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Professor and Chairman
Otology/Neurotology
Skull Base Surgery
Director, Hearing and Balance Center

Clinical Interest and Skills:
Diseases of the ear and hearing and balance system
Newborn hearing testing
Disorders of the facial nerve and facial nerve regeneration
Acoustic neuromas and skull base malignancies; cochlear implants.

Medical School:
Baylor College of Medicine (1985).

Resident Training:
Baylor College of Medicine (General Surgery).
UCLA School of Medicine (Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery).

Fellowship Training:
The Otology Group (Otology/Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery).

Board Certification:
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

Professional Organizations:
American Neurotology Society.
Fellow-American College of Surgeons.
American Academy of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery.
North American Skull Base Society.

Assistant Professor
Otology/Neurotology

Clinical Interests:
Adult and Pediatric Hearing and Balance disorders
Chronic Otitis Media and Cholesteatoma
Cochlear Implantation
Temporal Bone Cancer
Facial Nerve Disorders

Research Interests:
Outcomes after cochlear implantation
Complications of BAHA
Implantable Hearing Devices
Temporal Bone Cancer – new treatments and staging

Medical School:
Indiana University School of Medicine

Residency:
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Fellowships:
Hamburg Fellow for research in Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
House Ear Clinic and Institute

Board Certification:
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Neurotology

Professional Organizations:
American Neurotology Society.
Triologic Society
American Academy of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery.
North American Skull Base Society.
Implantable hearing devices committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Professor of Otolaryngology & Pediatrics
Vice-Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology
Director, Pediatric Otolaryngology

Clinical Interest and Skills:
Pediatric Otolaryngology with special interest in otitis media and recurrent respiratory papillomas
Airway reconstruction
Pediatric sinusitis
Congenital and inflammatory processes of the head and neck
Outcomes studies.

Medical School:
Medical College of Virginia (1983).

Resident Training:
Medical College of Virginia (Surgery), 1984.
University of Pittsburgh (Otolaryngology), 1984-88.

Fellowship Training:
Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC (Pediatric Otolaryngology) 1989.

Board Certification:
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

Professional Organizations:
American Society Pediatric Otolaryngology.
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
American College of Surgeons.
American Academy of Pediatrics.

Professor
Department of Otolaryngology and Pediatrics

Clinical Interest and Skills:
Disorders of pediatric airway
Sinusitis and disorders of smell and nasal airflow in children
Pathophysiology of otitis media in children
Oral manifestations of systemic diseases

Medical School:
Duke University School of Medicine (1987).

Dental School:
New York University College of Dentistry (1983).

Resident Training:
University of California San Diego (Surgery) 1988.
University of California San Diego (Otolaryngology) 1989-1993.

Fellowship Training:
Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago (Pediatric Otolaryngology) 1994.

Board Certification:
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

Professional Organizations:
American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngologists.
American Academy of Pediatrics; Otolaryngology Executive Committee.
Society for Ear, Nose & Throat Advances in Children.
American Bronchoesophagological Association.

Associate Professor
Head and Neck Oncology
General Otolaryngology

Clinical Interest and Skills:
Head and Neck Cancer.
Melanoma and Skin Malignancies.
Parathyroid and Thyroid Disorders.
Sinus disease.
Microvascular reconstruction.

Medical School:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, MD 1986.

Resident Training:
Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth VA 1989-1993.

Fellowship Training:
Methodist Hospital of Indiana (Head and Neck Surgery, Microvascular Resonstruction) 1995.

Board Certification:
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

Professional Organizations:
American Head and Neck Society-Fellow
Fellow: American College of Surgeons
Society of University Otolaryngologists.

Associate Professor
Head and Neck Oncology
Director, Division of Microvascular Reconstruction
Director of Resident Research

Clinical Interest and Skills:
Head and Neck Cancer
Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery
Microvascular Reconstruction
Parathyroid and Thyroid Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Trauma Surgery

Medical School:
University of South Florida College of Medicine, MD 1993

Resident Training:
Eastern Virginia Medical School 1993-1995 (General Surgery)
Eastern Virginia Medical School 1995-1999 (Otolaryngology)

Fellowship Training:
University of Washington, Seattle, 1999-2001
(Head and Neck Oncologic and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery)

Board Certification:
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery 2000

Professional Organizations:
American Head and Neck Society – Fellow
American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
American College of Surgeons – Fellow
Society of University Otolaryngologists
Virginia Society of Otolaryngology

Research Interests:
Proteomics in Head and Neck Cancer
Clinical Trials in Head and Neck Cancer
Early Detection of Head and Neck Cancer
Head and Neck Tumor Biology
Tumor Modeling
Head and Neck Reconstruction

Assistant Professor
Laryngology/ General Otolaryngology
Director, Voice and Swallowing Center
Director of Residency Training, Department of Otolaryngology

Clinical Interest and Skills:
Laryngeal and voice disorders
Treatment of the professional voice
Neurolaryngeal disorders
Advanced microlaryngeal techniques
Laryngeal and tracheal reconstruction

Medical School:
State University of New York Health Science Center, Syracuse, NY, 1996

Resident Training:
State University of New York Health Science Center, Syracuse, NY (Otolaryngology) 2001

Fellowship Training:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Laryngology) 2002

Board Certification:
American Board of Otolaryngology

Professional Organizations:
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy
American Rhinologic Society

Associate Professor
Rhinology
Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery
Director, Division of Rhinology and Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery

Clinical Interest and Skills:
Diseases of the nose and sinuses
Chronic Sinusitis
Sinonasal tumors and cancers
Skull base defect and CSF leakage repair
Skull base and pituitary tumors

Medical School:
Medical College of Pennsylvania (1997)

Resident Training:
Medical College of Wisconsin (General Surgery)
Medical College of Wisconsin (Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery)

Fellowship Training:
Oregon Health and Science University (Rhinology/Allergy/Endoscopic Sinus Surgery)

Board Certification:
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Professional Organization:
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
American Academy of Otolaryngology Allergy
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Fellow of American Rhinologic Society