Faculty
Robert K. Jackler, MD
Edward C. and Amy H. Sewall Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery and Surgery
Department Chair
Nikolas H. Blevins, MD
Larry and Sharon Malcolmson Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
Chief of Otology & Neurotology
Lloyd B. Minor, MD
The Carl and Elizabeth Naumann Professorship for the Dean of the School of Medicine, Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS), by courtesy, of Neurobiology and Bioengineering
School of Medicine Dean
Peter Luke Santa Maria, MBBS, PhD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
George Shorago, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Jennifer Christy Alyono, MD, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Residency Program Associate Director
Kristen Steenerson, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Neurology
Albert Mudry, MD, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Achin Bhowmik, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Chris Holsinger, MD, FACS
Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Chief of Head & Neck Surgery
Director of the Head & Neck Oncology Program
(Stanford Cancer Center)
Eben Rosenthal, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Radiology/Molecular Imaging Program
Ann and John Doerr Medical Director
(Stanford Cancer Center)
Lisa A. Orloff, MD, FACS, FACE
Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Clinical Instructorship Director of the Endocrine Surgery
Director of the Endocrine Head and Neck Surgery Program
(Stanford Cancer Center)
Michael J. Kaplan, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS), and, by courtesy, Neurological Surgery, Emeritus
John B. Sunwoo, MD
Edward C. and Amy H. Sewall Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS), and, by courtesy, of Dermatology
Director of Head & Neck Cancer Research
Vasu Divi, MD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Director of the Head & Neck Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery Program
Associate Medical Director of Cancer Quality
(Stanford Cancer Center)
Fellowship Director of Head & Neck Surgery
Davud Sirjani, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Director of the Salivary Gland Surgery Program
Heather Starmer, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Clinical Associate Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Director of the Head and Neck Speech and Swallowing Rehabilitation Program
(Stanford Cancer Center)
Fred Baik, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Julia Noel, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology— Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Director of the Thyroid & Parathyroid Tumor Board at Stanford
Alan G. Cheng, MD
Edward C. and Amy H. Sewall Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics
Chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology
Director of the Clinician-Scientist Training Program
Peter J. Koltai, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery, (OHNS), Emeritus
Kay Chang, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics
Tulio A. Valdez, MD, MSc
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics
Mai Thy Truong, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics
Fellowship Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology
Karthik Balakrishnan, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Douglas Sidell, MD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS), and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics
Iram N. Ahmad, MD, MME
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics
Kara Davis Meister, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics
Anthony Ricci, PhD
Edward C. and Amy H. Sewall Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Chief of Research
Stefan Heller, PhD
Edward C. and Amy H. Sewall Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Associate Chair for Research
Teresa Nicolson, PhD
Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Nicolas Grillet, PhD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Dáibhid Ó Maoiléidigh, PhD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Robert Greenhouse, PhD
Adjunct Lecturer of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Peter H. Hwang, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery
Vice Chair
Chief of Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
Jayakar V. Nayak, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery
Co-Director of Clinical Instructorship in Rhinology & Advanced Sinus Surgery
Zara M. Patel, MD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery
Director of Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
Co-Director of Clinical Instructorship in Rhinology & Advanced Sinus Surgery
Sam P. Most, MD, FACS
Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Chief of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Fellowship Director of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Jon-Paul Pepper, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Edward Damrose, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Chief of Laryngology
Stanford Hospital Chief of Staff (2017–2020)
Immediate Past Chief of Staff
Clinical Instructorship Director of Laryngology/Bronchoesophagology
C. Kwang Sung, MD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Music
Residency Program Director
Elizabeth DiRenzo, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Music
Karuna Dewan, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Philip Doyle, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Robson Capasso, MD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Associate Dean, Digital Health
Chief of Sleep Surgery
Clinical Instructorship Director of Sleep Surgery
Stanley Liu, MD, DDS
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Robert W. Riley, MD
Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Uchechukwu Megwalu, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Chief of Comprehensive Otolaryngology
Jennifer Lee, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Matthew Fitzgerald, PhD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Chief of Audiology
Hamed Sajjadi, MD
Clinical Associate Professor (Affiliated) of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Bohdan Makarewycz, MD
Clinical Associate Professor (Affiliated) of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
M. Lauren Lalakea, MD
Clinical Professor (Affiliated) of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Kimberly Genise Shepard, MD
Clinical Associate Professor (Affiliated) of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Misha Amoils, MD
Clinical Instructor (Affiliated) of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Amanda Munoz, MD
Clinical Associate Professor (Affiliated) of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Micah JoAnn Saste, MD
Clinical Associate Professor (Affiliated) of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)