Expanding Knowledge | Distinguished Legacy
More than 100 years of history of conducting research, treating patients, and educating the next generation of otolaryngologists.
Our Mission
As experts in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, we are driven to achieve optimal health for every patient. We serve with excellence through collaboration, innovation, education, and honoring the dignity of the individual.
Through clinical experience, research, and didactic lectures we strive to increase knowledge of otolaryngic disorders and their treatments for students and residents at all levels of training.
Whether you have sinus problems, hearing loss, or thyroid disease, our otolaryngologists at the University of Minnesota offer the latest in comprehensive care for diseases and conditions of the ear, nose, and throat.
Our researchers are working to develop new and innovative approaches to the prevention and treatment of a full range of ENT conditions.
Department Chair - Samir Khariwala, MD, MS
Welcome to the Department of Otolaryngology. In addition to serving as a pioneer in many areas of modern Otolaryngology, our program is a national leader in clinical care, research excellence and the education of residents, fellows and medical students. We hope you will take the opportunity to learn more about our outstanding faculty and the exciting research being conducted in our Department as you navigate this website. In addition, we are passionate about training a talented and diverse group of residents and fellows to prepare them for the next steps in their careers.
March 20th, 2026
The Department of Otolaryngology is proud to welcome our new residency class! Meet our 2031 class: Adam Bergh from Creighton University School of Medicine, Jarod Karom from Ohio State University College of Medicine, Valentina Montanez Azcarate from Universidad del Valle Escuela de Medcina - Cali, Colombia, Aanish Puri from the University of Minnesota Medical School, and John Rustad from the Robert Larner, MD, College of Medicine at the University of Vermont.
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July 20th, 2026
Neal Godse, MD & Ashok Jethwa, MD
Following a hunch into new research territory
June 3rd, 2026
Stephanie Misono, MD, MPH
Department of Otolaryngology makes history with new cochlear implant milestone
May 1st, 2026
Tina Huang, MD & Benjamin Ostrander, MD