Mariann C. McElwain, MD, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology

Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology 

Research Interests

  • General otolaryngology 
  • Sinonasal disorders 
  • Pediatric otolaryngology
  • Swallowing disorders 
  • Head and Neck cancer 

Academic Affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh

Education & Training

  • B.S. Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
  • M.D., Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH
  • Ph.D., The Ohio State University College of Medicine Columbus, OH

Representative Publications

McElwain MC, Dettlebach MA, Modzelewski RA, Russell DM, Uskokovic MR, Smith DC, Trump DL, Johnson CS: Antiproliferative effects in vitro and in vivo of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and a vitamin D3 analog in a squamous cell carcinoma model system. Mol. Cell. Differ, 3: 31-50, 1995

McElwain MC, Modzelewski RA, Yu WD, Russell DM, Johnson CS: The anti-tumor activities of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D2; Potential for therapy. (Submitted, 1996)

McElwain MC, Modzelewski RA, Yu WD, Russell DM, Johnson CS: Vitamin D: an antiproliferative agent with potential for therapy of squamous cell carcinoma.
Am J Otolaryngol. 1997 Sep-Oct;18(5):293-8.

Light BW, Yu WD, McElwain MC, Russell DM, Trump DL, Johnson CS: Potentiation of cisplatin antitumor activity using a vitamin D analogue in a murine squamous cell carcinoma model system. Cancer Res. 1997 Sep 1;57(17):3759-64. 

Yu WD, McElwain MC, Modzelewski RA, Russell DM, Smith DC, Trump DL, Johnson CS: Enhancement of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-mediated antitumor activity with dexamethasone. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1998 Jan 21;90(2):134-41. 

Dissertation Title: Nucleic Acid Precursor Metabolism in Mollicutes.