Faculty Highlights: Frank W. Virgin, MD

Frank W. Virgin, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology in the Department of Otolaryngology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. After attaining his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia, he completed his Otolaryngology Head and Neck Residency at the University of Alabama and a Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship at the Boston Children’s Hospital.

In his clinical practice, Dr. Virgin’s interests include pediatric sinus disease, chronic ear disease, hearing loss, and cochlear implantation. 

Currently his research interests are focused on the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis in pediatric patients with Cystic Fibrosis, specifically the effects of sinus disease on quality of life and disease progression.