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David
J. Terris, M.D.
Porubsky Distinguished Professor and Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology
Medical College of Georgia
Dr. Terris was born in New York and went to college at Cornell University where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and with distinction in biology. From there he attended the Duke University Medical School, from which he graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha honors. This was followed by a surgical internship and then Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery training at Stanford Medical Center. He completed a fellowship in Advanced Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery at Stanford and then joined their full-time faculty in July of 1994. He was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2001, then became Professor and Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at the Medical College of Georgia in 2002, where he now occupies the Porubsky Endowed Professorship.
He is the recipient of several research grants, including an NIH grant investigating oxygen tension of tumors. He has authored or co-authored over a dozen book chapters and more than 160 journal articles. He has held leadership positions in numerous medical societies, including the American College of Surgeons, the Triological Society, the Society of University Otolaryngologists, the American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery and the American Society for Head and Neck Surgery.
He is currently the Surgical Director of the MCG Thyroid/ Parathyroid Center and has a busy clinical practice limited to thyroid and parathyroid surgery.
Area of Specialization
Fellowship training in head and neck cancer surgery.
Clinical Practice
Areas of clinical practice include thyroid and parathyroid surgery. He
is a pioneer in minimally invasive neck surgery, and is the first otolaryngologist in the world to investigate robotic surgery in the head and neck.
Research Interests
Minimally invasive thyroid and parathyroid
surgery, endoscopic neck surgery, and robotic neck surgery.
Selected Publications
Dr. Terris's publications (via MEDLINE) (will open in new window)
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| Mailing Address | Department of Otolaryngology |
| Medical College of Georgia | |
| 1120 15th Street, BP4109 | |
| Augusta, Georgia 30912 | |
| Email Address | dterris@mcg.edu |
| Academic Office | (706) 721-6100 |
| Appointments | (706) 721-4400 |
| Fax | (706) 721-0112 |
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