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

Trevor G. Hackman, MD, FACS

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

Wendell G. Yarbrough, MD, MMHC, FACS

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

Jeffrey M. Blumberg, MD, FACS

Associate Director, Head and Neck Oncology Fellowship
Associate Professor

Courtney Hitpas, PA-C

Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Physician Assistant

Hannah Eadie Reid

Advanced Practice Provider
Family Nurse Practitioner, Head and Neck Surgical Oncology

Vice Chair of Faculty Development
Newton D. Fischer Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
Interim Residency Program Director, Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Lauren A. Leeper, MD, FACS

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

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

Jaime P. Doody, MD

Assistant Professor

Ali Groesser, MSN, RN, CPNP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Austin S. Rose, MD, MBA, FARS

Vice Chair, Finance
Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

J. Madison Clark, MD, FACS

Professor
Chief, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Director, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship

Nicole A. Hughes, LE

Academic Aesthetician,

Clinical Instructor

Brian S. Jewett, MD

Professor

Matthew Q. Miller, MD

Assistant Professor
Director, UNC Facial Nerve Center

William W. Shockley, MD, FACS

Emeritus Professor
Founding Vice Chair, Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
Founding Chief, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Division of Rhinology, Allergy, and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery

Brent A. Senior, MD, FACS, FARS

Vice Chair of Academics & Outreach
Nathaniel and Sheila Harris Distinguished Professor
Chief, Division of Rhinology, Allergy, and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery

Brian D. Thorp, MD, FACS, FARS

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

Christine Klatt-Cromwell, MD

Assistant Professor

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

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

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

Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery

Meghan Norris, MS, MSPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant for Rhinology, Allergy and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery

Division of Otology/Neurotology and Lateral Skull Base Surgery

Kevin D. Brown, MD, PhD

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