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

Samip N. Patel, MD, FACS

Chief, Division of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
Associate 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

Assistant Professor

Trevor G. Hackman, MD, FACS

Vice Chair of Inpatient Operations and Improvement
Director, Head and Neck Oncology Fellowship
Associate Professor

Catherine J. Lumley, MD

Assistant Professor

Travis P. Schrank, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Mark C. Weissler, MD, FACS

Joseph P. Riddle Distinguished Professor

Catie Voegler, MSPAS, PA-C

Head & Neck Physicians Assistant

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
Executive Associate Dean of Academic Programs, UNC School of Medicine

Austin S. Rose, MD, FARS, MBA

Professor 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

Wade G. McClain, DO

Assistant Professor

Jaime P. Doody, MD

Assistant Professor

Ali Groesser, MSN, RN, CPNP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

J. Madison Clark, MD, FACS

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

William W. Shockley, MD, FACS

W. Paul Biggers Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck 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

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

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

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

Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck 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

Division of Otology/Neurotology and 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

Matthew M. Dedmon, MD, PhD

Medical Director of Audiology | Assistant Professor

Kayla Wilkerson, DNP, FNP-BC, RN

Otology Nurse Practitioner

General Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Christine E. DeMason, MD

Assistant Professor

Doris Lin, MD

Assistant Professor

Division of Voice and Swallowing Disorders/UNC Voice Center

Robert A. Buckmire, MD

Vice Chair of Education
March Floyd Riddle Distinguished Professor
Chief, Division of Voice and Swallowing Disorders
Residency Program Director

Rupali (Pali) N. Shah, MD

Associate Professor
Associate Residency Program Director
Director of Medical Education for Otolaryngology

Clinical Audiology and Speech Language Pathology

Hannah R. Eskridge, MSP, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT

Program Director, Center for Acquisition of Spoken Language Through Listening Enrichment
Clinical Assistant Professor

Elizabeth Preston, AuD, CCC-A

Clinical Instructor
Clinical Manager, The Children’s Cochlear Implant Center at UNC