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Past Fellows and Residents

2023

  • Zaid Al-Qurayshi
    • Fellowship: Head & Neck, Washington University, St. Louis
       
  • Doug Bennion
    • Fellowship: Neurotology, University of San Diego
       
  • Monica Rossi Meyer
    • Fellowship: Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Standord Univerity
  • Madia Russillo:
    • Private Practice, Physicians Clinic Of Iowa (PCI)

 

Fellows

  • Armine Kocharyan
    • Fellowship -Neurotology, House Ear Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles

 

  • Kiranya Tipirneni:
    • University, SUNY- ENT Head & Neck Surgeon, Syracuse, NY

 

  • Alhanouf Al-Qabbani
    • Fellowship/private practice: king Abdullah bin Abdulaziz university hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 

 

 

2022

  • Else Hanly (Chief Resident)
    • ENT Medical Services, PC

  • Andrew Liu

    • Mercy Medical Center

  • Adam Schwalje

    • ENT Professional Services, Quad Cities

  • Kristen Seligman (Chief Resident)

    • Fellowship, University of Wisconsin

  • Ryan Smith

    • University Head & Neck Associates

 

Fellows

  • Richard Hubbell, Pediatric Fellow

    • Faculty, Loyola Chicago

  • Ruskin Kashani, Otology/Neurotology (2022-2024)

  • Sameer Alvi, Head & Neck Oncology Fellow
    •  Northshore University Health System, Chicago, IL

 

2021

  • Andrew Davis (Chief Resident)
    • St. Lukes Hospital, Duluth, MN

  • Daniel Lee (Chief Resident)

    • Mason City Clinic, ENT

  • Joe Peterson

    • Faculty, Boston Children's

  • Blake Sullivan

    • Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic

  • Huan Zhang

    • Faculty, UCLA

  Fellows

  •  Amy Bansil, Head & Neck Oncology

    • Innovative Medical Solutions, Beverly Hills, CA

  • Mark Gazzaz, Pediatric Fellow

    • Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

 

 

2020

  • Elise Cheng
     
    • Greenwich ENT
       
  • Alex Claussen (Chief Resident)

    • 2-year Neurotology fellowship at the University of California-San Diego
    • Currently on faculty
  • Jasmine Hernandez

    • Colorado West Otolaryngologist

  • McKay Moline

  • Richard Tilton (Chief Resident)

     Fellows

  • Jay Gantz, Otology/Neurotology Fellow (2020-2022)
    • Faculty, Oregon Health & Science University

  • Michael Puricelli, Pedatric Fellow

    • Faculty, University of Wisconsin

  • Khanh Nguyen, Head & Neck Oncology Fellow

    • Faculty, Loma Linda University

 

 

2019

  • Xioyang Hua

    • Faculty Duke

    • Currently faculty in Otolaryngology, University of Iowa

  • Zachary Robinett

    • Cache Valley ENT

  • Eliot Shearer

    • Pediatric Fellowship, Boston's Children

  • Kristy Trong

    • Fellowship, Royal Perth Hospital

  • Kendall Tasche

    • Fellowship, UC Davis

     Fellows

  • Ahmed Alkhateeb, Pediatric Fellow
    • Pediatric fellowship in New Zealand

    • Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University 

  • Noah Syme, Head & Neck Oncology Fellowship

    • Faculty, University of New Mexico

 

 

2018

  • Marisa Buchakjian (Currently Faculty)

  • Christopher Kowalski

    • Group practice-Alaska Native Medical Center

  • Raymond Kung

    • Formerly faculty

  • Katherine Ostegaard

    • Fellowship UC Davis

  • Seiji Shibata 

    • Neurotology Fellowship, University of Iowa Otolaryngology 

 

  Fellows

  •   Seiji Shibata, Neurotology/Otology Fellowship (2018-2020)

    • Faculty, University of Southern California

  • Abraham Sheffield, Pediatric Fellowship

    • Quincy Medical Group, Quincy, IL

  • Jonathan Fowlkes, Head & Neck Oncology Fellow

    • Rocky Mountain ENT, Missoula, MT


 

2017

  • Jonathan Fowlkes, Chief Resident
    • Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Danielle Liudahl, Chief Resident
    • Private practice, Des Moines, Iowa
  • Nathan Schularick
    • Private practice, Minneapolis
  • Josh Tokita
    • Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, Alaska
  • Abraham Sheffield
    • Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship, University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa

2016

  • Iram Ahmad
    • Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship, University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Stephanie Hulstein
    • Private practice, Wagner ENT, Sioux City, Iowa
  • Robert Eppsteiner
    • Private practice, Ear, Nose & Throat Surgeons of Western New England, Northhampton, Mass.
  • Scott Owen
    • Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship,Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
    • Currently on faculty University of Iowa Otolaryngology and Program Director of the Otolaryngology Residency program
  • Jarrett Walsh
    • Rhinology & Skull Base Surgery Fellowship, University of Miami, Miami
  • Joseph Roche, Neurotology Fellow
    • Faculty, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wis.
  • Oluwafunmilola Okuyemi, Head and Neck Fellow
    • Faculty, University of Nevada Medical Center, Las Vegas
  • Ala Sharif, Rhinology Fellow
    • Faculty, Ministry of Health Hospitals, Amman, Jordan
  • Brian Liming, Pediatric Fellow
    • Faculty, University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa

2015

  • Sami Bayan
    • Laryngology Fellowship, Massachusetts General, Boston
  • Joseph Clarke
    • Group practice, Medford, Ore.
  • Gabe de la Garza (Julie)
    • Private practice, Wichita, Kan.
  • Siva Elangovan (Shanti)
    • Private Practice, Moline, Ill.
  • Sobia Khaja
    • Head and Neck Fellowship, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C.
  • Elton Lambert, Pediatric Fellow
    • Faculty, Baylor University, College of Medicine, Houston
  • Brian Hughley, Head and Neck Fellow
    • Faculty, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Ala.
  • Alokby Ghassan, Rhinology Fellow
    • Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Fellowship, University of Miami, Miami

2014

  • David Gallegos
    • Private practice, Greater Knoxville Ear, Nose & Throat, Knoxville, Tenn.
  • Chuka Ifeanyi
    • Private practice, Highland Clinic, Shreveport, La.
  • Kristen Hurst, Pediatric Fellow
    • Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Mo.
  • Jonathan Kopelovich
    • Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Colorado, Denver
  • Rick Nelson, Neurotology Fellow
    • Indiana University of Medicine, Indianapolis
  • Nicholas Potter, Rhinology Fellow
    • Head and Neck Fellowship, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
  • Michael Reed, Chief Resident
    • Private practice, ENT Medical Services, Iowa City, Iowa
  • J. Robert Schleiffarth, Chief Resident
    • Private practice, Rapid City Med Center, Rapid City, S.D.

2013

  • Christopher Barrano, Fellow
    • Academic medicine, University of Oklahoma Medical Center, Oklahoma City
  • Henry Diggelmann, Chief Resident
    • Mason City Clinic, Mason City, Iowa
  • Aaron Fletcher
    • Rhinology and Skull-Base Fellowship, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  • Jose Gurrola
    • Rhinology Fellowship, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Ga.
  • Andrew Heaford, Fellow
    • Private practice, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  • Kristen Hurst
    • Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship, University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Rick Nelson, Fellow
    • Neurotology Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Grace Nimmons, Fellow
    • Private practice, Park Nicollet Health Partners, St. Louis Park, Minn.
  • Paul Walker, Chief Resident
    • Head and Neck Fellowship, University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, Toronto

2012

  • Andrew Heaford
    • Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship, University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Rick Nelson
    • Neurotology Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Stephen Newton
    • Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston
  • Grace Nimmons
    • Head and Neck Oncology Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Andrea Potash
    • Private practice, Kaiser Permanente, Lafayette, Colo.

2011

  • Matt Provenzano
    • Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati
  • George Harris
    • Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C.
  • John Clinger
    • Rhinology Fellowship, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Ore.
  • Andrew Rampey
    • Private practice, South Carolina
  • Geir Tryggvason
    • Academic practice, Norway

2010

  • Hina Gupta
    • Private practice, Dubuque, Iowa
  • Robert Hong
    • Otology Fellowship, Michigan Ear Institute, Detroit
  • Richard Gurgel
    • Otology Fellowship, Stanford University, Stanford Medical School, Stanford, Calif.
  • Ryan Dempewolf
    • Private practice, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • Paul Lenkowski
    • Private practice, Virginia

2009

  • Eugene Chang
    • Academic practice, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Maithilee Menezes
    • Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship, University of California, San Diego
  • John Renton
    • Private/academic practice, Oregon
  • Bethany Jones
    • Facial Plastics Fellowship, Washington, District of Columbia
  • Michael Telisak
    • Private practice, Wisconsin

2008

  • Erika Woodson
    • Otology Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Chad Spanos
    • Private/academic practice, South Dakota
  • Justin Hill
    • Head and Neck Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Mace Brindley
    • Private practice, Texas
  • Jonathon Bock
    • Laryngology Fellowship, Tennessee
    • Currently faculty at University of Wisconsin