People

"I’m thrilled to be starting my career in otolaryngology surrounded by a group of faculty and residents who are committed to clinical and research excellence, mentorship, and culture of support. I’m looking forward to taking advantage of all the opportunities St. Louis and WashU have to offer!"

Dr. John Chi is a facial plastic surgeon with a practice focused only on the aesthetics and function of the face, head and neck. Dr. Chi’s clinical interests include facial cosmetic procedures (Botox, fillers, peels, lasers) and surgery (rhinoplasty, facelift, browlift, blepharoplasty), rhinoplasty, skin cancer reconstruction, facial trauma and facial nerve.

WashU Otolaryngology offers everything I could want in a training program – a tremendous operative experience, strong representation of all sub-specialties, and research support that is second to none. For me, however, the most important part is the people. The residents and faculty are very welcoming, which makes the program feel like a family.

Nicole Collins is a speech-language pathologist specializing in voice and upper airway disorders. Her clinical interests include endoscopic laryngeal imaging and videostroboscopy, singing voice rehabilitation, professional voice rehabilitation, gender spectrum voice and communication services, treatment of chronic cough, and treatment of paradoxical vocal fold motion.

Grace Cutchin is a speech-language pathologist specializing in voice and upper airway disorders. Her clinical interests include endoscopic laryngeal imaging and videostroboscopy, singing voice rehabilitation, professional voice rehabilitation, treatment of chronic cough, and treatment of paradoxical vocal fold motion. Grace has experience working with singers in a variety of different genres.

“I am thrilled for the opportunity to learn beside such fantastic faculty and co-residents in an exceptionally supportive and collegial environment.”

Research Interests: The overall goal of our current research project is to specify how perceptual and cognitive abilities interact to determine relative benefits of sensory devices for children with moderate to profound sensorineural hearing loss.