Larry Duckert, MD, PhD

Larry Duckert, MD, PhD

PROFESSOR EMERITUS

Biography

Larry Duckert was on the faculty in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery for over 30 years. After his residency training at the University of Minnesota, where he also obtained a PhD, he began his career here in Seattle. He initially was the director of otolaryngology at Harborview Medical Center, leading trauma and facial plastic surgery care. He then underwent additional fellowship training at the University of Wurzburg in Germany in 1990, acquiring further specialization in otologic and neurotologic surgery. He served as the medical director of the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Center at the University of Washington Medical Center, focusing his practice on ear and skull base disease. 

Overview

Undergraduate Education: Dartmouth College

Medical School: Harvard

Surgical Internship / Junior Residency: Vanderbilt University Hospital

ENT Residency: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology 1973

Memberships: American Head and Neck Society, Rhinologic Society, Triologic Society

Awards and Honors

1991-2008: Chair, UW Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 
2001: President, American H&N Society
2008: Conference Chair, International H&N Conference

Clinical Interests

Medical and surgical aspects of sinus disease.

Research Focus

Quality of life in head and neck cancer and sinus disease.