Current Residents and Fellows in Training

 
 PGY-5 - Class of 2009
 Ballert

John Ballert, MD
jab2ua@virginia.edu
Hometown:  Louisville, KY
Undergraduate:  Centre College
Medical School:  University of Louisville
Research and Publications:

  • J Ballert, S Park.  Functional Rhinoplasty:  Treatment of the Dysfunctional Nasal Sidewall.  Facial Plastic Surgery 2006; 22: 49-54.
 
 Christophel

J. Jared Christophel, MD
jjc3y@virginia.edu
Hometown:  Elkton, VA
Undergraduate:  College of William and Mary
Medical School:  University of Virginia
Research and Publications:

  • J Christophel, J Chang, S Park. Transplanted Tissue-Engineered Cartilage. Arch Facial Plast Surg, Mar 2006; 8: 117-122.
  • J Christophel.  Transplanted Tissue-Engineered Cartilage. Presentation at 30th Annual Fitz-Hugh Symposium, University of Virginia. June 2006.
  • J Christophel, N Hozic, L Arruda, et al. Expression of the recombinant Group 2 homologue from Blomia tropicalis: Comparison of the immunoreactivity of Blo t 2 and Blo t 5.  J Allergy Clin Immun 109 (1): 393 Suppl. S Jan 2002.
 
 Shonka David Shonka, MD
dcs5z@virginia.edu
Hometown:  Clifton, VA
Undergraduate:  University of Virginia
Medical School:  University of Virginia
 
PGY-4 - Class of 2010
 ORourke

Ashli O'Rourke, MD
ako8p@virginia.edu
Hometown:  Orlando, FL
Undergraduate:  Florida State University
Medical School:  Medical College of Georgia
Research and Publications:

  • O'Rourke AK, Gourin CG, Wade ZK, Hessler RB.  Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma of the parotid gland.  Ear, Nose, & Throat Journal.  2006 Oct;85(10):669-71.
  • Gourin CG, Xia ZS, Han Y, French AM, O'Rourke AK, Terris DJ, Adam BL.  Serum protein profile analysis in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Apr;132(4):390-7.
  • Butler AP, Wood BP, O'Rourke AK, Porubsky ES.  Acute external laryngeal trauma: experience with 112 patients.
    Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2005 May;114(5):361-8.
 
 Stephan Scott Stephan, MD
sjs4p@virginia.edu
Hometown:  Grand Junction, CO
Undergraduate:  Vanderbilt University
Medical School:  Vanderbilt Medical School
 
Woodard  Charles "Chip" Woodard, MD
cr5y@virginia.edu
Hometown:  Fredericksburg, VA
Undergraduate:  University of Virginia
Medical School:  Eastern Virginia Medical School
 
 PGY-3  Class of 2011
 Chance

Elizabeth "B" Chance, MD
ewc8t@virginia.edu
Hometown:  New Bern, NC
Undergraduate:  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Medical School:  Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Research and Publications:  Laryngologic pathologies; specifically spasmodic dysphonia and muscle tension dysphonias

 
 Schneyer

Mark Schneyer, MD
ms3sd@virginia.edu
Hometown:  Baltimore, MD
Undergraduate:  University of Maryland
Medical School:  University of Maryland School of Medicine
Research and Publications:

  • Schneyer M, Azarion A, Barkmeyer D, Cunningham D, King J, Lake D, Irani C, Nieh S, Pollack D.  Cochlear Implant Technology:  Scientific and Social Issues Surrounding State of the Art Prosthesis.  Gemstone Honors Thesis.  University of Maryland, College Park, June 2001, 1-62.
 
 PGY-2 - Class of 2012
 Chen, Philip

Philip G. Chen, MD
pgc4b@virginia.edu
Hometown:  Cincinnati, OH
Undergraduate:  University of Pennsylvania
Medical School:  Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

 
 Rasamny, Jlk

JK Rasamny, MD
jjr4t@virginia.edu
Hometown:  New Rochelle, NY
Undergraduate:  Duke University
Medical School:  University of Virginia School of Medicine
Research and Publications:

  • Rasamny J, Chang JS, , Park SS. Injectable Tissue Engineered Cartilage Using a Fibrin Sealant. Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. 9(3) 161-6, 2007 May-June.
  • Becker SS. Rasamny JK. Han JK. Patrie J. Gross CW. Steroid injection for sinonasal polyps: the University of Virginia experience. American Journal of Rhinology. 21(1):64-9, 2007 Jan-Feb.  
  • Ghanem T. Rasamny JK. Park SS. Rethinking auricular trauma.  Laryngoscope. 115(7):1251-5, 2005 Jul.
 
 Stuart, Mike Mike M. Stuart, MD mms6z@virginia.edu
Hometown:  London, UK
Undergraduate:  Flordia Atlantic University
Masters in Public Health:  Tulane University
Medical School:  Washington University School of Medicine

 

 

Recent Graduates

 
Neurotology Fellow - Class of 2008
Carfrae

Matthew J. Carfrae, MD
mjc4f@virginia.edu
Hometown: Cedar Rapids, IA
Undergraduate: Marquette University
Medical School: University of Iowa College of Medicine
Residency:  Albany Medical Center
Clinical Interests:  Otology/Neurotology

 
Resident Graduates - Class of 2008

dobratz 

Eric Dobratz, MD 
ed6j@virginia.edu
Hometown:  Blue Bell, PA
Undergraduate:  James Madison University
Medical School:  Eastern Virginia Medical School
Research and Publications:

  • Dobratz EJ, Boston M, Buescher ES, Darrow DH.  Effects of nasal saline spray on human neutrophils. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2003 Jun;129(6):660-4.
  • Dobratz EJ. Tissue Engineering:  Injectable cartilage using human chondrocytes and alginate.
 

Essig 

Garth Essig, MD 
ge2c@virginia.edu
Hometown:  Columbus, OH
Undergraduate:  University of Miami
Medical School:  Ohio State University
Clinical Interests:

  1. Inner Ear Hair Cell Regeneration by Math1 Gene Transfer
  2. Prognostic Factors in Unilateral Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
  3. Orbital complications following craniofacial resection
 

 little

Stewart Little, MD 
sl3fj@virginia.edu
Hometown:  Waleska, GA
Undergraduate:  Georgia Tech
Medical School:  Medical College of Georgia