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Robert Witt, MD, Otolaryngology (ENT), Newark, DE, ChristianaCare

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Otolaryngology (ENT) • Newark, DE

Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery

Delaware Ear, Nose & Throat, Head & Neck Surgery, PA

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Summary

  • I am a board certified Otolaryngologist-Head & Neck Surgeon with a special interest in Salivary and Thyroid Gland Surgery. I am a Principal Investigator in an NIH (NIDCR) funded project on Salivary Gland Tissue Engineering.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical School
    Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1981 - 1986
  • Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
    Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1982 - 1983
  • University of Hawaii
    University of HawaiiInternship, Surgery, 1981 - 1982
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1981
  • University of Delaware
    University of DelawareBS, Biology, 1973 - 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • DE State Medical License
    DE State Medical License 1986 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1986 - 2022
  • American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctors Delaware Today, 2009, 2010, 2012
  • Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
  • Honor Award of the American Academy Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2010
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Suppressed Sneezing as a Cause of Hearing Loss and Vertigo.  
    Schuknecht H, Witt R, American Journal of Otolaryngology 1985;6:468-470
  • Acute Bilateral Sequential Vestibular Neuritis.  
    Schuknecht H, Witt R, American Journal of Otolaryngology 1985;6:255-257
  • Electrophysiologic Monitoring in Thyroid Surgery: The Standard of Care?  
    Witt R, J Voice. 2005;19(3):497-500
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Salivary Gland Diseases. 
    Chapter: Metastasis to Major Salivary Glands 
    Page 164 - 170Sabini P, Witt REditors: Witt RL.Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, NY
  • Essentials of Otolaryngology 2008. 
    Chapter: Salivary Gland Diseases 
    Witt REditors: Lee KJ.McGraw Hill Publishers
  • Advances in the Management of Thyroid Cancer, Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America. 
    Chapter: Initial Surgical Management of Thyroid Disease 
    Page 71 - 91Witt REditors: Witt RL.Elsevier Saunders Publishers, Philadelphia, PAEdition 1,
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Sarcoidosis Presenting as Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis.
    Witt R, Care of the Professional Voice Symposium, Philadelphia, PA
  • Can Bilateral Vocal Fold Immobility Occur After Uneventful Expertly Performed Thyroid Surgery With Intra-operativeMonotoring?
    Witt R, Care of the Professional Voice Symposium, Philadelphia, PA
  • Comparing Results of Monolayer Versus Smear Cytoprepary Technique for Fine Needle Aspiration in 100 Consecutive Patients Receiving Thyroidectomy-A Surgeons’s Perspective.
    Witt R, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Orlando FL
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Lectures

  • Parotid Update. 
    Head and Neck Surgery, Orlando, Florida, 9/24/03; Head and Neck Surgery, NYC, NY
  • Thyroid Malignany. 
    Kenya Otolaryngology Society, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Parotid Neoplasms. 
    Kenya Otolaryngology Society, Nairobi, Kenya
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Press Mentions

  • UD’s Xinqiao Jia Secures $4.85 Million to Advance Vocal Fold, Salivary Gland Research
    UD’s Xinqiao Jia Secures $4.85 Million to Advance Vocal Fold, Salivary Gland ResearchSeptember 21st, 2021
  • Top Doctors 2016
    Top Doctors 2016October 4th, 2016
  • Indeterminate Thyroid Cancer: Molecular Testing Changing Game, but Specific Rules Unclear
    Indeterminate Thyroid Cancer: Molecular Testing Changing Game, but Specific Rules UnclearNovember 10th, 2014
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Grant Support

  • Restoring Function of Salivary Gland Using Biological Design PrinciplesNational Institute of Health-Principal Investigator2012–Present

Committees

  • Member, Endocrine Committee, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery 2009 - Present

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • German

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Robert Witt, Dr. Robert Witt, MD, Dr. R Witt, Dr. Robert Lee Witt