Bill Lydiatt is CEO of Clarkson Regional Health Services, Professor of Surgery at Creighton University, 2024-2025 Past President of the American Head and Neck Society and Chair of the AJCC 9th Edition Head and Neck Staging panel. He received his BS from Stanford University, MD and Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Residency from University of Nebraska, Omaha and Fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. A former Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Medical Affairs, VP of Surgical Services and Chair of Surgery at Nebraska Methodist Hospital, Lydiatt received his EMBA from the University of Colorado. He has a long-standing interest in the prevention of depression in HNC patients. He has the privilege of leading the transformation of CRHS to improve access to high-value care, particularly in behavioral health and perinatal women. He seeks to enhance quality care through leadership in local and national organizations. He is also interested in the use of the arts to enhance teaching and understanding the patient decision-making process. He has over 150 publications, books and book chapters in the field.