Robert A. Hendrix, MD, FACS

Robert A. Hendrix, M.D., F.A.C.S. graduated from A.B. Chandler Medical School at The University of Kentucky Medical Center. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery at Ohio State University. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and Board Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology. He was previously Chief of Otolaryngology Service for the Philadelphia Veterans Administration and Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine.

Education
Purdue University School of Science	1969-73 B.S. -- major: Honors Mathematics; minor: Chemistry
Universitat des Saarlandes	1971
1972 Karl Ruprecht Universitat
Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana	1973-74 Graduate School of Life Sciences
A.B. Chandler Medical School	1974-78 M.D.
The University of Kentucky Medical Center

Postgraduate Training
Baystate Medical Center, an Affiliated Hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, Massachusetts	1978-79 Internship (Surgical),
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin	1979-80 PostGraduate Year II in Surgery
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio	1980-83 Residency training in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Specialty Certification
The American Board of Otolaryngology, 1983.

Licensure
1980 Wisconsin
1983 Pennsylvania
1992 North Carolina

Current Hospital and Administrative Appointments
7-23-1999: active staff in the Department of Surgery, Nash General Hospital, Rocky Mount, North Carolina
2002: Cancer Committee, Nash General Hospital
2003: Secretary-Treasurer, Nash County Medical Society
2004: Vice President, Nash County Medical Society
2005: President, Nash County Medical Society
3-1-2000: Heritage Hospital, University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina, Tarboro, North Carolina

Academic History
Faculty Appointments (1983-1992): Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine • 1983 Assistant Professor • 1992 Associate Professor
Administrative Appointments in the University of Pennsylvania Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery • 1985-92 Director of Medical Education in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine • 1985-90 Chairman, Quality Assurance Committee, Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery • 1989-92 Chief, Otolaryngology Service Department of Surgery Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center • 1990-92 Medical Director, Speech and Hearing Center • 1990-92 Acting Director, Speech and Hearing Center

Awards, Honors and Membership in Honorary Societies
1972 Alpha Epsilon Delta, Pre Med Honorary. Purdue University
1973 Graduated with Honors in Mathematics, Purdue University
1988-89 Elected to Who's Who in American Education, (Who's Who Publications)
1990-93 Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association for continuing education
July, 1994 Selected to U.S. Registry's Who's Who Among Outstanding Americans (Who's Who Publications, Suite 209, 1000 Park Boulevard, Massapequa Park, N.Y. 11762; Telephone 516-799-7800)
1994 &'97 Selected for the 24th and 25th editions of Marquis Who's Who in the South and Southwest (Marquis Who's Who, 121 Chanlon Rd., New Providence, N.J. 07974; Telephone 1-800-521-8110)
5-1-95 Elected to THE TRIOLOGICAL SOCIETY as an Active Fellow; candidate's thesis: Spectral Analysis and Mathematical Modelling of Tracheal Mucociliary Function (submitted Sept. 1994, accepted 1-1995; thesis material is currently presented as an online publication in two manuscripts at http://members.aol.com/tiermensch/index.html).
9-7-97 Received the Honor Award from the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, San Francisco, CA.
March 2001 named a lifetime member of The National Registry of Who's Who, published by American Biographical Publications, Patchogue, NY
5-31-2001 selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who in America 56th Edition, New Providence, NJ
9-16-2002 selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who in America 2003, 57th Edition, New Providence, NJ
3-25-2003 selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering 2003-2004, 7th Edition, New Providence, NJ
9-9-2003 selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who in America 2004, 58th Edition, New Providence, NJ
2003 - reviewer for The Laryngoscope, official journal of the Otological, Rhinological & Laryngological Society (a.k.a., The Triological Society)
July 2004 selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who in America 2005, 59th Edition, New Providence, NJ

Memberships in Professional and Scientific Societies
National Societies: • The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society Inc. aka the TRIOLOGICAL SOCIETY(Fellow, 5-1-95) • The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Fellow) • Task Force on New Materials of the American Board of Otolaryngology and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (appointment August 23, 1991 to June 1994) • Home Study Course, Section 2, Ethics in Otolaryngology, Faculty for AAO-HNS, July 1995 to 1999. Co-chairman of this committee during the 1998-99 academic year. • The American College of Surgeons (Fellow) • The American Society for Head and Neck Surgery (Fellow) • The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery(Fellow) • The American Broncho-Esophagological Association (Member) • Acoustical Society of America (inactive member) • Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (inactive member) • Apple Programmers and Developers Association (inactive member)
Regional Societies: • Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology ('83-'92) • Mecklenburg County Medical Society, Charlotte, N.C. (1992-1997) • North Carolina Medical Society (2000 to present) • Nash County Medical Society (2000 to present)

Past Grants and Research Associated Activities
Integrated MRI/MRS Study of Head and Neck Tumors American Cancer Society IN-135-I, 1988-89, $3500.
Reviewer of research proposals submitted 1990-91 for funding to the Pennsylvania Lions Hearing Research Foundation, Inc.
February, 2002: Narrated, edited and produced a Movie: StickMouse: A Prosthetic Device for the Handicapped Enabling Effective and Independent Full Use of a Computer for all Software Programs