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Assistant Professor

Specialty: Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Complex facial skin cancer reconstruction, comprehensive facial paralysis care, functional and cosmetic rhinoplasty, surgical and non-surgical facial rejuvenation including facelifts and eyelid surgery, ear reconstruction, otoplasty

Contact Information:

  • Appointments: Alicia Taylor (984) 215-6227
  • Surgery Scheduler: Jessica Watts (984) 974-1083

Education:

  • BA: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 2013
  • MD: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 2017
  • Residency: Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, 2017-2022
  • Fellowship: Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 2022-2023

Professional Experience:

  • Assistant Professor, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, 2023-present

Honors and Awards

  • Greater Baltimore Medical Center Chief Resident Excellence Award, 2022
  • Educational Chief Resident Service Award, 2022
  • American Rhinologic Society Basic Science Rhinology Research Award, First Place, 2020
  • Nominated for the Johns Hopkins Weinberg 4CD Excellence in Surgical Residency Award
  • University of Maryland School of Medicine Excellence in Otolaryngology Award, 2017
  • Magna Cum Laude, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 2017
  • Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, 2017
  • Author, White Coat Ceremony Oath, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2017
  • Highest Rated Poster Ribbon at American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Conference, San Diego, California, 2016
  • Deans List, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2009-2013

Recent Publications

For a list of recent publications, please visit Dr. Drake’s PubMed Listing

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