About the Department of Otolaryngology
Dedicated to Excellence
The Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of California, San Diego provides expert clinical care and highly specialized training, as well as leading ground-breaking, innovative discoveries for treatment of diseases and conditions of the ears, nose, throat, and head and neck.
Our faculty and team members provide nationally recognized clinical care across all subspecialties, including otology and neurotology-skull base surgery, head and neck surgical oncology, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, microvascular reconstruction, facial plastic & reconstructive surgery, facial nerve reconstruction, facial trauma, rhinology & anterior skull base, laryngology, sleep surgery, pediatric otolaryngology, as well as general otolaryngology.
We are leading innovation in the understanding and treatment of diseases of the head and neck, with our faculty leading over 25 active clinical trials, receiving $5M in annual grant funding, and publishing over 100 publications annually including high impact publications that define new ways to understand, diagnose, treat disorders including COVID 19, head and neck cancer, swallowing dysfunction, facial paralysis, hearing loss, inflammatory sinus disease, ear infections, trauma, and others.
Our trainees in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residency, subspecialty fellowships, and audiology integrate into our highly collaborative UC San Diego research and learning community, one of the highest impact biomedical research enterprises in the world located in San Diego, the third largest biotechnology hub in the US. As a result, many of our trainees go to become leading academic clinicians, investigators, and educators who lead within their chosen fields of expertise.
It is our commitment to provide expert clinical care, develop the practice changing new treatments of tomorrow, and train the leaders who will continue our journey to serve our local communities and patients across the world. We invite you to join us on this journey.
Training & Education
We provide access to state-of-the-art technology and learning opportunities
Improving Health Care
Stay up-to-date with news in our department including our new facilities, expansion of our faculty, and new opportunities to create programs that will improve health care delivery to our community.
Patient Care
Our ENT care is ranked #21 in the nation by US News & World Report. At UC San Diego Health, a patient can find top quality ear, nose and throat care that you won't find anywhere else.