Director, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
NIH
Durham, NC, United States
Debara L. Tucci is Director of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders at the National Institutes of Health, a position she has held since September 2019. In her work at NIH, she oversees the development and implementation of strategic priorities to advance science and population health related to the mission areas of hearing, balance, voice, speech, language, taste and smell.
Prior to coming to NIH, Dr. Tucci was a longtime faculty member at Duke University, in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences. Dr. Tucci’s research has focused on understanding the biological effects of hearing loss in animal models, on treatment of otologic disease, and on accessibility and affordability of hearing health care. She partnered with the Duke Clinical Research Institute and colleagues at Duke to develop a national practice-based research network, and led a research team that implemented and studied outcomes and cost-benefit of adult hearing screening in primary care clinics at Duke.
She has trained and mentored many resident physicians, junior faculty, and graduate students, both informally and through development of formal research training and mentoring programs. Current work as co-chair of the Lancet Commission on Global Hearing Loss allows her to pursue her passion for understanding and impacting hearing loss disability in diverse and underserved populations worldwide.
Physician-Scientist Training in Otolaryngology: A Crucial Path to Advancement
Monday, September 30, 2024
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM EDT
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faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.