K. Thomas RobbinsIn 2004, K. Thomas Robbins was appointed the Director at the SimmonsCooper Cancer Institute at Southern Illinois University. Dr. Robbins has served as a co-editor of the Cummings Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, since the 4th edition. He has been he author or co-author of hundreds of proffered publications. He has served on several editorial boards, including the Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He is a past president of the American Head and Neck Society and served on the Board of Governors of the American College of Surgeons. He has chaired the Committee for Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and the Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Council of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Robbins' academic interests have focused on modifications for conservation neck dissection and neck dissection nomenclature and he has received research funding from the National Cancer Institute. Read More Read Less