Member of the Hall of Fame of the Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Education
B.S., Biology and Chemistry, University of Central Oklahoma, 1961
M.D., University of Oklahoma School of Medicine, 1965
Rotating Internship, University of Oregon, 1966
General Surgery and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Residency, Baylor College of Medicine, 1972
Otology and Neurotology Fellowship, House Ear Institute and Clinic, 1973
Academic Positions
Director of Research in Otolaryngology, Washington University School of Medicine, 1994
Professor and Director of Otology/Neurotology/Base of Skull Surgery Program, Washington University School of Medicine, 1992
Professor and Chair, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Oklahoma School of Medicine, 1981
Awards and Service
Principal Investigator, NIH-NINDS Planning Grant, multicenter RCT in Bell’s Palsy, 2007-2008
Program Director, NIH-NIDCD T-32 Training Grant, 1997-current
Distinguished Service Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 1995
Fellow, American Otological Society, 1985
Editorial Board, Archives of Otolaryngology, 1985-1990
Editor-in-Chief, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 1991-1996
Board of Directors, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 1986-1989
Clinical and Research Interests: Quantitative anatomy, physiology and pathology involved with human facial expression in health and disease; clinical and research education; otology, neurotology and base of skull surgery
