UW otolaryngology residents have put together this packet to share our clinical & research projects

Please reach out to any of us with any questions!

Kaitlyn Zenner, MD – PGY 4/Research Year 2/2 kzenner@uw.eduHometown – Clear Lake, IAEducation – University of Iowa (BS/MD)Research – Molecular genetics, vascular anomalies, pediatric otolaryngology• Genetic mapping of somatic mutations in vascular anomalies • Single cell RNA sequencing of vascular anomaly tissues• Genotype/phenotype analysis of arteriovenous malformations

Research Residents – Profiles University of Washington 2019-2020

Joseph Bellairs, MD – PGY 3/Research Year 1/2 jabellai@uw.eduHometown – Minneapolis, MNEducation – Colby College (BA), University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (MD)Research – Translational research, preclinical basic science research, head and neck cancer, pediatric otolaryngology• Ototoxicity and otoprotection mechanisms in zebrafish lateral line• Treatment outcomes in head and neck cancer patients

Neeraja Konuthula, MD – PGY 3/Research Year neerajak@uw.eduHometown – Old Bridge, NJEducation – Univ. of Pennsylvania (BSE), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (MD)Research – 3D surgical planning, image segmentation, outcomes research• Creation of semantic skull base atlas• Automated surgical planning for skull base surgery

Austin Lam, MD – PGY 3/Research Year auslam@uw.eduHometown – Atlanta, GeorgiaEducation – Univ. of South Carolina (BS), Emory University School of Medicine (MD)Research – Translational research, airway malformations, head & neck oncology, head & neck imaging, pediatric otolaryngology• Genotype-phenotype correlation of tracheal cartilage malformations• Evaluation of airway obstruction using dynamic 4D-CT• Ultrasound imaging to diagnose tracheal cartilage malformations

Grace Wandell, MD MS – PGY 3/Research Year gwandell@uw.eduHometown – Seattle, WAEducation – Wake Forest Univ. (BS),Karolinska Institute (MS), Univ. of Washington (MD)Research – Clinical outcomes, medical informatics, machine learning, underserved health• Validating a machine learning voice analyzer to screen for laryngeal masses• Measuring pediatric Latinx family satisfaction of a Spanish oto clinic• Assessing trainee contributions to clinic on attending EMR productivity• Survival outcomes in invasive fungal sinusitis

Thomas Chung MD MA – PGY 6/R5 tkchung@uw.eduHometown – Lincroft, NJEducation – UC Berkeley (BA), Columbia University (MA), Univ. of Cincinnati (MD)Research – Multi-institutional database analysis, laryngology, peds, sleep surgery• Quantifying the effects of laryngology intervention and work productivity• Measuring the effects of sleep surgery• Measuring the effects of new technologies in surgery

Alex Harbison MD MS – PGY 7/R5 harbison@uw.eduHometown – Colorado Springs, COEducation – Univ. of Denver (BS), Univ. of Colorado (MD), Univ. of Washington (MS)Research – Translational head and neck cancer research, immunometabolism• Oxidative phosphorylation and NFE2L2: Where tumor metabolism meets precision

oncology

Craig Miller MD – PGY 6/R5 craigmil@uw.eduHometown – Phoenix, AZEducation – Emory University (BS), University of Arizona (MD)Research – Rhinology, endoscopic skull base, outcomes, pediatric sleep apnea• Utility of a velopharyngeal insufficiency animation tool for patient anxiety• Novel approaches to frontal sinus mucoceles• Improvement in pain control following sinus surgery

Hometown – Fort Collins, COEducation – University of Pennsylvania (BA), University of Michigan (MD/MS)Research – Facial plastics trauma & reconstruction, orbital fractures• Orbital fracture treatment guidelines from ocular movement measurements• Building a large retrospective database of orbital fracture patients• Exploring gender disparities in surgical training

Sarah Akkina, MD MS – PGY 5/R4 sakkina@uw.edu

Sebastian Jara, MD – PGY 6/R4 jara@uw.eduHometown – Boston, MAEducation – Tufts Biochemistry (BS), Johns Hopkins (MD), Univ. of Washington (MPH)Research – Clinical epidemiology & outcomes research, sleep apnea• Long-term association between sleep apnea and cancer in veterans• Risk factors for taste deficits following sleep surgery• Barriers to pediatric hearing loss identification in a rural Honduran hospital

Sharat Raju, MD – PGY 5/R4 sraju@uw.eduHometown – San Jose, CAEducation – Dartmouth College (BA), University of California San Diego (MD)Research – Mobile diagnostics, machine learning, translational head/neck oncology• Middle ear effusion detection with smartphones• Deep learning techniques to classify vascular anomalies• Phase I clinical trial of neoadjuvant AZD1775 in H&N squamous cell carcinoma

Clinical Residents – Profiles University of Washington 2019-2020

Manny Jáuregui, MD – PGY 4/R3 emjaureg@uw.eduHometown – Manteca, CAEducation – UC Berkeley (BA), UCSF (MD)Research – Vestibular hair cell regeneration, neurobiology, pediatric otolaryngology • Vestibular hair cell regeneration in animal models• Behavior trees applied to post-thyroidectomy clinical pathways• Interarytenoid injection as a predictor of suture augmentation outcomes• Laryngotracheoesophageal cleft management

Harrison Cash, MD – PGY 4/R3 hcash@uw.eduHometown – Auburn, OHEducation – University of Toledo (BS), University of Cincinnati (MS), Case Western (MD)Research – Head & Neck cancer, tumor immunology, immunotherapy• Development of multivalent vaccine for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma• Advances in multimodality therapy for head and neck cancer• Patterns of diagnosis and treatment for prenatal consultation for EXIT procedures

Hannan Qureshi, MD – PGY 5/R3 hannanaq@uw.eduHometown – Marzietta, GAEducation – Northwestern Economics (BA), Northwestern Univ Feinberg SOM (MD)Research – Translational/basic science head & neck cancer, immunotherapy• Tumor infiltrating lymphocyte therapy in head/neck squamous cell carcinoma

(HNSCCa)• Understanding the tumor microenvironment in HNSCCa

Anisha Noble, MD MS – PGY 4/R3 noble1@uw.eduHometown – Chappaqua, NY | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Cleveland, Ohio Education – NYU (BA), Case Western Reserve University (MS, MD)Research – Pediatric otolaryngology, head & neck cancer, head & neck reconstruction • Development of hearing quality and speech perception in infants and children• “Cochlear View” imaging in infants / children with cochlear implants• Fibular cutting prototype for free-flap reconstruction• Regional failure in head & neck cancer, risk of recurrence post-radiation

Allison Ikeda, MD – PGY 2/R2 aki3@uw.eduHometown – Seattle, WAEducation – Whitman College (BA), Emory School of Medicine (MD)Research – Clinical epidemiology/outcomes research, reconstructive surgery• Clinical outcomes in sleep medicine

Eve Champaloux, MD, PhD – PGY 2/R2 echamp@uw.eduHometown – Potsdam, NYEducation – University of Rochester (BS), University of Virginia (MD, PhD)Research – Dopamine and reward pathways

Clinical Residents – Profiles University of Washington 2019-2020

Clinical Residents – Profiles University of Washington 2019-2020

Jake Brady, MD – PGY 2/R2 jsbrady@uw.eduHometown – Philadelphia, PAEducation – Vanderbilt University (BS), Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (MD)Research – Head/neck oncology, reconstructive surgery, outcomes research• Epigenetics and tumor microenvironment in smokers/non-smokers with oral SCCa• Effects of diet on young non-smokers with SCCa• Anesthetic effect on surgical outcome and recurrence in free flap recon for HNSCCa

Sherise Epstein, MD, MPH – PGY 2/R2 sherise@uw.eduHometown – Airville, PAEducation – University of Pennsylvania (BA), Harvard (MPH), UC San Diego (MD)Research – Health services, social epidemiology, surgical ergonomics• Fireworks legislation and the incidence of severe fireworks-related injuries in WA• Deaf cultural humility• Educational outcomes/service utilization among deaf and hard of hearing children

Nada Ali, MD – PGY 1/R1 nadaali@uw.eduHometown – Saint Louis, MO | Atbara, SudanEducation – Princeton University (BA), Northwestern University (MD)Research – Global health

Cassie Pan, MD – PGY 1/R1 cpan1@uw.eduHometown – Houston, TXEducation – Yale University (BS, MD)Research – Head and neck oncology, translational research

Hometown – Neptune, NJEducation – Rutgers University (BA), New York University School of Medicine (MD)Research – Head and neck cancer biology/genomics, medical education, quality improvement• Institutional differences in USMLE Step 1 and 2 CK performance• Medical student’s residency decision influence on perceived value of basic science

Ricardo Pulido, MD – PGY 1/R1 rwp251@uw.edu

Peiran Zhou, MD, PhD – PGY 1/R1 peiran@uw.edu

Hometown – Chengdu, ChinaEducation – Sichuan University (BE), University of Washington (MSE, PhD, MD)Research – Clinical outcomes, environmental health