Quick Facts:
Vanderbilt Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is the parent institution and headquarters for the Bill Wilkerson Center for Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences.
The Center is composed of:
The Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Monroe Carell Jr. Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Veterans Affairs Hospital, Vanderbilt Medical School, and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery research facilities are all on the same clinical campus.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Hospital
- #1 adult hospital in Tennessee and Metropolitan Nashville
- Frequently places on the U.S. News and World Reports Honor Roll in multiple specialties, including otolaryngology
- Level one trauma center that consistently ranks among the premier academic hospitals in the United States
- Over 1100 beds serving the adult population
- More than 60 operating rooms, providing outpatient and inpatient services
- Contemporary Critical Care Tower housing multiple dedicated intensive care units
- Over 100,000 ED visits, 60,000 surgical cases, and 2.2 million ambulatory visits per year
- 70 hospitals in a clinically integrated Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network
- Vanderbilt LifeFlight provides exceptionally skilled front-line emergency care, among the highest in the nation
- Over $600 million awarded to VUMC for biomedical research
Monroe Carell Jr. Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
- Named top pediatric hospital in Tennessee and the Southeast by U.S. News & World Report
- Designated as 1 of 4 Comprehensive Regional Pediatric Centers in the state
- 400+ trained physicians representing more than 30 pediatric and surgical specialties
- 343 beds serving the pediatric population, with room to grow
- 24 operating rooms, providing outpatient and inpatient services
- Dedicated Level 4 neonatal and pediatric intensive care units
- Over 49,000 ED visits, 17,000 surgical cases, and 330,000 ambulatory visits per year
- Doctors Office Tower within the hospital houses Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery clinics – allowing for easy transition between inpatient and outpatient care
Bill Wilkerson Center for Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences
- 150,000 square feet space housing the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences
- A collaborative effort of a nationally top ranked Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery department/residency program, Audiology program (#1), and Speech Pathology program (#1)
- ~600 individuals who provide care, teach, perform research, and create outreach for Otolaryngology and Hearing & Speech patients
- 42 state-of-the-art exam rooms, each uniquely designed to optimize subspecialty care within Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
- 15 Audiology booths and comprehensive vestibular testing centers
- Houses the Mama Lere Hearing School and Pi Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute
- Residents' suite fitted with computers and private call room/bathroom
- Temporal Bone Lab with 12 drilling stations that can be accessed by residents and fellows at any time
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
- More than 40 physician faculty
- Pediatric Otolaryngology: 9
- Head and Neck Cancer: 7
- General: 5 (including 1 at VA)
- Otology/Neurotology: 5
- Laryngology: 4
- Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery: 5
- Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: 5
- Sleep Surgery: 1
- Largest training program in the United States (25 residents and 9 fellows)
- Patients treated from all 50 states and numerous countries with a particularly high volume encatchment area across the Southeastern United States (Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Indiana, Virginia, North Carolina)
- Over 60,000 outpatient visits and 9,000 surgeries per year
- Over 800 new head and neck cancer visits per year, with ~150 free flap surgeries per year
- Highest volume cochlear implant center in the United States
- Dedicated research faculty that carry out basic science, clinical, and animal research
