Richard J. Payne
Professor, McGill University Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Director, Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Fellowship, McGill University Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Director, Endocrine Surgery Group - Canadian Society of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Associate Member, McGill University Department of Oncology
MD, MSc, FRCSC, B.Comm
Faculty Scholarship – Research Bursary – 2000
The Role of Computed Tomographic Cisternography in the
Management of Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea
Harry S. Gross Memorial Prize - 2000
Awarded for outstanding general surgical accomplishments
H.S. Birkett Memorial Prize in Otolaryngology - 2000
Research and clinical achievements in Otolaryngology
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology Award - 2002
Awarded by the McGill University Health Centre Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology for contributions to services provided to the communicatively impaired
Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Research Award - 2003
Laser Surgery - Its Role and Indications in Facial Rejuvenation
Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Course Award – 2003
Recipient of prize in facial plastic surgery competition
Melvin Mendelsohn Temporal Bone Drilling Award - 2003
Winner of Temporal Bone Dissection Competition
GlaxoSmithKline Research Traveling Scholarship – 2003
Winner of Research Scholarship May 2003
Postoperative Parathyroid Hormone Level as a Predictor of
Post-thyroidectomy Hypocalcemia
James D. Baxter Clinical Science Research Award - 2003
Winner of Residents’ Clinical Research Competition
Postoperative Parathyroid Hormone Level as a Predictor of
Post-thyroidectomy Hypocalcemia
Association of Oto-rhino-laryngology and Maxillo-facial Surgery of Quebec Award - 2004
Third Place in Residents’ Research Competition
Bénéfices tirés des titrages de l'hormone parathyroïdienne et
du calcium à 1 et 6 heures après une thyroïdectomie
Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Research Award - 2004
Intraoral Biopsy of the Genioglossus Muscle in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Avoiding Submental Incisions and External Scarring
Ortho-McNeil and Stryker Leibinger Travel Grant - 2004
American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery travel grant to attend the 2004 Annual Meeting in New York City
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux, Upper Airway Sensory Impairment,
and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Ortho-McNeil and Stryker Leibinger Travel Grant - 2004
American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery travel grant to attend the 2004 Annual Meeting in New York City
Benefits Resulting from 1 and 6-hour Parathyroid Hormone
And Calcium Levels After Thyroidectomy
Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Course Award - 2004
Recipient of prize in facial plastic surgery competition
James D. Baxter Basic Science Research Award - 2004
Winner of Residents’ Basic Research Competition
Studies on Upper Airway Dysfunction & Sensory Impairment in
Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Immunohistochemistry & Clinical Applications
Royal College of Canada Clinical Traineeship Grant - 2005
Award granted to a resident from Quebec pursuing a clinical fellowship
Canadian Society of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
GlaxoSmithKline Fellowship - 2005
Award granted to a Canadian resident pursuing a clinical fellowship in a subspecialty of otolaryngology
McGill Department of Otolaryngology CANMEDS Award - 2005
Awarded to the resident that best exemplifies the characteristics andqualities described in the Royal College of Canada CANMED program
McGill Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Teacher of the year Award –2015
Voted by the residents
Fellowship: 2005-2006
University of Toronto, Canada
American Head and Neck Society – Head and Neck Oncology Fellowship
Mentors: Dr. Patrick Gullane, Dr. Ralph Gilbert, Dr. Jeremy Freeman,
Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto General Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital
Molecular testing of thyroid nodules and clinical outcomes and implications. Optimizing clinical and surgical management of patient with thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer.
Thyroid cancer, Molecular testing in thyroid nodules, Minimally invasive thyroid and parathyroid surgery, Ultrasound guided biopsy of thyroid nodules, Parathyroid gland surgery
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Dr. Payne is an professor at McGill University in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. His surgical subspecialty is in Head and Neck Oncology with a strong emphasis on thyroid cancer. He also has an interest in surgery of the parathyroid glands and the parotid glands. Dr. Payne works at several of the McGill University affiliated adult hospitals. While his main office is at the Jewish General Hospital, he also evaluates and operates on patients at the McGill University Health Centre Glen site (Royal Victoria Hospital). Finally, he sees patients at his office in Westmount.
Dr. Payne is a leader in the field of thyroid cancer surgery. At the national level, he is the Director of the Endocrine Surgery Group at the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. He is actively involved in research and presents his findings regularly at conferences. His current interest involves molecular testing of thyroid tumors. He has spoken both nationally and internationally on this evolving field. He has been one of the pioneers in the development of sentinel lymph node biopsy, and has published in both North America and Europe on this novel technique. He has been an instructor to other thyroid cancer specialists at the THANC thyroid course held in New York City. Dr. Payne has experience in endoscopic thyroidectomy using the minimally invasive video assisted technique. He has given several talks on this surgical procedure. Dr. Payne is certified by the American College of Surgeons to perform ultrasound guided biopsies of thyroid nodules. He regularly trains both otolaryngology and endocrinology residents and fellows in this skill. During his medical school training at McGill University in Montreal, Dr. Payne was awarded the Harry S. Gross Memorial Prize for outstanding general surgery accomplishments and the H.S. Birkett Memorial Prize for research and clinical achievement in otolaryngology – head and neck surgery. As a resident, Dr. Payne completed a Master of Science Degree in Otolaryngology. He also won 15 different awards for clinical, surgical, and research accomplishments. Following graduation, Dr. Payne completed a fellowship in Head and Neck Surgery, with an emphasis in thyroid surgery, at the University of Toronto (Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto General Hospital, and Mount Sinai Hospital). At the community level, Dr. Payne is committed to several fund-raising initiatives, which include promoting further research into Head and Neck Oncology, at the Department of Otolaryngology, McGill University annual fund-raiser. He has also been involved with the Thyroid Foundation of Canada |
- Prevalence and aggressiveness of papillary thyroid carcinoma in surgically-treated graves' disease patients: a retrospective matched cohort study.
You E, Mascarella MA, Al Jassim A, Forest VI, Hier MP, Tamilia M, Pusztaszeri M, Payne RJ.
Journal of Otolaryngol Head Neck Surgery. 2019 Aug 28;48(1):40
- Preoperative Risk Index Among Patients Undergoing Thyroid or Parathyroid Surgery.
Mascarella MA, Milad D, Richardson K, Mlynarek A, Payne RJ, Forest VI, Hier M, Sadeghi N, Mayo N.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Sep 5
- Molecular mutations as a possible factor for determining extent of thyroid surgery.
Krasner JR, Alyouha N, Pusztaszeri M, Forest VI, Hier MP, Avior G, Payne RJ.
Journal of Otolaryngol Head Neck Surgery. 2019 Oct 17;48(1):51
- Preoperative prediction of non-invasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features: a Canadian single-Centre experience.
Larouche V, Pusztaszeri MP, Filimon S, Payne R, Hier M, Tamilia M.
Journal of Otolaryngoly Head Neck Surgery. 2020 Jan 2;49(1):1
- Active surveillance for low-risk small papillary thyroid cancer in North American countries: past, present and future (bridging the gap between North American and Asian practices)
Pusztaszeri MP, Tamilia M, Payne RJ.
Gland Surgery. 2020 Manuscript ID: GS-2019-CATP-07(GS-20-389)
- The Role of the ThyroSeq v3 Molecular Test in the Surgical Management of Thyroid Nodules in the Canadian Public Health Care Setting.
Chen T, Gilfix BM, Rivera J, Sadeghi N, Richardson K, Hier MP, Forest VI, Fishman D, Caglar D, Pusztaszeri M, Mitmaker EJ, Payne RJ.
Thyroid. 2020 May 5
7. Are Bethesda III thyroid nodules more aggressive than Bethesda IV thyroid nodules when found to be
malignant?
Turkdogan S, Pusztaszeri M, Forest VI, Hier M, Payne RJ
Cancers. 2020. Sep 9;12(9):E2563
8. Thyroidectomy for Graves' Disease Predicts Postoperative Neck Hematoma and Hypocalcemia: A North
American cohort study.
Mohtashami S, Richardson K, Forest VI, Mlynarek A, Payne RJ, Tamilia M, Pusztaszeri MP, Hier MP,
Sadeghi N, Mascarella MA
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2021 Jun 1
9. Molecular testing for cytologically suspicious and positive for malignancy (Bethesda V and VI) thyroid
nodules can help optimize the extent of surgery in patients undergoing thyroidectomy: A Retrospective
Chart Review
Hier J, Avior G, Pusztaszeri M, Krasner J, Alyouha N, Forest VI, Hier MP, Mlynarek A, Richardson K,
Sadeghi N, Tamilia M, Payne RJ
Journal of Otolaryngoly Head Neck Surgery. 2021. Apr 28;50(1):29
10. Association of Bethesda category and molecular mutation in patients undergoing thyroidectomy testing
Mascarella M, Avior G, Pusztaszeri M, Forest VI, Hier MP, Mlynarek A, Tamilia M, Payne RJ
Clinical Otolaryngology. 2021. Sep 12.
11. BRAF V600E mutation is associated with aggressive features in papillary thyroid carcinomas ≤1.5cm
Silver J, Bogatchenko M, Pusztaszeri M, Forest VI, Hier MP, Yang J, Tamilia M, Payne RJ
Journal of Otolaryngoly Head Neck Surgery. 2021.