| AAO-HNS | Legacy of Excellence 2021 | 1 |
| Stryker | 3 |
| Legacy of Excellence | 5 |
| Dedication | 13 |
| Forward | 15 |
| Hall of Distinction | 18 |
| Milestone Moments | 20 |
| Chapter 1: 1997-2001— Expanding Relevance and Embracing Technology | 27 |
| Technology | 28 |
| EVP Transitions | 29 |
| Patient Information and Outreach | 30 |
| Grassroots Advocacy and Health Policy. | 33 |
| Education | 36 |
| Research and Quality | 38 |
| International | 40 |
| Annual Meeting | 42 |
| Concluding Thoughts | 44 |
| Michael D. Maves, MD, MBA
EVP from 1995 – 1999 | 45 |
| G. Richard Holt, MD, MPH
EVP from February 2000 – June 2002 | 47 |
| Neil O. Ward, MD, MALS
Interim EVP from 1999 – 2000
and Deputy Executive Vice President from 2000 – 2005 | 49 |
| Charles (Chuck) J. Krause, MD
President from 1996 – 1997 | 51 |
| Antonio De la Cruz, MD
President from 1997 – 1998 | 53 |
| Harold C. (Rick) Pillsbury III, MD
President from 1998 – 1999 | 55 |
| John G. Campbell, MD
President from 1999 – 2000 | 57 |
| Jack L. Gluckman, MD
President from 2000 – 2001 | 59 |
| Through the Years | 60 |
| Chapter 2: 2002-2006 — Navigating Changes and Breaking New Ground | 63 |
| Transition in Leadership | 64 |
| Strategic Planning to Navigate Change | 65 |
| Advancing the Mission through Technology | 67 |
| Elevating the Advocacy Voice through Concerted Health Policy
and Goverment Affairs Efforts | 68 |
| Research: Today’s Evidence, Tomorrow’s Progress | 71 |
| Education: New Efforts to Lifelong Learning | 75 |
| Patient Outreach Bringing the Specialty Together | 77 |
| Annual Meeting | 80 |
| International | 80 |
| Concluding Thoughts | 81 |
| David R. Nielsen, MD
EVP/CEO from 2002 – 2014
The Everyman Leader: Enabling the Vision of Quality | 83 |
| K.J. Lee, MD
President from 2001 – 2002 | 89 |
| Jonas T. Johnson, MD
President from 2002 – 2003 | 91 |
| M. Jennifer Derebery, MD
President from 2003 – 2004 | 93 |
| Robert H. Maisel, MD
President from 2004 – 2005 | 95 |
| C. Ron Cannon, MD
President from 2005 – 2006 | 97 |
| Through the Years | 99 |
| Chapter 3: 2007-2011 — Integrated Approach to Quality Patient Care in an Era of Healthcare Reform | 103 |
| A New Look for a New Day | 104 |
| Specialty Unity | 104 |
| Integrating Research, Advocacy, Health Policy, and Education | 106 |
| Advocacy and Health Policy | 106 |
| Academy Responds to President’s Remarks on Tonsillectomies | 108 |
| Research | 110 |
| Education | 114 |
| Annual Meeting | 116 |
| International | 118 |
| Diversity and Inclusion | 119 |
| Development | 119 |
| Initial AAO-HNS/F Statement on Diversity | 119 |
| Concluding Thoughts | 121 |
| Richard T. Miyamoto, MD, MS
President from 2006 – 2007 | 123 |
| James C. Denneny III, MD
President from 2007 – 2008 | 125 |
| David W. Kennedy, MD
President from 2008 – 2009 | 127 |
| Ronald B. Kuppersmith, MD, MBA
President from 2009 – 2010 | 129 |
| J. Regan Thomas, MD
President from 2010-2011 | 131 |
| Through the Years | 133 |
| Chapter 4: 2012-2016 — Planning and Building for the Future | 137 |
| Strategic Planning | 139 |
| Specialty Unity | 141 |
| Preparing for the Future . | 142 |
| Road to Registry: Building the Infrastructure for Reg-entsm | 142 |
| Research and Quality | 145 |
| Advocacy and Health Policy | 149 |
| Education | 155 |
| The AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO EXPOsm
And Global Outreach | 158 |
| Concluding Thoughts | 161 |
| James C. Denneny III, MD
EVP/CEO from 2014 – Present
An Innovative Visionary in a Time of Transition | 163 |
| Rodney P. Lusk, MD
President from 2011 – 2012 | 171 |
| James L. Netterville, MD
President from 2012 – 2013 | 173 |
| Richard W. Waguespack, MD
President from 2013 – 2014. | 175 |
| Gayle E. Woodson, MD
President from 2014 – 2015. | 177 |
| Sujana S. Chandrasekhar, MD
President from 2015 – 2016 | 179 |
| Through the Years | 181 |
| Chapter 5: 2017-2021 — An Era of Innovation to Advance the Specialty in an Ever-Changing Healthcare Climate | 185 |
| Strategic Plans Building the Framework and Setting the Course | 187 |
| Members of the Specialty Unity Summit (SUS) | 188 |
| Enhancing Specialty Unity: Internally and Externally | 189 |
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 190 |
| Advocating for the Specialty | 193 |
| Research and Quality | 200 |
| Education: The Evolution of Learning | 206 |
| The AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO Experience:
The Academy’s Steadfast Backbone | 209 |
| Connecting the Global Otolaryngology Community | 212 |
| Future of Otolaryngology and Wellness . | 215 |
| 125 Strong Campaign | 217 |
| The Trusted Source for Patient Information | 217 |
| Concluding Thoughts | 218 |
| A Global Pandemic: COVID-19 | 219 |
| The Global Otolaryngology Community Responds
to the COVID-19 Pandemic. | 220 |
| AAO-HNS/F Response | 220 |
| The Value of Leadership | 222 |
| Financial Relief and Support | 222 |
| Trends Impacting the Future of Otolaryngology-Head
and Neck Surgery | 223 |
| Exceptionality: An AAO-HNS/F Standard | 224 |
| Shout Out for Specialty Unity | 225 |
| Gregory W. Randolph, MD
President from 2016 – 2017 | 227 |
| Gavin Setzen, MD
President from 2017 – 2018 | 229 |
| Al Merati, MD
President from 2018 — 2021 | 231 |
| Duane J. Taylor, MD
President from 2019 — 2020 | 233 |
| Carol R. Bradford, MD, MS
President from 2020 – 2021 | 235 |
| Through the Years | 237 |
| The Next 125 years in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery | 243 |
| Incremental Change for the Future Face of Otolaryngology | 244 |
| Creating a Network to Enhance Future Engagement | 245 |
| APPENDIX | 248 |
| Legacy of Excellence Leadership: 1896-2021 | 248 |
| Board of Governors, Chair 1982-2021 | 272 |
| International Guests of Honor 1997-2021 | 273 |
| Presidential Citations 1979-2021 | 274 |
| Awards and Honorary Guest Lectures | Awards | 276 |
| Distinguished Award for Humanitarian Service | 276 |
| Jerome C. Goldstein, MD Public Service Award. | 277 |
| Nikhil J. Bhatt, MD International Humanitarian Award | 277 |
| Nikhil J. Bhatt, MD International Humanitarian Award | 278 |
| The Holt Leadership Award for Residents and Fellows-in-Training | 278 |
| Honoary Guest Lectures | 279 |
| Cotton-Fitton Endowed Lecture in Pediatric Otolaryngology | 279 |
| Eugene N. Myers, MD
International Lecture on Head and Neck Cancer | 279 |
| H. Bryan Neel III, MD, PhD Distinguished Research Lecture | 280 |
| Howard P. House, MD, Memorial Lecture for Advances in Otology | 281 |
| AAO-HNSF/International Hearing Foundation
Michael M. Paparella, MD Endowed Lecture
for Distinguished Contributions in Clinical Otology | 281 |
| Section Leadership, Chair | 283 |
| Annual Meeting Dates and Sites 1896-2021 | 284 |
| Centennial Ode | 288 |
| Academy Hymn | 289 |
| Membership Oath | 291 |
| Medtronic | 292 |
| Back Cover | 294 |