CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME: James R. Wells, M.D., F.A.C.S.

ADDRESS: Dept. of Cell Biology and Anatomy

USC School of Medicine

Garners Ferry Rd.

Bldg. 1, RM. C-36

Columbia, SC 29209

EDUCATION: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

Bachelor of Science degree, 1972.

Chemistry major (high honors).

University of Florida Medical School, Gainesville,

Florida. Doctor of Medicine degree, 1976

Clinical Clerkship in Otolaryngology at Madigan Army

Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington. May-June, 1976.

INTERNSHIP: Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington.

July 1, 1976 – June 30, 1977.

RESIDENCY Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington.

TRAINING: Otolaryngology Residency, July 1, 1978 – June 30, 1981.

L.L. Hays, M.D.,F.A.C.S. – Director.

FELLOWSHIP Head and Neck Surgery, Swedish Hospital Medical Center,

TRAINING: Seattle, Washington, July 1, 1983 – June 30, 1984.

Alvin J. Novack, M.D., F.A.C.S. – Director.

SPECIALTY American Board of Otolaryngology,

CERTIFICATION: November 9, 1981.

PROFESSIONAL Chief of Otolaryngology/Ophthalmology, 5th

General Hospital,

AFFILIATIONS: Bad Cannstatt, Germany, 1981-1983

PROFESSIONAL Fellow in Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery, Swedish

AFFILIATIONS Hospital Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, 1983-1984.

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Assistant Chief of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Service, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington,

1984-1985.

Private practice- CENTA Medical Group, P.A., Columbia,

South Carolina, January, 1986 thru Sept. 2007

Chief Otolaryngology/ H&N Surgery svc

WJB Dorn VA Medical Center

6439 Garner’s Ferry Rd.

Columbia, SC 29209

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery,

University of South Carolina School of Medicine

April 1986- Present

Coarse Director Medical Embryology & Anatomy

Research Professor, Department of Cell& Developmental Biology

& Anatomy, University of South Carolina School of Medicine,

Since January 2001

Courtesy Staff Palmetto Health Alliance, Columbia, South

Carolina.

Liaison for The American College of Surgeons to the Dorn VA

Medical Ctr

Chairman Cancer Committee Dorn VA Medical Ctr

PROFESSIONAL

SOCIETIES: American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck

Surgery, 1987

Columbia Medical Society

Fellow, American Society of Head and Neck Surgery, 1992

Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1976

South Carolina Oncology Society

South Carolina Society of Otolaryngology

Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 1990

MILITARY University of Florida Army ROTC, 1968-1972

EXPERIENCE:

University of Florida, Health Professional Scholarship

Program (AR 601-112 Army), 1972-1976.

Madigan Army Medical Center, 1976-1981.

5th

General Hospital, Bad Cannstatt, Germany, 1981-1983.

Fellowship in Head and Neck Surgery, Swedish Hospital

Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, 1983-1984.

Alvin J. Novack, M.D., F.A.C.S., Director.

ENT staff physician-Madigan Army Medical Center, 1984-1985.

HONORS: National Merit Scholar, 1968

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, University of Florida,

1972-1976, with high honors

Distinguished Military Student and Graduate,

University of Florida, 1972-1976

Scabbard and Blade Military Honor Society,

University of Florida, 1970

Military sponsored scholarship undergraduate (1970-1972)

and 601-112 (1972-1976) medicine.

Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award Department of Surgery,

University of South Carolina School of Medicine 1999.

Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award Department of Surgery,

University of South Carolina School of Medicine 2000.

Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award Department of Surgery,

University of South Carolina School of Medicine 2003.

Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award Department of Surgery,

University of South Carolina School of Medicine 2006.

“String of Pearls lecturer,University of South Carolina School of

Medicine 1999.

String of Pearls”lecturer,University of South Carolina School of

Medicine 2003.

String of Pearls”lecturer,University of South Carolina School of

Medicine 2005.

String of Pearls” lecturer,University of South Carolina School of

Medicine 2009.

Elected member AOA, University of South Carolina School of

Medicine 2011.

PROFESSIONAL Soft Tissue Workshop. Portland, Oregon. November, 1976

COURSES:

Maxillofacial Trauma Course. Davis, California. March, 1978

Jackson Clinic Broncho-esophagology Course. October, 1978

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Course. April-May, 1980

House Otology Course. Los Angeles, California. October-

November, 1980

Microsurgery Training. San Francisco, California. September, 1984

Functional Endoscopic Nasal Surgery. Johns Hopkins Medical Center,

Baltimore, Maryland. July, 1986

LASERs in Otorhinolaryngology Workshop. State University of

New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn. November 3-4, 1988

18th

Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice.

Philadelphia. June 6-13, 1989

Second Annual Symposium: Care of the Voice. Panel Moderator.

Carolina Center for Laryngology and Voice Disorders. Columbia,

South Carolina. October, 1989

19th

Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice.

Philadelphia. June 3-8, 1990

LASERs In Tracheobronchoscopy, Lahey Clinic, Boston, Ma.

Stanley Shapshay, M.D., Director. February, 1992

Advanced Course in Endoscopic Nasal Surgery, Univ. of Ga.

Fred Kuhn, M.D., Director. March, 1994

Minimally Invasive Surgery Update, The USCSOM-PRMH CME

Organization, Columbia, SC. June 7, 2001.

PUBLICATIONS: Microvascular Surgery: A Self-Instructional Method.

Exhibit at American Academy of Otolaryngology, Anaheim,

California, September-October, 1980

A Reliable Guinea Pig Model for Otologic Research.

First Prize for Best Resident Paper, Society of Military

Otolaryngologists, 1981. Published in Otolaryngology/Head

and Neck Surgery, vol. 95, no. 4, pp. 450-57, November, 1986

A Reliable Guinea Pig Model for Otologic Research.

Exhibit at American Academy of Otolaryngology,

New Orleans, LA, September, 1981

A Method of Removing Displaced Silicone Tubing from the

Nasolacrimal Duct System. Published in The American Journal of

Ophthalmology, vol. 99, no. 6, pp. 730-31, June, 1985

A Technique for the Placement of a Long-Term Hyperalimentation

Catheter in the Head and Neck Oncology Patient. Otolaryngology

Head and Neck Surgery, vol. 95, no. 5, pp. 598-601,

December, 1986

Bony Ossicular Fixation Using Histoacryl Adhesive. Accepted for

publication by the Archives of Otolaryngology, vol. 113,

pp. 644-646, June , 1987

Therapeutic Effects of Cisapride for Laryngeal Manifestations of

GER. Gastroenterology, AA180, 114, 1998

Esophageal Dysmotility as an Important Co-Factor in

Extraesophageal Manifestations of GER. The

Laryngoscope, May, 2000.

The Frequency and Spectrum of Esophageal Motility Disorders in

Supraesophageal Manifestations of GERD. Gastroenterology,

A3212, May, 2000

Ultrasound in Medical Education: A Vertical Curriculum at the

University of South Carolina School of Medicine. The Journal of

the South Carolina Medical Association Vol. 102 Dec 2006

Biomarkers Predict p53 Gene Therapy Efficacy in Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Clinical Cancer Research. Dec. 2009

PAPERS

PRESENTED:

Parathyroid Localization and SPECT Imaging. Minimally Invasive

Surgery Update, The USCSOM-PRMH CME Organization, Columbia,

SC. June 7, 2001.

The Use of Image Guidance in Skull Base Surgery. . The South

and North Carolina Society of Otolaryngology/ Head and Neck

Surgery. Ashville, N.C., July 2000

Esophageal Dysmotility as an Important Co-Factor in

Supraesophageal Manifestations of GERD. The American

Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, aka the

Triological Society, St. Petersburg, FLA, January, 2000

The Frequency and Spectrum of Esophageal Dysmotility Disorders

in Supraesophageal Manifestations of GERD. Digestive Disease

Week, The American Gastroenterological Association, San Diego,

CA, May, 2000.

Therapeutic Effects of Cisapride in the Treatment of Atypical

GERD. The South and North Carolina Society of

Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery. Myrtle Beach, SC, July,

1999.

Therapeutic Effects of Cisapride in Otolaryngologic

Manifestations of Gastroesphageal Reflux Disease (GERD). The

American Osteopathic Association Convention and Scientific

Seminar, New Orleans, LA, November, 1995

Treatment of Spasmodic Dysphonia: A Team Approach in a

Community-Based Center. The American Laryngological,

Rhinological and Otological Society, aka The Triological Society,

Key West, FLA, January, 1995

Free Flap Reconstruction of the Cervical Esophagus.

Presented before the South Carolina Surgical Society,

Asheville, N.C., June, 1994

Speech Characteristics of Laryngectomy Patients Using the

Groningen Valve Prosthesis. The American Laryngological,

Rhinological and Otological Society, aka The Triological Society,

Marco Island, FLA, January 1994.

The Gronigen T.E.P. Presented before the Southern Section of the

Triologic Society, Marco Island, Fla., January, 1993

Treatment of Spasmodic Dysphonia with Localized Injections of

Botulinum Toxin. Respiratory Therapy Association, Baptist

Medical Center, Columbia, SC, December 1992.

Facial Paralysis Secondary to Malignant Adnexal Tumor:

Case Report. Presented before the American Academy of

Otolaryngology in New Orleans, Louisiana, September, 1981

EXTRAMURAL Therapeutic Effects of Cisapride for Laryngeal Manifestations

FUNDING: of GERD. Janssen Research Foundation, 1995. $20,710.

Esophageal Dysmotility as a Co-Factor in Supraesophageal

Manifestations of GERD. Janssen Research Foundation, 1999.

$25,000.

FUNDED

CLINICAL

RESEARCH:

Aventis V-324: A Randomized Phase III Trial of Neoadjuvant Docetaxel (Taxotere) plus

Cisplatin and 5-Fluorouracil (TPF) vs Neoadjuvant Cisplatin plus 5-FU Followed by

Concomitant Chemoradiotherapy to Improve the Overall Survival and Progression-Free

Survival in Locally Advanced SCCHN , Co-Investigator –closed out

Sanofi~Synthelabo EFC4690: Phase III Randomized Trial of Concomitant Radiation,

Cisplatin, and Tirapazamine (SR259075) Versus Concomitant Radiation and Cisplatin in

Patients with Advanced Head and Neck Cancer , Co-Investigator

BMS CA184-041: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel, Three Arm, Multicenter,

Phase II Trial Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Ipilimumab (BMS-734016)

in Combination with Taxol®/Paraplatin® (paclitaxel/carboplatin) Compared to

Taxol®/Paraplatin® alone in Previously Untreated Subjects with Lung Cancer ,

Co-Investigator- closed out

GSK 1572932A: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled phase III study to

assess the efficacy of recMAGE-A3 + AS15 Antigen-Specific Cancer

Immunotherapeutic as adjuvant therapy in patients with resectable MAGE-A3

positive non-small cell lung cancer, Principle-Investigator

PR104-2003: a randomized phase II, multi-center, open-label trial of PR104 and

docetaxel in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer- Principle

investigator-closed out

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