Board Certified, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (1975)
Education, Licensure & Certifications
Education:
BA, Miami University, Miami, FL (1965)
DDS, Dentistry, Howard University College of Dentistry, Washington, D.C. (1969)
ScD, Pathology, Boston University Medical Center Schools of Medicine and Graduate Dentistry, Boston, MA (1974)
MA, Boston University, Boston, MA (1989)
Postdoctoral Education:
Residency, Boston University Hospital and Boston University School of Graduate Dental Medicine, Boston, MA (1971-1973)
Pathology Fellowship, Boston University Hospital, Boston, MA (1974)
Research
Research Activities:
Developing multiplex molecular signature detection methods for the prognosis and diagnosis of HPV associated head and neck lesions
Accessing the role of chemokines in HPV associated oral dysplasia and cancer
Publications and Presentations
Recent Publications:
Selected Publications:
Greer RO: Oral manifestations of smokeless tobacco use. Otolaryngology Clinics of North America, 44: pp. 31-56, 2011.
Greer RO, Meyer S, Said S, et al: p16INK4a protein expression in oral smokeless tobacco lesions a reliable precancerous marker. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 37: 840-846, 2008.
Greer RO, Said S, Shroyer KR, et al. Overexpression of cycline D1 and cortaxin is primarily independent of gene amplification in salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma. Oral Oncology, 43: 735-741, 2007.
Greer RO, Shroyer KR, Berrera J, et al. Estrogen and progesterone receptor and p53 gene expression in adenoid cystic carcinoma. Head and Neck Oncology, 2: 13-18, 2008.
Greer RO. Principals and Practice of Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology Chapter 22, The Oral Cavity, Silverberg, SG, editor, Fifth Edition, Oxford University Press, In press.
Greer RO, Marks R, Said S, Lovell MA, and Prok L. Pediatric Pathology of the Head and Neck: Clinicopathologic and Therapeutic Principals. Quintessence Publishing Company, In Press, publication date: March 15, 2014.