David Witsell, MD, MHS, is the director of the Duke Voice Care Center and an associate professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Duke University Medical Center Department of Surgery.

Witsell received his medical degree from the University of Colorado in Denver in 1990 and completed his internship and residency at UNC-Chapel Hill in 1995. Because of his interest in outcomes research and evidence-based medicine, Witsell also completed a masters in Health Sciences and Clinical Research at Duke University School of Medicine in 2000.

Witsell has pursued his interest in quality-of-life research and evidence-based medicine as a faculty member of the Duke Clinical Research Institute and as the research coordinator of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgey.

Witsell trained in the evaluation and management of voice disorders under the direction of Patrick Kenan, MD who was a both an otolaryngologist and entertainer in North Carolina. Witsell’s clinical interests include providing comprehensive, state-of-the-art medical and surgical management for patients with voice problems, cancer, and sleep disorders.

He enjoys hiking, biking, carpentry, international travel, family time, and home repair.

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