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David W. Kennedy, MD

Emeritus Professor of Otorhinolaryngology

Penn Medicine / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Areas of workEndoscopic sinus surgerySurgical technologyRhinology education

The work behind the name.

Dr. David Kennedy is an emeritus professor at Penn and a former departmental chair and health-system leader. His work helped establish endoscopic sinus surgery and rhinology fellowship education in the United States. His research interests include sinus inflammation, surgical instrumentation, navigation, olfaction, and quality of life. Penn’s endowed rhinology professorship bears his name.

WHY FOLLOW

Penn credits his work with establishing endoscopic sinus surgery education and instrumentation in the United States.

PROFILE SOURCES
1. med.upenn.edu ↗2. med.upenn.edu ↗3. medtronic.com ↗

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