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Welcome to the UK Healthcare Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic. We feature highly-skilled physicians and audiologists to address your healthcare needs.

Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery is a progressive, expanding specialty that addresses a wide variety of medical and surgical disorders affecting the ear, nose, and throat. Our department features highly-skilled faculty members with specialized training in all aspects of our field. This includes general otolaryngology; otology, neurotology, and skull base surgery; nasal and sinus surgery; allergy and immunology; cosmetic surgery; facial plastic surgery; head and neck cancer surgery; laryngology and bronchoesophagology; pediatric otolaryngology; maxillofacial trauma surgery; audiology; and speech-language pathology.

09/12/2025

Four of our residents had the opportunity to attend the Rhinology Workshop at Saint Louis University’s Practical Anatomy and Surgical Education (PASE) program. 🩺👃

Led in part by our own Dr. Brett Comer, this hands-on course gave participants the chance to practice and advance their endoscopic sinus surgery skills. A great experience in surgical education and resident growth!
They also had some 📸 photo fun at the zoo 🦩 & a game ⚾️

08/29/2025

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Dr. Melina Windon (lower right) has successfully completed the year-long Markey Cancer Center LAUNCH Leadership Academy, a specialized curriculum designed to prepare future leaders in cancer care. Her leadership project centered on improving access to advance directives for patients with head and neck cancer.

In recognition of her dedication to research and education, Dr. Windon has also been appointed Director of Resident Research and Director of Head & Neck Research in the Department of Otolaryngology.

Thank you for your continued excellence 💙

08/22/2025

We’re excited to welcome Nicolas Grillet, PhD to the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, with a joint appointment in the Department of Physiology! 🎉

Dr. Grillet joined us in May 2025, bringing his expertise in the molecular genetics of hearing and hearing loss.

Learn more about his groundbreaking work on his new website: grilletlab.com 🔗 (link also in bio) 💙

👂 Associate Professor, University of Kentucky
☀️ Assistant Professor, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (2014-2025)
🥼 Senior Research Associate, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA.
🏫 Graduate Student, The Institute for Developmental Biology of Marseille, then moved to the Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France
🏫 Master Student, The Institute for Developmental Biology of Marseille, France.

08/15/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Mark Fritz on his appointment as Division Chief of Laryngology in the Department of Otolaryngology.

Dr. Fritz joined our department in 2017 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2023. His dedication to education was recognized with the Resident Teaching Award in 2019, and he was most recently accepted into the UK Human-Centered Leadership Program.

His collaborative work with the Voice and Swallow team has been instrumental in advancing patient care in Laryngology and strengthening our community’s expertise in this field.
And they are a lot of fun too!!
📸: Dr. Fritz & our SLP colleagues out at Molly Tuttle live at the Burl. 🎶 Molly Tuttle Live!

08/14/2025

Kayt Strawser, APRN (3rd on left) and Dr. Chris Azbell completed the PELP program!

The Provider Emerging Leaders program is designed to provide a leadership development opportunity to physicians and advanced practice providers interested in exploring leadership opportunities in the future. A variety of personal and professional leadership topics are facilitated by UK HealthCare’s Enterprise Learning team, in coordination with other leaders across the enterprise. In addition to seven interactive sessions, participants will also be provided supplemental virtual learning opportunities each month.

Dr. Nikita Gupta was also in the inaugural cohort in 2021-2022.

08/11/2025

🥉 The fourth annual Best of Lexington has named UK Ear, Nose & Throat the Best Hearing Center and Dr. Amit Patel as Best Doctor! 🌟
With more than 316,000 votes from Lexingtonians and the Commonwealth, this incredible show of support reaffirms our mission to provide the very best care for Kentucky & beyond. 💙

08/08/2025

You’re invited!
Join us for the Fourth Annual Commonwealth Colloquium on Hearing and Balance, featuring a special focus on Pediatric Otology this year.

🎉 This is a free event, generously hosted by our valued sponsors at Malone’s Prime Events. 💙

🔗 Register now via the link in bio!

08/07/2025

Head and neck surgeon, Dr. Quinn Dunlap has been working closely with the nursing care teams and UK HealthCare administration to establish a dedicated unit for patients recovering from complex free flap surgeries.

Free flap surgery is a highly specialized reconstructive procedure in which tissue is completely detached from its original location—along with its blood supply—and transferred to another part of the body to restore function or repair defects. The procedure involves microsurgical techniques to reconnect blood vessels at the new site and can take anywhere from 3 to 12 hours or more.

Because success depends on meticulous post-operative monitoring of the flap’s blood supply, having a centralized unit is critical. This specialized care environment ensures patients receive the attention they need during the most crucial period of recovery.

Additionally, keeping these patients on a single unit allows our faculty, residents and inpatient APP, Stephanie, to deliver consistent, timely care without the delays or complications that come from being spread across multiple areas of the healthcare system.

The unit opened on July 21 and we look forward to its continued success and potential expansions for complex Otolaryngology operative cases.

08/06/2025

🌟Welcome New Audiologist!! Hannah Sake, AuD-CCC-A🌟

💙Why UK? I had the privilege of completing my externship with UK and absolutely loved the team, the patients, and Lexington itself. I could not pass up the opportunity to stick around and provide hearing healthcare to families in the Commonwealth!
👂 Why Audiology? It is such an amazing opportunity to be able to work with children and help them to enhance their ability to hear as well as communicate with others.
🎉Favorite part of externship? Being able to learn from multiple different providers with differing specialities (and be a part of the best team ever)!
📚 🐾 Hobbies or interests? In my free time, I enjoy reading, going for long walks, and spending time with my dog, Opie (who very much prefers shorter walks, unfortunately).

We are more than delighted that you found your new home with us!

08/05/2025

🌟 Extern Spotlight: Taylor McCreary 🌟

🏡 Where are you from? born and raised in Brookville, Indiana
🏫 School: University of Cincinnati for undergrad and graduate school
💙Why UK?: I am excited for the large, fast-paced medical center serving pediatrics and adults and to be a part of the audiology team at UK HealthCare.
👂 why Audiology?: Audiology holds a special place in my heart as my brother, a pediatric cancer survivor, received audiological care due to ototoxicity from chemotherapy at a young age.
🛶 👩🏼‍🍳 Outside of audiology, I enjoy spending time outside with my family and friends, going on walks, boating, and trying out new recipes.

🌟 It’s been a joy to get to have you as a part of our program and anticipate great success in the coming year! 🌟

08/02/2025

Congratulations and heartfelt thanks to Dianna Coleman for 17 incredible years of service in Otolaryngology! With an outstanding 36-year career in healthcare, Dianna now heads into a well-earned retirement filled with travel, relaxation, and new adventures. Wishing you all the best in this next exciting chapter!

08/01/2025

🍦Happy tastes good 🍦 Fun day supporting the Kentucky Children’s Hospital Miracle Treat Day with some DQ blizzards for the ENT staff and our friends in the OR & Voice Clinic! 😋
💙We loved the color changing 🥄 spoons 🎉🤩

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740 South Limestone Street
Lexington, KY
40536

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+18592575405

Website

http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/ent/, https://medicine.uky.edu/departments/ent, https://uky-oto.carrd.co/

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