Tinnitus authority and otolaryngologist. Michael Seidman, MD, FACS, was named chair-elect of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Board of Governors. The election took place this October at the organization’s annual meeting in San Diego.

As chair-elect, Dr. Seidman will oversee communication between the AAO-HNS Board of Directors and the local, state, regional, national, and international otolaryngology-head and neck surgery organizations and residents. During his three-year term, he will initially serve as chair-elect, then chair, and finally immediate past chair.

AAO-HNS, one of the oldest medical associations in the nation, represents more than 11,000 physicians and allied health professionals worldwide who specialize in the treatment of the ears, nose, throat, and related structures of the head and neck.

Dr. Seidman is an expert on otologic/neurotologic surgical problems, skull base tumors, cochlear implants, noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus. He is co-director of the Tinnitus Center, director of the Division of Otologic/Neurotolgic Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and director of the Otolaryngology Research Laboratory for one of the nation’s most prestigious health systems.