Biographical summary
Phillip Pirgousis, M.D., D.M.D., is a head and neck surgeon who
specializes in head and neck oncology and skull base tumor surgery in the
Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Mayo Clinic hospital in Jacksonville,
Florida. He performs microvascular reconstructive surgeries for defects in the
head and neck and skull base regions, which treat various deformities and
cancers.
Dr. Pirgousis earned his Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry at
the University of Adelaide in Adelaide, South Australia, where he also earned
his Doctor of Medicine. He went on to become chief resident of general surgery
and a fellow at institutions in Australia and England and completed his
residency in maxillofacial surgery. Afterwards, he completed a reconstructive
surgery fellowship at the University of Florida College of Medicine, where he
was chair of Otolaryngology.
Dr. Pirgousis speaks English and Greek, has contributed to
numerous medical journals and book chapters, and is a member of multiple
societies and associations within his specialty area.
His clinical focus includes:
- Removal of tumors affecting the head and neck and skull base areas
- Reconstruction of defects in the head, neck and skull base after tumor removal
- Functional outcomes after head and neck cancer surgery
- Minimally invasive robotic surgery for tonsil and base of tongue tumors
- Thyroid and parathyroid tumors
- Multidisciplinary management of head and neck sarcomas
- Skin cancers in the head and neck area, including melanoma
- Surgical correction of the paralyzed face
- Zenker's diverticulum and cancers of the cervical esophagus
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- Head and neck cancer surgery
- Head and neck reconstructive surgery
- Thyroid and parathyroid tumors
- Skull base surgery
- Skin cancer/melanoma
- Head and neck sarcomas
- Vascular tumors
- Facial paralysis
- Nerve injuries/nerve reconstruction
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2010
Fellowship - Head & Neck Oncology/Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery University of Florida College of Medicine
- 2007
Residency - Maxillofacial Surgery University of Adelaide
- 2007
FellowRoyal College of Surgeons of England
- 2007
FellowRoyal Australasian College of Surgeons
- 2006
Chief Resident - General SurgeryRoyal Darwin Hospital
- 2004
MDUniversity of Adelaide Medical School
- 1996
DMDUniversity of Adelaide Medical School
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2017
Plastic Surgery within Head and NeckAmerican Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- 2013
Oral & Maxillofacial SurgeryAmerican Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- 2012
Plastic Surgery within Head and NeckRoyal College of Surgeons England
- 2007
Oral & Maxillofacial SurgeryRoyal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons
Awards and honors
- 2017
Outstanding Teacher Residency- Otolaryngology/ Head & Neck SurgeryCollege of Medicine, University of Florida
- 2016
Outstanding Teacher Residency- Otolaryngology/ Head & Neck SurgeryCollege of Medicine, University of Florida
- 2016
Jacksonville 'Heroes' Award for Excellence in MedicineUniversity of Florida College of Medicine
- 2016
Roger M. Hehn Exemplary Teacher AwardUniversity of Florida College of Medicine
- 2015
Outstanding teacher residency- Otolaryngology/ Head & Neck SurgeryCollege of Medicine, University of Florida
- 2013
Outstanding Teacher Residency- Otolaryngology/ Head & Neck SurgeryCollege of Medicine, University of Florida
- 2005
Best Resident Presentation "The Buccinator and Nasolabial Flaps for Oral Cavity Reconstruction Revisited - Functional Outcomes"Annual Meeting, Australian & New Zealand Head & Neck Society
- 2004
Outstanding Award in Final Year Medicine Examinations, 6th YearRoyal Adelaide Hospital
- 2003
Best Resident Presentation 'Tracheostomy versus Intubation Outcomes and Timing of Hospitalization in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer'Australian & New Zealand Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons Meeting
- 2003
Outstanding Awards in Medicine, Orthopedics, Psychiatry and Obstetrics & Gynecology, 5th Year MedicineQueen Elizabeth Hospital
Professional memberships
- 2018 - present
Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery/Audiology
- 2018 - present
Head and Neck Tumor Board, Department of Otolaryngology
- 2018 - present
Head and Neck Tumor Board, Department of Otolaryngology; Head and Neck Tumor Board
- 2018 - present
Neurooncology Disease Oriented Group Committee
- 2018 - present
Florida Society of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
- 2013 - present
UF Health Shands Hospital
- 2011 - present
American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
- 2011 - present
UF Health Shands Hospital
- 2011 - present
UF Health Shands Hospital
- 2011 - present
UF Health Shands Hospital
- 2011 - present
UF Health Shands Hospital
- 2011 - present
UF Health Shands Hospital
- 2011 - present
North American Skull Base Society
- 2011 - present
Sir Charles Bell Society for Facial Nerve Disorders
- 2011 - present
Society of Robotic Surgeons
- 2011 - present
American Society of Robotic Surgery
- 2010 - present
Overseas Aid & Microvascular Surgery Training, Education Committee, International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- 2009 - 2012
British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists
- 2009 - present
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- 2009 - present
American Head and Neck Society
- 2007 - present
International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- 2007 - present
Australian and New Zealand Head and Neck Cancer Society
- 2007 - present
British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Publications
Research activities