Author
Amelia F Drake, MD ND Fischer Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology, Executive Associate Dean of Academic Programs, Director, Craniofacial Center, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Amelia F Drake, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, North Carolina Medical Society
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Specialty Editor Board
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference
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Chief Editor
Arlen D Meyers, MD, MBA Emeritus Professor of Otolaryngology, Dentistry, and Engineering, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Arlen D Meyers, MD, MBA is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Head and Neck Society
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Additional Contributors
Michele M Carr, DDS, MD, PhD, MEd Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
Michele M Carr, DDS, MD, PhD, MEd is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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Acknowledgements
Ari J Goldsmith, MD Chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Long Island College Hospital; Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center
Ari J Goldsmith, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Medical Association, and Medical Society of the State of New York
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Acknowledgments
Medscape Reference thanks Vijay R Ramakrishnan, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, for the videos in this article.
