The Department of Otolaryngology and provides comprehensive medical and surgical treatment of diseases of the ears, nose, throat, head and neck to patients of all ages. The Department has a full staff of attending physicians with expertise in all subspecialties of otolaryngology including head and neck reconstruction, otology, neurootology, skull base surgery, laryngology and pediatric otolaryngology. A portion of the department resources is devoted to outpatient treatment of diseases of the head and neck. The Otolaryngology Ambulatory Clinic is staffed daily for inpatient consultations. Additionally, the Department has a fully accredited residency program that provides educational training for otolaryngology residents and medical students.

In addition to providing clinical services, the Department is involved with treatment of two sensory systems: speech and hearing. These systems are evaluated and treated in a multidisciplined manner in conjunction with the Section of Communicative Disorders. The Department has clinically and investigatively integrated with outer departments including Radiation Therapy, Medical Oncology, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery as well as with the Rush Cancer Institute to provide comprehensive care for head and neck cancer patients.

Services provided for hearing disabilities include surgical, medical and non-medical rehabilitative management of hearing disorders. Such care ranges from microsurgical treatment of hearing loss to various forms of amplification and is in cooperation with the Section of Communicative Disorders.

The Department maintains an active outpatient clinic to provide continuous outpatient educational experience for residents and medical students. The ambulatory clinic is staffed daily and provides services for outpatient emergency care and inpatient consultations as well as general outpatient services four days per week.

David D. Caldarelli, M.D. Professor and Chairman Program Director	Paul J. Jones, M.D. Director, Resident Education