Department of Otolaryngology | Carver College of Medicine

Welcome to the Department of Otolaryngology

As a critical part of University of Iowa Health Care, we invite you to learn about our education programs, research, and clinical services.

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We take pride in providing leading-edge patient care, advancing the field of otolaryngology through first-rate research, and offering superior education to the next generation of high-quality head and neck specialists.

#1

ranked hospital in iowa

#8

top employer in iowa

1871

Department founded

The state-of-the-art Bioskills Lab in the Center for Procedural Skills & Simulation boasts 16 stations with wet sinks, pull-down microscopes, and video monitors.

Education

See the exciting ways that our faculty are teaching the next generation of physicians.

Education

a mouse model of a common form of hereditary deafness.

Research

Our department specializes in top-notch research. See our process.

Research

About Us

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About Us

Meet The Team

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Our Faculty

Otolaryngologist Bruce Gantz, MD, performs a robot-assisted cochlear implant procedure with the iotaMotion technology.

Our Latest News

Smith honored with 2026 Distinguished Mentor Award

Friday, September 11, 2026

Breakthrough pediatric kidney therapy emerges from UI research collaboration and the MORL Lab.

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

UI Health Care remains Iowa’s No. 1 Hospital in ranking by ‘US News & World Report’

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Carver College of Medicine Events

ACB Seminar Series - Dr. Bhagaban Mallik

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am

Bowen Science Building

Dr. Bhagaban Mallik, an Assistant Research Scientist in the Frank Lab, will present a seminar titled "Differential Roles of Intracellular Calcium and Metabolic Energy in Phasic MN-Is and Tonic MN-Ib Motor Neurons."

Biochemistry Seminar: "Illuminating the Biochemical Activity Architecture of the Cell"

Thursday, October 1, 2026 10:30am to 11:20am

Medical Education Research Facility

"Illuminating the Biochemical Activity Architecture of the Cell"

Presented by

Jin Zhang, Ph.D.
Professor of Pharmacology
University of California San Diego

DeGowin Blood Drive @ Stead Family Children's Hospital

Thursday, October 1, 2026 11:00am to 3:00pm

University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital

The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, October 1st 2026, at the Stead Family Children's Hospital. Help the University of Iowa climb the Abbott & Big Ten We Give Blood Drive leaderboard and received a special-edition t-shirt from Abbott, while supplies last!

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