Dennis R. Maceri, MD

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Title:

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery

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Specialties:

  • Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
  • Pediatrics

Sub-specialties:

  • Endocrine Surgery
  • Head and Neck
  • Otology
  • Neurotology

Background:

I received my bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UCLA. I then went to medical school at University of California Irvine and did my residency at UCLA in Head and Neck Surgery. After training, I joined the faculty at the University of Michigan where I was an Assistant Professor for two years. Upon moving to USC in 1984, I was Division Head at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles from 1985 to 1993. My current research interest is in thyroid cancer, specifically in the genetic changes responsible for tumor spread.

Education:

  • Doctor of Medicine, Medicine, University of California Irvine, 1977
  • Master of Arts, Zoology, University of California Irvine, 1972

Internships:

  • University of California Los Angeles, Straight Surgery, 1977 - 1978

Residencies:

  • University of California Los Angeles, General Surgery, 1978 - 1979
  • University of California Los Angeles, Head and Neck Surgery, 1979 - 1982

Board Certification:

  • American Board of Otolaryngology

Professional Society Memberships:

  • American College of Surgeons
  • American Academy of Otolaryngology
  • American Neurotology Society
  • American Thyroid Association

Awards:

  • Keck School of Medicine Teaching Awards, 2003 and 2007

Languages:

  • English