HUMAA President Earl H. Harley, M.D. '71, has been elected to the nominating committee (academic) of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. The election results were announced in June.Â
The AAO-HNS is the world's largest organization representing specialists who treat the ear, nose, throat, and related structures of the head and neck. The Academy represents approximately 12,000 otolaryngologists—head and neck surgeons who diagnose and treat disorders of those areas. The medical disorders treated are among the most common that afflict all Americans, and include chronic ear infection, sinusitis, snoring and sleep apnea, hearing loss, allergies and hay fever, swallowing disorders, nosebleeds, hoarseness, dizziness, and head and neck cancer.