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CURRICULUM VITAE

Valerie A. Flanary MD
Director, Professor
Department of Otolaryngology
Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Children’s Wisconsin - Specialty Clinics Building
8915 W Connell Court
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
09/1981 - 06/1985 B.S. University of Illinois
09/1995 - 06/1989 M.D. University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Urbana, Illinois

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
3 - Present day conference focused on core competencies and skills needed for academic success
07/1989 - 06/1990 Internship, General Surgery
07/1990 - 06/1994 Resident, Otolaryngology
07/1994 - 06/1995 Fellowship, Pediatric Otolaryngology
12/1999 - Present AAMC Workshop for Junior Women Faculty
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Milwaukee, WI
Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
07/1995 - 2006 Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
07/2006 - 2018 Associate Professor, Otolaryngology
07/2018 - Present Professor, Otolaryngology
01/2021 - Present Director, Racial Equity and Inclusion
Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee WI
Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
07/1995 - 07/1996 Coordinator Bronchoesophagology Conference
09/2003 - 2004 Assistant Medical Student Clerkship Director
09/2009 - 2014 Coordinator, Pediatric Resident Otolaryngology Core Curriculum
06/2017 - Present Developer, Ear and Laryngeal Models, Otolaryngology
01/2019 - Present Co-Developer, OTO911 Bootcamp
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Lecture Series
Simulation
Course
One hour multidisciplinary conference for members of medical staff

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
725 - Present American Ave, Waukesha, WI 53188
945 - Present N. 12th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233
07/1995 - Present Froedtert Memorial Hospital - Courtesy
07/1995 - Present Children's Hospital of Wisconsin- Active
07/1995 - 2012 Saint Joseph's Hospital - Courtesy
07/1995 - 2014 Sinai-Samaritan Hospital - Courtesy
07/2000 - 2014 Waukesha Memorial Hospital -Courtesy
5000 - Present W. Chambers, Milwaukee, WI 53210
9000 - Present W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226
9200 - Present W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Wisconsin
#31763
11/01/99
10/31/2001
05/1985 Robert A. Waller Scholar, University of Illinois
None
07/1988 Martin Luther King Scholar, University of Illinois
None
08/1996 Med Prep Service Recognition Award
None
Awarded by Med Prep Program, University of
None
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, for Services
None
In student education
None
08/2009-10 MCW Outstanding Faculty Service Award
None
08/2021-23 MCW Outstanding Faculty Service Award
None
08/2009-21,24 Best Doctors in America
None
09/2010 Honor Award
None
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
None
2020,2022 Nominated, Herbert Nickens Award, AAMC
None
10/2019 Committee Excellence Award, General Otolaryngology Committee, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
None
12/2022 ASPO Superstar Award
None
01/2022,23 Castle Connolly Top Doc
None
05/2022 Elected, Faculty, AOA Medical Honor Society
None
01/2023 Vice Presidential Citation Award Recipient, Triological Society
None
01/2023 Selected, Grand Marshal, Resident Bowl
None
Triological Society
None
03/2023 Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine Recognition
None
06/2023 Distinguished Service Award
None
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
None
06/2023 Thomas Kidder Faculty Mentor Award
None
MCW Department of Otolaryngology
None
10/2023 Pediatric Clerkship Outstanding Pediatric Teacher of Medical Students Among non-Department of Pediatrics Departments/Honorary Pediatrician Award
None
01/2024 Castle Connolly Exceptional Black Doctor's Recognition
None
01/2024 M Magazine Top Doc
None
Membership in Professional and Honorary Societies
None
Medical/Professional Societies
None
1994 Cream City Medical Society
None
1995 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Hea and Neck Surgery
None
1999 National Medical Society
None
1999 Milwaukee Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
None
1999 Society of Ear, Nose, and Throat Doctors for the Advancement of the Study of Diseases in Children
None
2000 Fellow, American College of Surgeons
None
2001 American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology
None
2001 Society of University Otolaryngologists
None
2003 Fellow, Triological Society
None
2022 Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Faculty Inductee
None
Awards, Honors:
None
    

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
1 - Present hour quarterly didactic/lecture on topics in pediatric otolaryngology
1 - Present hour lecture, "Use of laser in airway"
1 - Present hour monthly conference on topics in pediatric otolaryngology
1 - Present Cultural Competency Videos
2 - Present CME credits
2 - Present hour lecture on ENT problems to resident, instruction in clinical exam
3 - Present hour Wet Lab Instructor
3 - Present hour course teaching medical students the art of head and neck examination
3 - Present Instructor, Physician Assistant Student, Marquette University, 07/2003
10/27/4 - Present "Tonsil and adenoid Disease"
4 - Present Instructor, Nurse practitioner student 2005
5 - Present "The Draining Ear, " Northshore Pediatrics. 1/2005
6 - Present "Management of Pharyngitis, " St. Mary's Pediatric Group. 2/2005
6 - Present week mentorship to minority students including lecture, clinic and operative experience
03/8 - Present " Tonsil and Adenoid Disease"
09/8 - 2010 Subcommittee on Planning
09/8 - Present "Hearing Disorders"
07/9 - 2011 Member, Cream City Medical Society Partnership with Milwaukee Academy of Sciences Mentorship Committee
07/9 - 2011 Faculty Benefits Committee, Secretary
05/10 - 05/13 Membership Committee, ASPO
09/10 - Present "Otitis Media"
09/10 - 09/2016 Chairman, Awards Committee
09/10 - 2016 Communications Committee
09/10 - 2011 Governance Task Force
09/10 - Present Faculty and Staff Gift Giving Committee
09/11 - 2012 2015
09/11 - 2015 Member, Diversity Committee, American Academy of
09/11 - Present "Tonsil and Adenoid Disease"
06/23 - 06/24 Professionalism Coach, Medical Student
07/1994 - Present Instructor, Apprenticeship in Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, (AIM)
07/1995 - 1997 Instructor, Senior Medical student conference
07/1995 - 1997 Instructor, M-2 Introduction to Medicine/Introduction to Clinical Examination (ICE)
07/1995 - Present Instructor, Resident Otolaryngology conference
07/1995 - Present Invited Keynote Address -"Succeeding as a minority physician" MCW Apprenticeship in Medicine Graduation
07/1995 - 2010 Instructor, Med Prep Program, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
10/1995 - 10/2007 Instructor, Bronchoscopy Course Medical College of Wisconsin
1995 - 2000 Attending, Trach/Vent Clinic
1995 - Present Attending, Weekly ward rounds
1995 - Present Attending Staff, Weekly ward teaching rounds
01/1996 - 1997 Instructor, Second Year Medical Students Head and Neck Exam
07/1996 - 06/1999 Women's Faculty Council
07/1996 - 07/2001 Instructor, First Year Pediatric Residents
1996 - 1997 Attending, Feeding and Swallow Disorders
07/1997 - Present Mentor, AIM program
07/1998 - Present Resident Applicant Interviewer
07/1998 - 07/2012 Compensation Committee (Co-chair 10/2011-2012)
07/1998 - 08/1998 AIM Student six weeks
07/1999 - 2005 Academic Standing Committee
07/1999 - 08/1999 AIM Student six weeks
01/2000 - 01/2003 Pediatric Otolaryngology Committee
07/2000 - 2002 Kevin Harris, Jr. MD Otolaryngology Resident
07/2000 - 07/2004 Intellectual Properties Committee
07/2000 - 08/2000 AIM Student six weeks
10/2000 - 2006 Disciplinary Action Review Committee
01/2001 - 07/2003 Membership Committee
02/2002 - 2003 MCW LCME Institutional Student Focused Self-Study Committee
09/2002 - 2020 Member, Sleep Disorders Committee
2002 - 2003 Anthony Rieder, MD Otolaryngology Resident
2002 - 2003 Rebecca Duke, MD Otolaryngology Resident
02/2003 - 2005 Medical Student Admissions Committee Invited Interviewer
05/2003 - 2007 Member, Service Standards Committee
2003 - Present Attending, Obesity Clinic
2003 - Present Jeffery Tseng, MD Otolaryngology Resident
10/2004 - 2005 Family Advisory Committee
2004 - Present Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
2004 - Present International Journal of Pediatric Otolaryngology
2004 - Present Cecille Sulman, Junior Faculty Scholar application
2004 - Present Erika King, MD Otolaryngology Resident
07/2005 - 08/2005 AIM Student six weeks
07/2005 - 2009 Sleep Disorders Committee
07/2005 - 2007 Operating Room Products Committee
10/2005 - Present "Head and Neck Masses"
11/2005 - Present Grand Rounds, Children's Hospital Pediatric Residents
02/2006 - Present "Hearing Loss in Pediatric Patients"
07/2006 - 2010 Subcommittee on Ethics
10/2006 - Present " Tonsil and Adenoid Diseases"
11/2006 - Present " Pediatric Sinusitis"
03/2007 - Present " Otitis Media"
2007 - 2009 LEAN Committee
2007 - Present Nima Shemirani, MD Otolaryngology Resident
2008 - 2009 CPR Peer Review Committee
07/2009 - Present Instructor, Junior Medical student Outpatient Clinic Rotation
2009 - 2010 Children's Hospital Parliamentary Committee
2010 - 2019 Coordinator, CHW Pediatric Residency Coordinator for
05/2011 - 2014 Women's Faculty Council, Secretary
05/2011 - Present Member, Pediatric Otolaryngology Search Committee
05/2011 - Present Member, Blue Oceans Committee, Department of Otolaryngology
2011 - Present Founding Member, Women in Otolaryngology Section
01/2012 - 06/2012 Member, Search Committee, Chair of Department of Pediatrics
2012 - Present Laryngoscope
2013 - Present Member, Editorial Board, Frontiers Journal
2013 - 2015 Lead, Quality Officer, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology
07/2014 - 2021 Clinical Apprenticeship Mentor, M1-2 Students
2014 - Present "Jeopardy Hearing loss"
2014 - Present "Craniofacial Anomalies"
2014 - Present Sharon Schroeder, APNP. Management of Epistaxis. Winner
2014 - 2015 Preceptor, Clinical Apprenticeship Program
09/2015 - 2018 Member, Ex-Aficio, Executive Board, AAOHNS
09/2015 - 2018 Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
2015 - Present "Neonatal respiratory compromise and stridor"
2015 - 2016 Preceptor, Clinical Apprenticeship Program
2015 - 2018 Pathways Scholar Mentor and Project Mentor
2015 - Present "Sensorineural Hearing Loss"
2015 - Present Minka Schofield, MD, Faculty, Ohio State University
2015 - Present Erynne Faucette, MD, Faculty, Phoenix Children's Hospital
2015 - Present Sharon Schroeder, APNP. Poster Presentation. Pediatric Facial Trauma, Scars Seen and Not Seen
2016 - Present Jessica Southwood PGY 4
2016 - Present Kevin Casey, PGY 3
2016 - Present Carlie Arubin
2016 - Present Madia Rusillo, MS4
2016 - Present "Tonsil jeopardy"
2016 - Present Pathways Scholar Mentor and Project Mentor
2016 - 2017 Preceptor, Clinical Apprenticeship Program
2016 - Present "Hearing Loss Syndromes"
2016 - Present Clinical Practice Guidelines for Tonsillectomy
03/2017 - Present Long Range Planning Committee ASPO
03/2017 - Present Diversity Champion, SUO
03/2017 - Present Member, WIO Strategic Planning Task Force
04/2017 - Present Physician Wellness Taskforce, AAOHNS
07/2017 - 08/2017 AIM Student six weeks
07/2017 - Present Creation of 3D ear model and laryngeal model
08/2017 - Present Strategic Planning Committee, AAOHNS
09/2017 - 2018 Member, Nominating Committee
2017 - Present "Jeopardy Genetic Syndromes
2017 - Present Stacie Gregory, PGY6
2017 - Present Ahmed Sadek, MS4
2017 - Present Implicit Bias
2017 - Present "Craniofacial Syndromes"
2017 - 2018 Preceptor, Clinical Apprenticeship Program
01/2018 - Present Member, National Nominating Committee, Triological Society
05/2018 - 2020 Member, Membership Committee, ASPO
07/2018 - 08/2018 AIM Student six weeks
09/2018 - 2019 Member, Faculty Career Development Committee
10/2018 - 2024 Education Committee, AAOHNS
10/2018 - 2020 Program Committee, AAOHNS
10/2018 - 2022 Elected, Board, AAOHNS, Academic Director at Large
10/2018 - 2022 Audit Committee, AAOHNS
2018 - 2019 Preceptor, Clinical Apprenticeship Program
2018 - Present Hillary Newsome, PGY 3
01/2019 - Present Poster Judge, Middle Section, Triological Society
01/2019 - Present Chair, Search Committee, AAOHNS, Research Coordinator
05/2019 - Present Panelist, Imposter Syndrome, Medical College of Wisconsin
06/2019 - Present Member, SOM Rank Committee
06/2019 - 2022 Member, MCW University Rank and Tenure Committee
07/2019 - 2020 Member, Middle Section Nominating Committee, Triological Society
07/2019 - Present Member, WIO Mentorship Group
02/2020 - Present "Head and Neck Masses"
10/2020 - Present Executive Champion, Advancing Black Leadership Committee
11/2020 - 2021 Member, Search Committee, Director, Neuroscience Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin
11/2020 - Present Member, Social Just in time Response Team
12/2020 - 2021 Member, Search Committee, Vice President GME/Assistant Dean ThedaCare, Medical College of Wisconsin
2020 - 2021 Preceptor, Clinical Apprenticeship Program
2020 - Present Cultural Competency
2020 - Present Adam Thompson Harvey, PGY3
2020 - Present "Head and Neck Malignancies"
2020 - 2022 Member, Diversity and Wellness Committee
2020 - Present Nominating Committee, Children's Wisconsin
06/2021 - Present Vice Chair, SOM Rank Committee
10/2021 - Present Panelist, Underrepresented Minority in Academic Medicine, Student National Medical Society, Medical College of Wisconsin
10/2021 - 2022 Member, Task Force for the Future of Meetings, AAOHNS
2021 - Present Lead, Advancing Black Leadership and Engagement Council
2021 - 2022 Member, Inclusive Excellence Task Force
2021 - Present "Catching up with URiM Past Residents" Grand Rounds
2021 - 2022 Lecturer, M1 Medical Student Curriculum, Green Bay Campus
2021 - Present Alpha Omega Alpha Selection Committee Member
2021 - 22 Member, Core planning group for Equity in the Learning Environment
2021 - Present Member, Increasing URiM residents at MCW Workgroup
2021 - Present Pediatric Tracheostomy
2021 - Present "Sensorineural Hearing Loss"
2021 - Present Advisor, SNMA
2021 - Present Member, Social Justice Response Team
2021 - Present Program Director, URiM Visting Student Program
2021 - Present Consultant, Health Equity Curriculum Development
01/2022 - Present Member, Tenure Holistic Review Work Group
01/2022 - Present Member, Work group for recruiting a diverse group of house staff
01/2022 - Present Member, Assessment and Remediation Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
02/2022 - 2025 Item Writer, Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology Exam, American Board of Otolaryngology
05/2022 - Present Chair, Ad hoc Clinical Guideline Committee, Triological Society
05/2022 - Present Member, MCW Fusion Curriculum Remediation Review Committee
05/2022 - Present Member, Ad Hoc Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, ASPO
05/2022 - Present Member, Search Committee, Pediatric Otolaryngology Faculty
05/2022 - Present Triological Society Representative, CPT Guideline Committee, AAOHNS
10/2022 - 02/2023 Member, Pediatric Otolaryngology Retreat Planning Committee
2022 - Present Member, Advancement and Remediation Subcommittee, New Curriculum
2022 - Present Member, Holistic Tenure Review Workgroup
2022 - Present Consultant, Suicide Prevention Group
2022 - Present Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea
2022 - Present Terry Smith-Roberts, 2025 MD Candidate
2022 - Present Cordero McCall, MD Candidate Class 2026
2022 - Present Bushra Hamed, MS2 Newborn Hearing loss
2022 - Present Gifty Marawoa, MS4
2022 - Present Erin Harvey, PGY4, Pregnancy during Otolaryngology Residency
2022 - Present Erin Harvey, PGY3 Gender parity in Otolaryngology
2022 - Present Marc Drake, PGY2, 3 Social Determinants of Health and Hearing Loss
2022 - 2023 Preceptor, Clinical Apprenticeship Program
2022 - Present Hillary Newsome, Assistant Professor, U of Connecticut
2022 - Present Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Pediatric Otolaryngology
2022 - Present Abigail Thomas, PGY 3, Social Determinants of Health in children with otorrhea
01/2023 - Present Member, Search Committee, Coordinator, Education, American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
01/2023 - Present Member, FY24 Next Gen Workgroup, MCW
02/2023 - Present Vice President-Elect, Middle Section, Triological Society
02/2023 - Present "Pediatric Head and Neck Malignancies"
06/2023 - Present Member, Mentorship Committee, MCW
06/2023 - 2024 Chair, School of Medicaine Rank and Promotions Committee
07/2023 - 2024 Member, University Rank and Tenure Committee, MCW
07/2023 - Present WIO Chair Elect
09/2023 - Present Chair-Elect, Women in Otolaryngology Section, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
2023 - 2024 Precpetor Clinical Apprenticeship Program
2023 - Present FLEX Educational Product, AAOHNS
2023 - Present Gregory Samuel, 2025, MD Candidate
2023 - Present Abigail Wannow, 2024 MD Candidate Class
2023 - Present Aneesha Penn, MD Candidate Class 2024
2023 - 2025 Governing Council
2024 - Present FLEX Educational Product
Coordinating multiple pediatric specialists as well as members of the Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology
Specialty Clinics
Medical College of Wisconsin Teaching Activities:
Pre-Medical Students
- 1 Two 1-hour lectures annually on pediatric otolaryngology, head and neck surgery
- 1 Lecture 1-2 hours annually on pediatric otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Allied Health Education
"Tonsil and Adenoid Disease, " Administrative Personnel, Department of Otolaryngology 2002
"Subperiosteal Abscess, " Nursing Grand Rounds, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin 10/1995
Medical Student Education
Attending, ambulatory clinic, 1-2 students/month
Clinic supervision 6 hours per week
Attending, Operative procedures weekly
Attending, required oral presentation monthly
Resident /Student Education
Attending, Grand Rounds, Weekly
Attending, Ambulatory clinic, 2X, week
Attending, Operative Procedures, weekly
Tonsil and adenoid diseases and Hearing loss in pediatric patients
Otolaryngologic Lecture Series
Lauren North, MS1, 2
Sheridan Cooper, MS1, 2
Madia Russillo, MS2
Jacob Thurston, MS1
Carlie Aurubin, MS1
Melinda Choi, MS1, 2
Scott Lamm, M1, M2, now Resident ENT
Bushra Hamad, M1, M2
Cordeliah Elaiho, MD Candidate 2026
Jocelyne Milke, MD Candidate 2027
Pediatric Residency Conferences
Otolaryngology Resident Conferences
Continuing Medical Education
- 07/1998 Date: 07/1998
Title: Pediatric Sinusitis
Meeting: Grand Rounds, Children's Hospital
City/State/Country: ` Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 04/2022 Date: 04/2022
Title: Equity in the Learning Environment
Role: Core Planning Committee Member
Meeting: Summit for Medical College of Wisconsin
City/State/Country Milwaukee, Wisconsin
MCW Apprenticeship in Medicine Students Mentored
MCW Medical Student advisees
Stella Amwa
Emarcia Peete
Starr Knight
Kayode Abogunde
Carlie Arubin M1-2
Madia Russillo, M4, Clinical Advisor
Claude Nganzeu, MS3 Mentor
Scott Lamm, MS4
Gifty Marfowaa, MS4
Bushra Hamad, MS2 Clinical Research Advisor
Linda Nwumeh, MS1, Mentee
Cordero McCall, MS1
Egal Warsame, MS2
Aneesha Penn, 2024 MD Candidate
Emilia Ferriera, 2027 MD Candidate
Gregory Samule, 2025 MD Candidate
Mentored Faculty
MCW /APNP and Residents Mentored
Research "Connexin 26 mutations in congenital sensorineural hearing loss."
1st place in Triological Society Middle Section Resident Competition
"Effect of polysomnography on adenotonsillectomy in two year olds."
Winner, Milwaukee Society of Otolaryngology Resident Paper Competition
"The effects of adenotonsillectomy on children with sickle cell disease"
Pediatric Sinusitis Grand Rounds
"IPod Use in children and associated hearing loss"
"Neonatal Rhinitis"
Society for Ear, Nose, and Throat Advances in Children (SENTAC) Annual Meeting Presentation
Poster Award, CHW Best Practice 2014
Best Practice, CHW 2015
Project Title: [591776-5] Management of complicated tracheobronchial foreign bodies
Creation of a 3D Pediatric Larynx
Creation of 3D ear for hematoma drainage
Efficacy of in office frenotomy, Program Director
URiM Perception of Otolaryngology Residency, Winner COSM Poster Award, MCW Resident Research Award
MCW Students Mentored Research
Creation of 3D larynx, ongoing
Impact of Affordable Care Act on Ear Tube Placement
Repair of tracheocutaneous fistula, final presentation
Otolaryngology Resident Faculty Advisor
Nidhi Gupta, MD
Brent Metts, MD, PhD
Ope Daramola, MD
Hillary Newsome, MD
Office of Diversity and Inclusion
ABSTRACTS
None
PEER REVIEWED EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS (Video, Syllabi, or Other Teaching/Educational Materials)
Audio-Digest Otolaryngology, Volume 49, Issue 21
November 7, 2016
AcademyU, Online Education, American Academy of Otolaryngology
Academy U, Online Education, American Academy of Otolaryngology
FLEX Educational Product, AAOHNS
FLEX Educational Product, AAOHNS
Bronchoscopy Video
Podcast on Pediatric Chronic Cough
NON-PEER REVIEWED EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS (Video, Syllabi, or Other Teaching/Educational Materials)
Used in Board of Governors Leadership Conference for proper interview techniques for diverse patients, incorporated in a CME accredited course on AcademyU for American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 9/2017
DATABASE, VIDEO, OR OTHER RESEARCH/CLINICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Invited Reviewer
Editorial Board
American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
National outreach concerning pediatric otolaryngologic disorders presented to Academy of Otolaryngology as well as the lay public
American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology
Reviews research grant applications and determines financial support to otolaryngology applicants
Society of University Otolaryngologists
Review and approve new members
Academy of Otolaryngology
Otolaryngology
Academy of Otolaryngology
Women in Otolaryngology Committees
Hospital Appointed Committee Positions:
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Community Memorial Hospital
Consultant for Sleep Program
Research Grants, Contracts, Awards, Projects:
Peer Reviewed
Title: Mass Hearing Screening in the Milwaukee Public Schools
Source: Children's Hospital Foundation
Role: Principle Investigator
- 07/1998 Dates: 07/1998-07/1999
Direct Funds $3600
Title: Connexin 26 mutations in congenital hearing loss
Source: Departmental Funding, MCW General Clinical Research Center
Role: Principal Investigator
Dates IRB approved 1999
Direct Funds: $22, 500
Title: The Effect of Adenotonsillectomy on Quality of Life in Pediatric Patients
Source: Children's Hospital Outcomes Research Center
Role: Principal Investigator
- 1999 Dates: 1999-2003
Direct Funds: $5000
Non Peer Reviewed
Title: Creation of 3D teaching models
Source: Department of Otolaryngology
Role: Principal Investigator
- 2017 Dates: 2017
Direct Funds: $1000
Internal Review Board Approved Studies, Clinical
Title: The Necessity of Overnight stay in patients with sleep disordered breathing documented by polysomnogram undergoing tonsillectomy procedures
Role: Principal investigator
- 2015 Dates: 2015-2016, closed
Title: Management of complicated tracheobronchial foreign bodies
Role: Principal Investigator
- 2015 Dates: 2015-16, closed
Title: Pepsin in Children with Laryngomalacia
Role: Co investigator
- 2017 Dates: 2017-present
Title: Effect of the Affordable Care Act on the Rate of Ear Tube Placement
Role: Principal Investigator
- 2015 Dates: 2015-2017
Title: 3D Printed Models for Pediatric Otolaryngology Surgical Education
Role: Principal Investigator
- 2016 Dates: 2016
Title: Efficacy of in office frenulotomy
Role: Principal Investigator
- 2017 Dates: 2017-2020
Invited Lectures/Workshops/Site Visits:
International/National:
- 08/1995 Date: 08/1995
Title: Pediatric sinusitis
Meeting/Event: National Medical Society Annual Meeting
City/State/Country: Chicago, IL
- 08/1995 Date: 08/1995
Title: Alternative treatments of otitis media
Meeting/Event: National Medical Society Annual Meeting
City/State/Country: Chicago, IL
- 12/2009 Date: 12/2009
City/State/Country: Salt Lake City, UT
Title: General section moderator, Society for Ear, Nose, and Throat Advances in Children (SENTAC) Annual Meeting
- 09/2009 Date: 09/2009
Title: Panel Moderator, "Dealing with Difficult Patients"
Meeting/Event: American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting
City/State/Country: San Diego, CA
- 01/2014 Date: 01/2014
Title: Poster Judge, Triological Society General/Pediatric Poster
Meeting/Event: Combined Meeting, Triological Society
City/State/Country Miami, Florida
- 03/2017 Date: 3/2017
Title: The Road to Cultural Competency
Meeting/Event Board of Governor's Leadership Conference
City/State/Country Alexandria, Virginia
- 09/2017 Date: 09/2017
Title: Implicit Bias
Meeting: Annual Meeting, American Academy of Otolaryngology
City/State/Country Chicago, Illinois
Title: The Myth of Meritocracy
- 03/2018 Date: 03/2018
Meeting: Board of Governor's Leadership Conference
City/State/Country Alexandria, Virginia
Title: Changing the face of otolaryngology
- 01/17/2019 Date: 01/17/2019
Meeting: Johns Hopkins Annual Diversity Lectureship
City/State/Country Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Title: Invited Clinical Expert Table
Allyship and Promoting Diversity in Otolaryngology
- 09/2022 Date: 09/2022
Meeting: Annual Meeting, American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
City/State/Country Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 10/19/2022 Date: 10/19/2022
Title: Pipeline, Promotion and Parity: The Current State of Otolaryngology, 2022
Meeting: Grand Rounds, Department of Otolaryngology
Henry Ford Hospital
City/State/Country Virtual, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- 01/10/2023 Date: 01/10/2023
Title: Championing Children:
Meeting: Keynote Speaker: APP Children's Wisconsin
City/State/Country Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Local/Regional
- 11/1995 Date: 11/1995
Title: Pediatric Otolaryngology
Meeting: Med Prep Course, University of Wisconsin
City/State/Country: Milwaukee, WI
An introduction to the field for premedical students
- 01/1998 Date: 01/1998
Title: Otitis Media: current trends in management
Meeting: Grand Rounds, West Allis Hospital
City/State/Country: West Allis, Wisconsin
Provided to staff members of West Allis
- 05/2000 Date: 05/2000
Title: Pediatric Otolaryngology
Meeting: University of Wisconsin Alumni Meeting
City/State/Country: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Moderator SENTAC 2009 National Meeting
Women in Otolaryngology, 2010, Academy of Otolaryngology National Meeting
- 01/2009 Date: 01/2009
Title: "Otitis Media: An Evidence Based Discussion"
Meeting: Pediatric Update for Children's Hospital at Country Springs Hotel
City/State/Country: Pewaukee, Wisconsin
- 07/2012 Date: 07/2012
Title: Update on Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Meeting: Lehman Lecture
City/State/Country Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 07/2013 Date: 07/2013
Title: Quality Initiatives in Pediatric Otolaryngology
Meeting: Lehman Lectureship
City/State/Country Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 11/2013 Date: 11/2013
Title: Management of epistaxis
Meeting: Fox Point Physicians
City/State/Country Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 08/2014 Date: 08/2014
Title: Best Evidence in ENT Panelist for tonsillectomy
Meeting: Best Evidence in Otolaryngology
City/State/Country Kohler, Wisconsin
- 08/2015 Date: 08/2015
Title: Best Evidence in ENT Panelist for Difficult Tracheostomy
Meeting: Best Evidence in Otolaryngology
City/State/Country Kohler, Wisconsin
- 08/2016 Date: 08/2016
Title: Clinical Guidelines for Pediatric Tonsillectomy
Meeting: Best Evidence in Otolaryngology
City/State/Country Kohler, Wisconsin
- 07/2022 Date: 07/2022
Title: Controversies in tongue and lip tie
Meeting: Best Evidence in Otolaryngology
City/State/Country Kohler, Wisconsin
- 04/2023 Date: 4/2023
Title: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion : A
Framework for Developing Antiracist Medical Education Programs
Meeting: Froedtert Hospital Department of Pharmacy
City/State/Country Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 05/2023 Date:  05/2023
Title:    Reducing Implicit Bias in Faculty Promotion: The Minority Tax
Meeting:    Faculty Development Programming
City/State/Country  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin Committee Appointments
Medical College of Wisconsin
Member, Planning Committee
Planned topics and provided speakers for 4-6 presentations
Member, Full Professional Effort Committee
Reviewed impact of status on participants
Produced a document presented to Dean of MCW and
Published in peer-reviewed literature
Member, subcommittee on policy changes
- 10 Screen 10-15 applicant materials (bi-weekly)
- 2 Interview 2-3 applicants/interview session (approx 15 Sessions/year)
Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin
Department Committees/Working Groups
Departmental Teaching Responsibilities
Core curriculum lecture series, Pediatric Otolaryngology, 2005
Eight-week series of lectures provided to Otolaryngology Residents