Head & Neck Surgeons
R. Alex Harbison, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
- Phone: 314-362-7509
Patrik Pipkorn, MD
Associate Professor
Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
Dr. Pipkorn’s areas of clinical interest include head and neck benign and malignant lesions, thyroid tumors, parathyroid, sinonasal benign and malignant tumors, and reconstruction of head and neck defects.
Sidharth V. Puram, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
Division Chief, Head & Neck Surgery
Jason T. Rich, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
Castle Connolly Top Doctor
Dr. Rich performs surgical removal of head and neck tumors as well as advanced reconstruction of the head and neck. He has expertise and clinical interest in treating advanced skin cancers such as melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and Merkel cell carcinoma. He also has expertise in complex airway surgery and reconstruction as well as treating parotid tumors.
Paul Zolkind, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
Chief of Otolaryngology, John Cochran VA Medical Center
Dr. Zolkind is a head and neck specialist that treats benign and malignant head and neck tumors, salivary gland tumors and thyroid and parathyroid disorders. He specializes in transoral robotic surgery and microvascular reconstruction.
Radiation oncology
Wade Thorstad, MD
Hiram A. Gay, MD
Medical oncology
Douglas R. Adkins, MD
Loren S. Michel, MD
Tanya M. Wildes, MD
Physicians Assistants
Melissa Portell, PA
Research Scientists
Ben Major, PhD
Guangyong Peng, MD, PhD
Clinical outcomes consultant
Prosthodontics
Azadeh Afshari, DDS, MSD
Oral Surgery
Rebecca Grammer, DMD, MD
John Monterubio, DDS
Physical therapy
Katie McDonnel, PT, DPT, OCS
Speech and swallow therapy
Megan Radder, CFY-SLP
Kelsey Rosenquist, CCC-SLP
Social work
Cindy Woolsey, LCSW
Dietitian
Lenore Riganti, RD, CNSD, LD
Patient welfare coordinator
Claire Keefe, LCSW