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Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

The Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery is committed to excellence across our three missions of education, research, and patient care. We are a team of passionate people who strive to provide the highest level of work, improving the lives of those we serve and our community. With a strong emphasis on basic science, translational and clinical research, our research facility ranks in the top third of programs nationally for research funding from the National Institutes of Health. We strive to make significant contributions that will improve the quality of health care services for generations to come.

Our resident learners enjoy exceptional training opportunities at UMMC, the state's only academic medical center, offering exposure to a well-balanced case mix and the latest equipment and techniques. Residents develop a strong sense of camaraderie, both at work and after hours, as they train alongside leaders in research, education and clinical care. The department’s nationally recognized divisions of otolaryngology, audiology, speech-language pathology provide a broad spectrum of clinical services for patients of all ages as well as the most comprehensive care in the region. Our commitment is to provide outstanding care along with an excellent customer experience for our patients in every interaction. Learn more about our health care services here.

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Points of Pride

  • In 2022, our residents scored in the top 3 programs in the country on annual examinations, and residents consistently score in the top 10 percent nationally.
  • Our resident graduates have a 100% board passage rate.
  • We have matched 7 residents into competitive pediatric otolaryngology, otology, laryngology and facial plastics and reconstructive surgery fellowships from 2019-2022.
  • Recent NIH research funding places us as high as the top third nationally.
  • Our faculty includes fellowship-trained otolaryngologists in all subspecialities including divisions of pediatric otolaryngology and head and neck oncology.
  • We have two state-of-the-art clinic locations seeing over 40,000 patients annually and multiple OR sites servicing over 4,500 cases annually.
  • Each year, our department leads philanthropy projects including screenings in under-served communities, community service events in a food pantry and international humanitarian trips.
  • We offer clerkship funding for under-represented minority medical students interested in otolaryngology.

A Message from Our Chair

Welcome to the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. We are proud of what we have accomplished in the first two decades of our life as a department.

One of the tenets of our department is constant improvement in the pursuit of excellence. Our entire faculty, staff, and trainee group work together to successfully balance the goal of excelling in patient care, education, and discovery. Every day we challenge ourselves to be better than we were yesterday in some meaningful way. This results in outstanding customer service for our patients and colleagues, supportive and effective educational programs, and an advancement of new information and ideas. This has created an environment in which our team members feel purpose in what they do every day — improving the lives of others. An environment wherein we value input and new ideas, and where support for each other is evident.

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UMMC Department of Otolaryngology -
Head and Neck Surgery

2500 N. State St.
Jackson, MS 39216-4505
Phone: (601) 984-5162