Official profile
Biography and background
David M. Cognetti holds the Herbert Kean professorship and chairs otolaryngology at Thomas Jefferson University. The university biography records medical school at the University of Pittsburgh, residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and fellowship training at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Published work listed by Jefferson includes head-and-neck cancer and salivary-tissue research.
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Published roles
Roles in plastic surgery training
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Fellowship in Head and Neck Surgery and Microvascular Surgery
Fellowship Director
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Thomas Jefferson University · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Official institution or fellowship society — reviewed programme role ↗Profile reviewed 21 Oct 2026
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Published programme focus
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Official sources
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