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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

Specialty:

Otology, neurotology, lateral skull base surgery, acoustic tumors, cochlear implants, hearing preservation.

Contact Information:

  • Appointments: (984) 974-6484
  • Surgery Scheduler: Ali Turner 984-974-1912

Education:

  • MD: University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 2002
  • PhD: Immunology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 2002
  • Internship, Surgery: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 2003
  • Resident, Otolaryngology: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 2007
  • Fellowship, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery: University of Miami Ear Institute, Miami, FL, 2009

Professional Experience:

  • Associate Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, UNC, 2014-present
  • Assistant Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, 2009-2014
  • Assistant Attending, Otorhinolaryngologist, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 2009-2014

Recent Honors:

  • Joseph P. Riddle Professor, 2022
  • Castle Connolly “Top Doctor”, 2013, 2014
  • Malcolm Schvey Resident Teaching Award, 2011
  • Neurotology Fellow Research Award, American Neurotology Society, Phoenix, AZ, 2009
  • Triologic Society Resident Research Award “Autocrine Regulation of Vestibular Schwannoma Growth”, 2004-2005

Recent Publications:

For recent publications, please visit Dr. Brown’s PubMed listing.