Our Story
In 1995 the leading ear, nose, and throat doctors in Colorado Springs came together to form Colorado Otolaryngology Associates (COA). At that time, the practice was comprised of the following six doctors: Drs. Ernster, Hohengarten, Knox, Pruitt, Olson and Romett. Initially, the doctors practiced in a number of separate locations, but, in 2000, they combined into a single office in the Audubon Medical Campus at Union and Circle. That same year, Dr. Galloway joined the practice.
In 2006, two of the founding doctors of COA, Drs. Hohengarten and Olson, retired. Dr. Davis joined COA in 2007, and in 2008, to meet the increasing needs of a growing Colorado Springs, COA opened a second location in the NorthCare Pavilion adjacent to the St. Francis Medical Center at Woodmen and Powers.
In 2011, COA merged with Drs. Cichon, Smith, and Yohanan of the Colorado Center for Otolaryngology to form Colorado ENT & Allergy (CENT&A). In 2014, Dr. Whinery joined CENT&A, and in 2017 CENT&A and Drs. Baswell and Caplan of Colorado Springs Allergy & Asthma Clinic joined together. At the end of 2017, Dr. Romett retired, and Dr. Baswell retired in mid-2018. Dr. Keller joined the practice in the fall of 2018, and Dr. Yohanan retired at the end of the same year. The practice now consists of 9 ENT doctors, 1 Allergy & Asthma doctor, 1 nurse practitioner, 4 audiologists, and over 50 clinical and administrative staff members.
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I had an amazing experience from start to finish.
Open today at your Woodmen and Powers location? Thanks
These guys are garbage. I visited the Woodmen location this morning and sat there in a private room for 25 minutes. Nobody came, so I left. These folks need a lesson in time management.
Dr Cichon is a very caring man. The staff is awesome.
Exceptional staff! My daughter had a medical emergency while we were traveling from out of state and Dr. Keller and the amazing staff at Colorado ENT & Allergy not only got her in for an appointment the same day I called, but were also able to schedule her surgery for the next morning. The billing department (Lisa) also went above and beyond to work out all of the details with our insurance company. The entire staff at Colorado ENT & Allergy were extremely friendly and professional. They were able to help my daughter and save our vacation! I highly recommend this group of professionals!
My 8 year old is not so fond of doctors, and we have been blessed with a great pediatrician. Now when we met Dr.galloway I was shock to hear my daughter say that she has a new favorite doctor, he was absolutely amazing with her prior to surgery and through surgery, I have to say that he is a very nice doctor and gets done what needs to be done leaving with smiles on faces. My daughter is doing great and she cant wait to see him again. Thank Dr.galloway
Dr Keller is amazing.....aft reviewing ultra sound & upper GI results, he was puzzled as to where my internal bleeding 🩸 originated. The base of my tongue indicated vascular Klein’s unknowing it’s origination. He asked me if I was bleeding anywhere. I had said at the roof of my inner mouth ceiling. I thought it was caused from eating popcorn, where the dry kernel skins( becoming little knives) Dr Keller went to the source, biopsied & cauterized the wound/abrasion, checked for cancer. Results were negative, now I’m slowly healing. BP has been stabilizing over a week now & blood panel looking better. He was very resourceful and did investigative surgery to determine the root of the problem. I have nothing but praise and thankfulness for his diligence, patience, knowledge and caring attitude towards treatment & healing. His able assistant Julia found my lost paperwork left at his office. It takes a special person to do specialty work to enjoy its outcomes....gotta love it!!💞
Dr. Galloway is friendly, competent, courteous, careful and right on target! He gave me a weird sort of mouthwash for my “burning tongue” problem and now I can eat my chile again!!! Wonderful!
At my recent appointment with the staff and doctor comforting and successful. Everyone I encountered was very professional. From office, assistants and my doctors impressed me. I received a double consultation to agree on next steps for my nasal issues. Both doctors included and explained their thoughts regarding my care. I highly recommend all doctors and staff for care. I was most impressed as I've had multiple surgeries by more than one hospital and specialists and this has been a pleasant experience. Not one negative.
Dr Knox recently fixed my septum which had been problematic for quite some time and made for challenging and restless sleep. He explained in easy to understand detail what he would be doing during the procedure and made me feel completely at ease with the surgery. His support staff was wonderful from start to finish. My surgery went very well and I've had no post surgical complications. No swelling, no bruising and no need for any prescribed pain medicine. It was amazing!! I would definitely recommend Dr Knox to anyone needing an ENT doctor, he is definitely one of the best in Colorado.
Thank you for your care and knowledge. Dr Ernster is so good at research and knows how to make you feel cared for. As for the staff, the are 1st rate. Kind, friendly and helpful. I love Dr. Ernster's MA Ailea . Thanks for being there for me for 8 years.
I have Dr. Winery and staff ,are wonderful hope I have him as my Doc. I know I'm in great hands. Thank you all..