Celebrating 5 Years of Excellence

In 2024, we celebrated the fifth anniversary of the Duke Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences (HNS&CS). In this publication, we reflect on our journey and the remarkable progress we have made together.

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Acknowledgments

We want to thank our staff for their assistance in compiling the data used in this report. Our division chiefs, medical directors, and program leads were engaged in reflecting on the accomplishments of our first five years as a Department in the Duke School of Medicine, which could not have been possible without the hard work of our faculty, staff, and trainees.

We are grateful for the tremendous partnership with the School of Medicine and collaborating departments, Duke University Health System, the Private Diagnostic Clinic, and now Duke Health Integrated Practice, as we implemented the vision of a new Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, the results of which are described in this report.

Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences

Chris W Tobias, MPA
Chief Administrative Officer

Trinitia Y. Cannon, MD
Associate Vice Chair for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Co-Chief for Head and Neck Surgery

Jeffrey Cheng, MD
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement 

Seth Cohen MD, MHS
Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Operations – Wake County, the Division Chief for Laryngology and Director of Voice Center

Bradley Goldstein, MD PhD
Vice Chair for Research

Ariel Hayden, PA-C, MHS
Director of Clinical Operations

David W Jang, MD
Division Chief for Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery

Harrison Jones, PhD, BRS-S, MA
Clinical Research Unit Medical Director

Russ Kahmke, MD, MBA, MMCi, FACS
Associate Residency Program Director, Medical Director and Access Champion

David Kaylie, MD
Division Chief for Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery and Vice Chair for Clinical Operations

Walter T Lee, MD, MHS
Chief, Division of Head and Neck Oncology and Chief of Staff

Liana Puscas, MD MHS 
Durham VA Medical Center Section Chief

Eileen Raynor, MD
Division Chief for Pediatric OHNS

Kristal Riska, PhD, AuD, CCC-A
5-yr Resident Research Training Director

Leda Scearce, CCC-SLP, MM, MS
Director of Community Engagement

Sherri L Smith, PhD, AuD, CCC-A
Co-Chief for Communication Sciences Division

Josh Smith, PA-C, DMSc, MMS, DFAAPA
Director of Advance Practice Practitioners 

Gina Vess, CCC-SLP, MA
Director of Operations and Staff Development at Duke Voice Care Center 

Charles Woodard, MD
Division Chief for Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Division Chief for Comprehensive Otolaryngology, Program Director-Otolaryngology Residence

Aleksandra Zabiran
Director of Marketing and Communications

Additional Collaborators

Craig Albanese, MD, MBA
Chief Executive Officer of Duke University Health System

Bill Fulkerson, MD
Professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine and former Executive Vice President for Duke University Health System 

Scott Gibson, PA-C, MHS
Executive Vice Dean for Administration for the Duke University School of Medicine

Allan Kirk, MD, PhD
Chairman of the Department of Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief at Duke University School of Medicine

Dean Mary Klotman, MD
Dean, School of Medicine; Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, Duke University

Paul Newman
Senior Vice President of the Duke Duke Health Integrated Practice, PLLC, and Executive Director of the Duke Patient Revenue Management Organization

Tom Owens, MD
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Duke University Health System 

Theodore Pappas, MD
Vice Dean for Medical Affairs at the Duke University School of Medicine

Greg Pauly, MHA
Group President of Acute Care Services for Duke University Health System, President of Duke University Hospital and Vice Dean of Clinical and Academic Integration for Duke University School of Medicine