Department of Otolaryngology | Carver College of Medicine | The University of Iowa

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

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

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Yueh named inaugural chief physician executive of UI Health Care

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Bruce Gantz to receive ACI Alliance Lifetime Achievement Award at CI2025 Boston

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Carver College of Medicine Events

REDCap Advanced Training

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 10:00am to 11:00am

Virtual

This is the fourth step in the REDCap training series. In this training we will cover advanced features such as:

Importing data from a CSV file Ways to customize your data entry experience with form display logic Making your forms more dynamic and personalized with context aware smart variables Sending automated, conditional email alerts Ensuring data is high quality by executing data quality rules, creating data 'missingness' codes, and opening data queries

Neuroscience and Pharmacology Seminar - Vadim Bolshakov, PhD

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 10:30am to 11:30am

Bowen Science Building

Neuropeptide-mediated gating of innate fear circuits

Vadim Bolshakov, PhD
Professor, Harvard Medical School
Director, Cellular Neurobiology Laboratory, McLean Hospital

ACB Seminar Series - Dr. Guo-Chang Fan

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 9:30am to 10:30am

Bowen Science Building

Dr. Guo-Chang Fan, a Professor of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neurobiology from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine will present a seminar titled "Sectm1a and Probiotic EVs in Efferocytosis-Mediated Repair of Cardiac Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury."

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