Physicians

Dr. Bollig's clinical interests include head and neck cancer, minimally invasive surgery for oropharyngeal cancer, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, and microvascular reconstruction.

Dr. Bradley specializes in the full range of issues that affect the throat. Voice disorders: professional voice problems, vocal fold paralysis, aging voice, spasmodic dysphonia, hoarseness. Advanced airway management: subglottic stenosis, laryngeal stenosis, bilateral vocal fold paralysis, tracheostomy decannulation. Dysphagia: Zenker’s diverticulum, esophageal stenosis. Awake treatment of laryngeal disease: KTP laser treatment of papilloma, dysplasia, and leukoplakia.

Dr. Branham's clinical interests include rhinoplasty, forehead lifts, eyelid surgery, brow lifts, facelift surgery, facial implants, Mohs reconstructive surgery, scar revision, skin cancer surgery, laser facial surgery, laser resurfacing, chemical peels, botox and collagen therapy, lip augmentation, liposuction, chemical peels, dermabrasion and reconstruction for facial defects and injuries.

Dr. John Chi is a facial plastic surgeon with a practice focused only on the aesthetics and function of the face, head and neck. Dr. Chi’s clinical interests include facial cosmetic procedures (Botox, fillers, peels, lasers) and surgery (rhinoplasty, facelift, browlift, blepharoplasty), rhinoplasty, skin cancer reconstruction, facial trauma and facial nerve.

Dr. Drescher's clinical interests include general adult and pediatric otolaryngology, including  hearing loss, ear infections, eardrum perforations, middle ear surgery, bone anchored hearing aids (BAHA), tonsillitis, sleep apnea and snoring, epistaxis, and sinus and nasal disease.

Dr. Dunsky's clinical interests include general pediatric otolaryngology conditions: otitis media, obstructive sleep apnea, rhinosinusitis, and pediatric voice, airway and swallowing problems.

Dr. Durakovic is a neurotologist specialized in treating all disorders of the ear, temporal bone, and skull base including disorders of the hearing, balance, and facial nerves. His research interests are in the field of cochlear implantation and skull base surgery.

Dr. Goebel's clinical interests include: dizziness, balance disorders, Meniere's disease, vertigo, vestibular disorders.

Dr. Herzog’s primary clinical focus is evaluation and management of diseases of the ear and related structures in children and adults.  He is a nationally recognized cochlear implant surgeon and has led advancements in cochlear implantation in the areas of hybrid devices with hearing preservation, treatment of early deafened adults, single sided deafness and expansion of indications. 

Dr. Hirose's clinical interests include pediatric hearing loss, cochlear implantation, chronic ear surgery, cholesteatoma, conductive hearing loss, aural atresia, BAHA, ear infections, speech disorders, velopharyngeal insufficiency, cleft palate, craniofacial disorders.

Dr. Huston's clinical interests are broad within the field of laryngology. Her research interests include idiopathic subglottic stenosis, recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, and hearing impairments caused by voice disorders.

Dr. Jackson's clinical interests include: head and neck cancer, transoral robotic surgery, minimally invasive surgery for oropharyngeal cancer, HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer, microvascular free tissue transfer reconstruction of major ablative head and neck defects, thyroid neoplasms, benign and malignant salivary gland neoplasms, benign and malignant head and neck tumors, osteoradionecrosis of the mandible.

Dr. Klatt-Cromwell's research interests include clinical outcomes for endoscopic skull base patients including those with benign or malignant tumors, and assessing endoscopic reconstruction options for skull base cases including the development of new techniques.  In the future, she would like to explore the molecular biology of skull base tumors to improve surgical approaches, postoperative management, and use of adjuvant therapy.

Dr. Lieu’s clinical interests include pediatric otitis media, chronic middle ear disease, hearing loss, tonsillitis, snoring and sleep apnea, head and neck masses, voice and airway problems, and nasal and sinus disease. She has research interests in pediatric hearing loss, particularly unilateral hearing loss, and effects on quality of life.

Dr. McJunkin's clinical interests include acoustic neuroma, lateral skull base, cholesteatoma, chronic ear disease, otosclerosis, cochlear implant, hearing loss and vertigo.

Dr. Menezes' clinical interests include pediatric otolaryngology, lymphatic malformations of the head and neck, infantile hemangiomas, airway management, hearing loss in children and cleft and craniofacial concerns.

Dr. Molter's clinical interests include pediatric otolaryngology, airway evaluation and reconstruction, cleft and craniofacial concerns, pediatric sleep apnea, ear concerns, cholesteatoma, primary ciliary dyskinesia and juvenile laryngeal papilloma.

Dr. Ogden's clinical interests include salivary gland disease, salivary gland stones, sialendoscopy (salivary endoscopy), salivary gland tumors, endoscopic sinus surgery, sinusitis, nasal obstruction, nasal polyps, allergy, deviated septum, nosebleed, thyroid masses/nodules/goiter, tonsillitis, otitis media, hearing loss, neck masses and hoarseness.

Dr. Paniello's clinical interests include voice disorders (spasmodic dysphonia, hoarseness, whispering or strained voice, vocal cord paralysis, professional voice problems), reconstructive surgery (cancer or trauma), plastic surgery (nose, chin and cheek implants, hair, eyelid and lip augmentation), head and neck (tumors, lymph nodes, masses, biopsies) and general otolarygnology (deviated septum, tonsils, swallowing problems, snoring, sleep apnea).

Dr. Piccirillo is a general otolaryngologist, and his clinical interests include sleep apnea and snoring; sinus and allergy; tinnitus; and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT)-associated epistaxis.

Dr. Pipkorn's areas of clinical interest include head and neck benign and malignant lesions, thyroid tumors, parathyroid, sinonasal benign and malignant tumors, and reconstruction of head and neck defects.

Dr. Puram's clinical interests include head and neck oncology, head and neck surgery, thyroid cancer, head and neck reconstruction, and salivary gland disease.

Dr. Rich performs surgical removal of head and neck tumors as well as advanced reconstruction of the head and neck. He has expertise and clinical interest in treating advanced skin cancers such as melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and Merkel cell carcinoma. He also has expertise in complex airway surgery and reconstruction as well as treating parotid tumors.

Dr. Schneider has advanced fellowship training in endoscopic sinus and anterior skull base surgery.  He specializes in the care of patients with sinonasal disorders including septal deviation, acute and chronic rhinosinusitis, nasal polyps, nasal and sinus tumors, cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea, and anterior skull base tumors.  His research interests include chronic sinusitis, quality measurement and improvement, health care communication, and cognitive bias in health care.

Dr. Spataro specializes in rhinoplasties for both functional and cosmetic purposes, facial Mohs reconstructions, facial trauma, cosmetic surgeries and procedures such as Botox, fillers, brow lifts, eyelid surgeries, facelifts/necklifts, laser and chemical peels for skin resurfacing.

Dr. Wick specializes in surgical management of the ear (otology) and lateral skull base (neurotology). This includes minimally invasive endoscopic ear surgery, cochlear implants, otosclerosis, cholesteatoma, vestibular schwannoma  (acoustic neuroma), hearing restoration, temporal bone tumors, and CSF leaks.

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Dr. Zevallos' clinical interests include head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, HPV-positive and HPV-negative head and neck cancer, salivary gland tumors, thyroid and parathyroid conditions, and benign tumors of the head and neck. His research interests include the study of HPV-related cancer and related risk factors.