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Ted L Tewfik, MD Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Professor of Pediatric Surgery, McGill University Faculty of Medicine; Senior Staff, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal General Hospital, and Royal Victoria Hospital

Ted L Tewfik, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Canadian Society of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Yaser ALI Alrajhi, MD, FRCSC Fellow, Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, McGill University Faculty of Medicine

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Abdulrahman A Hagr, MBBS Otolaryngology Consultant at king Abdulaziz University Hospital and Associate Professor at King Saud University

Abdulrahman A Hagr, MBBS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Canadian Society of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

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Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

Disclosure: Received salary from Medscape for employment. for: Medscape.

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

Arlen D Meyers, MD, MBA is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Head and Neck Society

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Russell A Faust, MD, PhD Consulting Staff, Department of Otolaryngology, Columbus Children's Hospital

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