Pediatric Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery Care Team

Our team is here to partner with you and your child to provide personalized, family-centered care. We will work closely with your child’s pediatrician or primary care provider and other pediatric subspecialists to develop appropriate and timely treatment plans for many different conditions.

Supported by the academic resources at the Stanford University School of Medicine, our pediatric otolaryngologists bring the latest techniques and treatment methods that cater to your child’s specific needs.

If you are an existing patient, you may contact your clinician via MyChart for non-urgent messages and advice.

Iram Ahmad, MD

Iram Ahmad, MD

Dr. Ahmad is board certified in Otolaryngology and Pediatric Otolaryngology.

Areas of expertise:Cholesteatoma, cochlear implants, hearing loss, ossicular chain reconstruction
Christi Arnerich, MD

Christi Arnerich, MD

Dr. Arnerich is board certified in Otolaryngology.

Areas of expertise:Comprehensive pediatric otolaryngology
Karthik Balakrishnan, MD, MPH

Karthik Balakrishnan, MD, MPH

Dr. Balakrishnan is board certified in Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology and Otolaryngology.

Areas of expertise:EXIT-to airway procedures, aerodigestive disorders, airway reconstruction, in-utero fetal airway surgery, thoracic tracheoplasty, vascular anomalies, velopharyngeal insufficiency, voice and swallow disorders
Kay Chang, MD

Kay Chang, MD

Dr. Chang is board certified in Otolaryngology and Pediatric Otolaryngology.

Areas of expertise:Cholesteatoma, cochlear implants, ear canal atresia, hearing loss, microtia, Osia implants, ossicular chain reconstruction
Alan Cheng, MD

Alan Cheng, MD

Dr. Cheng is board certified in Otolaryngology and Pediatric Otolaryngology.

Areas of expertise:Cholesteatoma, cochlear implants, hearing loss, ossicular chain reconstruction
Grace Kim, MD

Grace Kim, MD

Areas of expertise:Hearing loss, vascular anomalies
Jocelyn Kohn, MD

Jocelyn Kohn, MD

Dr. Kohn is board certified in Otolaryngology.

Areas of expertise:Comprehensive pediatric otolaryngology
Kara Meister, MD, FACS

Kara Meister, MD, FACS

Dr. Meister is board certified in Otolaryngology and Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology.

Areas of expertise:EXIT-to airway procedures, aerodigestive disorders, airway reconstruction, fetal airway, pediatric head and neck masses and cancers, radiofrequency ablation of thyroid, thoracic tracheoplasty, thyroid cancer, thyroid nodules
Douglas Sidell, MD

Douglas Sidell, MD

Dr. Sidell is board certified in Otolaryngology and Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology.

Areas of expertise:Aerodigestive disorders, airway reconstruction, thoracic tracheoplasty, voice and swallow disorders, head and neck masses
Mai Thy Truong, MD

Mai Thy Truong, MD

Dr. Truong is board certified in Otolaryngology and Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology.

Areas of expertise:Microtia and canal atresia, head and neck masses, congenital anomalies, branchial cleft/sinus/cysts/fistulas, vascular anomalies, EXIT-to airway procedures, craniofacial disorders
Tulio A. Valdez, MD, MSc

Tulio A. Valdez, MD, MSc

Dr. Valdez is board certified in Otolaryngology and Pediatric Otolaryngology.

Areas of expertise:Complex obstructive sleep apnea, nasal obstruction, nasal surgery, pediatric sinusitis
Summer Hayhurst, NP

Summer Hayhurst, NP

Summer Hayhurst is board certified as a Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, and Clinical Nurse Specialist.

Areas of expertise:Cleft and craniofacial, ear molding, microtia
Jennifer Kha, PA

Jennifer Kha, PA
Hung-Fu "Charlie" Lin, MSN, APRN, NP-C, CNOR, CNAMB, RNFA, FCN

Hung-Fu "Charlie" Lin, MSN, APRN, NP-C, CNOR, CNAMB, RNFA, FCN

Charlie Lin is board certified in PeriOperative Nursing, Trauma Nursing and as a Family Nurse Practitioner.

Areas of expertise:Complex obstructive sleep apnea, smell disorders, tracheostomy
Karen Curtis, RN

Karen Curtis, RN
Rachel Cacanindin, RN

Rachel Cacanindin, RN
Nasim Zadeh, NP

Nasim Zadeh, NP