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Programs and research
Advance care and research
At UW Health, we strive to improve care and treatment for all people with ear, nose and throat disorders.
Specialty clinics and services
We provide care for certain conditions through specialty clinics. Other providers assist our ENT doctors.
Audiology
Audiologists are hearing specialists. They work with ear, nose and throat doctors to provide nonmedical treatments for hearing disorders.
Comprehensive Voice and Swallow Clinic
Speech and language pathologists work closely with our ENT doctors in this clinic. Together, we evaluate swallowing difficulties and plan treatment. We also offer help with voice problems.
Cosmetic and facial reconstruction
Treating ear, nose and throat conditions can affect your appearance or the function of these parts of your body. We offer surgical services to help.
Pediatric audiology
Our pediatric audiology program caters to the unique hearing needs of children.
Pediatric ear, nose and throat services
For our youngest patients, we offer special ear, nose and throat care.
Cochlear Implant Program
Our cochlear implant team has extensive experience with this treatment approach, which has enhanced the quality of life for so many patient of all ages.
Head and Neck Cancer Care Program
Our ENT providers are part of a team of a dozen separate specialties working together to treat all types of head and neck cancers. These include cancers of the mouth, throat, tongue, tonsil, larynx, lip, sinuses and nasal cavity.
Ear and Lateral Skull Base Surgery Clinic
Our ear specialists perform surgery for cochlear implants, acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma) and other conditions of the ears and base of the skull.
Sinus and Anterior Skull Base Surgery Program
When an aneurysm or tumor sits below the brain, skull base surgery can remove the lesion in a less invasive way than open brain surgery.
Facial Nerve Clinic
We provide a team evaluation of facial nerve function and rehabilitation, including surgery. We see patients for new onset and long-term facial paralysis.
Our research
Our team works to understand ENT conditions better. We use what we learn to explore new treatments and improve the quality of life for you and your child.
How clinical trials help
Clinical trials are an essential part of our work. They allow us to test new ways to prevent, detect and treat ENT conditions. As our patient, you may gain access to these new methods of care before they are available in other places.
Conditions and treatments
Help for all ENT disorders
The ENT specialists at UW Health help people with a wide range of health issues. We diagnose and treat hearing loss, facial nerve disorders, swallowing and voice problems, sinus disease and head and neck cancers.
ENT doctors are also known as otolaryngologists. We use the most advanced surgical techniques and medical treatments to help with head and neck conditions.
What we offer
Our team provides general and specialized ENT care.
Conditions we treat
Our team provides general and specialized ENT care. We help assess, diagnose and treat many conditions, including:
Airway conditions (inpatient laryngology procedures and office-based laryngology procedures)
Balance disorders and dizziness
Facial trauma
Obstructive sleep apnea
Disorders of the sinuses
Treatments we provide
We offer a wide range of treatments for a wide range of conditions. Our team works together to find the treatments that will be best for you. Whenever it’s possible, we use nonsurgical or minimally invasive treatments first.
Surgical treatments we offer include
Comprehensive head and neck surgery
Ear canal and ear drum repair
Facial feminization surgery
Mandibular advancement devices (MADs) therapy
Nasal reconstructive surgery (rhinoplasty)
Reconstructive facial surgery following Moh’s skin cancer removal
Robotic surgery for throat and larynx cancer
Sialendoscopy
Skull-base surgery
Surgery for acoustic neuroma and cholesteatoma
Transoral laser microsurgery
Special clinics and clinical trials
At UW Health, we strive to improve the care for all people with ear, nose and throat disorders. Our team works to understand these conditions better. They use what they learn to explore new treatments and improve the quality of life of those they help.
Clinical trials are an essential part of our work. They allow us to test new ways to prevent, detect and treat ENT conditions. As our patient, you may gain access to these new methods of care before they are available in other places.
Locations
World-class care close to home
We offer help for ear, nose and throat conditions and head and neck cancers at several convenient locations.
Meet our team
ENT specialists
ENT doctors at UW Health are expertly trained and internationally known. They make sure you get the help you need to manage all disorders of the ear, nose and throat and related areas of your head and neck.
Our doctors often work with others in the UW Health system, including the UW Carbone Cancer Center.
ENT - Otolaryngology
For pediatric ear, nose and throat conditions, we’ve got you covered
With exceptional doctors, the most advanced imaging tests, and treatments and extensive support services, your child will get the best possible care with UW Health.
Patient resources
How we’ve helped
At UW Health, we are proud of our work and even more proud of the people we serve.
From physician to patient
As a doctor, Jack Swanson depends on his voice. When he learned he had lesions on his vocal cords, he was concerned. Tests showed he had cancerous growths. Innovative laser treatments at UW Health successfully treated his cancer and gave him his voice back.