Dr Neal D. Futran joined the University of Washington faculty in 1995. He is currently the Allison T. Wanamaker Professor and Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. He is also the Director of Head and Neck Surgery as well as an adjunct professor in the departments of Plastic Surgery and Neurological Surgery. Dr Futran is board certified in Otolaryngology and has outstanding expertise and an active practice in head and neck oncology and microvascular reconstruction and rehabilitation of complex, oncology and trauma cases. He also specializes in skull base surgery utilizing both endoscopic and open approaches. His major research activities center on microvascular reconstruction of the head and neck and he also participates in grants studying molecular profiles and gene analysis in oral carcinogenesis. He enjoys teaching on the topics of head and neck reconstruction, craniofacial trauma, skull base surgery, and head and neck oncology worldwide. He is on the board of directors for the AO Foundation, a trustee of the UW Physicians, and the Virginia Bloedel Hearing Research Institute. Dr Futran is on the editorial boards of several scientific journals and holds the position of associate editor of both Head and Neck, and Oral Oncology, and is listed in the Best Doctor’s in America.