Robin Thomas Cotton (born May 13, 1941) is an

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who is well known for his work in

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. He is retired from being the Director of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at the

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, in the

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Biography

Robin Cotton was born in

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and received his MD from

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in 1966. He completed a

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at the United Birmingham Hospital in

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in 1968, and a residency and Fellowship in Otolaryngology Residency at the

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from 1971 to 1972. Cotton is a member of over twenty national and international Otolaryngology organizations including the

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and has been a diplomate of the

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since 1972. Cotton received a Head and Neck Fellowship at the

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in 1973 where he now holds the rank of Professor within the Department of Otolaryngology. Cotton has led the Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology since completing his fellowship at the University of Cincinnati. With nearly 33,000 outpatient visits and 11,000 procedures each year, his department is one of the busiest surgical subspecialties at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. At Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cotton was largely responsible for developing an

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approach for the treatment of complex airway disorders, the Aerodigestive and Sleep Center (ADSC). Directed by Cotton, the ADSC draws patients from around the world and offers them coordinated care among a variety of specialties.

Awards

* Gabriel F. Tucker Award of the American Laryngological Association - 1995 Presentation of the Gabriel F. Tucker Award to Robin T. Cotton, MD by Lauren D. Holinger, MD
/ref> * Friend of Children PTA Award 2002 * America’s Top Doctors 2002 * Best Doctor’s in America 2002-2003 * DeRoaldes Award 2003 * Best Doctor’s in America 2003-2004 * Ronald McDonald Lifetime Achievement Award 2004 * Robert Ruben Award for Scientific Advancement in Treatment of Ped ORL Disorders. 2005 * 2005 Health Care Hero Innovator Nominee Award – Cincinnati Business Courier * 2005 Health Care Hero Innovator Winner Award – Cincinnati Business Courier * Daniel Drake Medal (University of Cincinnati College of Medicine) 2012

References

External links

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
* ttp://www.kidsent.org/ Kidsent.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Cotton, Robin T. 1941 births Living people English emigrants to the United States Alumni of the University of Cambridge University of Toronto alumni British otolaryngologists