Aisling Last, MD

Aisling Last, MD

Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery

Dr. Last is a comprehensive otolaryngologist who sees patients for all conditions affecting the head and neck.

Specialties

  • General otolaryngology
  • Sleep disorders and treatments
  • Nasal and sinus disease
  • Hearing loss/ear infections
  • Thyroid and parathyroid disease
  • Salivary gland and neck masses
  • Tonsillitis, nosebleed, vertigo, voice disorders
Make an appointment

(314) 362-7509

Education

Undergraduate: Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis (2014)

Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine (2019)

Residency: Otolaryngology – Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (2024)

Locations

Ear, Nose & Throat Center-CAM
Christian Hospital Northeast

Christian Hospital Northeast

Suite 201, Medical Office Building 2

Leadership Roles & Honors

  • WUSM Dean’s Fellowship, 2016
  • Medical Student Preceptorship Award, 2013

Publications

  • Last A, Most S, Spataro E. Powered and Piezoelectric Rhinoplasty Techniques. Advances in Cosmetic Surgery. 2022 May;5(1):165-170. doi: 10.1016/j.yacs.2021.12.011.
  • Chen SY, Last A, Ettyreddy A, et al. 20 pack-year smoking history as strongest smoking metric predictive of HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer outcomes. Am J Otolaryngol. 2021 May-Jun;42(3):102915. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.102915.
  • Chen SY, Sinha P, Last A, et al. Outcomes of Patients With Single-Node Metastasis of Human Papillomavirus-Related Oropharyngeal Cancer Treated With Transoral Surgery. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Jan 1;147(1):16-22. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.3870.
  • Last AS, Pipkorn P, Chen S, et al. Risk and Rate of Occult Contralateral Nodal Disease in Surgically Treated Patients With Human Papillomavirus-Related Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Base of the Tongue. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020;146(1):50-56. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2019.3277
  • Jackson RS, Chen S, Last A, et al. Multi-institutional analysis of outcomes following transoral surgery for HPV-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma in elderly patients. Head Neck. 2019;41(11):3933-3939. doi:10.1002/hed.25946
  • Garber C, Soung A, Vollmer LL, Kanmonge M, Last A, Brown J, Klein RS. T cells promote microglia-mediated synaptic elimination and cognitive dysfunction during recovery from neuropathogenic flaviviruses. Nature Neuroscience. 2019 June.