About the Author

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Jean M. Bruch earned her dental degree (DMD; cum laude) from Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 1989, which included a year of research experience in addition to four years of clinical training. She subsequently completed her MD degree at Harvard Medical School in 1991 and surgical residency training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 1994 at Massachusetts General Hospital. She completed surgical residency training in Otolaryngology in 1998 at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and a fellowship in laryngology. She is board certified in Otolaryngology and Undersea/Hyperbaric Medicine and currently practices at Massachusetts Eye Infirmary with special interest in laryngology, thyroid surgery, and oral diseases. She has been practicing clinical otolaryngology since 1998, with previous private practice experience in general dentistry and oral/maxillofacial surgery. She is currently an Assistant Professor in laryngology and otology at Harvard Medical School and spends time teaching medical students and Otolaryngology residents. She has also taught dental anatomy for dental assistants and oral pathology for dental hygiene students at the undergraduate level.