annual Nebraska Cancer Staging Group Meeting, Lakeside Hospital, Omaha, NE. 2015
  • Coughlin A. Case Based Head and Neck Anatomy, Plastic Surgery Conference, UNMC, Omaha, NE 2015
  • Coughlin A. Fibula Free Flap. Nebraska Microvascular Course, Omaha, NE 2015
  • Coughlin A. Microvascular Animal Dissection Models. Nebraska Microvascular Course, Omaha, NE 2015
  • Coughlin A. Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Assessment and Evaluation of Treatment Planning, Commission on Cancer Standards 4.6, Methodist Hospital, Omaha, NE. 2014
  • Andrew M Coughlin MD, Russell B Smith MD, Jery D Inbarasu BS, Eugene Waltke MD. Osteosarcoma of the Carotid Artery Presenting as Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis. AHNS/IFHNOS 2014 Meeting, New York City, NY. 2014

Awards

  • Chair
    Socioeconomic and Grassroots Committee for the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Board of Governors.

  • Star Reviewer for Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Journal
    Star Reviewer for Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Journal

  • Star Reviewer for Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Journal
    Star Reviewer for Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Journal

  • AAO-HNS Young Physicians Section “Spotlight” Physician
    AAO-HNS Young Physicians Section “Spotlight” Physician

  • Star Reviewer for Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Journal
    Star Reviewer for Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Journal

  • UTMB Department of Otolaryngology Sapere Aude Award
    UTMB Department of Otolaryngology Sapere Aude Award

  • UTMB Outstanding Resident of the Year Award
    UTMB Outstanding Resident of the Year Award

  • Olser Society Recipient of Thayer Award for Excellence in Teaching,
    Olser Society Recipient of Thayer Award for Excellence in Teaching,
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