title: XXXIII Wherry Memorial Lecture. Head and neck surgery---an evolution over 30 years.
abstract: This lecture portrays a 30-year span in the history of head and neck surgery in otolaryngology, which the author experienced from its beginning, and describes the multiple events that have evolved in its transition to maturity.
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education / Q000266:history; D006257:Head / Q000601:surgery*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*; D012017:Referral and Consultation