Directory | UNC Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

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

Jeffrey M. Blumberg, MD, FACS

Associate Director, Head and Neck Oncology Fellowship
Associate Professor

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

Courtney McDonough, PA-C

Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Physician Assistant

Wendell G. Yarbrough, MD, MMHC, FACS

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

Hannah Eadie Reid, NP

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

C. Alessandra Colaianni, MD, MPhil

Assistant Professor,
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD

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

Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology

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, 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

Wade McClain, DO

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

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

Harriet Alden Pridgen, BM, MA, CCC- SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

Nicole A. Hughes, LE

Academic Aesthetician,
Clinical Instructor

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
Director, Residency Program
Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery

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

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

Meghan Norris, MS, MSPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant for Rhinology, Allergy and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery

Jackson Vuncannon, MD

Assistant Professor

Division of Otology/Neurotology and 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