Frank G. Ondrey, MD, PhD

Contact Information Phone: 612-625-9449 Fax: 612-625-2101 Email: ondre002@umn.edu Address: Otolaryngology Department 420 Delaware Street S.E. Mayo Mail Code 396 Minneapolis, MN 55455 Admin Coordinator: Janel Richter For Clinic, Appointment, and Referral information visit University of Minnesota Physicians

Associate Professor
Director, Molecular Oncology Program

Patient Care

Head and neck cancer including precursor lesions
Difficult sinus infections and polyps
Chronic ear infections
Facial trauma
Throat problems such as hoarseness

Research

Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention
Head and Neck Cancer
Cell Biology and Metastasis

Education & Training

Medical School
Rush Medical College,
Rush Presbyterian St. Lukes Medical Center (Chicago)

Residency
University of Minnesota (1989-1995)

Selected Publications

Papadimitrakopoulou VA, William WN Jr, Dannenberg AJ, Lippman SM, Lee JJ, Ondrey FG, Peterson DE, Feng L, Atwell A, El-Naggar AK, Nathan CA, Helman JI, Du B, Yueh B, Boyle JO. Pilot randomized phase II study of celecoxib in oral premalignant lesions. Clin Cancer Res. 2008 Apr 1;14(7):2095-101.

Johnston BN, Preciado DA, Ondrey FG, Daly KA.  Presence of otitis media with effusion and its risk factors affect serum cytokine profile in children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2008 Feb;72(2):209-14. Epub 2007 Dec 4.

Estensen RD, Anderson WR, Galbraith AR, Hartle DE, Jordan MM, Ondrey FG, Wattenberg LW. A method of producing carcinoma in upper aerodigestive tree and esophagus of the Syrian golden hamster using wounding and instillation of N-methylnitrosourea. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2007  Aug;16(8):1644-50.