Department of Otolaryngology
The Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis has a rich, 130-year history of leadership in our field that is built on the foundations of academic medicine: patient care, research, training and service. Our past leaders include luminaries in the field of otolaryngology, such as John Blasdel Shapleigh, MD; Greenfield Sluder, MD; Lee Wallace Dean, MD; Theodore Walsh, MD; Joseph Ogura, MD; John Fredrickson, MD; Richard A. Chole, MD, PhD; and, presently, Craig A. Buchman, MD, FACS. Even from our earliest days, prior to the inception of the McMillan Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital (circa 1943), excellence has been an integral part of the department's fabric. A look at former faculty and program graduates reveals many of the true innovators in our field. While we remain humbled by our beginnings and past achievements, we choose not to rest on our laurels. Rather, we aspire to further our commitment to improving patients' lives by leading our field and its clinical application.
Today, more than ever, we are driven to provide highest-quality, cutting-edge patient care that is both safe and effective. Our Washington University physicians and team, together with our Honor Roll Award-winning hospital, Barnes-Jewish Hospital (U.S. News, 2020-21), are second to none when it comes to tackling the full spectrum of conditions involving the ear, nose, throat, head and neck. Our basic, translational and clinical research programs are remarkable, providing answers to a variety of relevant questions that build on our foundations of knowledge, lay the groundwork for future clinical trials, and provide state-of-the-art patient solutions. Our educational programs for medical and graduate students, physicians in training, and established practitioners are committed to creating a culture of lifelong learning that firmly establishes our next generation of leaders in the field. Our residency program is highly rated by all metrics, providing balanced training across the clinical subspecialties and unique opportunities for growth and development as clinician-scientists (T32 training grant) and educators. We are most proud that these activities are ongoing in a work culture that values collegiality, inclusiveness, diversity and mutual respect. The Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis is a really outstanding place!
CID at Washington University School of Medicine
The consortium of graduate education, research and clinical programs known today as CID at Washington University School of Medicine was born out of the pioneering efforts of St. Louis physician Max Goldstein, MD. In 1914, he founded the Central Institute for the Deaf (CID), where doctors and teachers worked together to help deaf people. When CID's school building opened two years later, its auditory/oral methods for instructing deaf children were groundbreaking.
Washington University and CID first joined forces in 1931, when CID's established teacher training program became the first deaf education undergraduate program to affiliate with a university. Graduate programs in deaf education, audiology, and speech and hearing sciences soon followed.
CID's research efforts began in the 1930s to study the anatomy and science of hearing. During World War II, CID's research on hearing loss in military personnel laid the foundation for the field of audiology. CID also pioneered hearing testing and hearing aids, and it opened the country's first hearing aid clinic in 1941. In September 2003, a new affiliation transferred CID's graduate degree programs, research programs and adult audiology clinic — along with its building — to Washington University School of Medicine. The CID school continues to operate on the School of Medicine campus as CID — Central Institute for the Deaf.
Today, these programs continue to work together to fulfill a shared mission to serve people with hearing loss.
Website: | http://oto.wustl.edu |
Craig A. Buchman, MD, FACS
Department Head
Visit our website for more information about our faculty and their appointments.
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Azadeh Afshari, DDENT, MS
Instructor in Clinical Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
BS West Virginia University 2004
DDENT Univ of Texas Med Sch Houston 2014
MS Univ of Texas Med Sch Houston 2013
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Sean B Bailey, MS, MD
Instructor in Clinical Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
MS Tulane University 1988
BS Tulane University 1981
MD Tulane University 1987
Jianxin Bao, PHD
Adjunct Associate Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
PHD University of Florida 1992
Lynda Cheryl Berkowitz, MS
Instructor in Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Instructor in Audiology and Communication Sciences
MS Washington Univ in St. Louis 1983
BS University of Illinois 1981
Pablo M Blazquez Gamez, PHD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
PHD University of Seville 1998
Andrew E Bluher, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
MD University of Maryland 2014
BS Princeton University 2009
Joseph P Bradley, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
BS Washington Univ in St. Louis 2003
MD University of Kansas Medical 2008
Gregory Harris Branham, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
BS University of South Carolina 1979
MD University of South Carolina 1983
Craig Alan Buchman, MD
Lindburg Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Head of the Department of Otolaryngology
BA University of Georgia 1986
MD University of Florida 1990
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John Jeonhwan Chi, MS, MD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
MS City College 2003
BS Columbia University 2001
MD SUNY DOWNSTATE MED BROOKLYN 2007
John N Chiapel
Instructor in Clinical Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Richard A Chole, PHD, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Professor of Audiology and Communication Sciences
Professor of Developmental Biology
PHD University of Minnesota 1977
MD University of Southern Calif 1969
William W. Clark, MS, PHD1, PHD
Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Professor of Audiology and Communication Sciences
Professor of Education
MS University of Michigan 1973
PHD1 University of Michigan 1975
PHD University of Michigan 1975
BA University of Michigan 1969
Sheldon C Cohen, DDENT
Instructor in Clinical Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
BS Washington Univ in St. Louis 1973
DDENT Southern Illinois University 1976
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Lisa S. Davidson, PHD, MS
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Associate Professor of Audiology and Communication Sciences
PHD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2003
MS Washington Univ in St. Louis 1987
BS East Tennessee State Universi 1985
Sheldon L Davis
Assistant Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Andrew J. Drescher, MD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
BS Yale University 1998
MD University of Michigan 2002
Norman Steven Druck, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
MD University of Illinois 1970
BA Washington Univ in St. Louis 1967
Katherine Dunsky, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
MD Saint Louis University 2010
Nedim Durakovic, MD, MA
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
MD Brown University 2012
BA Brown University 2007
MA Brown University 2012
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Nyssa F Farrell, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
BS University of South Carolina 2010
MD University of South Carolina 2014
Charles Coleman Finley
Adjunct Research Associate Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Jill B Firszt, MS, PHD
Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Professor of Audiology and Communication Sciences
MS University of Illinois 1982
PHD University of Illinois 1998
BS University of Illinois 1978
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James Dean Gould, MD
Instructor in Clinical Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
MD University of Virginia 1993
BA University of Virginia 1989
Heather Jean Grantham, PHD, M ED
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Associate Professor of Audiology and Communication Sciences
Director of Deaf Education Studies in Audiology and Communication Sciences
PHD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2009
BA Emory University 1995
M ED Smith College 2005
Michael Anne Gratton, PHD
Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
PHD State Univ of NY Buffalo 1989
Christine Hilleary Gustus, MS
Instructor in Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Instructor in Audiology and Communication Sciences
MS Washington Univ in St. Louis 1975
BS Purdue University 1973
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Jason M. Hanson, MD
Instructor in Clinical Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
MD Northwestern University 1992
BA Johns Hopkins University 1988
Eugenio Guidote Herbosa
Instructor in Clinical Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Jacques A Herzog, MD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
BA University of Missouri 1980
MD University of MO Kansas City 1980
Keiko Hirose, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Professor of Audiology and Communication Sciences
Professor of Pediatrics
Vice Chairman for Pediatrics Dept of Otolaryngology
MD Harvard University 1993
Lawrence M Hoffman, DDENT
Instructor in Clinical Otolaryngology (DMD) (primary appointment)
BA Indiana University Bloomington 1972
DDENT Washington Univ in St. Louis 1976
Dee Jay Hubbard, PHD, MA1, MA
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (Speech Pathology) (primary appointment)
BS Kansas State University 1962
PHD University of Iowa 1967
MA1 University of Missouri 1999
MA University of Iowa 1965
Margaret Naunheim Huston, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
MD University of Chicago 2013
BA Duke University 2009
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Ryan Scott Jackson, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
MD Saint Louis University 2009
BA Saint Louis University 2004
Arnold Scott Jacobson, DDENT, MS
Instructor in Clinical Otolaryngology (DMD) (primary appointment)
DDENT Washington Univ in St. Louis 1976
BA University of Missouri 1970
MS University of Missouri 1977
Susan Jerger
Adjunct Research Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
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Dorina Kallogjeri, M PH, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
M PH Saint Louis University 2007
MD University of Tirana 1997
Eugenia Kardaris
Instructor in Clinical Otolaryngology (DDS) (primary appointment)
Cristine Nicole Klatt-Cromwell, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
BS University of Oklahoma 2007
MD University of Oklahoma 2011
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Carl Wesley Lee, MD
Instructor in Clinical Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
MD Case Western Reserve Univ 1992
BA Stanford University 1998
David Seamus Leonard, MHA, MBCHB
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
MHA Harvard University 2012
MBCHB National University of Irelan 2000
BA Dartmouth College 1995
Judith E Lieu, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Vice Chairman Education Department of Otolaryngology
BS University of CA Davis 1988
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 1992
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Richard W Maack, MD
Instructor in Clinical Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
MD University of Maryland 1985
BS Muhlenberg College 1981
Marshall S Manne, DDENT, MS
Instructor in Clinical Otolaryngology (DDS) (primary appointment)
DDENT Washington Univ in St. Louis 1960
MS Indiana University Bloomington 1964
BA Washington Univ in St. Louis 1956
Claire Matthews, PHD, MA
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (Speech Pathology) (primary appointment)
BA University of Kansas 1969
PHD University of Kansas 1980
MA University of Kansas 1978
Angela Liu Mazul, PHD, MS
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Public Health Sciences)
BS Georgia Tech 2009
PHD University of North Carolina 2016
MS Tulane University 2010
Murray D McGrady, MD
Instructor in Clinical Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
BS University of Illinois 1982
MD University of Illinois 1986
Maithilee D Menezes, MD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
MD Grinnell College 2002
BS Grinnell College 1997
David W. Molter, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
MD Duke University 1988
BS Duke University 1980
Gerald William Moritz, MD
Instructor in Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
BS University of California 1965
MD Saint Louis University 1970
Nancy Tye Murray, MS, PHD
Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Professor of Audiology and Communication Sciences
BS Texas Christian University 1977
MS University of Iowa 1979
PHD University of Iowa 1984
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Margaret A Ogden, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Vice Chairman for Clinical Operations Dept of Otolaryngology
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2002
BA Amherst College 1997
Kevin Kenneth Ohlemiller, PHD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Associate Professor of Audiology and Communication Sciences
BS Indiana University Bloomington 1983
PHD Northwestern University 1990
Amanda J Ortmann, PHD, MS
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Assistant Professor of Audiology and Communication Sciences
Director of Audiology Studies in Audiology and Communication Sciences
BS Missouri Baptist College 2001
PHD University of Pittsburgh 2012
MS Washington Univ in St. Louis 2003
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Randal C Paniello, BS1, MD, MS, MBA
Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
BS1 University of Illinois 1979
MD University of Illinois 1984
MS University of Illinois 1980
BS University of Illinois 1979
MBA Washington Univ in St. Louis 1999
Margaret Grace Peak, MA, PHD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (Audiology) (primary appointment)
BS Maryville University 1959
MA Saint Louis University 1961
PHD Columbia University 1975
Jonathan Erik Peelle, BAS, PHD, MS PSYC
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Associate Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences
BAS Houghton College 1999
PHD Brandeis University 2005
MS PSYC Brandeis University 2002
Jay Francis Piccirillo, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Professor of Biostatistics
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Occupational Therapy
Vice Chairman for Research, Dept of Otolaryngology
BA University of Vermont 1979
MD University of Vermont 1985
Patrik Pipkorn, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
MD University of Gothenburg 2007
Gerald Raymond Popelka
Adjunct Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Lisa Gayle Potts, PHD, MS
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Assistant Professor of Audiology and Communication Sciences
BS Southern Illinois University 1988
PHD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2006
MS Washington Univ in St. Louis 1991
Sidharth Venkata Puram, PHD, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
PHD Harvard University 2011
MD Harvard University 2013
BS Mass Inst of Technology (MIT) 2005
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Casey Krauss Reimer, PHD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
PHD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2019
Jason T. Rich, MD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
BS Brigham Young University 2000
MD Ohio State University 2004
Mark A Rutherford, PHD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
BS University of MO St Louis 1999
PHD University of Oregon 2005
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Alec N Salt, MS, PHD
Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
MS University of Birmingham 1974
PHD University of Birmingham 1977
BS University of East Anglia 1973
John Stone Schneider, M PP, MD, BBA
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
M PP University of Chicago 2007
MD University of Chicago 2007
BBA University of Chicago 1997
Allen Sclaroff, DDENT
Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology (Oral Surgery) (primary appointment)
BA University of Colorado Boulder 1968
DDENT Temple University 1972
Karl Shanker, DDENT
Instructor in Clinical Otolaryngology (DDS) (primary appointment)
DDENT University of Missouri 1978
BA Washington Univ in St. Louis 1975
Lavinia Sheets, PHD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology
BS Pacific University 1996
PHD Oregon Health Science Univers 2007
Emily A. Spataro, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2012
BS Duke University 2007
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Isolde E Thalmann, PHD, MA
Professor Emeritus of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
PHD California Western 1982
BS Washington Univ in St. Louis 1968
MA Washington Univ in St. Louis 1973
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Rosalie May Uchanski, MS, PHD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Assistant Professor of Audiology and Communication Sciences
MS Mass Inst of Technology (MIT) 1981
BS University of Illinois Chicago 1978
PHD Mass Inst of Technology (MIT) 1988
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Mark Edward Warchol, PHD
Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
Professor of Audiology and Communication Sciences
Professor of Neuroscience
BS University of Washington 1981
PHD Northwestern University 1989
Cameron Connelly Wick, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
MD Wright State University 2010
BS Washington & Lee 2006
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Tatyana Aleksandrovna Yakusheva, PHD, MS
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
PHD Russian U of Friendship of Ppl 2002
MS Saratov State University 1997
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Jose Pedro Zevallos, MD, MPH
Dr Joseph B Kimbrough Chair for Maxillofacial Surgery and Prosthodontics in the Washington University Department of Otolaryngology (primary appointment)
MD Rutgers University 2005
BS Middlebury College 2000
MPH Univ of Texas Med Sch Houston 2014
Otolaryngology Research Electives
During the fourth year, opportunities exist for many varieties of advanced clinical or research experiences.
The type of research will depend upon the current phase of the research program in each laboratory. Students should contact the director of each laboratory to negotiate.
Pablo M. Blazquez, PhD
East McDonnell Science Building
4566 Scott Avenue
Phone: 314-362-1013
This lab studies the role of the vestibulocerebellum and its target nuclei for eye movement control and spatial orientation. We use a range of methodologies, including single and multiunit recordings, electrical brain stimulation, computational methods, pharmacology and behavioral studies. Our main lines of research are as follows: (1) signal transformations carried out by the the vestibulocerebellum during visual and vestibular stimulation; (2) neuronal computations performed by the anterior and posterior cerebellar vermis for spatial navigation in mice; and (3) the role of the cerebellum-brainstem loop in motor learning in the vestibulo-ocular reflex.
Students will be instructed in one or several techniques and are expected to contribute significantly to the development of specific lab projects.
Judith E.C. Lieu, MD, MSPH
3S35 Children's Hospital and McMillan, 9th Floor
Phone: 314-747-8205
The focus of the Lieu Lab is clinical outcomes research in pediatric otolaryngology. The techniques and methodologies of clinical epidemiology and health services research are applied to investigate clinical problems in children. Projects currently underway include the evaluation of the quality of life of young children with hearing loss, the evaluation of hearing loss on the perception of fatigue in children, and the use of MRI to investigate the effects of hearing loss in children. Potential studies include evaluating changes in the quality of life of children who begin using hearing amplification devices. Other projects of the student's choosing that would utilize these research techniques may also be pursued.
Kevin K. Ohlemiller, PhD
2205 Central Institute for the Deaf
Phone: 314-747-7179
The focus of this lab is on gene–environment interactions in cochlear injury. We study the interaction of genes and environment that increase cochlear injury due to noise and ototoxic exposure, with an emphasis on how these may yield apparent presbycusis. Because cochlear function and injury is the same in mice and humans and governed by the same genes, we use mostly mouse models. Methods employed include standard auditory brainstem response assessment and intracochlear recording, quantitative light microscopy, immunocytochemistry, and Western blots. We and our collaborators have identified specific genes and inbred strains of mice that mimic the three major forms of human presbycusis (sensory, neural and strial). Sensory presbycusis appears to be promoted by alleles and mutations that impair protective factors (e.g., antioxidant enzymes) or that impair ion homeostasis. These may enhance cochlear injury from noise and ototoxins. Neural presbycusis can be modeled in part by mutations that impair inner hair cell/afferent synaptic function. Although it is not yet clear what types of genes and mutations can lead to strial presbycusis, we have discovered multiple mouse strains that show age-related endocochlear potential reduction along with distinctive strial pathology that includes fewer marginal cells as well as fewer and larger strial capillaries.
We have also published quantitative trait loci that impact the qualitative character of cochlear noise injury. Important implications of our findings are (1) that there exists no single "mammalian" archetype of cochlear noise injury and (2) that noise injury to the organ of Corti in young adult animals depends in part on the status of the cochlear lateral wall. The latter relation appears to be genetically linked and appears not to apply to older adults.
We collaborate widely, both within the School of Medicine and nationally. Our research is eminently adaptable in difficulty and scale to students' schedules and other requirements. Students may expect to learn the full range of methods we employ, including physiology, immunocytochemistry, histopathology and cellular/molecular techniques.
Jay F. Piccirillo, MD
McMillan, 9th Floor
Phone: 314-362-8641
The Clinical Outcomes Research Office performs clinical epidemiology and health services research. Clinical epidemiology is the study of diagnosis, prognosis and the evaluation of treatment. Health service research is the study of the delivery of health care. The scientific methodology of clinical epidemiology is based on the architecture of clinical research, biostatistics and data processing. Current projects include studying the impact of comorbidities on the treatment and outcomes of patients with cancer. We also conduct research into the neurobiology, treatment and outcomes of patients with tinnitus. One method that we employ is the use of smartphone technology to capture ecological momentary assessments of tinnitus. Additional projects include exploiting neuroplasticity as part of olfactory training for patients with anosmia. With the use of clinical epidemiology methodology, we can also study a variety of other diseases.
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M55 Oto 660B Clinical Topics In Otolaryngology
This course consists of nine introductory lectures on common diseases of the head and neck, including voice disorders, head and neck cancer, hearing loss, management of vertigo, pediatric otolaryngology, salivary gland disorders, sinusitis, otolaryngologic emergencies and facial trauma. Additionally, there is a case-based roundtable focusing on otolaryngology disorders affecting the geriatric population and the involvement of allied health care disciplines in the evaluation and management of these patients. Each lecture is highlighted by case presentations and treatment options in addition to pathophysiology. This course follows the physical examination practicum given earlier in the academic year.
Credit 9 units.
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M55 Oto 801 Otolaryngology Subinternship
Four-week rotation includes evaluation of ENT problems presented to specialist for diagnosis and treatment. The student participates in the clinic, hospital, and operating room. This may also include time on the Pediatric ENT Service, Audiology, Voice Laboratory, and Vestibular Evaluation Laboratory. Option of rotation on the ENT Service at VAMC is possible.
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M55 Oto 803 Pediatric Otolaryngology
The student will actively participate in the clinical office, inpatient consultations, and surgery with the attending staff at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Care would be taken to provide experience in the common problems one would see in primary care pediatrics or family practice. Participation in sub-specialty/multidisciplinary clinics such as the Cleft and Craniofacial clinic is encouraged. Opportunity will be provided to learn the fundamentals of audiological evaluation. Students participating in this elective will attend academic conferences in both the pediatric and adult divisions.
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M55 Oto 831 Neurotology
Students will actively participate in the physical examination, advanced testing, and management of patients with balance dysfunction. Students will attend the patient clinic on Wednesday afternoon and all day Thursday, and they will test patients on VNG, rotary chair, VEMP, vHIT, and computerized platform three days a week. Research participation is possible with prior arrangements.
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M55 Oto 833 Ambulatory Otolaryngology for the Primary Care Physician
This course offers a four-week exposure to ambulatory care of patients with diseases of the head and neck. Eight half-day sessions per week will be offered in attending clinics for general otolaryngology, head and neck cancer, otology, and pediatric otolaryngology. Two half-day sessions are reserved for audiology, vestibular lab, and voice lab experience. Surgical exposure is available for selected cases as identified by the student and attending physician, but the main goal of this rotation is outpatient diagnosis and management.
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M55 Oto 900 Research Elective - Otolaryngology
Research opportunities may be available. If interested, please contact the Department of Otolaryngology.
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