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\nHonors<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

American Board of Otolaryngology\/Head and Neck Surgery Oral Board Examiner<\/span><\/h4>\n

Surgical Co-Lead of NCI-sponsored NCT0728147 Randomized Control Trial for Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy in Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma<\/span><\/h4>\n

Co-Director of the North American Skull Base Society Annual Dissection Course<\/span><\/h4>\n

Editor-in-Chief, Journal for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery <\/span><\/h4>\n

Founding Chair of the Section of Skull Base or Orbital Surgery of the American Rhinologic Society
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