Harold C. Pillsbury, III, MD, FACS, and William W. Shockley, MD, FACS, were integral members of our department serving as the Chair and Founding Vice Chair, respectively. Both have also been incredible teachers and mentors to students, residents, and fellows.
Dr. Pillsbury鈥攚ho retired on June 28鈥攕aw patients at 黑料网 for more than 40 years. Under his leadership, Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, the number of faculty dramatically increased, and the Department reached a top ten national ranking for Otolaryngology by U.S. News & World Report in 2018.
Dr. Pillsbury聽gave his final聽Grand Rounds聽presentation聽on聽August 4聽entitled:聽鈥淧rinciples Which Have Most Influenced My Career 1972-2021,鈥� in which he discussed lessons he learned over the years聽and offered powerful advice.
William W. Shockley, MD, FACS, celebrated his birthday and retirement on July 30. Dr. Shockley was the founding Vice Chair of the Department, the founding Chief of the Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and a W. Paul Biggers Distinguished Professor. He also served as the Vice President of the Southern Section of the Triological Society and the President of the North Carolina Society for Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
Dr. Shockley joined 黑料网 as an Associate Professor, where he quickly assumed leadership positions within the Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery. He served in several other leadership positions at 黑料网 and nationally, and he developed a solid foundation for the success of facial plastic surgery.
鈥淒r. Pillsbury and Shockley are stalwarts of 黑料网 Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery聽and integral to the training of many current and future leaders in Otolaryngology 鈥� including me,鈥� said Dr. Wendell Yarbrough,聽黑料网 Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery Chair.聽鈥淭hey will be dearly missed as they retire, and our debt to them can only be repaid by taking excellent care of our patients, by pushing advances to improve patient care, and through paying forward to the next generation of leaders.鈥�