THE PEOPLE AND PROGRESS SHAPING ENTU.S. EDITION / UPDATED OCT 17, 2026
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Howard W. Francis, MD, MBA

Chair, Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences

Duke University / Durham, North Carolina

Areas of workHearing care deliveryNeurotologyAcademic leadership

The work behind the name.

Dr. Howard Francis is Duke’s inaugural chair of Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences and a practicing neurotologist. His research includes cochlear implantation, hearing-care delivery models, and surgical education. He holds the Richard Hall Chaney professorship and contributes to specialty education through textbook editing and service with professional certification and training organizations.

WHY FOLLOW

He chairs Duke’s department and studies hearing-care delivery, cochlear implantation, and surgical education.

PROFILE SOURCES
1. headnecksurgery.duke.edu ↗2. scholars.duke.edu ↗

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