Details of David L. Witsell, MD, MHS

Department / Division:
Surgery / Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Address:
DUMC 3805
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
(919) 684-3834 or 1 (800) 385-3646

Office Telephone:
(919) 668-6065

Fax Telephone:
(919) 668-6036

• M.D., University of Colorado, 1990

Residency:

• Otolaryngology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1995

Other Degrees:

• M.H.S., Duke University, North Carolina, 2000

Clinical Interests:
Voice disorders, head and neck oncology, sinusitis, obstructive sleep apnea, endoscopic sinus surgery, microlaryngeal surgery, nasal obstruction and nasal polyps, vocal cord dysfunction, botox

Representative Publications:
Tucci DL, Farmer JC Jr, Kitch RD, Witsell DL. Treatment of sudden sensorineural hearing loss with systemic steroids and valacyclovir. Otol Neurotol. 2002 May;23(3):301-8. (2002) Abstract

Dolor RJ, Witsell DL, Hellkamp AS, Williams JW Jr, Califf RM, Simel DL, . Comparison of cefuroxime with or without intranasal fluticasone for the treatment of rhinosinusitis. The CAFFS Trial: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2001 Dec 26;286(24):3097-105. (2001) Abstract

Witsell DL, Dolor RJ, Bolte JM, Stinnett SS. Exploring health-related quality of life in patients with diseases of the ear, nose, and throat: a multicenter observational study. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2001 Oct;125(4):288-98. (2001) Abstract

McQueen CT, Yarbrough WG, Witsell DL, Holmes DK, Shockley WW. Unilateral supraglottitis in adults: fact or fiction. J Otolaryngol. 1995 Aug;24(4):255-7. (1995) Abstract

Witsell DL, Buenting JE, Drake AF. Airway Abnormalities in Craniofacial Syndromes. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America. May 1995, Vol 7 (2): 337-344. (1995)

Witsell DL, Garrett CG, Yarbrough WG, Dorrestein SP, Drake AF, Weissler MC. Effect of Lactobacillus acidophilus on Antibiotic-Associated Gastrointestinal Morbidity. A Prospective Randomized Trial. J. Otolaryngology, 1995; Vol 24 (4): 1-4. (1995)

Witsell DL, Garrett CG, Yarbrough WG, Dorrestein SP, Drake AF, Weissler MC. Effect of Lactobacillus acidophilus on antibiotic-associated gastrointestinal morbidity: a prospective randomized trial. J Otolaryngol. 1995 Aug;24(4):230-3. (1995) Abstract

Witsell DL, Lansing TL, Crosby RM, Yarbrough WG, Livanos E. Weissler MC, Gilmer TM. Head and NeckSquamous Cell Carcinoma: Characterizaiton and Contrast of p53 Status and Clinical Outcome in Two New Human Cell Lines. Submitted to Laryngoscope, September 1995. (1995)

Jensen DR, Gavigan S, Sawicki V, Witsell DL, Eckel RH, Neville MC. Regulation of lipoprotein lipase activity and mRNA in the mammary gland of the lactating mouse. Biochem J. 1994 Mar 1;298 ( Pt 2):321-7. (1994) Abstract

Witsell DL, Drake AF, Warren DW. Preliminary data on the effect of pharyngeal flaps on the upper airway in children with velopharyngeal inadequacy. Laryngoscope. 1994 Jan;104(1 Pt 1):12-5. (1994) Abstract

Witsell DL, Weissler MC, Donovan MK, Howard JF Jr, Martinkosky SJ. Measurement of laryngeal resistance in the evaluation of botulinum toxin injection for treatment of focal laryngeal dystonia. Laryngoscope. 1994 Jan;104(1 Pt 1):8-11. (1994) Abstract

Witsell DL, Weissler MC, Martinkosky S, Donovan MK, Howard JF. Measurement of Laryngeal Resistance in the Evaluation of Botulinum Toxin Injection for Treatment of Focal Laryngeal Dystonia. Laryngoscope. Jan. 1994; Vol. 104 (1): 8-11. (1994)

Witsell DL, Yarbrough WG, Garrett CG, Weissler MC. Treatment of isolated laryngeal blastomycosis with ketoconazole. Photographic documentation of a successful case. N C Med J. 1994 Dec;55(12):588-90. (1994) Abstract

Witsell, DL, Drake AF, Warren DW. Preliminary data on the effect of Pharyngeal Flaps on the Upper Airway in Children with Velopharyngeal Inadequacy. Laryngoscope. Jan. 1994; Vol. 104 (1): 12-15. (1994)

Yarbrough WG, Shores C, Witsell DL, Weissler MC, Fidler ME, Gilmer TM. ras mutations and expression in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. Laryngoscope. 1994 Nov;104(11 Pt 1):1337-47. (1994) Abstract

Witsell DL, Weissler MC, Livanos E, Bova-Hill C, Gilmer TM. Unique chromosomal rearrangement and mucin production in a novel salivary myoepithelial cell strain. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1993 Oct;119(10):1151-7. (1993) Abstract

Witsell DL, Casey CE, Neville MC. Divalent cation activation of galactosyltransferase in native mammary Golgi vesicles. J Biol Chem. 1990 Sep 15;265(26):15731-7. (1990) Abstract