The Fernandez-Lindsay Lecture honors two extremely prominent figures in Otolarygology: Dr. Cesar Fernandez and Dr. John R. Lindsay.

Dr. Cesar Fernandez spent the early part of his medical career in his native country of Chile. After spending two years in Mexico, he was recruited by Dr. John Lindsay, to join the Section of Otolaryngology at the University of Chicago, where he remained for the rest of his career. His knowledge and devotion to research permeated the courses he taught and the conversations he had.

Dr. John R. Lindsay arrived at the University of Chicago in 1928. In 1930, he was named head of the Section of Otolaryngology. He was a superb clinician, highly skilled surgeon and a very devoted teacher. Through his work, Dr. Lindsay made numerous contributions to the world of present day practice of Otolaryngology.

Lectures:

2009

“Hair Cell Synaptic Dysfunction Causes Neural Hearing Loss.”
Tobias Moser, MD
Professor of Auditory Neuroscience
Department of Otolaryngology
University of Goettingen
Goettingen, Germany

2008

“Navigating the Labyrinth of the Inner Ear: Vertigo and Hearing Loss Due to Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome.”
Lloyd B. Minor, MD
Andelot Professor and Director
Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins University

2007

"Hair Cell Regeneration in Mammals: Insights from Embryonic Development"
Matthew W Kelley, PhD
Senior Investigator and Chief Section on Developmental Neuroscience
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

2006

"Clinical and Experimental Immune-Mediated Hearing Loss - Future Directions"
Jeffrey P. Harris, MD, PhD, FACS
Chief of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Professor of Surgery/Otology and Neurological Surgery
UCSD School of Medicine

2005

"Cochlear Amplification by Outer Hair Cells: Molecular Mechanisms"
A.J. Hudspeth, M.D., Ph.D.
F.M. Kirby Professor

2004

"The Science and Practice of Middle Ear Surgery"
Saumil Merchant, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Otology and Laryngology
Harvard Medical School

2003

"Uncovering the Neuronal Phenotypes of a New Cell Class in the Vestibulocerebellum"

Enrico Mugnaini, M.D.

Edgar C. Stuntz Professor
Director of the Institute for Neuroscience
Northwestern University

2002

"Expanding Indications for Electrical Speech Processing for the Hearing Impaired"
Bruce J. Gantz, M.D.
Brian F. McCabe Distinguished Chair in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
University of Iowa

2001

"Making an Effort to Listen: Mechanical Amplification by Hair Cells of the Inner Ear"
Peter Dallos, Ph.D.
John Evans Professor of Neuroscience
Northwestern University