I WISH to express my appreciation for the privilege of giving the first annual Herbert H. Harris lecture at Baylor University College of Medicine. The fact that this annual lecture in his name has been established is a testimonial of the high esteem his former associates and residents have for him. The subject of my talk is the "Future of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery." Otolaryngology is a very broad specialty. It is part surgical and part medical. In its surgical aspects it includes minor procedures which are frequently performed, eg, tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, submucus resection of the nasal septum; procedures which are rare, eg, hypophysectomy and cervical esophagectomy; and procedures which overlap other areas, eg, radical resections for cancer of paranasal sinuses, requiring the combined intranasal and intracranial approach, and mediastinal tracheostomy. To make matters more complicated, there are procedures which other specialties hold sacrosanct to their own fields,