Chappell native Lydiatt appointed vice chair of national thyroid cancer guidelines panel

William Lydiatt, M.D., a professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery in the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, has been appointed vice chair of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Thyroid Guidelines Panel.

Lydiatt – a native of Chappell – has been a member of the NCCN's head and neck committee since the 1990s. He also is a physician at Nebraska Medicine, UNMC's hospital partner.

"This role provides an opportunity to make a real difference in the standards of care for treating thyroid cancers," he said. "The chair and vice chair have an important role...