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Mack Lowell Cheney (born XXX, XXXX) is an American otolaryngologist and facial plastics surgeon.

As of October 2013, Cheney is a Professor at Harvard Medical School of Otology and Laryngology Director of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Office of Global Surgery and Health and the Kletjian Chair of Global Surgery at Mass. Eye and Ear. Dr. Cheney has a long history of surgical innovation, teaching, and commitment to serving those in need.

Specializing in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, Dr. Cheney pioneered the use of the temporoparietal fascial flap, developed a new algorithm for the complete management of the paralyzed face, and has published extensively on free flap reconstruction, peripheral facial nerve regeneration, and the management of auricular defects. Utilizing a multidisciplinary approach to solve patients’ complex otolaryngologic problems, he guided the establishment of both the facial nerve clinic and the free flap clinic at Mass. Eye and Ear.

As an educator, Dr. Cheney has shepherded over a dozen fellows, inspiring most to careers in academic otolaryngology, in addition to teaching, lecturing, and authoring a comprehensive text book on facial surgery.