Success
Our mission starts with training the next generation of leaders. Preparing residents for leadership in otolaryngology is a journey we cherish here at WashU Medicine.
From the days of our own former Department Chair Joseph H. Ogura, MD, more than 15 Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital Residency Program graduates have gone on to lead other departments around the world. Many more fill important leadership positions within academics as well as in the community. Importantly, our program develops leaders across the breadth of our field.
Recent grads: Where are they now?
Andrew Charap, MD – comprehensive otolaryngologist at Penn Medicine Becker ENT & Allergy
David Lee, MD, MSCI – fellowship in neurotology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Joseph Roh, MD – comprehensive otolaryngologist, BJC Medical Group, Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Javier Rincon, MD – comprehensive otolaryngologist at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, Georgia
Theresa Tharakan, MD, MSCI – fellowship in head and neck surgery at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Health System
Thomas Barrett, MD – fellowship in Head and Neck Oncologic and Microvascular Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital
Sabina Dang, MD – private practice in Hunstville, Alabama
Daniel Lander – fellowship in Head and Neck Surgery & Microvascular Reconstruction at University of Kansas Medical Center
Amit Walia, MD, MSCI – fellowship in Neurotology at WashU Medicine
Stephanie Youssef, MD – private practice in Austin, Texas
Katherine Chang, MD – Head and Neck Fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia
Aisling Last, MD – Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology at WashU Medicine
Sampat Sindhar, MD, MSCI – comprehensive otolaryngologist at Valley Medical Center in Renton, Washington
Ben Wahle, MD – Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at WashU Medicine (fellowship trained in Head and Neck Surgery)
Nneoma Wamkpah, MD, MSCI – Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Stanford Medicine (fellowship trained in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery)
Ethan Craig, MD – Comprehensive otolaryngologist, Mercy Health Systems, St. Louis
Zachary Douglas, MD – Comprehensive otolaryngologist, BJC Medical Group, Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Jake Lee, MD, MSCI – Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology at Stanford Medicine (fellowship trained in head and neck surgery)
Ricardo Ramirez, MD, MSCI – Head and neck surgeon at Mercy Health Systems, Springfield, Missouri (fellowship trained in head and neck surgery)
Sebastian Sciegienka, MD – Facial plastic surgeon at Midwest Ear, Nose and Throat
Stephanie Chen, MD – Assistant Professor and head and neck surgeon at Houston Methodist (fellowship trained in head and neck surgery)
Pawina Jiramongkolchai, MD, MSCI – Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology at WashU Medicine (fellowship trained in neurotology)
Miranda Lindburg, MD – Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology at WashU Medicine
Andrew Skillington, MD – Comprehensive otolaryngologist at Anderson Medical Group, Edwardsville, Illinois
Carla Valenzuela, MD, MSCI – fellowship-trained Neurotologist at Otolaryngology Associates in Northern Virginia
We produce leaders
Here are just a few examples of our graduates who have become leaders in the field:
- Marvin P. Fried (‘75), MD, Chair, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Eric M. Genden (’98), MD, MHCA, FACS, Otolaryngology System Chair at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. View his reflections on WashU >>
- Judith E.C. Lieu (’98), MD, MPHS, Professor and Director of Residency Education Pogram, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Washington University
- Ellis M. Arjmand (’93), MD, PhD, Surgeon-in-Chief, Children’s Hospital of New Orleans
- Ravindra Uppaluri (’00), MD, PhD, FACS, Chief, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Director, Head and Neck Surgical Oncology at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Joseph Paydarfar (’01), MD, Associate Professor of Surgery-Otolaryngology; Adjunct Associate Professor of Engineering; Chief, Section of Otolaryngology, Audiology, Maxillofacial Surgery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
- Urjeet A. Patel (‘02), MD, Associate Professor Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; Chairman, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck, Cook County Health and Hospitals System
- John B. Sunwoo (’03), MD, Director of Head and Neck Cancer Research, Stanford University
- Allison Ogden (’07), MD, FACS, Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Operations, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Washington University
- Clint T. Allen (’12), MD, Principal Investigator, Section on Translational Tumor Immunology at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders at the National Institutes of Health. Read more >>
- Courtney Voelker (’12), MD, PhD, assistant professor and Division Chief of Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery and Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at the Keck School of Medicine at USC. Read more >>
We love to hear from all of our alums. Please contact us, update your information, or set up a visit, by contacting us at ENTresidency@wustl.edu.