Faculty

OTO Program Faculty

From Left to Right:  Top Row: J. Goodman MD, A. Monfared MD, Middle Row: N. Tummala MD, T. Troost MD, PhD, A. Singh MD, A. Joshi MD, Bottom Row: P. Thakkar MD, S. Bielamowicz MD, P. Zapanta MD

The George Washington University
Steven Bielamowicz, MD
Professor
  • Laryngology
  • Residency at UCLA
  • Fellowship at National Institutes of Health
Adam Thompson Harvey, MD 
Assistant Professor
  • Skull Base Surgery and Neurotology
  • Residency at Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Fellowship at University of Virginia in Otology, Neurotology, and Lateral Skull Base Surgery
  • Medical Student Clerkship Director
Arjun Joshi, MD
Professor
Director, Head and Neck Oncology
Division Chief of Otolaryngology 
  • Head and Neck Surgery and Microvascular Reconstruction
  • Residency at The George Washington University
  • Fellowship at The University of Alberta
Ashkan Monfared, MD
Professor
  • Skull Base Surgery and Neurotology
  • Residency at Stanford University
  • Fellowship at Stanford University
Armando Retana, MD, DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Facial Plastic Surgery
  • Residency (General Surgery and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) at the University of Florida Health Center
  • General Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship (Tulsa, OK)
Ameet Singh, MD
Professor
Director of Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery
  • Rhinology and Anterior Skull Base Surgery
  • Residency at the University of Rochester
  • Fellowship at Cornell University
Adam Singleton, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
  • Facial Plastic Surgery
  • Residency at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
  • Fellowship at The Maas Clinic (San Francisco, CA)
Cody Smith, MD 
Assistant Professor
  • General Otolaryngology
  • Residency at Mayo Clinic
  • Assistant Program Director
Sheila Stager, PhD
Director of Research
  • Voice Scientist
  • Masters in Speech Language Pathology, Purdue University
  • Ph. D. from University of Texas at Dallas
Nizar Tejani, MD
Assistant Professor
  • Laryngology
  • Residency at LSU Health Shreveport
  • Fellowship at Augusta Health/Medical College of Georgia- Laryngology
Punam Thakkar, MD
Associate Professor
Program Director
Medical Student Clerkship Director
  • Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction
  • Residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center
  • Fellowship at University of Pennsylvania Head and Neck Oncology & Microvascular Reconstruction
Childrens National Health System
George H. Zalzal, MD
Professor and Chairman of Otolaryngology at CNMC 
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology
  • Residency at American University of Beirut
  • Fellowship at University of Cincinnati
Nancy Bauman, MD
Professor 
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology
  • Residency at University of Iowa Hospitals
  • Fellowship at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Samantha Allen, MD
Assistant Professor
 
Alexandria Espinel, MD
Assistant Professor
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology
  • Residency at George Washington University
  • Fellowship at Children’s National Health System, DC
Pamela Mudd, MD
Assistant Professor
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology
  • Residency at University of Colorado Health Science Center
  • Fellowship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Maria T. Pena, MD
Associate Professor 
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology
  • Residency at State University of New York, Buffalo
  • Fellowship at CNMC
Diego Preciado, MD, PhD
Professor
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology
  • Residency at University of Minnesota
  • Fellowship at University of Cincinnati
Brian Reilly, MD
Assistant Professor
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology
  • Residency at Northwestern University
  • Fellowship at Children's Hospital Boston
Rahul K. Shah, MD
Associate Professor
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology
  • Residency at Tufts/NEMC
  • Fellowship at Children's Hospital Boston
Holy Cross Hospital/Suburban Hospital
Valerie Asher, MD
Attending Staff Physician 
  • Residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital .
David Bianchi, MD
Residency Site Director
  • Residency at National Naval Medical Center
Liesl Nottingham, MD
Attending Staff Physician 
  • Residency at Vanderbilt University
Kaiser Mid-Atlantic Permanente Group
Leslie Nurse, MD
Attending Staff Physician
  • Rhinology and Anterior Skull Base Surgery
  • Residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center
  • Fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Mark Terris, MD
Residency Site Director
  • Head and Neck Endocrine Surgery
  • Residency at The University of California at San Francisco Medical Center