After completing medical school at Yale University School of Medicine, otolaryngology residency at Washington University in St. Louis, and two years in the USPHS at Staten Island, Dr. Lucente joined the full-time staff of the Department of Otolaryngology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. In 1984, he became Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology at New York Medical College - New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and affiliated hospitals and in October 1990 he assumed his present position. In addition to his departmental duties he has served as Coordinator of Continuing Medical Education of the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological (Triological) Society and Vice President for the Eastern Section of this Society, as well as Vice President and Coordinator for Instruction Courses for the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He is a member of numerous professional organizations and committees. He recently served as President of the Society of University Otolaryngologists - Head and Neck Surgeons. He has been a member of the Executive Editorial Board of the Laryngoscope and the Editorial Boards of the American Journal of Rhinology, Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology and Surgical Rounds. He is the author, coauthor or editor of 15 books and over 193 scientific publications and chapters. Dr. Lucente has been a member of the ACGME's Residency Review Committee for Otolaryngology and has been Chair of the AMA's CME Advisory Committee. His current research interests include outcome analysis of clinical encounters and procedures, external ear infections, and organization of otolaryngologic care delivery to underserved populations. Dr. Lucente serves as Vice Dean for Graduate Medical Education for SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn. Dr. Lucente is also Chief of Academic Affairs at Long Island College Hospital. He coordinated the institutional self-study for the previous LCME accreditation site visit. He has also received the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Distinction in Teaching and in 2001, was honored with the Teacher of the Decade Award from the Department of Otolaryngology.
