Meet Our People

Dr. Francis is the Richard Hall Chaney, Sr. Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology and Chair of the Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences. On the vision for the department Dr. Francis says, "I wanted to become a department chair to create a department of the future, one that is committed to team science and bringing new perspectives to old persistent problems, while at the same time, giving a much higher return on investment in a time of limited resources."

Dr. Lauren Cooke began her five-year clinical residency track at Duke Otolaryngology in 2023 and is currently in her first year (PGY1). 

Dr. Lee is Chief of Staff for the Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences and Division Chief of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology. On the meaning of servant leadership Dr. Lee says, "Servant leadership in Otolaryngology training can simply be understood as thinking about others more than you think about yourself. That gives you a little flavor of what it's like in terms of our philosophy and our approach to residency training."

Dr. Riska is an Assistant Professor in Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences and Director of Clinical Research Training. 

Lori Allsbrook is the program coordinator for the Otolaryngology Residency. On what diversity and inclusion means to her, "Diversity and inclusion to me means that you have to remember that everybody is important. It's also like a puzzle piece that everybody is different, but we're all important because we're going to make that one big picture."