1. CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: James R. Wells, M.D., F.A.C.S.
ADDRESS: Dept. of Cell Biology and Anatomy
USC School of Medicine
Garners Ferry Rd.
Bldg. 1, RM. C-36
Columbia, SC 29209
EDUCATION: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Bachelor of Science degree, 1972.
Chemistry major (high honors).
University of Florida Medical School, Gainesville,
Florida. Doctor of Medicine degree, 1976
Clinical Clerkship in Otolaryngology at Madigan Army
Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington. May-June, 1976.
INTERNSHIP: Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington.
July 1, 1976 – June 30, 1977.
RESIDENCY Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington.
TRAINING: Otolaryngology Residency, July 1, 1978 – June 30, 1981.
L.L. Hays, M.D.,F.A.C.S. – Director.
FELLOWSHIP Head and Neck Surgery, Swedish Hospital Medical Center,
TRAINING: Seattle, Washington, July 1, 1983 – June 30, 1984.
Alvin J. Novack, M.D., F.A.C.S. – Director.
SPECIALTY American Board of Otolaryngology,
CERTIFICATION: November 9, 1981.
PROFESSIONAL Chief of Otolaryngology/Ophthalmology, 5th
General Hospital,
AFFILIATIONS: Bad Cannstatt, Germany, 1981-1983
PROFESSIONAL Fellow in Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery, Swedish
AFFILIATIONS Hospital Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, 1983-1984.
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Assistant Chief of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
Service, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington,
1984-1985.
Private practice- CENTA Medical Group, P.A., Columbia,

2. South Carolina, January, 1986 thru Sept. 2007
Chief Otolaryngology/ H&N Surgery svc
WJB Dorn VA Medical Center
6439 Garner’s Ferry Rd.
Columbia, SC 29209
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery,
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
April 1986- Present
Coarse Director Medical Embryology & Anatomy
Research Professor, Department of Cell& Developmental Biology
& Anatomy, University of South Carolina School of Medicine,
Since January 2001
Courtesy Staff Palmetto Health Alliance, Columbia, South
Carolina.
Liaison for The American College of Surgeons to the Dorn VA
Medical Ctr
Chairman Cancer Committee Dorn VA Medical Ctr
PROFESSIONAL
SOCIETIES: American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck
Surgery, 1987
Columbia Medical Society
Fellow, American Society of Head and Neck Surgery, 1992
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1976
South Carolina Oncology Society
South Carolina Society of Otolaryngology
Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 1990
MILITARY University of Florida Army ROTC, 1968-1972
EXPERIENCE:
University of Florida, Health Professional Scholarship
Program (AR 601-112 Army), 1972-1976.
Madigan Army Medical Center, 1976-1981.
5th
General Hospital, Bad Cannstatt, Germany, 1981-1983.
Fellowship in Head and Neck Surgery, Swedish Hospital
Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, 1983-1984.
Alvin J. Novack, M.D., F.A.C.S., Director.
ENT staff physician-Madigan Army Medical Center, 1984-1985.

3. HONORS: National Merit Scholar, 1968
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, University of Florida,
1972-1976, with high honors
Distinguished Military Student and Graduate,
University of Florida, 1972-1976
Scabbard and Blade Military Honor Society,
University of Florida, 1970
Military sponsored scholarship undergraduate (1970-1972)
and 601-112 (1972-1976) medicine.
Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award Department of Surgery,
University of South Carolina School of Medicine 1999.
Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award Department of Surgery,
University of South Carolina School of Medicine 2000.
Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award Department of Surgery,
University of South Carolina School of Medicine 2003.
Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award Department of Surgery,
University of South Carolina School of Medicine 2006.
“String of Pearls lecturer,University of South Carolina School of
Medicine 1999.
String of Pearls”lecturer,University of South Carolina School of
Medicine 2003.
String of Pearls”lecturer,University of South Carolina School of
Medicine 2005.
String of Pearls” lecturer,University of South Carolina School of
Medicine 2009.
Elected member AOA, University of South Carolina School of
Medicine 2011.

4. PROFESSIONAL Soft Tissue Workshop. Portland, Oregon. November, 1976
COURSES:
Maxillofacial Trauma Course. Davis, California. March, 1978
Jackson Clinic Broncho-esophagology Course. October, 1978
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Course. April-May, 1980
House Otology Course. Los Angeles, California. October-
November, 1980
Microsurgery Training. San Francisco, California. September, 1984
Functional Endoscopic Nasal Surgery. Johns Hopkins Medical Center,
Baltimore, Maryland. July, 1986
LASERs in Otorhinolaryngology Workshop. State University of
New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn. November 3-4, 1988
18th
Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice.
Philadelphia. June 6-13, 1989
Second Annual Symposium: Care of the Voice. Panel Moderator.
Carolina Center for Laryngology and Voice Disorders. Columbia,
South Carolina. October, 1989
19th
Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice.
Philadelphia. June 3-8, 1990
LASERs In Tracheobronchoscopy, Lahey Clinic, Boston, Ma.
Stanley Shapshay, M.D., Director. February, 1992
Advanced Course in Endoscopic Nasal Surgery, Univ. of Ga.
Fred Kuhn, M.D., Director. March, 1994
Minimally Invasive Surgery Update, The USCSOM-PRMH CME
Organization, Columbia, SC. June 7, 2001.
PUBLICATIONS: Microvascular Surgery: A Self-Instructional Method.
Exhibit at American Academy of Otolaryngology, Anaheim,
California, September-October, 1980
A Reliable Guinea Pig Model for Otologic Research.
First Prize for Best Resident Paper, Society of Military
Otolaryngologists, 1981. Published in Otolaryngology/Head
and Neck Surgery, vol. 95, no. 4, pp. 450-57, November, 1986

5. A Reliable Guinea Pig Model for Otologic Research.
Exhibit at American Academy of Otolaryngology,
New Orleans, LA, September, 1981
A Method of Removing Displaced Silicone Tubing from the
Nasolacrimal Duct System. Published in The American Journal of
Ophthalmology, vol. 99, no. 6, pp. 730-31, June, 1985
A Technique for the Placement of a Long-Term Hyperalimentation
Catheter in the Head and Neck Oncology Patient. Otolaryngology
Head and Neck Surgery, vol. 95, no. 5, pp. 598-601,
December, 1986
Bony Ossicular Fixation Using Histoacryl Adhesive. Accepted for
publication by the Archives of Otolaryngology, vol. 113,
pp. 644-646, June , 1987
Therapeutic Effects of Cisapride for Laryngeal Manifestations of
GER. Gastroenterology, AA180, 114, 1998
Esophageal Dysmotility as an Important Co-Factor in
Extraesophageal Manifestations of GER. The
Laryngoscope, May, 2000.
The Frequency and Spectrum of Esophageal Motility Disorders in
Supraesophageal Manifestations of GERD. Gastroenterology,
A3212, May, 2000
Ultrasound in Medical Education: A Vertical Curriculum at the
University of South Carolina School of Medicine. The Journal of
the South Carolina Medical Association Vol. 102 Dec 2006
Biomarkers Predict p53 Gene Therapy Efficacy in Recurrent
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Clinical Cancer Research. Dec. 2009
PAPERS
PRESENTED:
Parathyroid Localization and SPECT Imaging. Minimally Invasive
Surgery Update, The USCSOM-PRMH CME Organization, Columbia,
SC. June 7, 2001.
The Use of Image Guidance in Skull Base Surgery. . The South
and North Carolina Society of Otolaryngology/ Head and Neck
Surgery. Ashville, N.C., July 2000

6. Esophageal Dysmotility as an Important Co-Factor in
Supraesophageal Manifestations of GERD. The American
Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, aka the
Triological Society, St. Petersburg, FLA, January, 2000
The Frequency and Spectrum of Esophageal Dysmotility Disorders
in Supraesophageal Manifestations of GERD. Digestive Disease
Week, The American Gastroenterological Association, San Diego,
CA, May, 2000.
Therapeutic Effects of Cisapride in the Treatment of Atypical
GERD. The South and North Carolina Society of
Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery. Myrtle Beach, SC, July,
1999.
Therapeutic Effects of Cisapride in Otolaryngologic
Manifestations of Gastroesphageal Reflux Disease (GERD). The
American Osteopathic Association Convention and Scientific
Seminar, New Orleans, LA, November, 1995
Treatment of Spasmodic Dysphonia: A Team Approach in a
Community-Based Center. The American Laryngological,
Rhinological and Otological Society, aka The Triological Society,
Key West, FLA, January, 1995
Free Flap Reconstruction of the Cervical Esophagus.
Presented before the South Carolina Surgical Society,
Asheville, N.C., June, 1994
Speech Characteristics of Laryngectomy Patients Using the
Groningen Valve Prosthesis. The American Laryngological,
Rhinological and Otological Society, aka The Triological Society,
Marco Island, FLA, January 1994.
The Gronigen T.E.P. Presented before the Southern Section of the
Triologic Society, Marco Island, Fla., January, 1993
Treatment of Spasmodic Dysphonia with Localized Injections of
Botulinum Toxin. Respiratory Therapy Association, Baptist
Medical Center, Columbia, SC, December 1992.
Facial Paralysis Secondary to Malignant Adnexal Tumor:
Case Report. Presented before the American Academy of
Otolaryngology in New Orleans, Louisiana, September, 1981

7. EXTRAMURAL Therapeutic Effects of Cisapride for Laryngeal Manifestations
FUNDING: of GERD. Janssen Research Foundation, 1995. $20,710.
Esophageal Dysmotility as a Co-Factor in Supraesophageal
Manifestations of GERD. Janssen Research Foundation, 1999.
$25,000.
FUNDED
CLINICAL
RESEARCH:
Aventis V-324: A Randomized Phase III Trial of Neoadjuvant Docetaxel (Taxotere) plus
Cisplatin and 5-Fluorouracil (TPF) vs Neoadjuvant Cisplatin plus 5-FU Followed by
Concomitant Chemoradiotherapy to Improve the Overall Survival and Progression-Free
Survival in Locally Advanced SCCHN , Co-Investigator –closed out
Sanofi~Synthelabo EFC4690: Phase III Randomized Trial of Concomitant Radiation,
Cisplatin, and Tirapazamine (SR259075) Versus Concomitant Radiation and Cisplatin in
Patients with Advanced Head and Neck Cancer , Co-Investigator
BMS CA184-041: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel, Three Arm, Multicenter,
Phase II Trial Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Ipilimumab (BMS-734016)
in Combination with Taxol®/Paraplatin® (paclitaxel/carboplatin) Compared to
Taxol®/Paraplatin® alone in Previously Untreated Subjects with Lung Cancer ,
Co-Investigator- closed out
GSK 1572932A: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled phase III study to
assess the efficacy of recMAGE-A3 + AS15 Antigen-Specific Cancer
Immunotherapeutic as adjuvant therapy in patients with resectable MAGE-A3
positive non-small cell lung cancer, Principle-Investigator
PR104-2003: a randomized phase II, multi-center, open-label trial of PR104 and
docetaxel in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer- Principle
investigator-closed out
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