UF ENT

07/25/2025

Please join us in welcoming our new Research fellow to UF ENT!

David Sanchez - Head & Neck Surgical Oncology Research Fellowship 2025-2026

We are so excited to have you on board! GO GATORS! 🐊

07/24/2025

Please join us in welcoming our new Otology fellow to UF ENT!

Dr. Catherine Loftus - Advanced Otology Fellowship 2025-2026

We are so excited to have you on board! GO GATORS! 🐊

07/22/2025

We had a great event this past Saturday July 19th at our ENT Skills for Non-ENTs course. Participants really enjoyed the course and want to come back next year! Please considering joining us! 🩺

07/17/2025

Please join us in welcoming our three new residents to UF ENT! We are so excited to have you all on board. GO GATORS! 🐊

07/15/2025

Dr. Jennifer Mulligan was recently interviewed by the BBC! It includes a lot of information about snot research and the intranasal vitamin D manuscript. Read the article here!

Snot plays a powerful role in protecting us from disease – and its colour alone can provide insights into what's going on in our bodies.

07/10/2025

Head and Neck Clinical Fellow – Fahad Aldhahri, MD

Dr. Aldhahri has been ready to operate on his own for months. His work ethic and passion for head and neck surgery have pushed him all year to strive for better and better. He will be graduating with over 1000 cases and 200 free flaps. His toolbox is filled with almost any resection and free flap one can think of. We are looking forward to seeing his future accomplishments and we are proud to call Dr. Aldhahri a Head & Neck Gator!

07/09/2025

Showcasing Head & Neck Research Fellow – Cristina Benites

Cristina has had an incredibly productive year with our Head & Neck Clinical Research Team. She has been part of 20+ projects, has had 16+ conference presentations, and is projected to have 10+ publications from her work this year. She is the definition of “machine” – never stops working and always looking to complete the next task better than the last task. We expect great things from her in the next several years!🤩

07/08/2025

1st Annual Patient’s Choice Award! This award goes to the resident with the most patient compliments and shout outs. These come in the form of verbal praise, emails, and official reviews. Dr. Sina Koochakzadeh has consistently been the most praised resident, by patients, since he was an intern. We have countless stories of patient’s expressing their gratitude for his kindness, bedside manner and willingness to go above and beyond to facilitate their care. Congrats Sina! Our patients are always better off when you are part of their care team!

07/03/2025

Congratulations Dr. Palomo! The 2nd Annual Dr. Reschly Head & Neck Research Award is given to the resident with the top head & neck research project that was presented at a national meeting and is under peer review (or has been accepted for publication). Dr. Christina Palomo wins this award with her exceptional work on Transoral Submandibular Gland Excision with Dr. Jimmy Brown as her mentor.

07/01/2025

Celebrating Head & Neck Awards presented at graduation!

8th Annual Top Head and Neck Surgery Resident Award: This award is given annually to the resident who exemplifies what it takes to be a truly outstanding head & neck oncologic clinician and surgeon - knowledge, grit, organization, optimism, kindness, mental fortitude, manual dexterity and focus. We applaud Dr. Michael Gebhard for winning this prestigious award and encourage the residents following in his footsteps to emulate (Indiana Jones) him.

06/30/2025

We're pleased to share some exciting news from the Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, effective July 1!

Dr. Neil Chheda has been promoted from Associate Professor to Professor. His outstanding leadership in laryngology, contributions to the residency program, dedication to patient care, and mentorship have greatly enriched our department.

Dr. Thomas Schrepfer has been promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor. He brings exceptional academic strength and clinical expertise to the pediatric otolaryngology division.

Please join me in congratulating both Dr. Chheda and Dr. Schrepfer on these well-deserved career milestones!

06/13/2025

What an amazing day! Sharing some photos from UF ENT Research Day and Graduation, June 6, 2025! And thank you to the Guest Speakers, Charles Elmaraghy MD, FACS, FAAP and Jeremiah A. Alt MD, PhD, FARS.