📢 We are delighted to announce the successful match of Ryan Thorpe, MD, to the Duke University Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Fellowship program. He is joining us from Iowa Oto where he is completing his residency. Congratulations! bit.ly/4c6btGF

The Duke Skull Base Center stands out for its patient-friendly ease of use thanks to nurse navigators, specialty training of surgeons & other physicians, multidisciplinary approach, & innovative treatments. Duke Neurosurgery Read more here: bit.ly/3VbnhAS

Many patients whose symptoms continue after sinus or nasal surgery can benefit from a referral to Duke for further evaluation & treatment, according to David W. Jang, MD, a head and neck surgeon and sinus specialist at Duke. Read more here: bit.ly/3yOZTRP

On 5/18 HNS&CS team members met at the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina branch & inspected, sorted, labeled, and packaged ONE TON of Capri Sun juice packs. Thanks to everyone who took part! #communityservice Activate Good bit.ly/45amp40

On 5/20-21 we held our first 'Promoting Healthier Connections with the World' 🌐 Global Health Conference. Thanks to all our sponsors, attendees, & speakers Duke Global Health Duke-NUS Medical School NIH Integra LifeSciences Regeneron Sanofi #HealthierConnections2024 #MedTwitter #ENT bit.ly/3X1mdBT

The Duke Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences team volunteered at the Mobile Free Pharmacy event with Wake County, organized by NC Med Assist. bit.ly/3R4qq3Q

On this day, we pause to reflect on the American heroes who gave their all in service and in sacrifice for the freedoms that we enjoy. Let us all be grateful.

Nosayaba Osazuwa-Peters, PhD, MPH, BDS, & Daniel J. Rocke, MD, highlight that the FDA’s 2018 expansion of HPV vaccine eligibility for individuals aged 27-45 has led to a slow uptake marked by disparities across racial, ethnic, gender, & social lines. bit.ly/3R0Sohh

We are proud to announce the renewal of the Level I Children’s Surgery Verification for Duke Children's by the American College of Surgeons We would like to extend our special thanks to Dr. Jeffrey Cheng for his contributions towards this recertification. bit.ly/4bDwloy

A collaborative research project provides powerful new tools to understand a tumor called olfactory neuroblastoma (ONB), identifying previously unrecognized similarities to other cancers. Brad Goldstein Duke Cancer Duke Pharmacology & Cancer Biology Department Trudy G Oliver, PhD bit.ly/3QW1prL

A wonderful few days Duke Otolaryngology - HNS&CS Duke Global Health “Promoting Healthier Connections With the World” conference, learning from leaders in global OHNS & presenting our work on integration of SLP services in surgical missions. Thanks to another great mentor James Netterville VUMC Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery !!

Dr. Liana Puscas was recently approved by the Board of Trustees to be promoted to Professor, tenure-track. This tremendous academic accomplishment is a reflection of her national & international reputation as a clinician educator. Congratulations! bit.ly/3yrWFUi

Nosayaba Osazuwa-Peters, BDS, MPH, PhD presenting on 'Oral HPV Infection and HIV' Duke Cancer Duke Global Health #HealthierConnections2024 #papilomavirus #HPV #globalhealth

Africa-focused panel with Elaine Yuko, MBChB, MMed, Gratien Tuyishimire, MD, MMed and John Bukuru, MMed led by Nosayaba Osazuwa-Peters, BDS, MPH, PhD. Duke Global Health #HealthierConnections2024 #AccessToCare #HearingCare

Dr. Francis led a special guest panel this morning with Debara Tucci, MD, MS, MBA and Blake Wilson, PhD, DSc, DEng. Duke Global Health Duke-NUS Medical School NIH NIH NIDCD
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Wonderful friends, co-researchers, and co-advocates. Can't wait to see what they accomplish over the next few years to bring ENT care to people at the last mile. 🌐⚕️

#HealthierConnections2024 Global OHNS Initiative Duke Otolaryngology - HNS&CS University of Global Health Equity University of Washington Otolaryngology-HNS Mass Eye and Ear Stanford Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Estephania Candelo MD, MSc, MRes

Scientific poster session by John Bukuru, MMed, Olayinka Suleiman, MBBS, and Chan Po Ling Catherine, MBChB. Duke Global Health Duke-NUS Medical School #HealthierConnections2024

Our own, Jessica S. West PhD, MPH, presenting on 'Global Prevalence of Self-Reported Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Use by Gender'. Duke Global Health
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Heading to Duke Otolaryngology - HNS&CS and Duke Global Health to learn more about global health and present our collaborative work with juntasmenosraras, Neus Martínez-Abadías, Universidad Icesi and FundaciónValledelili! Excited to spend time with Global OHNS Initiative colleagues. Can't wait! 🌍✨

Some of the vendors at 'Promoting Healthier Connections With the World'
global health conference. #HealthierConnections2024