Dr. Richard L Scher MD
Ear-Nose and Throat Doctor (ENT)
2100 Erwin Rd Durham NC, 27710About
Dr. Richard Scher is an ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctor, also known as an otolaryngologist, practicing in Durham, NC. Dr. Scher specializes in diseases and disorders of the ear, nose and throat as well as other parts of the head and neck. Such structures an ENT may work on include the sinuses, larynx (voice box) and mouth in addition to the ear, nose and throat. There are seven areas of expertise that an ENT might specialize in, and these are: allergies; facial reconstructive surgery; head and neck; laryngology; otology/neurotology; pediatric otolaryngology; and rhinology.
Education and Training
Univ of Cincinnati Coll of Med, Cincinnati Oh 1985
Board Certification
OtolaryngologyAmerican Board of OtolaryngologyABOto
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Endoscopic staple diverticulostomy for recurrent Zenker's diverticulum.
- Pathology quiz case 1. Hairy polyp.
- Endoscopic staple diverticulostomy for Zenker's diverticulum: review of literature and experience in 159 consecutive cases.
- Malignant hyperthermia and the otolaryngologist.
- Clinical implications of radionecrosis to the head and neck surgeon.
- Necessity for adjuvant neck dissection in setting of concurrent chemoradiation for advanced head-and-neck cancer.
- Radiology quiz case 2. Prestyloid parapharyngeal space pleomorphic adenoma.
- Barium esophagogram of a Zenker's diverticulopexy.
- Radiology quiz case. Antrochoanal polyp (ACP).
- Role of nitric oxide in the development of distant metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma.
- Organ and function preservation: the role of surgery as the optimal primary modality or as salvage after chemoradiation failure.
- Endoscopic staple diverticulostomy for Zenker's diverticulum: review of experience in 337 cases.
- Zenker Diverticulum and Clinical Controversies in Otolaryngology: Which Surgical
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