Member of the Hall of Fame of the Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Education
University of Texas, 1952
M.D., with Honor, Baylor University College of Medicine, 1956
Otolaryngology Residency, Baylor University College of Medicine, 1960
Otology Fellowship, University of Texas Medical Branch, 1961
Neurophysiology Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University, 1962
Academic Positions
Chancellor, Baylor College of Medicine, 2004-2010
Friedkin Chair for Research in Sensory System Integration and Space Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 2000-2010
Chair of the Board and CEO, National Space Biomedical Research Institute, 1997
Olga Keith Wiess Chair, Baylor College of Medicine, 1981-2010
Professor and Chair, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, 1967-2010
Professor, Otolaryngology, Baylor University College of Medicine, 1966
Awards and Service
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics John Jeffries Medal, 2003
Association of Operating Room Nurses of Greater Houston Distinguished Surgeon Award, 1999
NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, 1995
Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, 1994
Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars, 1987
Distinguished Service Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, 1985
President, American Board of Otolaryngology, 1985-1986
President, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 1981
Member, Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum, 1971
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 1955
Clinical and Research Interests: Otology, salivary gland disorders
