Current Residents
First Year Residents (PGY-1)
Seth Kay, MD
Medical School: Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
College: University of Southern California
Hometown: Palmdale, California
Current Home: Chicago, IL
Career interests: UndecidedMike Loochtan, MD
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine
College: Miami University
Hometown: Columbus, OH
Current Home: Chicago, IL
Career interests: UndecidedJames Martin, MD
Medical School: Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
College: University of Notre Dame
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Current Home: Chicago, IL
Career Interests: Undecided
Second Year Residents (PGY-2)
Sahar Nadimi, MD
Medical School: University of Illinois- Chicago College of Medicine
College: Northwestern University
Hometown: Hoffman Estates, IL
Current Home: Chicago, IL
Career interests: Facial Plastic SurgeryJeff Hotaling, MD
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
College: Dartmouth College
Hometown: Hinsdale, IL
Current Home: Chicago, IL
Career interests: UndecidedJoshua M. Sappington, MD
Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
College: Illinois College
Hometown: Galesburg, IL then Bloomington, IL
Current Home: Oak Park, IL
Career Interests: Undecided
Third Year Residents (PGY-3)
Evan Greenbaum, MD
Medical School: Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
College: Dartmouth College
Hometown: Munster, IN
Current Home: River Forest, IL
Career Interests: undecidedMuhamad Amine, MD
Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine
College: Loyola University of Chicago
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Current Home: Palos Hills, IL
Career Interests: UndecidedNadia Caballero, MD
Medical school: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
College: Northeastern Illinois University
Current Home: Park Ridge, IL
Career Interests: Pediatric Otolaryngology, Rhinology and Sinus Surgery
Fourth Year Residents (PGY-4)
Ryan Burgette, MD
Medical School: Chicago Medical School
College: University of Illinois
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Current Home: Chicago, IL
Career Interests: UndecidedEric Thorpe, MD
Medical School: The Ohio State University
College: The Ohio State University
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Current Home: Oak Park, IL
Career Interests: Undecided
Fifth Year Residents (PGY-5)
Brent J. Benscoter, MD
Medical School: University of Missouri - Columbia
College: University of Missouri - Columbia
Hometown: Springfield, MO
Current Home: Chicago, IL
Career Interests: Fellowship in Neurotology/Skull Base Surgery - Michigan Ear InstituteAvinash Mantravadi, MD
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
College: Indiana University- Bloomington
Hometown: Fort Wayne, IN
Current Home: Chicago, IL
Career Interests: Fellowship in Advanced Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery/Microvascular Reconstruction- University of MiamiAmy Pittman, MD
Medical School: University of Missouri - Columbia
College: William Jewell College
Hometown: Saint Joseph, MO
Current Home: Chicago, IL
Career Interests: Fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery- Oregon Health & Science University
Recent Alumni
Class of 2011
James J. Jaber, MD, PhD
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Graduate School: University of California, Irvine (Department of Chemistry)
College: University of California, Davis
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Current Home: Lombard, IL
Career Interests: Fellowship in Head and Neck Surgery- University of PittsburghMatthew L. Kircher, MD
Medical School: Rush Medical College
College: Eastern Illinois University
Hometown: Ramsey, IL (pop. 1200)
Current Home: Chicago, IL
Career Interests: Fellowship in Neurotology/Skull Base Surgery- Michigan Ear InstituteCarl Moeller, MD
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
College: College of the Holy Cross
Hometown: Winnetka, IL
Current Home: Chicago, IL
Career Interests: Private Practice- Hartford, Connecticut
Class of 2010
Kelly Cunningham, MD
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
College: Northern Illinois University
Fellowship in Advanced Head & Neck Oncology/Microvascular Reconstruction- Vanderbilt UniversityAdam J. Mariotti, MD
Medical School: Jefferson Medical College
College: University of Pennsylvania
Private Practice- Philadelphia, PARyan G. Porter, Sr., MD
Medical School: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
College: Baylor University
Fellowship in Neurotology/Skull Base Surgery- Michigan Ear InstituteClass of 2009
Timothy J. Hughes, MD
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
College: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Private Practice- Chicago, ILDevyani Lal, MD
Medical School: Lady Hardinge Medical College
Hometown: New Delhi, India
Fellowship in Rhinology- Stanford University
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic- Scottsdale, AZLaura E.T. Hetzler, MD
Medical School: Louisiana State University New Orleans
College: Loyola University New Orleans
Fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery- University of California- Davis
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University- New Orleans, LAClass of 2008
Neena Agarwal, MD
Medical School: University of Nebaska Medical Center
College: University of Pennsylvania
Facial Plastic Surgery FellowshipSamuel Kerns, MD
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
College: Case Western Reserve University
Private Practice - Cleveland, OHTroy Donovan Woodard, MD
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University
College: Depaul University
Rhinology FellowshipClass of 2007
Rafael Quinonez, MD, PhD
Medical School: University of Puerto Rico
Graduate School: University of Iowa (Audiology)
College: Washington University
Private Practice- CaliforniaRita M. Schuman (McGranahan), MD
Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine
College: St. Louis University
Private Practice - St. Louis, MOMobeen Shirazi, MD
Medical School: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
College: Marquette University
Facial Plastic Surgery Fellowship
Private Practice- Barrington, ILClass of 2006
Margie Beauchamp, MD
Private Practice - Georgia
Joseph Scianna, MD
Private Practice- IllinoisChad Zender, MD
Advanced Head & Neck Oncology/Microvascular Fellowship- Vanderbilt
Academic Practice- Loyola University Medical Center
































