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 and Chief
Division of Otolaryngology
Associate Program Director
  • Laryngology
  • Residency at UCLA
  • Fellowship at National Institutes of Health

Joseph Goodman, MD
Associate Professor

  • Head and Neck Surgery and Microvascular Reconstruction
  • Residency at George Washington University
  • Fellowship at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
  • Former Major in the United States Army Medical Corps (active duty)
Arjun Joshi, MD
Professor
Director, Head and Neck Oncology
  • 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)
Tom Shokri, MD
Assistant Professor
  • Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  • Residency at Pennsylvania State University
  • Fellowship at Baylor All Saints Medical Center
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)
Sheila Stager, PhD
Director of Research
  • Voice Scientist
  • Masters in Speech Language Pathology, Purdue University
  • Ph. D. from University of Texas at Dallas
Punam Thakkar, MD
Assistant Professor
  • Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction
  • Residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center
  • Fellowship at University of Pennsylvania Head and Neck Oncology & Microvascular Reconstruction
Thomas Troost, MD, PhD
Associate Clinical Professor
  • General Otolaryngology
  • Sinus, Sleep and Voice Disorders
  • Residency at Georgetown University
Neelima Tummala, MD
Assistant Professor
  • General Otolaryngology
  • Residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Philip E. Zapanta, MD
Associate Professor
Program Director 
  • Otolaryngologic Allergy, Sinus Disorders and Sleep Surgery
  • Residency at The George Washington University
  • Medical Education Fellowship at The George Washington University
  • Colonel in the United States Army Reserves Medical Corps
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
Alexandria Espinel, MD
Assistant Professor
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology
  • Residency at George Washington University
  • Fellowship at Children’s National Health System, DC
Lyuba Gitman, MD
Assistant Professor
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology
  • Residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center
  • Fellowship at Children’s National Health System, DC
Claire Lawlor, MD
Assistant Professor
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology
  • Residency at Tulane University
  • Fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital
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
Brian Driscoll, MD
Attending Staff Physician
  • Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  • Residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital
  • Fellowship at University of Michigan
Liesl Nottingham, MD
Attending Staff Physician 
  • Residency at Vanderbilt University
Duane Taylor, MD
Attending Staff Physician
  • Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  • Residency at Los Angeles County King/Drew Medical Center
  • Fellowship with Clyde Litton MD, DDS, Washington, D.C.
Kaiser Mid-Atlantic Permanente Group
Deborah Cheung, MD
Attending Staff Physician
  • Residency at Kaiser Foundation Medical Center
Elena Daniel, MD
Attending Staff Physician
  • Residency at Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Mary Gorman, MD
Attending Staff Physician
  • Residency at The University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Anthony Morton, MD
Attending Staff Physician
  • Residency at National Naval Medical Center
Leslie Nurse, MD
Attending Staff Physician
  • Rhinology and Anterior Skull Base Surgery
  • Residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center
  • Fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Greg Sater, MD
Attending Staff Physician
  • Residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Eric Sklarew, MD
Attending Staff Physician
  • Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  • Residency at The University of Maryland Medical Center
  • Fellowship at Indiana University Hospitals
Mark Terris, MD
Residency Site Director
  • Head and Neck Endocrine Surgery
  • Residency at The University of California at San Francisco Medical Center
Vivian Tran, MD
Attending Staff Physician
  • Residency at University of Minnesota Hospital