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