David Zealear, Ph.D., a neurophysiologist with expertise in electrophysiology and functional electrical stimulation, directs the Neurolaryngology Research Laboratory in the Department of Otolaryngology.
Scott Stephan, our facial and plastic reconstructive division director, discusses options for microtia reconstruction using 3D-bioprinted cartilage tissue.
James Netterville, M.D., teaches during surgery on a surgical-educational outreach trip to Malindi, Kenya.
Faculty at our 2024 annual faculty retreat.
Yike Li, Ph.D., and Maria Powell, Ph.D., examine patient Judit Kiss during a follow-up appointment at the Vanderbilt Voice Center. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
Many of our faculty and guest speakers at the AAO-HNSF 2023 Annual Meeting and OTO Experience.
James Netterville, MD, Mark C. Smith Professor of Head and Neck Oncology speaks with Research Assistant Professor Marisa Hom, PhD.
Laryngologist Alexander Gelbard, M.D., and Pediatric Otolaryngologist Christopher Wootten, M.D., FACS, touch base on patients with idiopathic subglottic stenosis.
We provide multiple CME offerings each year. During AAO-HNS's 2023 conference, Carol Bradford, Dean of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, was our keynote speaker (pictured here with Michael Topf, Eben Rosenthal, and Kyle Mannion).
C. Gaelyn Garrett, M.D., MMHC, administers a Botox injection in clinic at the Vanderbilt Voice Center. The Vanderbilt Voice Center is one of the largest Botox treatment centers in the world for spasmodic dysphonia and vocal tremor.
Head & Neck Surgeon Kyle Mannion, M.D. and Head and Neck Fellow Sunshine Dwojak, MD, look through dual microscope during surgery.

Welcome

Vanderbilt Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Eben Rosenthal

Welcome to the Vanderbilt Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. We are committed to providing and innovating treatments for the most complex diseases of the head and neck!

Our providers are nationally recognized leaders in their field, and our teaching methodology seeks to avoid traditional lectures, putting emphasis, instead, on the flipped classroom. We are proud of our large cohort of residents (26) and our six fellowship training programs (9 fellows). Our decade-old Residency Leadership Training program has been noted in several high impact journals. Our culture for training is one of "family," with easy accessibility to our stellar faculty and excellent camaraderie among us all.

Eben Rosenthal, MD
Professor and Chair
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

Introducing the Haynes Award for Innovation in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

This award was designed to honor a resident who has shown innovation in the field of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Learn more about the award and what you can do to apply by visiting the Award information page.

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Infographic showing our #1 residency program, SLP program, and volume of cochlear implants, 251 publications, #3 in NIH funding, #5 ENT program nationally