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BIOGRAPHIC SKETCH
Debara L. Tucci, M.D., M.S., M.B.A.,
is Professor of
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, at Duke University. Dr. Tucci
has a clinical/surgical practice in otology, neurotology, and skull base
surgery and conducts clinical research. Prior to medical school, she
trained and worked as an audiologist. She is co-PI on an NIH-funded
grant focused on establishing a national network of research sites to
conduct clinical research in hearing and balance disorders, and is PI of
a grant to study health care policy related to hearing health care in
adults. Dr. Tucci’s leadership roles in professional societies have
included President of the American Neurotology Society, Association
for Research in Otolaryngology, and recent President of the American Otological Society. She
has also served on the Board of Directors for the AAO-HNS. She completed an MBA with a
certificate in Health Sector Management from the Duke Fuqua School of Business.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Sajisevi, M, Schulz, K, Cyr, DD, Wojdyla, D, Rosenfeld, RM, Tucci, D, and Witsell, DL.
"Nonadherence to Guideline Recommendations for Tympanostomy Tube Insertion in Children
Based on Mega-database Claims Analysis." Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official
journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 156, no. 1 (January
2017): 87-95.
Crowson, MG, Schulz, K, and Tucci, DL. "Access to Health Care and Hearing Evaluation in US
Adults." The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology 125, no. 9 (September 2016): 716721.
Emmett, SD, Tucci, DL, Bento, RF, Garcia, JM, Juman, S, Chiossone-Kerdel, JA, Liu, TJ, de
Muñoz, PC, Ullauri, A, Letort, JJ, Mansilla, T, Urquijo, DP, Aparicio, ML, Gong, W, Francis, HW,
and Saunders, JE. "Moving Beyond GDP: Cost Effectiveness of Cochlear Implantation and Deaf
Education in Latin America." Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American
Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and
Neurotology 37, no. 8 (September 2016): 1040-1048.
Crowson, MG, Schulz, K, and Tucci, DL. "National Utilization and Forecasting of Ototopical
Antibiotics: Medicaid Data Versus "Dr. Google"." Otology & neurotology : official publication of
the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of
Otology and Neurotology 37, no. 8 (September 2016): 1049-1054.
Alberg, J, Crowson, MG, and Tucci, DL. "Access to and Uptake of Cochlear Implantation Among
Children in North Carolina." North Carolina medical journal 77, no. 4 (July 2016): 247-252.
Witsell, DL, Khoury, T, Schulz, KA, Stachler, R, Tucci, DL, and Wojdyla, D. "Evaluation of
Compliance for Treatment of Sudden Hearing Loss: A CHEER Network Study." Otolaryngology-
-head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and
Neck Surgery 155, no. 1 (July 2016): 48-55.
Piker, EG, Schulz, K, Parham, K, Vambutas, A, Witsell, D, Tucci, D, Shin, JJ, Pynnonen, MA,
Nguyen-Huynh, A, Crowson, M, Ryan, SE, Langman, A, Roberts, R, Wolfley, A, and Lee, WT.
"Variation in the Use of Vestibular Diagnostic Testing for Patients Presenting to Otolaryngology
Clinics with Dizziness." Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American
Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 155, no. 1 (July 2016): 42-47.
Crowson, MG, Patki, A, and Tucci, DL. "A Systematic Review of Diuretics in the Medical
Management of Ménière's Disease." Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 154, no. 5 (May 2016): 824-834.
(Review)
Crowson, MG, and Tucci, DL. "Mini Review of the Cost-Effectiveness of Unilateral
Osseointegrated Implants in Adults: Possibly Cost-Effective for the Correct Indication."
Audiology & neuro-otology 21, no. 2 (January 2016): 69-71.
Crowson MG, Schulz KC, Tucci DL. Provider and patient drivers of ototopical antibiotic
prescription variability. Am J Otolaryngol 36:814-9, 2015.
Piker EG, Kaylie DM, Garrison D, Tucci DL. Hospital anxiety and depression scale: Factor
structure, internal consistency and convergent validity in patients with dizziness. Audiology and
Neurotology 20(6):394-399, 2015.
Wolever, R.Q., Price, R., Hazelton, A.G., Dmitrieva, N., Bechard, E.M., Shaffer, J.K. & Tucci, D.
Complementary therapies for significant dysfunction from tinnitus: treatment review and need for
integrative medicine. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol 2015,
Article ID 931418, 8 pages. DOI:10.1155/2015/931418, 2015.
Emmett SD, Tucci DL, Smith M, Ndegwa S, Nakku D, Kaitesi M, Ibekwe T, Mulwafu W, Gong
W, Francis HW, Saunders JE: GDP matters: Cost effectiveness of cochlear implantation and
deaf education in Sub-Saharan Africa. Otol and Neurotol 36:1357-65, 2015.
Saunders JE, Barrs DM, Gong W, Wilson BS, Tucci DL: Cost effectiveness of childhood CI vs.
deaf education in Nicaragua: A disability adjusted life year model. Otol Neurotol, 36:1349-56,
2015.
Cunningham LL, Tucci DL: Restoring synaptic connections in the inner ear after noise damage.
N Engl J Med 372:181-2, 2015.
Patki A, Tucci DL: Choosing an ear for cochlear implantation: Implant the better or worse
hearing ear? Laryngoscope, (Best Practices), 125:5-6, 2015.