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Faculty

Gregory Ator, MD

Associate Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

D. David Beahm, MD

Co-Director of Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery Fellowship, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Daniel Bruegger, MD

Associate Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Erin Buczek, MD, FACS

Associate Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Andrés Bur, MD

Director, Robotics and Minimally Invasive Head and Neck Surgery, SOM-Kansas City

Alexander Chiu, MD

Department Chair, Russell E. Bridwell, M.D. Chairman, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Dianne Durham, PhD

Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

John Flynn, MD

Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Carrie Francis, MD

Associate Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

James Garnett, MD

Director, Voice and Swallowing Center, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Douglas Girod, MD FACS

Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Chelsea Hamill, MD

Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Larry Hoover, MD

Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Clinton Humphrey, MD, FACS

Chief , Patient Experience Officer, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Kiran Kakarala, MD, MA, FACS

Vice Chair, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement , Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Hannah Kavookjian, MD

Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Shannon Kraft, MD

Director, Residency Program

John David Kriet, MD

Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Christopher Larsen, MD, FACS

Division Director General Otolaryngology, SOM-Kansas City

James Lin, MD, FACS

Director , Ambulatory Operations , Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Frank Materia, PhD, MHS

Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Ann Robinson, MD

Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

David Rouse, MD

Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Keith Sale, MD, FAAOA

Associate Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Yelizaveta (Lisa) Shnayder, MD, FACS

Executive Vice Chair , Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Hinrich Staecker, MD, PhD

David and Mary Zamierowsky Endowed Professor

Sufi Thomas, PhD

Associate Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Terance Tsue, MD, FACS

Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Jennifer Villwock, MD, FAAOA

Vice Chair for Research and Innovation, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Affiliate Faculty

Lorien M. Paulson, MD

Clinical Interest: Pediatric Otolaryngology

Robert A. Weatherly, MD

Clinical Interest: Pediatric Otolaryngology

Brian Andrews, MD

Clinical Interest: Plastic Surgery

Jill Arganbright, MD

Clinical Interest: Pediatric Otolaryngology

Vidur Bhalla, MD

Clinical Interest: Rhinology

Maria Cielo Adjemian, DDS, PhD

Clinical Interest: Dentistry

Dan Jensen, MD

Clinical Interest: Pediatric Otolaryngology

Adriane Latz, MD

Clinical Interest: Pediatric Otolaryngology

Abigail McEwan, MD

Clinical Interest: General Otolaryngology

Laura Neff, MD

Clinical Interest: Pediatric Otolaryngology

Pamela Nicklaus, MD, FACS

Clinical Interest: Pediatric Otolaryngology

Thomas P. Eyen, MD

Clinical Interest: Pediatric Otolaryngology

R. Vanneman Spake, MD

Clinical Interest: General Otolaryngology

Valerie Wood, MD

Clinical Interest: General Otolaryngology

KU School of Medicine

University of Kansas Medical Center
Department of Otolaryngology–
Head & Neck Surgery
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Mailstop 3010
Kansas City, KS 66160
913-574-0181