Cummings Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery

For otolaryngologists at all levels and across all subspecialties, Cummings Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, Eighth Edition, remains the #1 reference of choice for authoritative answers and easily accessible clinical content on every topic in this complex field. This award-winning text is ideal for all stages of your career-from residency and board certification through the challenges faced in daily clinical practice. Now meticulously reviewed and updated throughout, this modern classic keeps you up to date with the latest minimally invasive procedures, recent changes in rhinology, new techniques and technologies that are shaping patient outcomes, and much more.Provides comprehensive, accessible coverage of every area of the field in three convenient volumes, covering general otolaryngology, facial plastic surgery, sinus/rhinology, laryngology, head and neck surgery and oncology, otology and neurotology, and pediatric otolaryngologyContains 11 new chapters, including Healthcare Disparities in Otolaryngology, COVID-19 in Otolaryngology, Gender Affirming Surgery, Functional Rhinoplasty, Laryngeal Paralysis, Subglottic and Tracheal Stenosis, Gender Affirming Voice Care, Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy, 22q11 Deletion Syndrome, Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome, and Pediatric Thyroid DisordersOffers new insights in allergy, olfaction, nonallergic rhinitis, epistaxis, nasal measurement, the management and outcomes of chronic rhinosinusitis, facial pain, the sino-orbital interface, systemic diseases affecting the nose and sinuses, and moreFeatures outstanding visual support with 4,000+ high-quality images (many new to this edition) and hundreds of quick-reference tables and boxesIncludes access to 165 videos-more than double the number in the previous edition. Videos include key indicator (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Key Indicator Procedures) and surgical videos, offering residents and practitioners the opportunity to visualize and better understand the critical elements of these core proceduresProvides a fresh perspective on facial plastic and reconstructive surgery from new editor, Dr. Stephen S. Park, as well as new perspectives from associate editors who contribute their knowledge and expertise to various sections throughout the textAn eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date

Paul W. Flint, MD received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and completed his residency training at the University of Washington. He joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins in 1991, where he served as Residency Training Program Director. In 2009, Dr. Flint was appointed Professor and Chair, Otolaryngology - Head &Neck Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University. He is a founding member of the Society for Airway Management, and an active member of The Triological Society, The American Laryngological Society, The American Academy of Otolaryngology, and The American College of Surgeons. Dr. Flint's clinical interests include the treatment of benign and malignant diseases of the airway, development of procedures to improve voice, swallowing, and breathing; and, treatment of movement disorders affecting the head and neck, including dystonia and Parkinson disease. Dr. Howard Francis is the Richard Hall Chaney, Sr. Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology, Professor of Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences, and Chair of Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences at Duke University School of Medicine. His clinical work focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of ear diseases and skull base disorders. Dr. Francis takes great pride in the mastery of his craft and the high standard of his teams. As an ENT doctor, otologist, and neurotologist, he serves patients of all ages from infancy to the senior years, and his expertise spans the full range of the medical and surgical management of complex ear diseases, balance disorders, and hearing disorders - including performing cochlear implant surgery in adults and children. Dr. Haughey is a board-certified otolaryngologist with advanced fellowship training in head and neck cancer surgery. He specializes in surgical interventions to address cancers of the throat, vocal cords, sinuses, thyroid, parathyroid, submandibular and salivary glands, neck and skull. His primary clinical interests also include surgery to address skin cancers on the face and neck, including melanoma and facial reconstruction surgeries, as well as microvascular free tissue transfer procedures and laryngeal and sinus disorders. A respected researcher whose work has contributed to the development of new and minimally invasive methods for removing head and neck cancers, Dr. Haughey earned his medical degree at the University of Auckland in New Zealand before completing his residency as Chief Resident, earning a Master of Science in otolaryngology - head and neck surgery and carrying out a prestigious skull base and neuro-otology fellowship, all at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Dr. Marci Lesperance is the associate chief clinical officer for Children's Specialty and Women's Services, University of Michigan Medical Group. She served as the division chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology at Michigan Medicine for 15 years. Her research has been funded by NIH and outside foundations. She has previously served as surgeon in chief for the Children's and Women's Hospital, program director for the University of Michigan's Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship, and past president of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology. Dr. Lesperance is a member of numerous professional organizations in otolaryngology and pediatrics. Her research interests include hereditary hearing loss, molecular genetics of hearing loss, and genetic testing. She is also editor of the Elsevier text, Cummings Pediatric Otolaryngology, which is a spin-off from the main Cummings Otolaryngology text. Valerie Lund is Professor Emeritus of Rhinology at the Ear Institute, University College London and is an Honorary Consultant ENT Surgeon at the Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital (University College London Trust), University College Hospital. She deals with all nose and sinus conditions with a particular interest in sinonasal tumors and has been involved in endoscopic sinus surgery and its extended applications since the early 1980's. She has contributed extensively to the literature. She has received several prizes including the George Davey Howell (1990, 2008, 2015), W J Harrison (Royal Society of Medicine 2012), BMA Book awards and Jobson Horne Prize (2018) . In 2008 she was awarded a CBE for services to medicine by the Queen, is a member of the German Academy of Science (Leopoldina) and is an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. In 2004, K. Thomas Robbins was appointed the Director at the SimmonsCooper Cancer Institute at Southern Illinois University. Dr. Robbins has served as a co-editor of the Cummings Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, since the 4th edition. He has been the author or co-author of hundreds of proffered publications. He has served on several editorial boards, including the Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He is a past president of the American Head and Neck Society and served on the Board of Governors of the American College of Surgeons. He has chaired the Committee for Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and the Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Council of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Robbins' academic interests have focused on modifications for conservation neck dissection and neck dissection nomenclature and he has received research funding from the National Cancer Institute. Stephen S. Park, MD, is currently the Director of the Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Professor & Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Virginia. He also serves as the interim chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery. His primary clinical interest is in the field of facial plastic surgery, particularly facial reconstruction, rejuvenation, and rhinoplasty.Dr. Park is internationally recognized as one of the leaders in Facial Plastic Surgery and has given numerous lectures around the world on these topics. He has authored publications on various topics in Facial Plastic Surgery. He has been the president of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), a Director with the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, and the vice-chair of the Otolaryngology Residency Review Committee (RRC).

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