Our Faculty

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Heather Herrington, MD

Chief, Division of Otolaryngology
Fellowship: Pediatric Otolaryngology, Boston Children's Hospital
Residency: University of Vermont Medical Center
Medical School: Oregon Health & Sciences University
Clinical Interests: Cochlear Implantation, Advanced Pediatric Airway Management.

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Mirabelle Sajisevi, MD

Residency Program Director
Fellowship: Advanced Head and Neck Oncologic and Reconstructive Surgery, Mayo Clinic
Residency: Duke University Medical Center
Medical School: University of Buffalo
Clinical Interests: Head and Neck Cancer and Reconstruction, Endocrine Surgery and Robotic Surgery of the Head and Neck.

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William Brundage, MD

Residency: University of Vermont Medical Center
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson Medical School
Clinical Interests: Head and Neck Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, Otology.

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Richard Hubbell, MD

Fellowship: Pediatric Otolaryngology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Residency: University of Vermont Medical Center
Medical School: University of Vermont
Clinical Interests: Early identification and treatment of children with hearing loss.

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George Kurien, MD

Fellowship: Neurotology, University of Toronto
Residency: University of Alberta
Medical School: University of Alberta
Clinical Interests: Cochlear implantation, chronic ear disease, and skull base surgery.

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Carolyn Orgain, MD

Fellowship: Sydney Rhinology & Skull Base Program, Sydney, Australia
Residency: University of California, Irvine
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
Clinical Interests: Sinusitis, skull base surgery.

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Erin Ostby, MD

Fellowship: Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of Miami
Residency: Loma Linda University
Medical School: University of Nevada School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Rhinoplasty, cosmetic facial surgery, facial trauma reconstruction, skin cancer reconstruction, and injectable neuromodulators and fillers.

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Tamara Rimash, MD

Fellowship: Rhinology, Lahey Clinic
Residency: University of Vermont Medical Center
Medical School: University of New Mexico
Clinical Interests: Inflammatory sinusitis, nasal polyps and nasal obstruction.

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Damon Silverman, MD

Fellowship: Laryngology & Voice, Vanderbilt University
Residency: Cleveland Clinic
Medical School: University of California, Davis
Clinical Interests: Voice disorders, diseases of the larynx, and thyroid and parathyroid surgery.

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Dan Gerges, MD

Fellowship:Pediatric Otolaryngology at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburg
Residency: University of Vermont Medical Center
Medical School:  Tufts University School of Medicine

Clinical Interests:  Pediatric Otolaryngology, Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery, Pediatric Airway Surgery, Otology, Rhinology