Hometown
Huddersfield, UK

College
Ampleforth, York, England, 1966

Medical School
Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland, 1972

Residency Program
Otolaryngology, Johns Hopkins Hospital

Board Certified
Otolaryngology, 1978

Year Appointed to Penn Faculty
1991

Administrative Appointment:
Rhinology Professor and Director, Division of Rhinology
Vice Dean for Professional Services and Senior Vice President,
University of Pennsylvania Health System

Other Faculty Appointments
Johns Hopkins University 1978-1991

Areas of Expertise
Sinus surgery
Minimally invasive skull base surgery
Endoscopic techniques
Endoscopic closure of CSF rhinorrhea
Inverted papilloma
Skull base tumors

Areas of Special Interest
Development of endoscopic techniques for sinus and skull base surgery
Development of new instrumentation
Understanding of pathogenesis of sinusitis

Current Research Interests
Causes of sinusitis and role of underlying bone
Outcomes in sinus disease
Minimally invasive tumor surgery
Endoscopic nasal surgery

Positions Held in Major Societies (Past & Present)
Past President:
   American Rhinologic Society
   International Symposium of Infection and Allergy of the Nose
   Philadelphia College of Physicians Section on Otolaryngology
Board of Directors:
   International Rhinologic Society
   American Academy of Otolaryngology:Head and Neck Surgery
Treasurer:
   American Rhinologic Society
General Secretary:
   International Symposium of Infection and Allergy of the Nose
Editor-in-Chief:
    American Journal of Rhinology
Editorial Board:
    Nose and Throat Journal
    Current Opinion in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
    ACTA Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica Belgica
    Auris Nasus Larynx
    Russian Rhinology
    Laryngoscope
    Acta Otorhinolaryngology (Stockholm)
Associate Editor:
   Annals of Otology, Rhinology, Laryngology
Chair:
   International Rhinologic Society, Committee on Anatomic
   Terminology and Classification
   American Academy of Otolaryngology:Head and Neck Surgery,
   International Committee
Member:
   International Federation of Otolaryngologic Societies Committee on
   Allergy and Sinus Disease
   American College of Surgeons Committee on Emerging Surgical
   Technology and Education
Accreditation Council:
   Graduate Medical Education Appeals Panel

Research Grants
Schering Corporation C79-015-01. Principal Investigator
Health and Human Services Grant MCJ 243286. Co-Investigator
Norwich-Eaton Grant #83063-830.700.00-1117/OT-01. Principal Investigator
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company Research Award, 1984
Healthtek Grant for Holmium-Yag Laser Study
Histomorphometry of the Paranasal Sinuses in Patients with Chronic Sinusitis, Eli Lilly & Co.

Honors & Awards
Member, Institute of Medicine
2002- American Academy of Otolaryngology Board of Governor's Practitioner Excellence Award
Medicine: Leonard Abrahamson Memorial Gold Medal, Lyons Memorial Medal
Surgery: Sir William Wheeler Memorial Medal, Fitzsimmons Gold Medal, St. Laurence's Hospital Medal
Special awards for clinical studies: Reuben-Harvey Prize, Council's Prize and Gold Medal
1987 - Citation, The Radiological Society of North America
1988 - Citation, The Radiological Society of North America
1989 - Honor Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
1995 - Sir William Wilde Medal
1996 - European Rhinologic Society Award of Merit
1997 - Golden Head Mirror Award - American Rhinologic Society
1997 - Luigi Mastrianni Clinical Innovator Award, University of Pennsylvania
1998 - Award of Excellence from the XVII European Rhinologic Society & International Symposium on Infection and Allergy of the Nose
2002- American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Presidential Citation
Recognized by Best Doctors in America 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2005-2006

Major Contributions
Introduced, pioneered and developed endoscopic sinus surgery in the United States. Developed techniques and instrumentation for endoscopic sinus surgery, endoscopic skull base surgery, trans-nasal endoscopic orbital surgery and participated in the early development of image guided surgery. Taught endoscopic surgical techniques to residents and practicing otolaryngologists at over 150 courses worldwide since 1985. Developed techniques and instrumentation for expanding minimally invasive surgery.

Recent Publications
Kennedy DW. Middle Turbinate Resection. Evaluating the Issues - Should We Resect Normal Middle Turbinates? Arch Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surg 124, January 1998.

Kennedy DW, Senior BA, Gannon FH, Montone KT, Hwang PH, Lanza DC. Histology and Histomorphometry of Ethmoid Bone in Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Laryngoscope 108:502-507, 1998.

Kennedy DW, Wright ED, Goldberg AN: Objective and Subjective Outcomes in Surgery for Chronic Sinusitis. Laryngoscope (Supplement 94), Vol.110, No.3, Part 3, March 2000.

Kennedy DW: A 48 Year Old Man with Recurrent Sinusitis. JAMA
283(16):2143-2150, Apr 26, 2000.

Perloff JR, Gannon FH, Bolger WE, Montone KT, Orlandi R, Kennedy DW. Bone Involvement in Sinusitis: An Apparent Pathway for the Spread of Disease. Laryngoscope 110(12):2095-2099, Dec 2000.

Diseases of the Sinuses: Diagnosis and Management, BC Decker (ed. David Kennedy, William Bolger, James Zinreich), 2001.

Khalid AN, Hunt J, Perloff JR, Kennedy DW: The Role of Bone in Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Laryngoscope, 112, (11), 1951-1957, 2002, Oct.

Khalid AN, Quraishi SA, Kennedy DW: Long-Term Quality of Life Measures Following Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS). Laryngoscope. 2002 Nov; 112 (11):195 1-7

Benninger MS, Ferguson BJ, Hadley JA, Hamilos DL, Jacobs M, Kennedy DW, Lanza DC, Marple BF, Osguthorpe JD, Stankiewicz JA, Anon J, Denneny J, Emanuel I, Levine H. Adult chronic rhinosinusitis: definitions, diagnosis, epidemiology, and pathophysiology. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2003 Sep; 129(3 Suppl): S1-32.

Lanza DC , Kennedy DW: (Guest Editors) - Current Concepts in the Surgical Mamagement of Frontal Sinus Disease. The Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia, February 2001

Joe SA, Kennedy DW: Role of Computer-Aided Surgery in Functional Endoscopic Surgery. Computer-Aided Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Marcel Dekker, 2002, Chapter 11, pp 185-199.

Kennedy DW, Bolger WE: The Paranasal Sinuses: Embryology, Anatomy, Endoscopic Diagnosis, and treatment. Essential Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Eight Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2002, Chapter 19, pp388-410

Lane AP, Kennedy DW: Sinusitis and Polyposis. Ballenger’s Manual of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. BC Decker, 2002, Chapter 25, pp 276-275.

Bolger WE, Kennedy DW: Surgical Complications and Postoperative Care. Diseases of the Sinuses: Diagnosis and Management, BC Decker, Ontario, 2000 (Ed. David Kennedy, William Bolger, James Zinreich)