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NewYork-Presbyterian

Otolaryngology Residency Training Program

Faculty

At the NewYork-Presbyterian Otolaryngology Residency Program, our residents are fortunate be taught by faculty from three major academic institutions — Weill Cornell Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The faculty span all subspecialties of otolaryngology, including general/comprehensive otolaryngology, head and neck cancer, rhinology and anterior skull base surgery, otology/neurotology, pediatric otolaryngology, laryngology and facial plastic surgery. The wide variety of clinical practices, career trajectories, and research interests allows residents to identify mentors that best align with their goals.

Weill Cornell Medicine
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Michael Stewart, MD, MPH

Michael Stewart, MD, MPH

Chairman, Comprehensive Otolaryngology

MD: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
MPH: University of Texas School of Public Health
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine

Lauren Brown, MD

Lauren Brown, MD

Comprehensive Otolaryngology

MD: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell

Natalya Chernichenko, MD

Natalya Chernichenko, MD

Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

MD: State University of New York Health Science Center
Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital 
Fellowship: Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Christine Clark, MD, MSc

Christine Clark, MD, MSc

Laryngology

MD: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Residency: Georgetown University
Fellowship: Weill-Cornell Medicine

Arron Cole, MD

Arron Cole, MD

Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

MD: The University of Illinois College of Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
Fellowship: Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

Michelle DiMattia, MA, CCC-SLP

Michelle DiMattia, MA, CCC-SLP

Chief of Speech Language Pathology

MA: University of Minnesota

Madeleine Drusin, MD, MSc

Madeleine Drusin, MD, MSc

Pediatric Otolaryngology

MD: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
Fellowship: Seattle Children’s Hospital of the University of Washington

Jacqueline Jones, MD

Jacqueline Jones, MD

Pediatric Otolaryngology

MD: Weill Cornell University Medical College
Residency: Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital

Michelle Kraskin, AuD., CCC-A

Michelle Kraskin, AuD., CCC-A

Chief of Audiology

AuD. - Graduate Center of the City University

William Kuhel, MD

William Kuhel, MD

Division Chief, Head and Neck Surgery

MD: University of Michigan Medical School
Residency: Indiana University Medical Center
Fellowship: MD Anderson Cancer Center

David Kutler, MD

David Kutler, MD

Head and Neck Surgery

MD: Weill Cornell Medical College
Residency: Northwestern University Medical Center
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Mark Lee, MD

Mark Lee, MD

Comprehensive Otolaryngology

MD: Weill Cornell Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell

Alison Maresh, MD

Alison Maresh, MD

Pediatric Otolaryngology

MD: Yale University School of Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
Fellowship: Children’s National Medical Center

Aviram Mizrachi, MD, FACS

Aviram Mizrachi, MD, FACS

Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

MD: Hadassah Medical School, The Hebrew University (Israel) 
Residency: Rabin Medical Center
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Vikash Modi, MD

Vikash Modi, MD

Vice Chair, Practice Operations

MD: Rutgers Medical School
Residency: University of Southern California – Keck School of Medicine
Fellowship: Children’s Memorial Hospital of Northwestern University

Joseph Montano, EdD

Joseph Montano, EdD

Audiology in Clinical Otolaryngology

EdD: Columbia University Teacher’s College

Aaron Pearlman, MD

Aaron Pearlman, MD

Rhinology & Skull Base Surgery

Associate Director - Rhinology Fellowship - NewYork-Presbyterian – Columbia and Weill Cornell

MD: New York University School of Medicine
Residency: New York University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

David Phillips, MD

David Phillips, MD

Facial Plastic Surgery

MD: Weill Cornell Medical College
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
Fellowship: Glasgold Group in Princeton, NJ

Anais Rameau, MD

Anais Rameau, MD

Vice Chair, Research

MD: McGill University Faculty of Medicine
MSc: London School of Economics
MPhil: Cambridge University
Residency: Stanford University
Fellowship: University of California Davis

William Reisacher, MD

William Reisacher, MD

Allergy

Comprehensive Otolaryngology

MD: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency: New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

Steven Rosenblatt, MD

Steven Rosenblatt, MD

Pediatric Otolaryngology

MD: State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center
Fellowship: Boston Children’s Hospital

Rita Roure, MD

Rita Roure, MD

Chief and Site Director Lincoln Hospital

Clinical Otolaryngology

MD: New York University School of Medicine
Residency: New York University School of Medicine

Babak Sadoughi, MD

Babak Sadoughi, MD

Laryngology

MD: Faculty of Medicine Saint-Antoine, Pierre et Marie Curie University
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fellowship: New York Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders

Anthony Sclafani, MD

Anthony Sclafani, MD

Vice Chair, Faculty Development

MD: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency: New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
Fellowship: St. Louis University

Lucian Sulica, MD

Lucian Sulica, MD

Director, Sean Parker Institute for the Voice

Co-Fellowship Director – Laryngology, NewYork-Presbyterian– Columbia and Weill Cornell

Program Director- Sean Parker Fellowship, Weill Cornell 
MD: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Fellowship: St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Medical Center

Abtin Tabaee, MD

Abtin Tabaee, MD

Rhinology & Skull Base Surgery

Program Director- NewYork-Presbyterian – Columbia and Weill Cornell Otolaryngology Residency

MD: Weill Cornell Medical College
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell

Andrew Tassler, MD

Andrew Tassler, MD

Head and Neck Surgery

MD: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Andrea Wang, MD

Andrea Wang, MD

Comprehensive Otolaryngology

MD: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell

Ryan Williams, MD, DMD

Ryan Williams, MD, DMD

Sleep Surgery

MD: University of Texas Health Science Center
Residency: Stanford University School Medicine
Fellowship: Stanford University School Medicine

Kristen Yancey, MD

Kristen Yancey, MD

Otology/Neurotology

MD: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Sam Selesnick, MD

Sam Selesnick, MD

Division Chief, Otology/Neurotology

MD: New York University School of Medicine
Residency: Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco

 

Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Lawrence Lustig, MD

Lawrence Lustig, MD

Chairman, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Otology/Neurotology & Skull Base Surgery

MD: University of California-San Francisco Medical Center
Residency: University of California-San Francisco Medical Center
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Tom Ben Dov, MD

Tom Ben Dov, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology

MD: Semmelweis University, School of Medicine,  Cum-Laude

Residency: Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Meir Medical Center

Fellowship: Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health

Salvatore Caruana, MD

Hayley Born, MD

Assistant professor of Laryngology

MD: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
Residency: University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Fellowship: Sean Parker Institute for the Voice at Weill Cornell Medical Center

Yi Cai, MD

Yi Cai, MD

Assistant Professor/Director of Sleep Surgery at CUIMC

MD: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
Residency: Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
Fellowship: Sleep Medicine and Sleep Surgery, University of Pennsylvania

Salvatore Caruana, MD

Salvatore Caruana, MD

Division Chief, Head and Neck Surgery

MD: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency: New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Mark Eckert, PhD

Mark Eckert, PhD

Cognitive Neuroscientist

PhD: University of Florida

Jessica Galatioto, AuD

Jessica Galatioto, AuD

Director, Adult Audiology

MS, Communication Sciences: Hunter College City University of New York
AuD: Salus University

Justin Golub, MD, MS

Justin Golub, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Otology/Neurotology

MD: Emory University School of Medicine
MS, Biostatistics: Columbia University School of Public Health
Residency: University of Washington in Seattle
Fellowship: University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Center

Eli Grunstein, MD

Eli Grunstein, MD

Division Chief, Pediatric Otolaryngology

MD: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
Fellowship: University of Washington in Seattle

David Gudis, MD

David Gudis, MD

Division Chief, Rhinology & Anterior Skull Base Surgery

Program Director- Rhinology Fellowship - NewYork-Presbyterian – Columbia and Weill Cornell

MD: Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania
Residency: University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Fellowship: Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center

Ignacio Hernandez-Marato, PhD

Ignacio Hernandez-Marato, PhD

Research Scientist

PhD, MS: Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain)

Susannah Hills, MD

Susannah Hills, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology

MD: University of Michigan
Residency: University of Michigan
Fellowship: Lurie Children’s Hospital of Northwestern University

Minyoung Jang, MD

Minyoung Jang, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology

MD: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: Boston Medical Center
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee

Ana Hae-Ok Kim, MD

Ana Hae-Ok Kim, MD

Professor of Otology/Neurotology

Director, Cochlear Implantation Program

Fellowship Program Director- Neurotology, NewYork-Presbyterian – Columbia and Weill Cornell

MD: Cornell University and Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Residency: New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

Fellowship: University of Michigan

Megan Kuhlmey, AuD

Megan Kuhlmey, AuD

Director, Pediatric Audiology

AuD: A T Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine

Elizabeth Olson, PhD

Research Scientist

PhD: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jonathan Overdevest, MD, PhD

Jonathan Overdevest, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Rhinology & Anterior Skull Base Surgery

MD: University of Virgina Medical School
PhD: University of Virginia
Residency: University of California San Francisco Medical Center
Fellowship: Stanford University Hospital and Clinics

Anuraag S. Parikh, MD

Anuraag S. Parikh, MD

Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

MD: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
PhD: University of Virginia
Residency: Harvard Medical School / Massachusetts Eye and Ear Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Residency
Fellowship: The Ohio State University, Head and Neck Surgery and Microvascular Reconstruction

Michael Pitman, MD

Michael Pitman, MD

Division Chief, Laryngology

Co-Fellowship Director – Laryngology, NewYork-Presbyterian – Columbia and Weill Cornell

MD: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Anne Plum, MD

Anne Plum, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology

MD: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
Residency: State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Fellowship: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Elliot Regenbogen, MD

Elliot Regenbogen, MD

Associate Professor of Comprehensive Otolaryngology

Associate Program Director - NewYork-Presbyterian – Columbia and Weill Cornell Otolaryngology Residency

MD: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center

Gloria Su, PhD

Gloria Su, PhD

PhD, Immunology: University of Chicago

Scott Troob, MD

Scott Troob, MD

Division Chief, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

MD: Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Residency: New York University Langone Medical Center
Fellowship: Oregon Health & Science University

Oscar Trujillo, MD, MS

Oscar Trujillo, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

MD: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
Fellowship: Mittelman Plastic Surgery Center

Michelle Yu, MD

Michelle Yu, MD

Assistant professor of Rhinology & Anterior Skull Base Surgery

MD: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
Fellowship: Medical University of South Carolina

 

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Richard Wong, MD

Richard Wong, MD

Chief, Head and Neck Service

MD: Harvard Medical School
Residency: Harvard Medical School
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Marc Cohen, MD, MPH

Marc Cohen, MD, MPH

Site Director - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Surgical Director of Skull Base Tumor Center

MD: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency: University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Fellowship: Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

Jennifer Cracchiolo, MD

Jennifer Cracchiolo, MD

Head & Neck Surgery

Director of Patient Reported Outcomes, Department of Surgery

MD: University of South Florida College of Medicine
Residency: Temple University Hospital
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Ian Ganly, MD, PhD

Ian Ganly, MD, PhD

Head & Neck Surgery

Co-Director of Clinical Research Program

MBBS: University of Glasgow
Residency: West of Scotland Teaching Hospital
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Rebecca Gao, MD

Rebecca Gao, MD

Head & Neck Surgery

MD: Stanford University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Michigan
Fellowship: University of Michigan

Babak Givi, MD

Babak Givi, MD

Head & Neck Surgery

MD: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Residency: Oregon Health & Science University
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center/ Oregon Health & Science University / University of Toronto

Luc Morris, MD

Luc Morris, MD

Head & Neck Surgery

Fellowship Program Director

MD: New York University School of Medicine
Residency: New York University Medical Center
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Thomas J. Ow, MD

Thomas J. Ow, MD

Head & Neck Surgery

MD:  Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fellowship: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Snehal Patel, MD

Snehal Patel, MD

Head & Neck Surgery

Co-Director of Clinical Research Program

MD: State University of New York in Albany
Residency: The Royal Marsden Hospital
Fellowship: Tata Memorial Hospital

Michael Pei-hong Wu, MD

Michael Pei-hong Wu, MD

Head & Neck Surgery

MD: MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program
Residency: Harvard/Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Fellowship: Washington University in Saint Louis

Ashok Shaha, MD

Ashok Shaha, MD

Head & Neck Surgery

Jatin Shah Endowed Chair

MBBS: Maharaja Sayajirao University
Residency: SSG Hospital, Tata Cancer Hospital, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Valeria Silva Marea, MD

Valeria Silva Marea, MD

Laryngology

Director of the Speech and Hearing Center

MD: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic

Kenric Tam, MD

Kenric Tam, MD

Head & Neck Surgery

MD: Stanford University School of Medicine
Residency: University of California, Los Angeles
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK)