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Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Audiology

Audiology Specialists

Our team is made up of otolaryngologists, pediatric otolaryngologists, audiologists, and nurse practitioners.

Otolaryngologists

  • John P. Carey MD

    • Chief, Division of Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery
    • Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

    Expertise: Otolaryngology

  • Wade W. Chien MD

    • Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

    Expertise: Neurotology, Otolaryngology

  • Francis Creighton MD

    • Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

    Expertise: Neurotology, Otolaryngology

  • Charley Coleman Della Santina MD PhD

    • Director, Johns Hopkins Cochlear Implant Center
    • Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

    Expertise: Otolaryngology

  • Frank Lin MD PhD

    • Director, Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
    • Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

    Expertise: Otolaryngology

  • Carrie L. Nieman MD MPH

    • Associate Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

    Expertise: Otolaryngology

  • Matthew Stewart MD PhD

    • Associate Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

    Expertise: Neurotology, Otolaryngology

  • Bryan K. Ward MD

    • Associate Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

    Expertise: Neurotology, Otolaryngology


Pediatric Otolaryngologists

  • Megan E. Ballard MD

    • Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

    Expertise: Otolaryngology, Pediatric Otolaryngology

  • Emily Boss MD MPH

    • Director, Pediatric Otolaryngology
    • Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

    Expertise: Otolaryngology, Pediatric Otolaryngology

  • Carolyn M. Jenks MD

    • Associate Residency Program Co-Director
    • Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

    Expertise: Otolaryngology

  • David E. Tunkel MD

    • Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

    Expertise: Otolaryngology

  • Jonathan Walsh MD

    • Associate Residency Program Director
    • Associate Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

    Expertise: Otolaryngology

Audiologists

If you do need a hearing aid, our audiologists have the experience and expertise to help find the right hearing aid or assistive listening device for your lifestyle and needs.

We work with the manufacturers who make and develop current advanced hearing technologies and have a wide array of hearing aids for you to choose from. Your audiologist will work closely with you on testing, fitting and fine tuning your hearing device. 


Nurse Practitioners

Melinda DeSell, MS, RN, CRNP

image of Melinda DeSell

Barbara Gottschalk, MSN, CNRP

Barbara Gottschalk, MSN, CNRP

Rachel Hisim, MSN, CPNP

Rachel Hisim, MSN, CRNP