About Us
OHNS Yearbook
- We are a family of 68 faculty (5 new faculty members in 2025), 12 clinical instructors & fellows, 3 research instructors, 27 residents (ACGME approved for 25 clinical residents, and 2 clinician scientist training program residents), and over 400 total department members.
- Our department has 9 divisions.
- Over 25 of our faculty have major leadership roles at Stanford University, Stanford Health Care, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, and the United States of America Government.
- Stanford Health Care-Stanford Hospital is ranked #4 in Ear, Nose and Throat according to 2025-2026 US News and World Report.
- Our faculty members received a total of 25 awards of merit in 2025.
OHNS Leadership
Carl and Elizabeth Naumann Dean of the School of Medicine, Vice President for Medical Affairs, Stanford University, Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery and, by courtesy, of Neurobiology and of Bioengineering
School of Medicine Dean
Bertarelli Foundation Professor and Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery
Department Chair
Edward C. and Amy H. Sewall Professor in the School of Medicine and Professor, by courtesy, of Dermatology
Associate Dean
Academic Affairs
Edward C. and Amy H. Sewall Professor in the School of Medicine and Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery and, by courtesy of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Associate Dean
Graduate Education
Postdoctoral Affairs
Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery and, by courtesy, of Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine
National Navy Reserve Policy Board
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery
Unit-Based Medical Director
SHC
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics
President, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Medical staff
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery
Susan B. Ford Surgeon-in-Chief at Stanford Children's Health, Co-chair at Stanford Medicine Teamwork Advisory Committee, Medical Director at Surgical Performance Improvement, LPCH
Places
- Academic and Education home at 801 Welch Road
- Rhinology, Laryngology, Facial Plastics, and Comprehensive ENT Clinics at 801 Welch Road
- Facial Plastics at San Jose
- Integrated Head and Neck Center at Blake Wilbur
- Pediatric ENT at Mary Johnson Center
- Stanford Ear Institute at Watson Court
- Sleep Surgery at Redwood City Stanford North Campus
- Research Labs in BMI, Edwards Building, Grant Building, Lokey Building, Always Building, and Center for Clinical Sciences Research
Clinical Highlights
- Stanford Health Care and Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley have been ranked among the best in the nation for hospital safety by the Leapfrog Group, a national leader focused on quality and safety in U.S. hospitals.
- Stanford University Medical Center is ranked #3 most reputable academic medical center in the world according to Visual Capitalist and Brand Finance’s 2026 Global 250 Hospitals.
- U.S. News & World Report named Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford among Top 10 Children’s Hospitals in the Nation.
- LPCH is verified as American College of Surgeon's Level 1 Children's Surgery Center.
- Our affiliates include Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Stanford Medicine Partners, and Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.
Education Highlights
- OHNS residency ranked #5 nationally and is the highest ranked residency program in the Western United States by Doximity.
- In the 95th percentile of Doximity’s Alumni Publication Percentile.
- One of the first OHNS residency programs to obtain the R25 NIDCD grant for Mentored Research Pathway for Otolaryngology Residents and Medical Students.
- ACGME approved for 25 clinical residents and 2 clinician scientist training program.
- 8 clinical fellowships covering all OHNS subspecialties, including: Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Head & Neck Cancer with Microvascular Reconstruction, Head & Neck Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, Laryngology, Neurotology, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Rhinology, and Sleep Surgery.
- OHNS continues Global Health outreach across three continents annually.
- Produced 5 accredited /non accredited courses in 2025.
Research Highlights
- In 2025, Stanford OHNS was awarded 26 new grants, totaling $17.8M. We now have 66 extramural grants (NIH/ DoD/ Industry) and 9 competitive intramural grants.
- We have NIH-funded clinician scientists in 6 clinical divisions: facial plastic & reconstructive surgery, head and neck surgery, laryngology, otology-neurotology, pediatric OHNS, rhinology & endoscopic skull base surgery.
- We are ranked #4 in NIH Funding for medical schools by BRIMR for 2025.
- Our department is engaged in over 300 active clinical trials and studies.
- Stanford OHNS published over 400 Peer-Reviewed Publications in 2025.
- Stanford is home to 20 living Nobel laureates.
Stanford OHNS Research will soon expand as an anchor tenant at Stanford Research Park.
(700 acres with 10+ million square feet).
Notable Stanford OHNS Accomplishments
- Transoral Robotic Surgery – Chris Holsinger
- Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery – Peter Hwang
- Inner Ear Regeneration – Stephan Heller
- The evolution of Sleep Surgery – Nelson Powell & Robert Riley
- Medical device entrepreneurship (Resound, Laserscope, Erlens) – Rodney Perkins
- Nasopharyngectomy for Nasopharyngeal cancer – Willard E. Fee
- Implantable hearing aid – Richard Goode
- Otobiomechanics – Richard Goode, Sunil Puria & Charles Steele
- Infant screening – Blair Simmons
- Development of the multichannel cochlear implant – Blair Simmons & Robert L. White
