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

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

Associate Director, Head and Neck Oncology Fellowship
Associate Professor

Trevor G. Hackman, MD, FACS

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

Mark C. Weissler, MD, FACS

Joseph P. Riddle Distinguished Professor

Ron Alligood, PhD, ACNP-BC

Inpatient Head & Neck Surgical Oncology Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

Catie Voegler, MSPAS, PA-C

Inpatient Head & Neck Surgical Oncology Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

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

Lauren A. Leeper, MD, FACS

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

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

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

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

A. Morgan Selleck, MD

Assistant Professor
Co-Director, Neurotology/Otology and Skull Base Surgery Fellowship

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

Research Faculty

Emily Buss, PhD

Vice Chair of Research
Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
Chief, Division of Auditory Research

Meredith Anderson Rooth, AuD

Assistant Professor

Margaret T. Dillon, AuD

Associate Professor
Director, UNC Cochlear Implant Clinical Research Lab

Douglas C. Fitzpatrick, PhD

Assistant Professor

John H. Grose, PhD

Professor

Kendall A. Hutson, PhD

Assistant Professor

Natalia Isaeva, PhD

Assistant Professor

Michael Kasten, PhD

Assistant Professor

Paul B. Manis, PhD

Professor and Chief, Division of Research Training and Education

Andrew F. Olshan, PhD

Professor

Lisa Park, AuD

Assistant Professor

Margaret Richter, AuD

Research Instructor

Tessa-Jonne Ropp, PhD

Assistant Professor

Current Residents

Class of 2021:

Mohammad Mamdani, MD, PhD

PGY5, Class of 2021

Parth Shah, MD

PGY5, Class of 2021

Nick Thompson, MD

Otology, Neurotology & Lateral Skull Base Surgery Fellow

Class of 2022:

Kelly Dean, MD

PGY5, Class of 2022

Douglas Farquhar, MD, MPH

PGY7 - Research Track, Class of 2022

Tatyana Khan, MD

PGY8 - Research Track, Class of 2022

Erin Mamuyac Lopez, MD

PGY5, Class of 2022

Andrew Pappa, MD

PGY5, Class of 2022

Class of 2023:

Joseph Conduff, MD

PGY4, Class of 2023

John Crenshaw, MD

PGY4, Class of 2023

Zainab Farzal, MD, MPH

PGY6 - Research Track, Class of 2023

Kathryn Kudlaty, MD

PGY4, Class of 2023

Class of 2024:

Michael Canfarotta, MD

PGY5 - Research Track, Class of 2024

Elizabeth Ritter, MD

PGY3, Class of 2024

Wesley Stepp, MD, PhD

PGY3, Class of 2024

Teresa Vos, MD

PGY3, Class of 2024

Class of 2025:

Todd Lambert, MD, MS

PGY2 – Class of 2025

Eric Lee, MD

PGY2 – Class of 2025

Heidi Martini-Stoica, MD, PhD

PGY2 – Class of 2025

Andrew Prince, MD

PGY4 - Research Track, Class of 2025

Class of 2026:

Kelli Hicks, MD

PGY3 - Research Track, Class of 2026

Class of 2027:

Sarah Russel, MD

PGY2 - Research Track, Class of 2027

Residency Program Administration:

Robert A. Buckmire, MD

Residency Program Director
March Floyd Riddle Distinguished Professor
Division of Voice and Swallowing Disorders

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

Associate Residency Program Director
Associate Professor
Division of Rhinology, Allergy & Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery

Ellen Doutt

Residency Program Manager

Rupali (Pali) N. Shah, MD

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