Dr. Michael Xie completed his medical school training at McMaster University and residency in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at McMaster University. He then completed a fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Toronto. He has expertise in advanced mucosal and cutaneous head and neck cancers and reconstructive surgery. He is a member of the American Head and Neck Society, American Rhinologic Society, and Canadian Society of Otolaryngology. Dr. Xie's research interests include skull base malignancies, perioperative outcomes and optimization, and the evaluation of diagnostic tests in head and neck surgery. He is excited to join the team at the University of Pittsburgh for further fellowship training in cranial base surgery.
- University of Toronto, Fellowship in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction
- McMaster University, Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Residency
- McMaster University Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, MD
- McMaster University, Bachelor of Health Sciences
Education & Training
Multi-Institutional Comparison of Quality of Life Between Open Versus Endoscopic Skull Base Approaches. John, Hueniken K, Xie M, et al. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology. 2025;10(1). doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/lio2.70082
Myocardial Injury After Major Head and Neck Surgery. Staibano P, Garg AX, Chan MTV, Polanczyk CA, Ackland GL, MacNeil SD, Patel A, Xie M, Zhang H, Au M, Bhandari M, Parpia S, Busse JW, Heels-Ansdell DM, van der Woerd B, Gupta MK, Choi DL, Salepci E, Young JE, Devereaux PJ. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Apr 24:e250656. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2025.0656. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40272824
Diagnosis and Localization of Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea: A Systematic Review. Xie M, Zhou K, Kachra S, McHugh T, Sommer DD. American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy. 2021;36(3):397-406. doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/19458924211060918
Relationship of depth of invasion to survival outcomes and patterns of recurrence for T3 oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma. Newman M, Dziegielewski PT, Nguyen NTA, Seikaly HS, Xie M, O'Connell DA, Harris JR, Biron VL, Gupta MK, Archibald SD, Jackson BS, Young JEM, Keyes KJ, Nichols DS, Zhang H. Oral Oncol. 2021 May;116:105195. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2021.105195. Epub 2021 Feb 19. PMID: 33618103