Featured Alumni

2020s

2021

Name:

Phillip Purnell, PhD, MD — University of Nebraska, School of Medicine

Matriculation Year:

2016
Name:

Levi Stevens, MD — West Virginia University School of Medicine

Matriculation Year:

2016

2020

Name:

Daniel O'Brien, MD — University of California, Davis, School of Medicine

Additional Information:

After completing his residency training, Dr. O'Brien was accepted into a Rhinology & Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Fellowship at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Name:

Habib Zalzal, MD — Georgetown University School of Medicine

Additional Information:

After graduating from his residency training program at WVU, Dr. Zalzal was accepted into a Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship at the Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC.

2010s

2019

Name:

Adam Bender-Heine, M.D. — West Virginia University

Additional Information:

After completing his residency training, Dr. Bender-Heine continued on to a Facial Plastic -- Microvascular Fellowship at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Oregon. He is currently still in training for his fellowship.
Name:

Scott Shapiro, M.D. — University of Maryland

Additional Information:

After completing his residency training, Dr. Shapiro went on to a Neurotology Fellowship at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is currently still in training for his fellowship.
Name:

William Stokes, M.D. — Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine

Additional Information:

After completing his residency, Dr. Stokes went on to do a Microvascular Reconstruction fellowship at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Upon completion of his fellowship in June, 2020, he returned to WVU as a faculty member.

2018

Name:

Ben Addicks, M.D. — West Virginia University

Additional Information:

After completing his residency, Dr. Addicks accepted a position at Hudson Hospital and Clinic in Stillwater, Minnesota.
Name:

Alex Montague, M.D. — University of Louisville

Additional Information:

After residency, Dr. Montague went on to a Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery fellowship at the Quatela Center for Plastic Surgery in Rochester, NY. Upon completion, he accepted a position with the University of Louisville in the Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Group.
Name:

Shilpa Vishwanath, M.D. — University of Toledo

Additional Information:

After completing her residency, Dr. Vishwanath accepted a position with Valley ENT in Scottsdale, Arizona.

2017

Name:

Johnathan Castano, M.D. — University of Miami

Additional Information:

After completing his residency, Dr. Castano completed a Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh and then returned to WVU as department faculty member and a Pediatric Otolaryngology specialist. He is currently the Student Director for the Department.
Name:

Erik Interval, M.D. — University of Cincinnati

Additional Information:

After completing his residency, Dr. Interval completed a Head and Neck Oncology fellowship at the University of Nebraska. He id currently a Head and Neck Otolaryngologist with the Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Name:

Alex Limjuco, M.D. — Saint Louis University

Additional Information:

After completing his residency, Dr. Limjuco completed a Rhinology fellowship at the Sinus and Nasal Institute of Florida and is currently practicing as an Otolaryngologist with the St. Luke's University Health Network in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

2016

Name:

Eric Bailey, M.D., Ph.D. — East Tennessee State/University of Texas

Additional Information:

After his residency, Dr. Bailey joined the WVU Department of Otolaryngology, as an Assistant Professor. He then went onto the University of Arizona to do a Rhinology and Skull Base Fellowship. He is due to complete his fellowship in June, 2021 and then will return to WVU.
Name:

Kristin Honsinger, M.D. — Chicago Medical School

Additional Information:

After completing her residency, Dr. Honsinger completed a Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship at Nationwide Children's Hospital at Ohio State University. She's now practicing in the Ft. Worth, Texas area as a Pediatric Otolaryngology specialist.
Name:

Herman Lam, M.D. — Tufts University

Additional Information:

Following his residency, Dr. Lam completed a Facial Plastics Fellowship at Mittleman Plastic Surgery, in Los Angeles, California. He is now practicing at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, NY.

2015

Name:

Jordan Cain, M.D. — University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Additional Information:

After completing his residency, Dr. Cain completed a Facial Plastic and Reconstructive fellowship at Mangat, Holzapfel, and Lied Plastic Surgery in Cincinnati, Ohio. He's practicing at Texas Facial Aesthetics in Frisco, Texas.
Name:

Brian Kellermeyer, M.D.

Additional Information:

After completing his residency, Dr. Kellermeyer began practice at WVU and then went on to do a fellowship in Neurotology/Otology at the Silverstein Institute in Miami, FL. He is currently an Associate Professor and Residency Program Director for the department.
Name:

Chadi Makary, M.D. — American University of Beirut

Additional Information:

After his residency, Dr. Makary began practiced at WVU Medicine's Eastern Division and then entered a Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery at Medical College of Georgia. He is now on faculty at WVU Medicine in Morgantown.

2014

Name:

Anthony Anfuso, M.D. — Medical College of Georgia

Additional Information:

Following his residency, Dr. Anfuso completed a fellowship in Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction at the University of Miami. He's currently practicing with Head and Neck Surgical Cancer Specialists of SW Florida in Fort Meyers, Florida.
Name:

Hope Bueller, M.D. — University of South Florida

Additional Information:

After completing her residency, Dr. Bueller completed a fellowship in Facial Plastic Surgery and is currently practicing in Lake Charles, Louisiana with Memorial Medical Group.
Name:

Scott Larson, M.D. — Medical College of Wisconsin

Additional Information:

After completing his residency, Dr. Larson is currently practicing in Great Falls, Montana with fellow WVU alum Jefferey Baker, at Benefis Health System.

2013

Name:

Justin Douglas, M.D. — West Virginia University

Additional Information:

After his residency, Dr. Douglas began practice with Greenbrier ENT and Facial Plastic Surgery in Ronceverte, West Virginia.
Name:

Marcus Shaffer, M.D. — West Virginia University

Additional Information:

After his residency, he completed a fellowship in Pediatric Oncology at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh UPMC and is currently practicing at the Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston, West Virginia.
Name:

Johnathan Wu, M.D. — University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas

Additional Information:

After completing his residency, Dr. Wu accepted a position to practice at Trimble ENT and Sinus in Fort Worth and Southlake, Texas.

2012

Name:

Jeffrey Baker, M.D. — University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Additional Information:

After his residency, Dr. Baker went on to practice and is currently with the Benefis Health System in Great Falls, Montana with fellow WVU alum, Dr. Scott Larson.
Name:

Elizabeth Dunham, M.D. — Tulane University

Additional Information:

After her residency, Dr. Dunham completed a fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology at Children's Mercy Hospital. She's currently practicing with Confluence Health in Wenatchee, Washington.
Name:

Andrew Terrell, M.D. — Indiana University

Additional Information:

After completing his residency, Dr. Terrell completed a fellowship in Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He's currently practicing with Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota.

2011

Name:

Adam Cassis, M.D. — West Virginia University

Additional Information:

After his residency, Dr. Cassis completed a fellowship in Otology and Neurotology at House Ear Clinic, Inc. in California. He's currently an associate professor within the department.
Name:

Matthew Oliverio, M.D. — West Virginia University

Additional Information:

After his residency, Dr. Oliverio entered practice and is currently with Oliverio Ear, Nose and Throat, Inc. in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.

2010

Name:

Hassan Arshad, M.D. — Wayne State University

Additional Information:

After residency, Dr. Arshad completed a fellowship in Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery and Microvascular Reconstruction at Ohio State University. He is currently an Assistant Professor and Director of the Head and Neck Surgical Fellowship Program at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
Name:

Jamey Cost, M.D. — West Virginia University

Additional Information:

After completing her residency, Dr. Cost is currently pursuing a fellowship in Otolaryngic Allergy and is practicing at Frye Regional Medical Center and Catawba Medical Center in Hickory, North Carolina.

2000s

2009

Name:

Tanya Fancy, M.D. — Aga Khan University Medical College

Additional Information:

Following her residency, Dr. Fancy completed a fellowship in Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction at the Medical University of South Carolina. Currently, she's an assistant professor in the department.
Name:

Sohrab Shahab, M.D. — Eastern Virginia Medical School

Additional Information:

After his residency, Dr. Shabab entered practice, and currently practices at University Ear, Nose and Throat Associates in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

2008

Name:

Daniel Merenda, MD — West Virginia University School of Medicine

Additional Information:

Dr. Merenda currently practices at United Hospital Center ENT & Audiology in Bridgeport, WV with WVU Alumni Kevin Oxley, MD
Name:

Kevin Oxley, MD, PhD — West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University School of Medicine

Additional Information:

Dr. Oxley currently practices at United Hospital Center ENT & Audiology in Bridgeport, WV with WVU Alumni Daniel Merenda, MD

2007

Name:

Jenny Cross, MD — Meharry Medical College

Additional Information:

Dr. Cross currently practices at Tygard Valley Medical Specialties in Elkins, WV
Name:

Jeremy Tiu, MD — West Virginia University School of Medicine

Additional Information:

Dr. Tiu currently practices at Ear, Nose & Throat in Wheeling, WV with WVU Alumni Raymond Hinerman, M.D., D.D.S.

2006

Name:

Arvin Rao, MD — University of Colorado School of Medicine

Additional Information:

Dr. Rao is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and currently practices at South Denver ENT & Allergy in Littleton, CO
Name:

Jose Sanclement, MD — Universidad Central Del Caribe, Bayamon, PR

Additional Information:

After completing his residency training, Dr. Sanclement completed a fellowship in Head & Neck and Micro-Vascular Surgery at Harvard Medical School and is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in Oklahoma City, OK

2005

Name:

Raymond Hinerman, MD, DDS — West Virginia School of Medicine

Additional Information:

Dr. Hinerman currently practices at Ear, Nose & Throat in Wheeling, WV with WVU Alumni Jeremy Tiu, M.D.
Name:

Ray VanMetre, MD — Marshall University School of Medicine

Additional Information:

Dr. VanMetre currently practices at Lexington Clinic Associate Practice in Lexington, KY

2004

Name:

Ertan Esmer, MD — West Virginia University

Additional Information:

Dr. Esmer currently practices at the Portland Clinic, in Portland, OR
Name:

Andrew Sheppert, MD — Wake Forest School of Medicine

Additional Information:

Dr. Sheppert currently practices at the Vancouver Clinic in Vancouver, WA

2003

Name:

Tarika Bhuta, MD — University of Alabama School of Medicine

Additional Information:

Dr. Bhuta currently practices at McCool & Bhuta Ear Nose and Throat Specialists in Birmingham, AL, with Alumni Brian McCool, MD
Name:

Brian McCool, MD — University of Alabama

Additional Information:

Dr. McCool currently practices at McCool & Bhuta Ear Nose and Throat Specialists in Birmingham, AL, with Alumni Tarika Bhuta, MD

2002

Name:

Stephen Chandler, MD — Alabama School of Medicine

Additional Information:

n 2014 Dr. Chandler was named as first inventor on a patent for a migraine relief device, Cephalgiacath. He currently practices at Montgomery ENT, in Montgomery, AL
Name:

George Dawson, MD — Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine

Additional Information:

Dr. Dawson currently practices at Ear Nose & Throat Associates in Charleston, WV

2001

Name:

Charles R. Howells, MD — West Virginia University School of Medicine

Additional Information:

Dr. Howells currently practices at ENT Associates of Central Pennsylvania and lives in Hollidaysburg, PA
Name:

Daniel Keech, MD — Texas Tech University Health Science Center

Additional Information:

Dr. Keech currently practices at Alliance Health Durant in Durant, OK

2000

Name:

Rick Fornelli, MD — Penn State University College of Medicine

Additional Information:

Dr. Fornelli is currently practicing at Ear Nose and Throat Specialists of Northwest PA, in Erie, PA
Name:

Robert Meek, MD — Wesst Virginia University

Additional Information:

Dr. Meek went on to become an Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia, where he also studied and worked on research of voice and swallowing disorders, including how reflux affects voice and swallowing. He is currently practicing at Anne Arundel ENT in Annapolis, MD

1990s

1999

Name:

Todd Nichols, MD — West Virginia University School of Medicine

Additional Information:

Dr. Nichols currently practices at EN&T Associates of Charleston, Inc., in Charleston, WV, with another WVU Alumni, Dr. Richard Lough, MD.
Name:

Joseph B. Touma, MD — West Virginia University School of Medicine

Additional Information:

Following residency Dr. Touma completed a fellowship in Neurotology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Touma currently practices with his father at the Touma Hearning Centers in Huntington, WV and Ashland, KY.

1998

Name:

Benjamin McGrew, MD — University of Arkansas

Additional Information:

Following residency, Dr. McGrew completed an Otology Fellowship at Vanderbilt University. Dr. McGrew is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Alabama, School of Medicine.
Name:

Huma Quraishi, MD — Mt. Sinai School of Medicine

Additional Information:

Following residency, Dr. Quraishi completed a Pediatric ENT Fellowship at Children's National Medical Center, in Washington, DC. Dr. Quraishi is currently the Director of the Pediatric Division at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital, which is part of the Hackensack UMC group, in Hackensack, NJ

1997

Name:

Brett Chaffin, MD — West Virginia University

Additional Information:

Following residency Dr. Chafin completed a Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Chafin is currently practicing at the Nemours Children's Specialty Care in Jacksonville, FL
Name:

Robert Owens, MD — Universityof Texas Medical Branch

Additional Information:

After completing his residency, Dr. Owens went on to complete a competitive two-year fellowship at the prestigious House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles. He then joined his father, Dr. Fred Owens who was also a WVU Alumni, in practice at the Owens Ear Center in Plano, TX

1996

Name:

J. David Garnett, MD — University of Virginia, School of Medicine

Additional Information:

After residency, Dr. Garnett completed a residency in Pathology at Fairfax Hospital before coming to WVU for his Otolaryngology Residency. Following residency, he completed a fellowship in Laryngology and Professional Voice at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville,
Name:

Richard Lough, MD — West Virginia University School of Medicine

Additional Information:

Dr. Lough currently lives and practices in Charleston, WV at EN&T Associates of Charleston, Inc., with another WVU Alumni Dr. Todd Nichols.

1995

Name:

Gregory Allen, MD — University of Arkansas

Additional Information:

Following residency, Dr. Allen completed a fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Allen is currently the Medical Director, Cleft Lip and Palate Team at the Children's Hospital of Colorado, and is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado.
Name:

Collie Shaw, MD — University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Additional Information:

Following his residency training, Dr. Shaw returned to Conway, AR to open the Central Arkansas Ear, Nose, and Throat Clinic, where he has practiced since.

1994

Name:

Rohit Bawa, MD — University of Cincinnati

Additional Information:

Currently, Dr. Bawa is in private practice in Richmond, Indiana, and has 5 additional satellite offices in Connersville, Rushville, New Castle, and Winchester, as well as one in Greenville, Ohio.
Name:

Neal Obermeyer, MD — Medical College of Ohio

Additional Information:

Following his residency training, Dr. Obermyer joined Southeastern Ohio Otolaryngology, where he remained until 2000. He currently is in private practice with Port Huron ENT, in Port Huron, MI.

1993

Name:

Michael Hurst, MD, DDS — West Virginia University School of Dentistry, Marshall University School of Medicine

Additional Information:

Following completion of his residency, Dr. Hurst joined the faculty at West Virginia University Department of Otolaryngology, where he remains today. Currently he is an Associate Professor and the Medical Director for Perioperative Services at West Virginia University Hospitals.
Name:

John Pickens, MD — East Tennessee State University

Additional Information:

Following completion of his Otolaryngology Residency, Dr. Pickens completed a mini-fellowship in endoscopic sinus surgery and facial plastic surgery with world-renowned surgeon Dr. Mark May, in Pittsbrugh, PA. He then went on to do an additional year of residency in Plastic and REconstructive Surgery at the University of Missouri in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1998 Dr. Pickens established Mountain Regional Ear, Nose and Throat, PA-Facial Plastic Surgery in Asheville, NC, where he continues to practice.

1992

Name:

Janet Griffin, MD — West Virginia University School of Medicine

Additional Information:

Dr. Griffin currently practices with Summit ENT in Akron, OH and is affiliated with Akron General Medical Center, Children's Hospital Medical Center, and Summa Akron City Hospital.
Name:

John Yun, MD — University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Additional Information:

Dr. Yun currently practices at Wolf & Yun, PSC, in Elizabethtown, KY.

1991

Name:

Robert Adham, MD — University of Virginia School of Medicine

Additional Information:

Dr. Adham currently practices at Ear Nose Throat Consultants of East Tennessee, in Maryville, TN
Name:

Bruce Jones, MD — West Virginia University School of Medicine

Additional Information:

Dr. Jones currently practices at Ear, Sinus & Allergy Center, PA in Valdese, NC.

1990

Name:

Joedy Daristotle, MD — Marshall University

Additional Information:

Dr. Daristotle is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at West Virginia University and practices at the Fairmont ENT Office.
Name:

Bennie Jarvis, MD — University of North Carolia at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Additional Information:

Dr. Jarvis is currently practicing with UNC Ear, Nose and Throat at Nash, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

1980s

1989

Name:

Kevin Weiss, MD — Louisiana State University Medical Center

Additional Information:

Dr. Weiss last practiced at Carolina Ear Nose & Throat in Gastonia, NC
Name:

Brian Wilson, MD — University of Nebraska College of Medicine

Additional Information:

Dr. Wilson currently practices with ENT and Face in Rock Hill, SC.

1988

Name:

Elizabeth Atkinson, MD — Medical College of Virginia

Additional Information:

After graduation, Dr. Atkinson spent 13 years in private practice in northern Virginia before relocating to Georgia. She has a special interest in nasal and sinus disorders, allergy and pediatric ear, nose and throat problems.
Name:

Jeffery Liudahl, MD — University of South Dakota

Additional Information:

Dr. Liudahl is currently practicing in Pierre, SD

1987

Name:

Michael Crawford, MD
Name:

Mark Maslov, MD

1986

Name:

Douglas McCorkle, MD
Name:

A. James Paine, Jr., MD

1985

Name:

John Collier, MD

1984

Name:

Jane Riester, MD
Name:

Thomas Ripp, MD

1983

Name:

Randall Weyrich, MD

1982

Name:

Edwin Boyd, MD
Name:

Dwight Grady, MD

1981

Name:

Paul Blair, MD
Name:

Austin Wallace, MD

1980

Name:

David Monson, MD
Name:

Samuel Witaker, MD

1970s

1979

Name:

Roger Anderson, MD
Name:

James Howell, MD — University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Additional Information:

Dr. Howell currently practices at Confluence Health in Wenatchee, WA

1978

Name:

George Snider, MD

Additional Information:

Dr. Snider currently practices at West Virginia University School of Medicine
Name:

John Wade, MD

1977

Name:

Robert Azar, MD
Name:

Jerry Lugger, MD

1976

Name:

Ole Renick, MD
Name:

Frederick Sporck, MD

1975

Name:

Erlan Duus, MD
Name:

John Loucks, MD

1974

Name:

Charles Haislip, MD
Name:

Roger Nichols, MD

Additional Information:

Dr. Nichols currently practices at Ear, Nose & Throat Associates in Charleston, WV

1973

Name:

Larry Dodd, MD — West Virginia University
Name:

Ronald Wilkinson, MD

1972

Name:

James Chicklo, MD
Name:

Anthony Oliverio, MD

1971

Name:

Phillip Andrews, MD
Name:

Phillip Mathias, MD

1970

Name:

Parke Avery, MD
Name:

Trevelyn Hall, MD

1960s

Name:

Fred Owens, MD