People
Debbie Scherr
Executive Director of Business Affairs
Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
- Phone: 314-362-7395
John S. Schneider, MD, MA, FACS
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
Chief, Division of Rhinology
- Phone: 314-362-7509
Lavinia Sheets, PhD
Associate Professor
Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
- Email: sheetsl@wustl.edu
Hair cells are the sensory receptors of sound, motion, and spatial orientation. Exposure to excessively loud noise or certain drugs can permanently damage hair cells and their connections to nerve fibers. My lab investigates the cellular mechanisms of noise-induced and chemical hair-cell damage using zebrafish as a model for human hearing and deafness.
Allison Shklar, AuD
Clinical Audiologist
Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
- Phone: 314-362-7489
- Fax: 314-453-0489
Belinda C. Sinks, AuD
Clinical Audiologist
Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
Dr. Sinks clinical interests include vestibular function and evaluation, dynamic subjective visual vertical, video head impulse testing, cervical and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials, balance prostheses, and late effects of cancer treatment that impact balance and quality of life in children.
Emily A. Spataro, MD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
Castle Connolly Rising Star
- Phone: 314-996-3880
Emily Spataro, MD, specializes in rhinoplasties for both functional and cosmetic purposes, facial Mohs reconstructions, facial trauma, cosmetic surgeries and procedures such as Botox, fillers, brow lifts, eyelid surgeries, facelifts/necklifts, laser and chemical peels for skin resurfacing.
Richard Benjamin Speaker, MBBCh
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
- Phone: 314-454-6162
Holly N. Sprow, MD
MD: Tufts University School of Medicine
I am very honored and excited to be at one of the best clinical and research training programs in the country. I chose WashU for its high-operative volume, supportive faculty and residents, resources, and research opportunities.