Otolaryngology Surgical Instrument Guide

About The Authors

Justin S. Golub, MD, MS is an associate professor of otolaryngology—head and neck surgery at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He attended Emory University School of Medicine, residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the University of Washington in Seattle, and fellowship in neurotology at the University of Cincinnati. He obtained a masters in biostatistics/patient-oriented research at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. He is the author of more than seventy peer-reviewed research publications and has co-edited four books. Dr. Golub has a research program investigating the brain effects of age-related hearing loss. He has lectured internationally and his research has been reported in the national press, including The New York Times. He is also a leading pioneer in transcanal endoscopic ear surgery. When not toiling on books with Drs. Pasha and Chern, he enjoys skiing, sipping espresso, and even occasionally relaxing at his home in Westchester County, New York.

Nicole Schmitt is currently a head and neck surgeon at Johns Hopkins University with a joint appointment at the National Institutes of Health. She completed otolaryngology residency at the University of Washington in Seattle and a fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh. Interests include upper aerodigestive and salivary tumors, endocrine surgery, immune and inflammatory effects of cisplatin, tumor immunology, and surgical education.