Clinical Faculty

Department Chairman

Wendell G. Yarbrough, MD, MMHC, FACS

Chair, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Thomas J. Dark Distinguished Professor

Division of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology

Wendell G. Yarbrough, MD, MMHC, FACS

Chair, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Thomas J. Dark Distinguished Professor

Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD

Lineberger Distinguished Professor
Executive Director, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chief of Oncology Clinical Services
UNC Health System

Mihir R. Patel, MD

Chief, Division of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
Professor

Jeffrey M. Blumberg, MD, FACS

Associate Director, Head and Neck Oncology Fellowship
Associate Professor

C. Alessandra Colaianni, MD, MPhil

Assistant Professor,
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Rachelle Gish-Johnson, FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner
Head and Neck Surgical Oncology

Trevor G. Hackman, MD, FACS

Vice Chair of Inpatient Operations & Improvement
Director, Head & Neck Oncology Fellowship
Nathaniel and Sheila Harris Distinguished Term Professor

Caitlin Heredia, PA-C

Physician Assistant
Head and Neck Surgical Oncology

Catherine J. Lumley, MD

Assistant Professor
Head and Neck Surgical Oncology

Hannah Eadie Reid, NP

Advanced Practice Provider
Family Nurse Practitioner
Head and Neck Surgical Oncology

Travis P. Schrank, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Head and Neck Surgical Oncology

Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology

Carlton J. Zdanski, MD, FAAP, FACS

Herbert H. Thorp & Julian T. Mann Distinguished Professor
Chief, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
Surgical Director, The North Carolina Children’s Airway Center

Amelia F. Drake, MD, FACS

Vice Chair of Faculty Development
Newton D. Fischer Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Lauren A. Leeper, MD, FACS

Associate Professor
Director, Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship Program
Medical Director, The Children’s Cochlear Implant Center at UNC

Victoria "Claire" James, MD

Assistant Professor
Pediatric Otolaryngology

Wade McClain, DO

Assistant Professor
Surgical Director, North Carolina Multi-Disciplinary Pediatric Thyroid Clinic

Courtney McDonough, PA-C

Physician Assistant
Pediatric Otolaryngology

Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

J. Madison Clark, MD, FACS

W. Paul Biggers Distinguished Professor
Chief, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Director, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship

Virginia Drake, MD

Assistant Professor
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Brian S. Jewett, MD

Professor
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Matthew Q. Miller, MD

Assistant Professor
Director, UNC Facial Nerve Center

Division of Rhinology, Allergy, and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery

Brent A. Senior, MD, FACS, FARS

Vice Chair of Academics & Outreach
Harold C. Pillsbury III Distinguished Professor
Chief, Division of Rhinology, Allergy and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery

Brian D. Thorp, MD, FACS, FARS

Professor
Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery and Neurosurgery

Charles S. Ebert, Jr., MD, MPH, FARS, FAAOA, FACS

Co-Director, NeuroRhinology-Advanced Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Fellowship
Intrum Residency Program Director
Medical Director of Otolaryngic Allergy Services
Professor, Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery

Adam J. Kimple, MD, PhD, FACS, FARS

Co-Director, NeuroRhinology-Advanced Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Fellowship
Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery

Cristine Klatt-Cromwell, MD

Associate Professor
Rhinology, Allergy, and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery

Meghan Norris, MS, MSPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant
Rhinology, Allergy and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery

Jackson Vuncannon, MD

Assistant Professor
Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery and Neurosurgery

Division of Otology/Neurotology and Lateral Skull Base Surgery

Kevin D. Brown, MD, PhD

Joseph P. Riddle Distinguished Professor
Vice Chair of Outpatient Operations and Improvement
Chief of Division of Neurotology & Skull Base Surgery
Executive Director, Children’s Cochlear Implant Center at UNC
Co-director, Neurotology/Otology and Lateral Skull Base Surgery Fellowship