Sidharth V. Puram, MD, PhD

Sidharth V. Puram, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery

Division Chief, Head & Neck Surgery

Specialties

  • head and neck cancer
  • head and neck surgery
  • thyroid cancer
  • head and neck reconstruction
  • salivary gland disease
  • transoral robotic surgery

Education

  • Undergraduate: BS in Biology and Neuroscience, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (2005)
  • PhD: Biology and Biomedical Science, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (2011)
  • MD: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (2013)
  • Residency in Otolaryngology: Harvard Combined Program (Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Children’s Hospital), Boston, MA (2018)
  • Research Fellowship: Massachusetts General / MIT Broad Institute, Boston, MA (2017)
  • Fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction, James Cancer Center, Ohio State University (2019)

Locations

Dr. Puram sees patients at:

Ear, Nose & Throat Center-CAM

Board certification

  • Board certified in otolaryngology

Research Interests

Dr. Puram’s research focuses on understanding tumor heterogeneity in head and neck cancer, and how heterogeneity among malignant, stromal, and immune cells may contribute to prognosis, treatment response/resistance, and underlying cancer biology. He has formal training in research and has advanced the field through the use of cutting edge sequencing technologies that allow tumors to be characterized at a single cell resolution.

View Dr. Puram’s research, publications and collaborations»

Leadership Roles & Honors

  • Chief, Division of Head and Neck Surgery
  • Jeffrey P. Harris, MD, PhD, Chief Resident Research Award, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Combined Program in Otolaryngology, 2018
  • Chief Resident Award for Excellence in Teaching, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Combined Program in Otolaryngology, 2018
  • 16th Annual Masters’ Course in Skull Base Surgery Fellow, University of South Florida, 2018
  • William W. Montgomery, MD Triologic Society Resident Research Award, Combined Sections Meeting, 2018
  • Holly and Jerry Wogan Award for Excellence in Research, Aspen Cancer Conference, 2017
  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Annual Meeting Best Poster Award, 2017
  • Richard J. Belluci, MD Triologic Society Resident Research Award, Combined Sections Meeting, 2017
  • John J. Conley, MD Triologic Society Resident Research Award, Combined Sections Meeting, 2016
  • American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Resident Research Award, 2015
  • New England Otolaryngology Society Resident Research Award, 2015
  • Leon Reznick Memorial Prize for Excellence in Research, Harvard Medical School, 2013