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Dr. Nicholas Mildenhall, Otolaryngology Resident, one of two residents from the Section of Surgical Disciplines, has been inducted into the Duke University School of Medicine chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society.

We are excited to welcome our new residents to the Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences. Congratulations to all those who matched with us! We look forward to meeting you this summer.

Brad J. Goldstein, MD, PhD, Vice Chair of Research, Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, was recently the senior author of an article in Nature Neuroscience on olfactory neurogenesis.

Walter T Lee, MD, MHS, Associate Professor of Surgery, recently received an Education Innovation Grant from the Society of University Otolaryngologists (SUO) for his proposal "A Nationwide Resource for Virtue-Based Leadership and Professional Development."

The Division of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences within the Department of Surgery was elevated to department status, effective July 1, 2019.

The Department of Surgery held its 4th Annual Research Day April 17.

Three faculty members from the Duke Department of Surgery have received distinguished professorships from Duke University. Distinguished professorships are awarded to the most distinguished faculty who have demonstrated extraordinary scholarship in advancing science and improving human health.

We are excited to welcome our new residents to the Department of Surgery. Congratulations to all those who matched with us! We look forward to meeting you this summer.

Hearing loss is one of the most prevalent congenital disorders, with approximately one in 500 newborns in the United States diagnosed with varying degrees of hearing loss each year.