Meet Our Research Investigators

Alvin Ko, MD

Research focus: Improving patient communication & medical education processes. Dr. Ko's Publications

Amrita Ray, DO

Research focus: Medical education, clinical and translational aspects of surgical outcomes in sinus and skull base surgery and rhinology, large datasets, machine learning, and natural language processing (NLP) to deepen the understanding of clinical records and symptomatology. Dr. Ray's Publications

Andrea Plawecki, MD

Research focus: Clinical outcomes of surgical treatments for obstructive sleep apnea, effects of treating nasal obstruction on sleep, quality improvement of multidisciplinary care coordination. Dr. Plawecki's Publications

Christie L Morgan, MD

Research focus: Quality improvement, patient safety, medical professionalism, and sialoendoscopy research. Dr. Morgan's Publications

Eric Adjei Boakye, PhD

Research focus: Cancer prevention and control, survivorship, and health disparities, improving the quality of life and survival of cancer survivors through patient-reported outcomes (PROs), examining the role of social determinants of health and health disparities on cancer screening and health outcomes, and investigating population-based knowledge and risk factors for head and neck cancer associated with the human papillomavirus (HPV), including effects of the HPV vaccine. Dr. Adjei Boakye’s Publications

Haley Sibley, MD

Research focus: Dysphagia, high resolution pharyngeal manometry, and biofeedback dysphagia therapy. Dr. Sibley's Publications

Ilaaf Darrat, MD

Research focus: Virtual care, pediatric obstructive sleep apnea and patient reported outcomes, gender equity and health care economics. Dr. Darrat's Publications

John Craig, MD

Research focus: Clinical and translational research relating to complex sinus and skull base disease and surgery, improving the clinical outcomes with particular focus placed on odontogenic sinusitis, cerebrospinal fluid leak diagnosis and repair, chronic nonallergic rhinitis, and new endoscopic surgical techniques to address all types of sinuses and nasal disease. Dr. Craig's Publications

Joshua Romero, MD

Research focus: Global health. Dr. Romero's Publications

Kathleen Yaremchuk, MD

Research focus: Obstructive sleep apnea outcomes and survival, accuracy of conflict-of-interest disclosures in publications and presentations through use of primary source verification. Dr. Yaremchuk's Publications

Kristen Angster, MD (Vice Chair of Care Pathways & Operations)

Research focus: Intersection of neuropsychology and skull base surgery, studying the effects of skull base surgery on cognition, quality and safety measures that can maximize health system efficiency, and in cochlear implants and care delivery models. Dr. Angster's Publications

Henry Ford otolaryngologist, Kristen Angster, MD

Lamont R Jones, MD

Research focus: Treating congenital anomalies of the face, head, and neck, such as cleft lip and palate, and the molecular and clinical signatures of keloids. Dr. Jones' Publications

Laura Brainard, MD

Research focus: Cochlear implantation after single sided hearing loss, stapes surgery, patulous quality of life in patients with eustachian tube dysfunction and focusing on outcomes and complications. Dr. Brainard's Publications

Laura Garica-Rodriguez, MD

Research focus: Facial cosmetic and plastic surgery with a particular interest in surgical innovation, transgender facial surgery, and facial affirmation surgery in transgender women of color. Dr. Garcia Rodriguez' Publications

Linh Dang, MD

Research focus: Patient-reported outcomes, quality improvement in hearing outcomes in pediatric otolaryngology, and management of thyroid disorders.

Michael Singer, MD

Research Focus: Research Interests: Dr. Singer focuses extensively on thyroid and parathyroid surgery and integrating new technology to improve endocrine surgery outcomes. Dr. Singer's Publications

Ravi Shah, MD

Research focus: Healthcare quality improvement and medical technology innovation, sustainable medical technology in surgery, implementation of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), and defining value in Otolaryngology value-based care. Dr. Shah's Publications

Robert Deeb, MD

Research focus: Reconstructive surgery of the face, head and neck, including a special interest in cosmetic and revision rhinoplasty. Dr. Deeb's Publications

Ross Mayerhoff, MD

Research focus: Patient safety and quality, socioeconomic disparity research and impact of vocal fold paralysis. Dr. Mayerhoff's Publications

Rushil R Dang, DMD, MS

Research focus: Head and neck cancer, oral reconstruction, artificial intelligence and facial trauma. Dr. Dang's Publications

Samantha Tam, MD (Vice Chair of Education & Research)

Research Focus: Patient reported outcomes, clinical outcomes in head and neck cancer patients, health services research, and implementations sciences. Dr. Tam's Publications

Steven Chang, MD (Department Chair)

Research Focus: Cancer treatment quality and outcomes with specific attention to survivorship. He has created and administered national clinical trials focused on improving survival for head and neck cancer patients. Dr. Chang's Publications

S. Ahmed Ali, MD

Research focus: Global health, functional outcomes after parotidectomy, head and neck cancer. Dr. Ali's Publications

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