Harvard Otolaryngololgy Leadership

Today, the steadfast vision of the Harvard Medical School (HMS) Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) is to be the preeminent worldwide source of advances and leaders in preserving and restoring hearing, balance, and voice as well as curing benign and malignant diseases of the head and neck.

Leadership of the Harvard Department of OHNS consists of an array of institutions with multiple layers that come together under the same mission. Opportunities are given regularly to leadership, faculty and trainees in all locations to encourage participation, understand issues, ask questions and provide input.

Derrick Lin, MD, FACS, oversees all patient, research and education initiatives for the Mass General Brigham OHNS Department. He is responsible to the Dean of HMS for administration and leadership of the OHNS academic network as well as faculty affairs within each entity. 

Department Interim Chair

Derrick Lin, MD, FACS
Interim Chair of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Interim Chair of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Mass General Brigham

Affiliate Hospital Chiefs

Michael Cunningham, MD, FACS
Department Chief of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Boston Children’s Hospital

Scharukh M. Jalisi, MD, MA, FACS
Division Chief of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Vice Chairs

Paul Konowitz, MD, FACS
Vice Chair of Strategic Network Development
Mass Eye and Ear

Daniel Deschler, MD, FACS
Vice Chair of Academic Affairs
Mass Eye and Ear

Christopher Hartnick, MD, MS
Vice Chair of Safety & Quality
Mass Eye and Ear

Kristina Simonyan, MD, PhD, Dr med
Vice Chair of Clinical Research
Mass Eye and Ear

Daniel Polley, PhD
Vice Chair of Basic Research
Mass Eye and Ear

Stacey Gray, MD
Vice Chair of Education
Mass Eye and Ear

Hideko Heidi Nakajima, MD, PhD
Vice Chair of Faculty Enrichment
Mass Eye and Ear