Expert otolaryngologists in a variety of fields and specialties 

Since the inception of the UK College of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology residency program in 1990, all former residents are currently board certified by the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Past residents have gone on to practice within a variety of settings throughout the country. Multiple residents have successfully matched into and completed fellowship training within several sub-specialties, including facial plastic surgery, neurotology, head and neck cancer surgery, laryngology, pediatric otolaryngology, and rhinology. Our faculty takes pride in fostering the individual interests and career goals of each resident. We take pride in providing our trainees with all clinical and surgical skills necessary to become expert otolaryngologists, no matter what career path they ultimately pursue.

Name Graduation Date Practice Fellowship
1 Carly Clark 2026 UCHealth ENT
2 Bronson Wessinger 2026 ENT Associates of Alabama
3 Shane White 2026 ENT & Allergy Associates of Wausau
4 Preston Leader 2025 Nebraska ENT
5 Brian Kinealy 2025 Northwestern Rhinology Fellowship
6 David Adkins 2025 Michigan Eye and Ear Neurotology Fellowship
7 Jon Harper 2025 University of Iowa UAB Head and Neck Oncology Fellowship
8 Will Ruffin 2024 East Alabama ENT
9 Nick Van Maele 2024 University of Michigan Health-West
10 Cedric Thiel 2024 Loma Linda ENT Sydney Rhinology Fellowship
11 Skylar Trott 2023 University of Louisville OHSU Microvascular Reconstruction Surgery Fellow
12 Michael Mullen 2023 Skagit Regional Health
13 Chris Rayle 2022 St. Louis University Johns Hopkins Otolaryngology
14 Robin Pappal 2022 Massachusetts Eye and Ear
15 Kate July O'Brien 2022 Children's Mercy Kansas City Vanderbilt Pediatric ENT
16 Nicole Starr 2021 Holzapfel and Lied Plastic Surgery Center Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery fellowship with Russell Kridel, MD, of Facial Plastic Surgery Associates in Houston, Texas
17 Bryce Noblitt 2021 Kijabe Hospital, Kenya and University of Kentucky ENT
18 Benjamin Lehmkuhl 2021 Florida Gulf Coast Ear, Nose, and Throat in Naples, Florida
19 Jon Slezak 2020 Aurora BayCare Medical Center
20 Adam Van Horn 2020 University of Michigan University of Michigan Pediatric ENT
21 Ryan Neff 2020 Saint Luke's, Kansas City Missouri
22 Nicole Colgrove 2019 HCA Virginia Health System Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
23 Kyle Fletcher 2019 Ephraim McDowell
24 Michael Kaufman 2019 Wellstar, Marietta, GA
25 Caitlin Fiorillo 2018 University of Kentucky Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship at Nationwide Children's Hospital
26 Mitchell Dobberpuhl 2018 Aurora Otolaryngology, Greenfield, WI
27 Kristan Alfonso 2018 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship at University of Texas at Houston
28 Mark Ringstrom 2017 Gundersen Health System
29 Brian Hixon 2017 Esent Eastern Shore Clinic Alabama
30 Andrew Ebelhar 2017 Med Center Health
31 Paul Radabaugh 2016 Baptist Medical Group UTHSC Advanced Rhinology and Anterior Skull Base Surgery
32 Jordan Pleitz 2016 Baylor Scott & White Health
33 Jerry Fikhman 2015 Baptist Medical Group Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship at the University of California at San Diego
34 Josh Dixon 2014 Baptist Medical Group
35 Natalie Silver 2014 Cleveland Clinic UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
36 Justin Way 2013 Medicus ENT
37 Deanne Roberts 2013 Mercy Medical Group
38 Brad Morris 2012 Med Center Health
39 Chris Bingcang 2012 University of Nebraska Laryngology Fellowship at Medical College of Wisconsin
40 Brett Comer 2011 University of Kentucky Rhinology & Anterior Skull Base Surgery, Medical College of Georgia
41 Michele Streeter 2010 UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital
42 Brian Helton 2010 Pikeville Medical Center
43 Robert Wilson 2009 Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists
44 Manu Gujrati 2008 Sequoia Hospital Rousso Facial Plastic Surgery Clinic
45 Matthew Bush 2008 University of Kentucky Neurotology & Cranial Base Surgery at Ohio State University
46 David Gossman 2007 Baycare Clinic
47 Brian Heaberlin 2006 Lexington ENT & Allergy
48 Jeremy Cuzzcourt 2006 Holzer
49 Michael Cecil 2005 Lexington Clinic
50 Chad Secor 2004 Baptist Medical Group
51 Jonathan Doty 2004 Ephraim McDowell
52 Jong Yoon 2003 Frederick ENT Group
53 Sam Pruden 2002 Skin MD Dermatopathology fellowship at Washington University
54 Jason Diamond 2002 The Diamond Face Institute
55 William Jarrett 2001 Carolina Ear Nose & Throat
56 Michael Boggess 2000 Youthful Reflections
57 Greg Abbas 2000 Advanced ENT & Allergy
58 Karl Studtmann 1999 West Tennessee ENT
59 Steve Shotts 1999 Advanced ENT & Allergy
60 Richard Rosenblum 1998 Rosenblum Plastic Surgery Vanderbilt, Plastic Surgery
61 Oma Hester 1997 Charleston ENT Ear Research Foundation: Fellowship in Otology/Neurotology
62 Tuesday Bigelow 1995 Tuesday Bigelow Aesthetic & Wellness Center
63 Howard Farrell 1994 Florence ENT