Faculty
Jinkyung Kim, PhD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
- Email: jinkyung@wustl.edu
The goal of the Kim Lab is to characterize the properties of sound coding and processing in the cochlea and along the auditory pathway through in vivo real-time monitoring of sound-evoked multicellular activities. Additionally, we aim to identify the transport mechanisms responsible for ototoxic drug entry into the cochlea via in vivo drug tracking and subsequently develop pathway blockers to prevent drug-induced hearing loss.
Aisling Last, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
Dr. Last is a comprehensive otolaryngologist who sees patients for all conditions affecting the head and neck.
David S. Leonard, MBBCh
Associate Professor
Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery;
Chief, Pediatric Otolaryngology
Dr. Leonard's clinical interests include pediatric otolaryngology, airway abnormalities and congenital conditions and neoplastic lesions of the head and neck.
Judith E. C. Lieu, MD, MSPH
Professor
Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery;
Director
Resident Education Program
Dr. Lieu’s clinical interests include pediatric otitis media, chronic middle ear disease, hearing loss, tonsillitis, snoring and sleep apnea, head and neck masses, voice and airway problems, and nasal and sinus disease. She has research interests in pediatric hearing loss, particularly unilateral hearing loss, and effects on quality of life.
Miranda Lindburg, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
Dr. Lindburg's clinical interests include hearing and balance loss, sleep disorders, and all masses and disorders of the head and neck.
Xia Liu, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
Identifying the states and roles of T cell subsets and dendritic cells in the suppressive tumor microenvironments using different types of tumor models; dissecting molecular mechanisms responsible for the dysfunctions of T cells and dendritic cells in tumors; and developing novel and effective strategies for tumor vaccines and anti-tumor immunotherapies.
Kate McClannahan, AuD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
Dr. McClannahan's research examines the interaction between age-related hearing loss and cognitive aging. She will starting up her Auditory Wellness and Health Aging Lab in the CID at WUSM building.
Maithilee Menezes, MD
Associate Professor
Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
Officer, Diversity & Inclusion
Castle Connolly Top Doctor
Dr. Menezes' clinical interests include pediatric otolaryngology, lymphatic malformations of the head and neck, infantile hemangiomas, airway management, hearing loss in children and cleft and craniofacial concerns.
David W. Molter, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
Castle Connolly Top Doctor
Dr. Molter's clinical interests include pediatric otolaryngology, airway evaluation and reconstruction, cleft and craniofacial concerns, pediatric sleep apnea, ear concerns, cholesteatoma, primary ciliary dyskinesia and juvenile laryngeal papilloma.
Margaret Allison Ogden, MD, FACS
Professor of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery
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