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Neerav Goyal, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Surgery, Director of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Neerav Goyal, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Head and Neck Society

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

David Goldenberg, MD, FACS Chief of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Professor of Surgery and Oncology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine; Director of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Oncology, Milton S Hershey Medical Center

David Goldenberg, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Head and Neck Society, American Thyroid Association, Israeli Medical Association

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Arlen D Meyers, MD, MBA 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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