Dr. Jose P. Zevallos, MD, MPH, will talk about current and future advancements in otolaryngology. He will also give a background of his journey to becoming the new chair of the department.

Dr. Zevallos is an internationally recognized expert on the epidemiology and genomics of HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer. His clinical practice focuses on head and neck surgical oncology with a special emphasis on transoral robotic surgery and complex thyroid surgery. In addition to his clinical practice, he runs a translational research laboratory at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and is the principal investigator of a clinical trial focused on treatment deintensification for HPV+ oropharyngeal cancer. He has published more than 120 peer-reviewed articles on topics in head and neck cancer. He is also founder of a molecular diagnostics start-up company, Droplet Biosciences, based in Cambridge, Mass.

There will be a Q & A following the presentation.