Dr. Gurrola received his medical degree at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. He completed his internship and otolaryngology residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, followed by a Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery fellowship at Georgia Regents University in Augusta, Georgia. Prior to joining UCSF, Dr. Gurrola was an OHNS Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.