Merry Sebelik, MD

Background

Dr. Sebelik, a native of Wisconsin, received her medical degree and Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery residency training at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Affiliated Hospitals, as well as fellowship training in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX.

She is a professor in Emory University’s Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, serving in the Division of Head & Neck Surgical Oncology with the Winship Cancer Institute, a NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center.

Dr. Sebelik's clinical practice has an emphasis on endocrine surgery of the head and neck, as well as comprehensive, multidisciplinary treatment of skin and aerodigestive tumors of the head and neck.
She has incorporated surgeon-performed, point-of-care ultrasound into staging, treatment planning and preoperative surgical assessment of many of her patients. Additionally, she participates in research studies addressing expanded indications for ultrasound use in clinical care and employs ultrasound imaging in translational research.

She is an American College of Surgeons certified Ultrasound Instructor and has conducted resident training courses in head and neck ultrasound, and participated as a didactic and practical instructor in courses at AHNS, ACS, and AAO-HNS meetings. She recently directed Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound Courses to Head and Neck Surgeons living and working in Sub-Saharan Africa, at the University of Cape Town, and at the African Head & Neck Society Annual Meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Dr. Sebelik has a strong interest in addressing deficits in surgical care in the developing world and has worked with the World Health Organization's Global Initiative for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care. She currently serves on the Global Surgical Education and Domestic Volunteerism Subcommittees of the Global Engagement Committee of the American College of Surgeons Operation Giving Back, as well as the Global Affairs Committee of the American Head and Neck Society. She serves as a faculty mentor in Emory University’s Global Health Resident Scholar Program, partnering with otolaryngology training in Ethiopia.

Through her interest in global surgical deficits, Dr. Sebelik has been privileged to collaborate with colleagues and trainees in many low and middle-income countries, and thus facilitate care to head & neck patients who would otherwise have little access to surgical care.

Titles & Roles

• Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

  Emory University School of Medicine
• Director, Head and Neck Oncology

  Atlanta VA Medical Center

Education & Training

Education

• Fellowship, Head and Neck Oncologic Surg, 1996

  UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Residency, Otolaryngology, 1991

  Medical College of Wisconsin Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
• Internship, Otolaryngology, 1987

  St. Lukes Hospital
• Medical Education, MD, 1986

  Medical College of Wisconsin

Board Certifications

• Otolaryngology

  American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1992

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery-Fellow, 1987
• American Board of Otolaryngology, 1992
• American Head and Neck Society-Fellow, 2000
• American College of Surgeons-Fellow, 2000
• American Thyroid Association, 2007
• Association for Surgical Education, 2008
• Alliance for Surgery and Anesthesia Presence, 2008
• Society of University Otolaryngologists, 2008
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, 2008
• WHO Global Initiative for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care (GIEESC), 2009
• American Institute for Ultrasound in Medicine, 2010, Candidate for Senior Membership-2016
• International Association Endocrine Surgeons, 2012
• International Society of Surgery, 2012
• Society for Simulation in Healthcare, 2012
• World Interactive Network Focused on Critical UltraSound (WINFOCUS), 2016
• Society of Ultrasound in Medical Education (SUSME), 2016
• Association for Women Surgeons, 2018

Research

Publications

Awards

American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
Foundation Honor Award. September 2011

Special Humanitarian Recognition Award
Methodist University Hospital Foundation Living Awards.
August 2012

UT Service Award for exceptional service as Research Director by the UTHSC Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery. June 2013

Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical Honor Society, UTHSC Chapter April 2015

Named Top Doctor 2015 Peer Recognition Award
Memphis Magazine July 2015

UT Service Award for exceptional service as Research Director by the UTHSC Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery. June 2016

Named Top Doctor 2016 Peer Recognition Award
Memphis Magazine July 2016

Appointed to Fulbright Specialist Roster
Serving 3-year tenure as Specialist Instructor to Fulbright-participating global institutions January 2017

Named Top Doctor 2017 Peer Recognition Award
Atlanta Magazine July 2017

Selected for Health Services Research Faculty Development Course
Emory School of Medicine Faculty Development July 2017

Scholar of the Year for Best Scholarly Paper Published 2017
Emory University Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery June 2018

Named Top Doctor 2018 Peer Recognition Award
Atlanta Magazine July 2018

Platinum Provider Award 2018
Top 10% Press-Ganey Patient Satisfaction Scores in the Nation
Emory Healthcare Physician Group Practice Oct 2018

Emory School of Medicine Educator Appreciation Day Recognition
“Educators who exemplify the outstanding faculty of Emory School of Medicine” May 2019

Named Top Doctor 2019 Peer Recognition Award
Atlanta Magazine July 2019
 

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