Board Certified Neurotology Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.2500

Education

High School
Bellevue High School, Bellevue, NB,
Graduation, 1970.

College
Davidson College, Davidson, NC (1970-1974),
B.S. (Biology), 1974.

Medical School
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC,
1974-1978.  M.D., 1978.

Internship
University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT,
1978-1979.

Otolaryngology Residency
Stanford Medical Center, Stanford, CA,
1979-1982.

Post-Residency Fellowships:
Research Fellowship in Otology & Neurotology
House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, CA,
July-December, 1982.

Clinical Fellowship in Otology & Neurotology
House Ear Clinic, Inc., Los Angeles, CA,
January-December, 1983.

Licensure Information

State Licenses:
North Carolina, 1986 - 2008
California, 1979 - 2008
South Carolina, 2005 - 2009

DEA:
North Carolina
South Carolina

Board Certification:
American Board of Otolaryngology, April 3, 1984
The American Board of Otolaryngology-Neurotology, June 1, 2005-June 30, 2015

Professional Experience

1983-1987
Associate of House Ear Clinic, Inc., & House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, CA

1987-1993
Director of Otology and Neurotology, Duke
University Medical Center, Durham, NC

1993-Present
President of an Ear and Hearing Clinic, &
Director of an Ear Research Institute, Raleigh, NC

2000-Present
Consultant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology,
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

Honors and Awards

Davidson College:
Vice-President of Debate Team.
Member of Honorary Speech and Debate Society.
Editor of Literary Magazine.
Member of Honorary Pre-med Society.

UNC-Chapel Hill Medical School:
Lowder Memorial Scholarship, 1976-1977 & 1977-1978.
Residents’ Teaching Award, USC Department of Otolaryngology, Los Angeles,1986.
Certificate of Honor, American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 1990.

Clinical Faculty Teacher of the Year Award, Wake Medical Center Otolaryngology Service, 1996.
Outstanding Service to Mankind Award (Sertoma  International,) 1998.
Clinical Faculty Teacher of the Year Award, Wake Medical Center Otolaryngology Service, 1999.

Professional Background

Hospital Appointments:
Rex Healthcare, Wake Medical Center, Duke Health Raleigh Hospital, Asheville VA Hospital, Duke University Medical Center, Greenville Memorial Hospital (SC)

Former Academic Appointments:
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, USC School of Medicine;
Clinical Assistant Professor, USC School of Dentistry;
Director of Otology/Neurotology, Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, Duke University Medical Center.

Official Positions & Editorial Panels

President of Alumni Fellowship Group of the House Ear Institute (1992)

President of NC/SC Otolaryngology Society (1997-1998)

Otology and Neurotology Editorial Review Panel for Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Otology and Neurotology Editorial Review Panel for American Journal of Otology

Program Advisory Committee, American Academy of Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery

Instructor for Instructional Courses at the American Academy of Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery

Member of North Carolina Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters Licensing Board - Continuing Education Committee (Appointed for years 2000-June 30, 2003)

Former Chairman of the American Neurotology Society Continuing Medical Education Committee

Executive Council of the American Neurotology Society

Society Memberships

American Otologic Society
American Neurotology Society
Triologic Society
North American Skull Base Society
American Medical Association
North Carolina Medical Society
Wake County Medical Society
North Carolina Society of Otolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery
Alumni Fellowship Group of the House Ear Institute

Fellow

American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
American Neurotology Society
American Otologic Society
American Triologic Society

Research Experience

Available upon request.

Publications, Book Chapters and Books

Available upon request.