Michael E. Stadler, MD

Meet Dr. Stadler

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Michael E. Stadler is a Board Certified Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgeon and has specialized fellowship training in Head and Neck Oncologic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Dr. Stadler specializes in both open and minimally-invasive approaches to benign and malignant head and neck neoplasms.  His fellowship training focused heavily on transoral laser microsurgical (TLM) techniques, as well as transoral robotic-assisted surgery (TORS) for the minimal-invasive surgical resection of upper aerodigestive tract tumors.  Dr. Stadler is also trained in head and neck reconstruction, including free tissue transfer (“free flap”) techniques. 

Dr. Stadler is a Wisconsin native and spent eight years at the University of Wisconsin where he earned is BS and MD degrees.  He was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society.  He completed his five-year Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residency at the University of North Carolina before going on to complete a Transoral Laser Microsurgery/Microvascular Head and Neck Reconstruction/Head and Neck Oncology Fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis.   

Dr. Stadler has particular clinical interest and training in minimally-invasive and transoral approaches to head and neck tumors, robotic and laser surgery, microvascular head and neck reconstruction, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, salivary gland surgery, endoscopic skull base surgery, office-based ultrasound procedures, and sialendoscopy.  His research interests currently focus on HPV-related head and neck cancer, minimizing treatment-related morbidity in head and neck cancer patients, minimally-invasive approaches to head and neck cancers, and the use of quality metrics in head and neck cancer care. 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• Bachelor of Science (BS) – University of Wisconsin-Madison,
       Madison, WI, 2001
  Doctor of Medicine (MD) – Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health,
       Madison, WI, 2006
  Residency – Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery,
       University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 2011
  Fellowship – Transoral Laser Microsurgery/Microvascular Head and Neck
       Reconstruction/Head and Neck Oncology, Washington University,
       St. Louis, MO, 2012

BOARD CERTIFICATION

• American Board of Otolaryngology

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

• AAO-HNS Head and Neck Surgery Education Committee Appointment
  AAO-HNS Young Physicians Committee Appointment
  American Head and Neck Society (Candidate Member)
  American College of Surgeons
  American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
  American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society
  American College of Physician Executives

CLINICAL INTERESTS

• Head and Neck Cancer (Including Face, Lip, Mouth, Tonsil, Base of Tongue, Throat, Larynx, Sinus, Skull Base Cancer, Unknown Primary)
  Transoral Laser Microsurgery (TLM)
  Transoral Robotic-Assisted Surgery (TORS)
  Benign and Malignant Neck Masses
  Reconstructive Surgery of the Head and Neck
  Free Tissue Transfer/Microvascular Reconstruction
  Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sialendoscopy
  Thyroid Surgery and Parathyroid Surgery
  Parotid and Salivary Gland Tumors
  Skin Cancer of the Head and Neck
  Rehabilitation of Facial Nerve Paralysis
  Laryngotracheal Reconstruction
  Minimally Invasive and Open Approaches for Zenker's Diverticulum
  Endoscopic and Open Surgery for Skull Base Tumors
  Minimally Invasive Surgery
  Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

CLINICAL PRACTICE

• Patient Age: All
• Joined MCW Faculty in 2012

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• HPV-related head and neck cancer
  Outcomes for Minimally-Invasive Approaches to Head and Neck Cancers
  Minimizing Treatment-Related Morbidity in Head and Neck cancer Patients
  Use of Quality Metrics in Head and Neck Cancer Care

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Robert C. Cefalo House Officer Award, UNC Hospitals and Clinics, 2011
  Excellence in Resident Teaching Award, UNC School of Medicine 2010
  AAO-HNS Centralized Otolaryngology Research Efforts Grant, 2007
  Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society, 2005
  Graduated with High Honors, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2001
  University of Wisconsin Medical Scholars Program, 1998

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

• Assistant Professor

SCHEDULING INFORMATION

• Established Patient Appointments - 414.805.8548
• New Patient Appointments - 414.805.3666 (or) 800.272.3666
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CLINICAL PRACTICE LOCATIONS

Froedtert Hospital Clinic Practice Site
9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Phone: 414.805.5580
Fax: 414.476.4701

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

1. Patel MR, Stadler ME, et al. STT3A, Clorf24, TFF3: Putative Markers for Characterization of Follicular Thyroid Neoplasms from Fine-Needle Aspirates. Laryngoscope. 2011;121(5):983-9.

2.  Stadler ME, Huang BY, Campbell A, Buchman CA, Adunka OF.  Endolymphatic Sac Abscess in the Setting of Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome.  Otology & Neurotology; 2011; 32(3):18-19.

3. Madan G, Stadler ME, et al. Adolescents with Tracheostomies – Communications in Cyberspace.  Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2011; 75(5); 678-680.

4. Patel MR, Stadler ME et al. How to Choose?  Endoscopic Skull Base Reconstructive Options and Limitations.  Skull Base 2010; 20(6): 397-404.

5. McKinney KA, Stadler ME, et al. Trans-palatal Greater Palatine Canal Injection:  How to bend the needle for pediatric sinus surgery. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2010; Sep;24(5):385-8.

6. Stadler ME, Patel MR, Couch ME, Hayes DN.  Molecular biology of head and neck cancer: risks and pathways.  Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2008 Dec;22(6):1099-124, vii.

7. Damrauer J, Stadler ME, Acharyya S, Baldwin A, Couch ME, Guttridge DC.  Chemotherapy-induced muscle wasting: association with nf-kb and cancer cachexia. Basic Applied Myology. 2008 18(5):139-148.

8. Shadfar S, Stadler ME, Weissler MC.  Unilateral Parotid Agenesis Associated with Ipsilateral Heterotopic Salivary Tissue.  Accepted, Ear, Nose, & Throat Journal.