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.

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ranked hospital in iowa

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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

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Education

a mouse model of a common form of hereditary deafness.

Research

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

Research

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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

Mobile Clinic - Columbus Junction

Sunday, November 1, 2026 11:00am to 2:00pm

Columbus Junction

Mobile Clinic

Molecular Medicine Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Alexa Sheehan

Monday, November 2, 2026 10:00am

Medical Education Research Facility

Alexa Sheehan is a PhD candidate in the Biomedical Science (Molecular Medicine) Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. Her research has been conducted in Rebecca Dodd's laboratory.

If you are not able to attend in person, please consider showing your support by attending via Zoom. Please email britt-hokanson@uiowa.edu for the Zoom link.

2026 Neuroscience Research Day Keynote Speaker: Constanza J. Cortes, PhD

Monday, November 2, 2026 1:00pm

Medical Education Research Facility

Keynote Speaker Announcement: Constanza J. Cortes, PhD
2026 Neuroscience Research Day – Monday, Nov. 2, 2026

We are excited to welcome Constanza J. Cortes, PhD, Assistant Professor of Gerontology at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, to the University of Iowa for this year's Neuroscience Research Day.

Dr. Cortes's research explores the intersection of exercise, brain aging, skeletal muscle, and Alzheimer’s disease, with a particular focus on how...

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