Will Harrill

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Will Harrill

MD, FACS

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Dr. Will Harrill joined Dr. Harry King, the founding member of Carolina Ear, Nose & Throat – Sinus and Allergy Center in 1998. He served as president and CEO of Carolina ENT from 2001 to 2018, overseeing the transformation from solo practice to a regional provider of ENT care. He currently serves as director of clinical research.  Nationally he serves as the clinical advisor for the PACES Center for Value in Healthcare and as a member of the Physician Payment Policy (3P) Workgroup for the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.  Within North Carolina he is the co-founder and co-chair of the Otolaryngology Healthcare Policy Advisory Committee (OHPAC). 

Dr. Harrill holds clinical associate faculty positions both within the Departments of Otolaryngology at Atrium/Wake Forest Baptist Health and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and is a past member of the Thesis Committee for the Triological Society.

He is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and is a Fellow of the Triological Society. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

In 2023, Dr. Harrill received the Jerome C. Goldstein, MD Public Service Award from the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in recognition of his commitment and service to Otolaryngology and the wellbeing of patients.

Publications:

  1. Harrill WC, Woodard CR, Gera JT. Value-Based Healthcare: The Evolutionary Alignment of Stakeholders within Cost, Quality, and Reality. In Lee KJ (Ed.) Essential Rational Healthcare Economics and Its Environment. In Press.
  2. Harrill WC, Hendricker R, Katz M, Murdock G, Johnson R. Telemedicine in the Management of Postoperative Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy Care. In Review.
  3. Harrill WC, Melon DE. A Field Guide to U.S. Healthcare Reform: The Evolution to Value-Based Healthcare. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology. May 1, 2021.
  4. Harrill WC. Vaping during the Covid-19 Pandemic: NOT GOOD!!. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology. April 20, 2020.
  5. Harrill WC, Setzen G, Pillsbury III HC. “Contemporary Analysis of Otolaryngic Allergy. Laryngoscope. 2020;130(2):283–289.
  6. Harrill WC, Melon DE, Seshul MJ, Katz MS, Zanation AM. Contemporary analysis of practicing otolaryngologists. Laryngoscope. 2018 Nov;128(11):2490-2499.
  7. Harrill WC, Pillsbury III HC, McGuirt WF, Stewart MG. Radiofrequency Turbinate Reduction: A NOSE Evaluation. The Laryngoscope November 2007, 117 p1912-1919.
  8. Stewart MG, Friedman EM, Sulek M, Hulka GF, Kuppersmith RB, Harrill WC, Bautista MH. Quality of life and health status in pediatric tonsil and adenoid disease. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2000;126:45-48.
  9. Harrill WC, Stasney CR, Donovan DT. Laryngopharyngeal reflux: a possible risk factor in laryngeal and hypopharyngeal carcinoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, Apr 1999, 120(4) p598-601.
  10. Stewart MG, Harrill WC, Ohlms LA. The effects of an outpatient practice guideline at a teaching hospital: a prospective pilot study. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, Oct 1997, 117(4) p388-93.
  11. Harrill WC, Jenkins HA, Coker NJ. Barotrauma after stapes surgery: a survey of recommended restrictions and clinical experiences. Am J Otol, Nov 1996, 17(6) p835-45; discussion 845-6.
  12. Harrill WC, Stewart MG, Lee AG, et al. Chronic rhinocerebral mucormycosis. Laryngoscope, Oct 1996, 106(10) p1292-7.Harrill WC, Lew Hl, Hardcastle RC, Jerger SW, Jerger JF. Effect of Presbyacusis on Linguistic Interference Effects. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 1996; 115 (2):96.
  13. Harrill, W. C., Gera, J. T., & Woodard, C. R. (2024). The Patient Experience: A Starting Point for Better Healthcare. In Value-Based Healthcare (KJ Lee Essential Medicine Series, pp. 309–323). Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Presentations:

  1. “Value-Based Healthcare: Developing Reporting Measures for Otolaryngic Allergy”. American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy Annual Meeting, October 2020.
  2. “Value-Based Healthcare: Opportunities within Sinus and Allergy Disease”. American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy Annual Meeting, October 2020.
  3. Panel Moderator. “Value Based Healthcare: Opportunities within this Evolving Paradigm for Otolaryngology”.American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, Boston MA, September 2020.
  4. “Outcomes Surveys in Otolaryngology: Strategies for Functional Implementation and Analysis within a Clinical Setting.” North Carolina/South Carolina Annual Otolaryngology Society Meeting. August 2019.
  5. “Otolaryngic Allergy: Building a clinical home for the future.”Podium presentation. Oasis Symposium. March 2019.
  6. Panel Moderator. “Otolaryngology BCBS Panel: Exploring a New Era in Patient Care.”North Carolina Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. February 2019
  7. “Contemporary Analysis of Otolaryngic Allergy”Triological Society. January 2019.
  8. Panel Member. “Training the workforce today for the challenges of tomorrow.”Society of University Otolaryngologists Annual Meeting. November 2018.
  9. “Otolaryngic Allergy: Clinical Trends.”North Carolina/South Carolina Annual Otolaryngology Society Meeting. July 2018.
  10. “Strategic Planning Principles: Tools to solve the challenges we face in medicine.”North Carolina/South Carolina Annual Otolaryngology Society Meeting. July 2018.
  11. “Contemporary Analysis of Practicing Otolaryngologists.”Triologic Society. January 2018.
  12. “SWOT Analysis and Strategic Planning Principles: Tools to Solve the Challenges We Face in Medicine.”Newton Fischer Society Meeting UNC Department of Otolaryngology. June 2017.
  13. Panel Moderator. “Otolaryngology in the Carolinas: Challenges, Issues, and Opportunities.”North Carolina/South Carolina Annual Otolaryngology Society Meeting. August 2016.
  14. “Radiofrequency Turbinate Reduction: A NOSE Evaluation.”Triological Society. May 2007.
  15. “Effect of Presbyacusis on Linguistic Interference Effects.”American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation’s Association for Research in Otolaryngology. September 1996.
  16. “Barotrauma Following Stapes Surgery: A Survey of Recommended Restrictions and Clinical Experiences.”American Otological Society. May 1996.
  17. “The Effects of an Outpatient Practice Guideline at a County Hospital: A Prospective Pilot Study.”Association for Research in Otolaryngology Midwinter Meeting. February 1996.
  18. “Chronic Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis.”American Rhinologic Society. May 1995.
  19. “A Decade of Laryngeal Cancer Management at the Medical College of Virginia.”Virginia Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. May 1992.