Otolaryngology Faculty

Joseph A. Califano, III, MD

Interim Chair, Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Professor and Iris and Matthew Strauss Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Head and Neck Surgery

Director, Hanna and Mark Gleiberman Head and Neck Cancer Center

Jeffrey P. Harris, MD, PhD, FACS

Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology and Neurological Surgery

Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Rick A. Friedman, MD, PhD

Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgey

Vice Chief, Department of Otolaryngology

Director, Acoustic Neuroma Program

Kevin T. Brumund, MD, FACS

Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery

Daniel Cates, MD

Associate Professor of Otolarngology/Head and Neck Surgey

Center for Airway, Voice, and Swallowing

Charles Coffey, MD

Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Chief of Oto-HNS, UCSD Health

Chief of Head & Neck Surgery, VA San Diego

Adam DeConde, MD

Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Rhinology and Interior Skull-Base Surgery

Sapideh Gilani, MD, FACS

Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgey

Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Jacqueline Greene, MD

Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery 

Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Theresa Guo, MD, FACS

Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery

Daniel A. Hammer, DDS, FACD
Voluntary Assistant Clinical Professor

David Hom, MD

Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Jacob Husseman, MD
Associate Physician of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Elina Kari, MD

Associate Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Otology, Neurotology Skull-Base Surgery

Paul Schalch Lepe, MD, FACS
General Otolaryngology, Sinus & Rhinology
Sleep Medicine

Akihiro Matsuoka, MD, PhD, DMSc, FACS

Associate Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Director, Balance and Vestibular Program

Otology-Neurotology Skull-Base Surgery

Quyen T. Nguyen, MD, PhD

Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery and Pharmacology

Director, Fellowship Program

Otology-Neurotology & Skull Base Surgery

Director, Facial Nerve Center

Jesse Qualliotine, MD

Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery

Andrew Vahabzadeh-Hagh, MD

Associate Professor of Otolarngology/Head and Neck Surgey

Center for Airway, Voice, and Swallowing

Deborah Watson, MD, FACS

Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Residency Program Director

Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Philip Weissbrod, MD

Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Director, Center for Airway, Voice and Swallowing

Carol Yan, MD, FACS

Associate Professor of Otolaryngology

Rhinology & Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery

Matthew Brigger, MD, MPH

Professor and Division Chief, Pediatric Otolaryngology 

Director, Center for Pediatric Aerodigestive Disorders and Airway Surgery

Daniela Carvalho, MD, MMM

Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Director of Rady’s Hearing and Cochlear Implant Program

Medical Director of Surgical Services, RCHSD

Tina Friesen, MD

Associate Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Pediatric Otolaryngology

Wen Jiang, MD

Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Pediatric Otolaryngology

Shelby C. Leuin, MD, FACS

Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Pediatric Otolaryngology

Fellowship Program Director

Anthony E. Magit, MD, MPH, FAAP

Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Pediatric Otolaryngology

Erika Zettner, PhD, CCC-A

Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Co-Director, AuD Program

Meghann (Kyle) Greear, Au.D, CCC-A
Senior Audiologist

Genevieve Harris, MA CCC-A
Senior Audiologist

Meghan Spriggs, AuD, CCC-A
Senior Audiologist

Joyce Tsang, Au.D, CCC-A
Senior Audiologist

Deborah Wian, MA, CCC-A
Senior Audiologist

Liza S. Blumenfeld, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Speech-Language Pathologist

Kristen Linnemeyer, MA, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist

Erin H. Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP, IBCLC
Speech-Language Pathologist

Royce Clifford, MD, MPH
Research Scientist

Elizabeth M. Keithley, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Surgery
Auditory Research

Arwa Kurabi

Assistant Project Scientist

Department of Otolaryngology

Uri Manor, PhD
Assistant Adjunct Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgey

Rutherford Ongkeko, MD, PhD
Associate Adjunct Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Allen F. Ryan, PhD

Professor Emeritus of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Professor of Neurosciences

Auditory Research

Robert A. Weisman, MD, FACS
Professor Emeritus of Surgery
Director, Head and Neck Oncology
Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery