The Chief Otolaryngologist at this facility is Dr. Karim Ali. The residents rotate at the VAMC during every level of their training. The VAMC is a significant part of our program due to its large number of patients with head and neck cancer and otologic disease. The Children's Hospital of Richmond The Children's Hospital of Richmond is staffed by Dr. Wohl and residents on a biweekly basis. The clinic and inpatient base provide a rich source of general and congenital pediatric otolaryngologic pathology.
Operative experience includes general pediatric otolaryngology and otology.
The educational goals of the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery are to provide comprehensive resident training in the medical and surgical care of patients with diseases affecting the upper respiratory and upper alimentary system, ears, and related structures of the head and neck. Instruction in the communication sciences including audiology and speech pathology as well as the chemical senses, allergy and immunology, endocrinology and neurology as they relate to the head and neck. Education in the clinical aspects of diagnosis,treatment and prevention of diseases, deformities, disorders and injuries of the ears, the upper respiratory and upper alimentary systems, the soft tissues of the head and neck, and the facial skeleton. The development of high ethical standards, with instrucion in the socioeconomic, administrative, and medicolegal aspects of medicine. Teaching is accomplished through didactic lectures, small group conferences, discussions, laboratory dissection, computer assisted instruction, and practical experience in medical and surgical procedures.