Faculty Physicians
Maie St. John, MD, PhD
Department Chair
Professor
Primary Interests: Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
Locations: Westwood/Beverly Hills
Vishad Nabili, MD
Vice Chair for Academic Affairs
Professor of Clinical Head & Neck Surgery
Primary Interests: Facial Plastic Surgery, MOHs Reconstruction
Locations: Westwood
Dinesh K. Chhetri, MD
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs and Co-Lead for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Professor-in-Residence
Primary Interests: Voice, Airway, and Swallowing Disorders
Locations: Westwood/Beverly Hills
Jennifer L. Long, MD, PhD
Vice Chair for Research Affairs
Associate Professor-in-Residence
Primary Interests: Voice, Airway, and Swallowing disorders
Locations: Westwood
Alisha N. West, MD
Co-Lead for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
Primary Interests: Pediatric Otolaryngology, hearing loss, allergy
Locations: Westwood/Santa Monica
Michael A. Holliday, MD
Residency Program Director
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
Primary Interests: General Head and Neck Surgery, Laryngology (Voice, Airway, Swallowing Disorders)
Locations: Thousand Oaks/Santa Monica
Daniel M. Beswick, MD
Residency Associate Program Director
Assistant Professor-in-Residence
Primary Interests: Primary Interests: Nasal and Sinus disease, chronic rhinosinusitis, endoscopic skull base surgery
Locations: Westwood
Ashley E. Kita, MD
Chief Wellness Officer
Assistant Professor-in-Residence
Primary Interests: Comprehensive Otolaryngology Care
Locations: Torrance
Irene A. Kim, MD, MBA
Chief Quality Officer
Assistant Professor-in-Residence
Primary Interests: Facial reanimation after facial paralysis, facial plastic surgery, microvascular reconstructive surgery, facial trauma, MOHs reconstruction
Locations: Westwod/Santa Clarita/Santa Monica
Elliot Abemayor, MD, PhD
Professor-in-Residence
Primary Interests: Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
Locations: Westwood
Gerald S. Berke, MD
Professor
Primary Interests: Laryngology, voice disorders, and oncology
Locations: Westwood
Keith E. Blackwell, MD
Professor
Primary Interests: Microvascular and reconstructive surgery
Locations: Westwood
Quinton S. Gopen, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Head & Neck Surgery
Primary Interests: Neurotology and skull base surgery
Locations: Westwood
Akira Ishiyama, MD
Professor
Primary Interests: Neurotology
Locations: Westwood
Natalie E. Kadin, MD
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
Primary Interests: General Head and Neck Surgery
Locations: Thousand Oaks
Sohit P. Kanotra, MD
Associate Professor
Director, Complex Pediatric Airway Program
Primary Interests: Head and neck oncology
Locations: Westwood
Paul A. Kedeshian, MD
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
Primary Interests: Head and neck oncology
Locations: Westwood/Santa Monica
Rhorie P. Kerr, MD
Assistant Professor-in-Residence
Primary Interests: Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery and Plastic Surgery of the Head and Neck
Locations: Westwood
Eric J. Kezirian, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Primary Interests: Head and neck oncology
Locations: Westwood
Jivianne K. Lee, MD
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
Primary Interests: Nasal and Sinus disease, endoscopic skull base surgery
Locations: Santa Monica
Joel A. Sercarz, MD
Professor-in-Residence
Primary Interests: Head and neck oncology, thyroid and parathyroid
Locations: Westwood
Travis Layne Shiba, MD
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
Primary Interests: General Head and Neck Surgery, Voice, Airway & Swallowing, Nasal & Sinus Surgery, Thyroid & Parathyroid Surgery
Locations: Santa Clarita
Jeffrey D. Suh, MD
Professor of Clinical Head & Neck Surgery
Primary Interests: Nasal and sinus disease, head and neck oncology
Locations: Westwood
Marilene B. Wang, MD
Professor-in-Residence
Primary Interests: Head and neck oncology, nasal and sinus disease
Locations: Westwood