What We Don’t Know about Jaw Reconstruction, but Probably Should: Function, Quality of Life, and Biomechanics
International Day, Monday | 11:00 am–12:00 pm (PT) | Petree Hall C
Rebuilding the jaw after head and neck cancer is about more than closing a defect. How patients function and how they live matters just as much. In this year’s Eugene N. Myers, MD International Lecture on Head and Neck Cancer, Professor Jonathan Clark, MBBS, BSc (Med), MBiostat, FRACS, AM, of Sydney, Australia, will examine the gaps in what surgeons know about jaw reconstruction and why function, quality of life, and biomechanics deserve a closer look.
Professor Clark is director of head and neck cancer research at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse and director of translational research and deputy chair at the Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Academic Surgery. He is also the inaugural Walker Family Foundation Chair and conjoint professor in head and neck cancer reconstructive surgery at the University of Sydney, and director of the National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence for Applied Innovations in Oral Cancer.
Professor Clark prioritizes patient education. He is the founder and inaugural chair of Head and Neck Cancer Australia, home to the world’s most comprehensive online education resource for patients living with head and neck cancer.
In recognition of his outstanding contributions to medicine and research, Professor Clark has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia and an Honorary Member of the Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.
About the Lecture
The Eugene N. Myers, MD International Lecture on Head and Neck Cancer was endowed by Leslie Nicholas, MD, in honor of his nephew, Eugene N. Myers, MD, who is dedicated to the management of head/neck cancer and has interest in international medicine.
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