Shawn D. Newlands, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.

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Dr. Newlands is an expert in head and neck oncologic surgery and an accomplished neuroscientist. He comes to Rochester from the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, where he served as Harry Carothers Wiess Professor and Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology since 2003. Prior to joining the University of Texas in 1999, Dr. Newlands served for three years on the faculty of the Division of Otolaryngology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Dr Newlands primary research interest is in the physiology of the vestibular system, particularly in recovery from injuries to the inner ear. Anatomic, behavioral, and physiologic methods are used to investigate mechanisms of recovery that may lead to medical intervention.

Dr. Newlands was among the first graduates of the combined M.D.-Ph.D. program at the University of Texas Medical Branch, earning a Ph.D. in neuroscience along with his medical degree. He completed an internship in general surgery at Virginia-Mason Medical Center in Seattle, followed by a residency in otolaryngology at the University of Washington in Seattle. Dr. Newlands holds bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of California in Santa Barbara, and also earned a master's in business administration from the University of Texas in Austin.

Current Appointments

• Chairman - Department of Otolaryngology (SMD)
• Professor - Department of Otolaryngology (SMD)
• Professor - Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy (SMD)

Board Certifications
American Board of Otolaryngology	1996

Education
MBA Business Or Commerce	Univ Texas-Austin	2002
MD Medicine	Univ Texas Med Br-Galveston	1990
PhD Neuroscience	Univ Texas-Med Br Galveston	1990
MA Chemistry	Univ of Cal Santa Barbara	1983
BA Biochemistry	Univ of Cal Santa Barbara	1982

Post-Doctoral Training & Residency
Resident Physician Department of Otolaryngology University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA	1995
Internship Department of General Surgery Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA	1991

Awards and Honors
Edmund Prince Fowler Award, Outstanding Basic Science Thesis | The Triological Society	2004
Kozmetsky Award, Academic Achievement in Option II Executive MBA | University of Texas	2002
A.R.O. Travel award | The Association for Research in Otolaryngolgy	1995
James Beall Award for Outstanding Research in Anatomy and Neuroscience | University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX	1989
1st Place, Poster Competition | Galveston Chapter Society for Neuroscience	1988
Elias Hochman Research Award | University of Texas Medical Branch	1988
Dean's List, University of Texas Medical Branch | Galveston, TX	1985
Merit Scholarship, University of Texas | Galveston, TX	1984