Medical Student
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
David Herz, BS, is a medical student at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and a research fellow in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. His research focuses on frailty indices, racial and socioeconomic disparities, and surgical outcomes in head and neck cancer using national databases including NCDB, SEER, NSQIP, and NIS. He has led studies examining the limitations of the Charlson Comorbidity Index in sinonasal and laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma, disparities in surgical benefit among Black patients with chronic rhinosinusitis, and the role of frailty in treatment decisions for facial reanimation. In addition, he has developed and evaluated 3D-printed simulation models for airway training, advancing medical education and procedural confidence in otolaryngology.