Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Professor Emeritus of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
·
2019 - Present
Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Scholarly Works
Development of the Sinus Headache Screener (SHS).
Journal article Laryngoscope · June 23, 2026 OBJECTIVES: Facial pain or pressure is often non-rhinogenic but is frequently misdiagnosed as sinusitis, leading to inappropriate treatment with antibiotics and surgery. The objective of this study was to develop and validate a brief self-administered ques ... Full text Link to item CiteUtility of Existing Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Identifying Non-Rhinogenic Facial Pain.
Journal article Laryngoscope · August 2025 OBJECTIVE: Facial pain/pressure is often non-rhinogenic and migraine-related in etiology. However, this is frequently misdiagnosed as sinusitis, leading to inappropriate antibiotic utilization and unnecessary procedures. We assessed the utility of the 3-It ... Full text Link to item CiteConcurrent Nasal Symptoms in Non-Rhinogenic Headache.
Journal article OTO Open · 2025 OBJECTIVE: This study aims to characterize concurrent nasal symptoms in a cohort of patients with non-rhinogenic headache (NRH) presenting to an otolaryngology clinic. STUDY DESIGN: A prospective cohort. SETTING: Single tertiary care institution. METHODS: ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Evaluation of Unilateral vs Bilateral Hearing Aids for the Treatment of Age-related Hearing Loss
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute · 2021 - 2026Translational Research in Surgical Oncology
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2002 - 2022Leveraging Real World Evidence to Understand Contemporary Medical and Surgical Care
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Olympus Corporation · 2017 - 2019View All Grants
Education
Duke University ·
2000
M.H.S.
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs ·
1990
M.D.