He earned his MD and PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, prior to completing his otolaryngology residency at UPMC. Dr. Duvvuri trained in advanced head and neck and endocrine oncologic surgery at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Duvvuri has special interests in treating both benign and malignant tumors, and in minimally invasive endoscopic and robotic surgery of the head and neck. He has a particular interest in molecular oncology of head and neck cancer, and endocrine diseases such as tumors of the thyroid and parathyroid glands. He also has special expertise in pediatric tumor surgery, including thryoid and parathyroid surgery. Dr. Duvvuri's research interest is in molecular imaging techniques to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients with head and neck cancer.