Items about staff members
As Chief Resident Ricardo Ramirez, MD, looks forward to fellowship training in head and neck cancer, he reflects on how his Hispanic heritage played a role in his journey and why it’s important that medical providers reflect the community at large. How would you describe your early journey to a medical career? Although I am […]
Washington University otolaryngologist Gerald Moritz, MD, is retiring Sept. 30 after 52 years as a St. Louis surgeon. Moritz did not grow up wanting to become a doctor. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, he enrolled in the Navy after graduating high school. After serving, he attended University of California, Berkeley to complete his […]
Quintrel Brown has joined the Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University School of Medicine as marketing and social media coordinator. Brown’s day-to-day duties include monitoring the department’s social media presence, creating content, including videos, for department newsletters, website and social media, maintaining the department’s website, and collaborating with Medical Public Affairs, BJC Healthcare, and St. […]
Javier Rincón, MD, is a second year resident in the Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University. A personal loss as a child in Venezuela sparked a passion for medicine and caring for others. In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Rincón shares his journey to becoming an ENT surgeon. What was your childhood like? I […]
Castle Connolly announced its 2022 Top Doctors including 15 of our faculty members. “These notable doctors are nominated by their peers and thoroughly validated by Castle Connolly’s research team to ensure that they deliver the highest quality patient care,” according to Castle Connolly. “While we appreciate the recognition of so many on our team, we […]
Emily Harvey serves as front person to Lindburg Professor and Chair Craig Buchman, MD. Here she shares her thoughts on work and family and how her love for travel is reaching new heights. What is your current title? I am the assistant to the chair, and I have been working with Dr. Buchman for six […]
The Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University has opened new clinic space adjacent to the new Barnes-Jewish West County Surgery Center, offering patients medical and surgical services in one convenient location. The Washington University Ear, Nose and Throat Center, opened July 11 at 450 N. New Ballas Road in Creve Coeur. The adjacent surgery center […]
José P. Zevallos, MD, MPH, has been named the Eugene N. Myers Professor and chair, Department of Otolaryngology, at the University of Pittsburgh. For the last five years, Zevallos has served as chief of the Division of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology in the Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery at Washington University School of […]
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology Kate Dunsky, MD, completed undergraduate degrees in cellular and molecular biology and Spanish at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor before heading to Saint Louis University for medical school. She completed a residency in otolaryngology and fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. She […]
What is your current title and how long have you been with Otolaryngology? My current title is Medical Secretary III, and I have been with the department since July, 2003. I started at Washington University in March, 1988, and I worked in Ophthalmology, Pediatrics, and Medical Oncology prior to coming here. In the early 1980’s, […]