University of Louisville School of Medicine
The Faculty

Dr. Jeffrey Bumpous M.D., F.A.C.S.

Professor, Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine.

Research Interests:
   -Minimally invasive approaches to hyperparathyroidism.
   -Microvessel Dendity and Angiogenesis Markers as prognosticators in head and neck cancer.
   -Three dimensional intraoperative, interactive computed tomography applications in cranial base surgery.


Dr. Eric Lentsch M.D.

Assistant Professor, Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Louisa Bumgardner Professor of OtolaryngologicDivision of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine.

Research Interests:
   -Minimally invasive thyroid surgery.
   -Minimally invasive radioguided parathyroidectomy.
   -Genetic determinants of primary head and neck tumors that predispose to lymphatic metastases.


Dr. Julie Goldman M.D., F.A.C.S.

Associate Professor, Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine.

Research Interests:
   -Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy (Collaborator with Dr. David Gozal in the Department of Pediatrics)
   -Outcomes with differing techniques of tonsillectomy
   -Velopharyngeal insufficiency.


Dr. Maria Velig M.D.

Assistant Professor, Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine.

Research Interests:
   -Skin end-point titration screening examinations compared to full SET panels in the prescription of allergy immunotherapy.
   -Allergy immunotherapy in the patient treated with beta-blocker medications.
   -Allergy immunotherapy as an adjunct to the treatment of allergic fungal sinusitis.


Dr. Toni Ganzel M.D., F.A.C.S.

Research Interests:
   -Pediatric Otolaryngology
   -Business Models In Medicine
   -Business, Law and Ethics Education




Dr. Welby Winstead M.D., F.A.C.S.

Assistant Professor, Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine.

Research Interests:
   -Harvest of pluripotential neural progenitor cells from the olfactory cleft and superior nasal cavity.
   -Outcomes and quality of life evaluation of patients with chronic sinusitis
   -Minimally invasive endonasal endoscopic surgery


Dr. Serge A. Martinez M.D., JD

Professor, Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine.

Research Interests:
   -Facial transplantation
   -Bioethical and legal issues in Otolaryngology.
   -Longitudinal outcomes and patient satisfaction in adolescents who received cochlear implants as children.


Dr. Larry Florman M.D., F.A.C.S.

Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine.

Research Interests:
   -Facial nerve stimulation and rehabilitation in patients with longstanding facial paralysis.
   -Rhinoplasty techniques.
   -Alloplastic materials for facial implantation.


Dr. Fred Wightman Ph.D.

Professor, (with academic appointments in Otolaryngology, Audiology, and Psychology).

Research Interests:
   -Cochlear implantation.
   -Psychometric evaluation of children with hearing loss and cochlear implantation.
   -Auditory perception, with emphases on the spatial aspects of hearing and on the development of auditory attention.