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SPECIALTY: OTOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
Diplomat American Board of Otolaryngology: 10/86
EDUCATION:
Resident: in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School: 7/83 - 6/86
Resident: in Surgery, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital: 7/82 - 6/83
Intern in Surgery, University of Hawaii: 7/81 - 6/82
Medical School: Jefferson Medical College: 9/77 - 6/81
College: University of Delaware: 9/73 - 2/77
SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION:
1986 American Board of Otolaryngology
Licensure: Delaware and Pennsylvania
HOSPITAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
| Chief, Section of Head and Neck Oncology, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center, Christiana Care Health Systems, Newark, DE, 2000 - |
| Chief, Section of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Christiana Care Health Systems, Wilmington, DE, 2000 - 2006 |
| A.I. duPont Children's Hospital |
| St. Francis Hospital |
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
| Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Jefferson Medical College |
| Adjunct Scientist in the Center for Translational Cancer Research, University of Delaware |
MEDICAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:
National Societies:
Fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Fellow of the American Head and Neck Society
Fellow of the Triological Society
Fellow of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
American Medical Society
Local Societies:
New Castle County Medical Society
Delaware Medical Society
EDITORIAL POSITIONS:
| 2002 - Present | Manuscript Reviewer, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery |
| 2003 - Present | Manuscript Reviewer, Laryngoscope |
| 2003 - Present | Manuscript Reviewer, Head and Neck Surgery |
| 2003 - Present | Manuscript Reviewer, The Lancet Oncology (London) |
| 2003 - Present | Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Respiratory Diseases |
BOOKS:
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Research Publications, peer reviewed
Schuknecht H, Witt, R. Suppressed Sneezing as a Cause of Hearing Loss and Vertigo. American Journal of Otolaryngology 1985;6:468-470.
Schuknecht H, Witt R. Acute Bilateral Sequential Vestibular Neuritis. American Journal of Otolaryngology 1985;6:255-257.
Witt, R. Otitis Media: An Overview of Current Treatment. Delaware Medical Journal 1988;60:69-71.
Witt, R. The Tonsil and Adenoid Controversy. Delaware Medical Journal 1989;61:289-293.
Witt, R. Management of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Minor Salivary Glands. Ear, Nose and Throat Journal 1991;70:218-222.
Witt, R. Failure of Radiation Therapy in Stage I and II Glottic Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Delaware Medical Journal 1995;67:430-435.
Witt, R. Primary Small Cell Carcinoma of the Parotid. Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery 1996;114:826-829.
Witt, R. Facial Nerve Monitoring in Parotid Surgery. Is it the Standard of Care? Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 1998;119:468-470.
Witt, R. Facial Nerve Function After Partial Superficial Parotidectomy. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 1999;121:210-213.
Witt, R. The Significance of Margin in Surgery for Parotid Pleomorphic Adenoma. Laryngoscope 2002;112:2141-2154.
Witt, R. Prognostic Factors in Mortality and Morbidity in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. Ear Nose & Throat 2002;12:856-863.
Witt R. Colonic Adenocarcinoma Metastatic to Thyroid Hurthle Cell Carcinoma Presenting with Airway Obstruction Del Med J 2003;75: 285-288.
Witt R. Sarcoidosis Presenting as Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis. Journal of Voice 2003;2:265-268.
Witt R. Head and Neck Cancer Care in the State of Delaware-the Advent of the Helen F. Graham Head and Neck Cancer Center. Delaware Med J 2003;75:455-459.
Witt R. Electrophysiologic Monitoring of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerves May Not Predict Bilateral Vocal Fold Immobility after Thyroid Surgery. Journal of Voice 2004;18/2:255-259.
Witt R. A comparison of the results of monolayer versus smear cytopreparatory techniques for fine-needle aspiration in 100 consecutive patients undergoing thyroidectomy: A surgeon's perspective, Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2004; 131(6):964-67
Witt R., Weinstein G., Rejto L. Tympanomastoid Suture and Digastric in Cadaver and Live Parotidectomy. Laryngoscope 2005; 115:574-77
Witt R. Minimally invasive surgery for parotid pleomorphic adenoma, ENT-J. 2005; 84(5): 308-11.
Witt R. Electrophysiologic Monitoring in Thyroid Surgery: The Standard of Care? J Voice. 2005; 19(3):497-500.
Witt R. Head and Neck Cancer Care at a Community Based Teaching Hospital Head and Neck. 2005; 27(7):613-615.
Witt R. Gillis G, Pratt R. Spinal accessory nerve monitoring with clinical outcome measures. ENT J, 2006; 85(8):540-544.
Witt R. Comparing the long term outcome of immediate post-operative facial nerve dysfunction and vocal fold immobility after parotid and thyroid surgery Witt R. Wilson P. Vocal fold immobility from primary minor salivary gland small cell carcinoma. J Voice 2006; 20(3): 461-464.
Witt R. Vocal fold immobility from primary minor salivary gland small cell carcinoma. (in press ENT J)
Witt R., Rejto L. Spinal Accessory Nerve Monitoring in Selective and Modified Neck Dissection Laryngoscope 2007; 117(5):776-780
Witt R., Wilson P. Missed opportunity for larynx preservation? Failure to distinguish verrucous and squamous cell carcinoma on microlaryngoscopy and biopsy. (in press J Voice)
Witt R., Wilson P. Surgery After Cocaine Ingeston (in press ENT J)