Other authors include Neelima Panth, M.D., MPH, Duke University School of Medicine; Justin Barnes, fourth-year medical student at Saint Louis University; Rosh K. Sethi, M.D., MPH, department of otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts and department of otolaryngology, Harvard University; and Mark A. Varvares, M.D., department of otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts and department of otolaryngology, Harvard University. Varvares is also a former chair of otolaryngology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.

Established in 1836, Saint Louis University School of Medicine has the distinction of awarding the first medical degree west of the Mississippi River. The school educates physicians and biomedical scientists, conducts medical research, and provides health care on a local, national and international level. Research at the school seeks new cures and treatments in five key areas: infectious disease, liver disease, cancer, heart/lung disease, and aging and brain disorders.


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