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David Myers Professor & Chair
Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Cecelia E. Schmalbach, MD, MSc, FACS is the David Myers, MD Professor and Chair of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (HNS), Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University where she also serves as the Director of the Temple Head & Neck Institute, Temple Health. She earned her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College. After finishing otolaryngology residency at the University of Michigan—during which she earned a Master of Science in Clinical Research Design & Statistics—Dr. Schmalbach completed her head and neck-microvascular surgery fellowship at Vanderbilt University.
Dr. Schmalbach previously served as the Indiana University Vice Chair of Otolaryngology-HNS and HN Surgery Division Chief. She is the former otolaryngology program director at the University of Alabama in Birmingham and served eight years active duty in the U.S. Air Force at the San Antonio Military Medical Center where she was Director of Research, Chief Ombudsman and deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan). She held faculty appointments in Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngology-HNS at the University of Texas San Antonio during that time.
Dr. Schmalbach is nationally recognized for her expertise in HN cutaneous cancers and has extensive experience in endocrine surgery and mucosal HN cancers. Her scientific contributions include research in sentinel node biopsy, advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and patient safety/quality improvement. She is a Cochrane Scholar, served as the National Coordinator of Research & Quality for the American Academy of Otolaryngology (AAO-HNS/F) and Chaired of the Skin Cancer/Melanoma Section for the American Head and Neck Society. She is Editor-Elect for Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and OTO-Open. She is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and recipient of numerous awards including: Top Doctor, the AAO-HNS/F Distinguished Service Award, United States Air Force Meritorious Service Medal and NATO Medal.