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Christopher M Harris, MD, DMD Residency Program Director, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Maxillofacial Tumor and Reconstruction, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

Christopher M Harris, MD, DMD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Dental Association

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Nader Sadeghi, MD, FRCSC Professor and Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, McGill University Faculty of Medicine; Chief Otolaryngologist, MUHC; Director, McGill Head and Neck Cancer Program, Royal Victoria Hospital, Canada

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Arlen D Meyers, MD, MBA Professor of Otolaryngology, Dentistry, and Engineering, University of Colorado School of Medicine

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