About the Eugene N. Myers, MD International Lecture on Head and Neck Cancer
This award was endowed by Leslie Nicholas, MD, in honor of his nephew, Eugene N. Myers, MD, who is dedicated to the management of head/neck cancer and has interest in international medicine.
2026 Lecturer
Professor Jonathan Clark, MBBS, BSc(Med), MBiostat, FRACS, AM
Monday, October 19, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (PT)
What We Don’t Know about Jaw Reconstruction, but Probably Should: Function, Quality of Life, and Biomechanics
Professor Jonathan Clark, MBBS, BSc(Med), MBiostat, FRACS, AM, is the Director of Head and Neck Cancer Research at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, Director of Translational Research and Deputy Chair at the Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Academic Surgery, the Inaugural Walker Family Foundation Chair and Conjoint Professor in Head and Neck Cancer Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Sydney, and Director of the National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence for Applied Innovations in Oral Cancer.
Professor Clark is the founder and inaugural Chair of Head and Neck Cancer Australia, home to the world’s most comprehensive online education resource for patients living with head and neck cancer.
In recognition of his outstanding contributions to medicine and research, Professor Clark has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia and an Honorary Member of the Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.
About the Lecture
This award was endowed by Leslie Nicholas, MD, in honor of his nephew, Eugene N. Myers, MD, who is dedicated to the management of head and neck cancer with an interest in international medicine.
Previous Lecturers:
- 2025: Ralph W. Gilbert, MD
- 2024: Pankaj Chaturvedi, MD, MBBS
- 2023: Francis Marchal, MD
- 2022: C. René Leemans, MD, PhD, FRCSEd (Hon)
- 2021: Ben Panizza, MBBS
- 2020: Luiz P. Kowalski, MD, PhD
- 2019: Hisham M. Mehanna, PhD, MBChB, FRCS, FRCS (ORL-HNS)
- 2018: Eun-Chang Choi, MD, PhD
- 2017: Javier Gavilan, MD
- 2016: Jonathan Irish, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
- 2015: Professor-emeritus Frans JM Hilgers, MD
- 2014: Professor Sheng Po Hao, MD, FACS, FICS
- 2013: Professor Piero Nicolai
- 2012: Professor Johannes J. Fagan, MBChB, FCS(SA)
- 2011: Professor Dr. med. Karl Hőrmann
- 2010: Professor Randall P. Morton, MBBS, MSc, FRACS
- 2009: Professor Anil Keith D’Cruz, MBBS
- 2008: Professor Dan Fliss, MD
- 2007: Professor MUDr. Jan Betka, DrSc
- 2006: Professor Patrick Gullane, CM, MB, FRCSC, FACS
- 2005: Professor Christopher O’Brien, AM, MS, MD, FRACS
- 2004: David J. Howard, FRCS
- 2003: Professor Dr. med. Wolfgang Steiner
- 2002: Professor Kwang Hyun Kim, MD
- 2001: Professor Sean L. Sellars
- 2000: Professor Patrick J. Bradley, D.Ch.
- 1999: Professor Dr. med. Ugo Fisch
- 1998: Juan Felipe Sanchez Marle, MD
- 1997: Shin-etsu Kamata, MD
- 1996: Professor Jean-Louis Lefebvre, MD
- 1995: Professor Dr. Gordon B. Snow
- 1994: Professor William I. Wei, MS, FRCSE, DLO
- 1993: Professor Arnold G. D. Maran
- 1992: John J. Conley, MD
