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Janet W Lee

Assistant Professor of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Pediatric Otolaryngology
DUMC Box 3805, Durham, NC 27710
40 Duke Medicine Circle, DUMC Box 3805, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Presentations & Appearances


Endotracheal Excellence: Standardizing documentation to drive quality in airway rescue procedures across the Health System - Duke Health Quality and Safety Conference · March 13, 2023 Other Duke University, Virtual poster session
Preventing Pediatric Accidental Decannulation Events: A Root Cause Analysis - Duke Health Quality and Safety Conference · March 13, 2023 Other Duke University, Virtual poster session
Intracranial complications of pediatric sinusitis - Pediatric Neurosurgery Multi-Disciplinary Conference · January 18, 2023 Invited Talk Duke University Department of Neurosurgery,
Time Management Skills for the Busy Practitioner - Annual Meeting · September 14, 2022 National Scientific Meeting American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Philadelphia, PA
Development of Button Battery Ingestion Algorithm Leading to Survival of a Patient with an Aortoesophageal Fistula - Quality and Safety Conference Poster Session · July 15, 2022 National Scientific Meeting American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL
Ankyloglossia: Evidence, Controversies, and Approach - Grand Rounds · June 2, 2022 Invited Talk Duke University Department of Pediatrics, Durham, NC
Seasonal Allergies - Pollen and other allergens: How to treat and cope, an Integrative approach · March 13, 2022 Invited Talk Global Center for Siddha Medicine Research,
Automated Diagnosis of Middle Ear Disease - Audiology Grand Rounds · September 3, 2020 Invited Talk Duke University Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences,
Tracheostomy Management - Grand Rounds · July 31, 2020 Invited Talk Duke University Intensive Care Nursery, Durham, NC
Salivary Gland Involvement in Pediatric Rhematic Disease - Grand Rounds · February 19, 2020 Lecture Duke University Pediatric Rheumatology, Durham, NC
Pediatric Bilateral Selective Laryngeal Reinnervation - Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting · May 4, 2019 National Scientific Meeting American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Austin, TX
Relating cleft palate severity to otologic outcomes in children - Annual Meeting · October 7, 2018 National Scientific Meeting American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Atlanta, GA
Subjective assessment of videofluoroscopic swallow studies - Annual Meeting · September 19, 2016 National Scientific Meeting American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, San Diego, CA
Intraoperative ultrasound guided retrieval of an extraluminal pharyngoesophageal foreign body - Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting · May 19, 2016 National Scientific Meeting American Broncho-esophagologic Association, Chicago, IL

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship


Activity Leader - Capstone Event · March 19, 2022 Community Outreach Duke FEMMES+ (Females and Allies Excelling More in Math, Engineering and Science) Event for 4th-6th graders encouraging interest in STEM fields
Advisor/Creator - STEM Concept Video · February 2022 Community Outreach Duke BOOST (Building Opportunities and Overtures in Science and Technology) Created a video demonstration of flexible laryngoscopy and stroboscopy for Duke organization serving Durham Public School 5th-8th grades (especially URM, girls, students form economically challenged backgrounds) to encourage interest in STEM
Activity Leader - Capstone Event · February 22, 2020 Community Outreach Duke FEMMES (Females Excelling More in Math, Engineering and Science) Event for 4th-6th grade girls encouraging interest in STEM fields

Service to the Profession


Specialty Fellow · September 2020 Professional Development American Academy of Pediatrics,

Academic & Administrative Activities


Medical Student Clerkship Director, Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, 2021-present
LCME Self-Study Subcommittee on “Teaching, Supervision, Assessment, and Student and Patient Safety”, 2023
Patient FIRST Assessment Taskforce member, 2021-present
Patient FIRST Third Year Taskforce member, 2021-present
Patient FIRST Fourth Year Subcommittee member, 2022-present
Children's Airway Management Taskforce member, 2021-present
Pediatric Tracheostomy Quality Improvement Team member, 2020-present
Assistant Medical Student Clerkship Director, Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, 2019-2021
ACGME APEI Reviewer, 2020