Residents
PGY 5
Haley Calcagno, MD | Oregon Health and Science University
Calcagno was drawn to IU School of Medicine and the Department of Otolaryngology since interview day. She feels the faculty are invested in residents’ training and the department is supportive of its residents. Dr. Calcagno will be moving to Vancouver, WA to practice general tolaryngology.
Megan Falls, MD | Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
The faculty physicians inspired Falls to pursue a career in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. She hopes to use facial plastic surgery to serve a wide variety of patients but Falls has a particular interest in gender affirmation surgery. Dr. Falls will be pursuing a FPRS fellowship at the Williams Center in New York.
Alexander Jones, MD | Indiana University School of Medicine
Jones is pursuing a career in otolaryngology because of the many different types of surgery included in the specialty—from endoscopic sinus surgery and head and neck reconstruction to microscopic temporal bone drilling. Dr. Jones will be pursuing a Head & Neck fellowship at Cleveland Clinic.
PGY 4
Jaimin J. Patel, MD | University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Patel chose a career in otolaryngology to play a role in crafting a patient’s identity. He recalls a time on rotation when a post-lingually deaf patient had his cochlear implant activated and the man could hear his wife’s voice again.
Cole P. Rodman, MD | The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Rodman is pursuing a career in otolaryngology because the specialty is concerned with caring for the vital systems that allow people to engage with and experience the world. Caring for these systems is immensely meaningful.
Elizabeth Shay, MD | Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
Shay chose to pursue a career in otolaryngology since it combines her desire to treat people with disorders that compromise communication skills and quality of life with her desire to work with her hands.
PGY 3
Vincent Campiti, MD, MPH | Indiana University School of Medicine
Campiti, a Hoosier native, is pursuing a career in otolaryngology because physicians are trained in a range of surgeries using microscopes, endoscopes and open techniques.
Christopher Park, MD | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Park, a Hoosier native, was drawn to otolaryngology due to how meditative and methodical he found the OR. Head and neck cases stuck most with him since the anatomy is exceedingly intricate.
Harrison Thompson, MD | University of Alabama School of Medicine
Thompson is pursuing a career in otolaryngology after an influential third-year clerkship in medical school. He loved every rotation—from clinic, OR to small procedures and more.
Douglas J. Totten, MD | Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
At age 12, Totten’s interest in otolaryngology grew after a tympanomastoidectomy to remove a cholesteatoma. In medical school, Totten said he immediately felt at home with otolaryngology attendings, residents and in the OR.
PGY 2
Lena W. Chen, MD | Johns Hopkins University
Chen, a California native, chose otolaryngology because she was interested in the complex head and neck anatomy and the challenges presented by associated surgeries.
Evan Kominsky, MD | Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Kominsky chose otolaryngology because it requires a balance of interesting, challenging surgical procedures and office-based management of problems which impact patients’ lives.
Maria Laura Reategui Via y Rada, MD, MS | Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Reategui Via y Rada chose otolaryngology because of a fascination with head and neck anatomy and an interest in diverse adult and pediatric cases.
Gabriel Sobczak, MD | University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Sobczak was drawn to otolaryngology because of the dual medical and surgical specializations it offers. Additionally, his previous work in otolaryngology involved a device design project for engineering.
PGY 1
Ryan Anderson, MD | Indiana University School of Medicine
Anderson decided that IU School of Medicine would be the best fit for him during an away rotation at IU during medical school and absolutely loved it. Specifically, he enjoyed the high operative volume, amazing faculty and great co-residents who all seemed genuinely happy. He is also a member of the Gold Humanism Honors Society.
Steven X. Chen, MD | Indiana University School of Medicine
Chen values the culture of compassion and dedication at IUSM – both for residents and patients. He holds various prestigious awards and fellowships, including the Edward C. Weisberger, MD Award and the Eli Lilly-Stark Neurosciences Research Fellowship inNeurodegeneration.
Elena P. Kennedy, MD | University of Wisconsin-Madison
According to Kennedy, IU was a great fit for residency because it is extremely well-rounded and balanced in every subspecialty. “But most important to me, I felt like the faculty and residents were warm and welcoming, and I knew it would be a place where I was supported.”
Eleanor Layfield, MD | University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Layfield chose IU School of Medicine for residency because it provides a strong operative education and high volume of diverse pathologies. Additionally, she was drawn to IU School of Medicine because of the warm and welcoming culture of the department and the departmental leadership.