DavidWilliamKennedyMD
Otolaryngology (ENT) • Philadelphia, PARhinology & Paranasal Sinus Disease
Professor, Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University
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Office
1101 Chestnut Street
Honickman Center
Philadelphia, PA 19107Phone+1 215-955-6760
Summary
- Dr. David Kennedy is an otolaryngologist, Professor Emeritus of the University of Pennsylvania, and Professor at Thomas Jefferson University where he currently practices. Additionally, he practices in Delaware with ENT and Allergy of Delaware. He received his medical degree from Royal College of Surgeons Ireland and has been in practice 40 years. He specializes in rhinology, paranasal sinus disease and minimally invasive techniques, and was named as one of the most influential surgeons of the 20th Century by the American College of Surgeons. He introduced endoscopic sinus surgery to the US, and was the first to describe endoscopic orbital surgery. He is a pioneer in minimally invasive skull base procedures and intraoperative image guidance. He was elected to the National Academy of Medicine for his contributions and received the Practitioner of Year award from Castle Connolly Top Doctors. He has over 200 publications and lectures internationally within the field of rhinology.
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1974 - 1977- Johns Hopkins UniversityInternship, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1973 - 1974
Royal College of Surgeons IrelandClass of 1972
Ampleforth CollegeBachelor, 1961 - 1966
Certifications & Licensure
DE State Medical License 2022 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1990 - 2024
NY State Medical License 2018 - 2020
MD State Medical License 1976 - 1994- American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Physician of the year Castle-Connolly Top Doctors, 2010
- Practioner of the Year American Academy of Otolaryngology Board of Governors, 2003
- Honorary Fellowship European Rhinologic Society, 2014
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 201 citationsSinusitis: Bench to bedside: Current findings, future directionsMichael Kaliner, J D Osguthorpe, Philip Fireman, J Anon, John W. Georgitis
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 1997-06-01 - 400 citationsInternational consensus statement on allergy and rhinology: rhinosinusitis 2021Richard R. Orlandi, Todd T. Kingdom, Timothy L. Smith, Benjamin S. Bleier, Adam S. DeConde
International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology. 2021-03-01 - 51 citationsThe natural history and clinical characteristics of paranasal sinus mucoceles: a clinical reviewGeorge A. Scangas, David A. Gudis, David W. Kennedy
International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology. 2013-09-01
Journal Articles
- Novel options in the nonsurgical management of chronic rhinosinusitisKennedy DW, Int Forum Allergy Rhinol, 1/1/2018
- Protease-activated receptor 2 activates airway apical membrane chloride permeability and increases ciliary beatingMcMahon DB, Workman AD, Kohanski MA, Carey RM, Freund JR, Hariri BM, Chen B, Doghramji LJ, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Kennedy DW, Lee RJ, FASEB J, 1/1/2018
- The Role of Quinine-Responsive Taste Receptor Family 2 in Airway Immune Defense and Chronic Rhinosinusitis,Workman, AD, Maina IW, Brooks, SG, Kohanski MA, Coward BJ, Mansfield C, Kennedy DW, Palmer JN, Adappa ND, Reed DR, Lee RJ, Cohen NA, Front Immunol, 1/1/2018
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- An Optical Tracking 3D Localizer for Freehand Frameless Stereotactic Surgery: Accuracy and Clinical Applications.Tebo S, Leopold DA, Long DM, Kennedy DW, Zinreich SJ, 81st Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, 1/26/1995
- Utility of Sinus Endoscopy versus Sinus Aspiration for Microbiologic Documentation of Acute Maxillary Sinusitis (AMS).Talbot G, Kennedy DW, Scheld M, Granito K, and Zagam Endoscopy Study Group, 35th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, San Francisco, CA, 1/17/1995
Lectures
- Medicolegal liability in rhinologyLondon, United Kingdom - 1/1/2018
- Tips in revision sinus surgery and inverted papilloma management; What I learned in Sinus Surgery in the past 35 yearsToronto, Canada - 1/1/2018
- Ethics in RhinologyCharleston, SC - 1/1/2018
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Other
- Rhinology: What does the future hold?Kennedy DW, ENT & Audiology News
1/1/2017 - Evolution of Endoscopic Surgery: From Sinus to BrainKennedy DW, ENT & Audiology News
1/1/2013 - ENT Services and Planning for the Future: a stateside view.Kennedy, DW, Pillsbury, HC, Holzer, S, ENT & Audiology News
1/1/2009 - Join now to see all
Press Mentions
'Exhalation' System Improves Symptoms for Most Common Form of Chronic Sinus InfectionsJanuary 18th, 2024- SARS-CoV-2 Could Develop Resistance and Make COVID-19 Vaccines IneffectiveNovember 9th, 2020
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