Current Residents
First Year Residents (PGY-1)
Ryan Burgette, MD
Medical School: Chicago Medical School
College: University of Illinois
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Current Home: Chicago, IL
Career Interests: UndecidedAjaz Chaudry, MD
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
College: Loyola University Chicago
Hometown: South Bend, IN
Current Home: Chicago, IL
Career Interests: UnknownEric Thorpe, MD
Medical School: The Ohio State University
College: The Ohio State University
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Current Home: Oak Park, IL
Career Interests: Undecided
Second Year Residents (PGY-2)
Brent J. Benscoter, MD
Medical School: University of Missouri - Columbia
College: University of Missouri - Columbia
Hometown: Springfield, MO
Current Home: Chicago, IL
Career Interests: UndecidedAvinash Mantravadi, MD
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
College: Indiana University- Bloomington
Hometown: Chicago, IL then Fort Wayne, IN
Current Home: Chicago, IL
Career Interests: Head and Neck OncologyAmy Pittman, MD
Medical School: University of Missouri - Columbia
College: William Jewell College
Hometown: Saint Joseph, MO
Current Home: Chicago, IL
Career Interests: Undecided
Third Year Residents (PGY-3)
James J. Jaber, MD, PhD
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Graduate School: University of California, Irvine (Department of Chemistry)
College: University of California, Davis
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Current Home: Lombard, IL
Career Interests: Discovery of new therapeutics in otolaryngologyMatthew L. Kircher, MD
Medical School: Rush Medical College
College: Eastern Illinois University
Hometown: Ramsey, IL (pop. 1200)
Current Home: Chicago, IL
Career Interests: OtologyCarl Moeller, MD
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
College: College of the Holy Cross
Hometown: Winnetka, IL
Current Home: Chicago, IL
Career Interests: Undecided
Fourth Year Residents (PGY-4)
Kelly Cunningham, MD
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
College: Northern Illinois University
Hometown: Hinsdale, IL
Current Home: Chicago, IL
Career Interests: UndecidedAdam J. Mariotti, MD
Medical School: Jefferson Medical College
College: University of Pennsylvania
Hometown: Scranton, PA
Current Home: Chicago, IL
Career Interests: UndecidedRyan G. Porter, Sr., MD
Medical School: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
College: Baylor University
Hometown: Murrysville, PA then Lake Havasu City, AZ
Current Home: Arlington Heights, IL
Career Interests: Otology/Neurotology
Fifth Year Residents (PGY-5)
Timothy J. Hughes, MD
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
College: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Hometown: Bloomingdale, IL
Current Home: North Riverside, IL
Career Interests: General Otolaryngology, AllergyDevyani Lal, MD
Medical School: Lady Hardinge Medical College
Hometown: New Delhi, India
Current Home: Chicago, IL
Career Interests: Rhinology Fellowship - Standford UniversityLaura E.T. Hetzler, MD
Medical School: Louisiana State University New Orleans
College: Loyola University New Orleans
Hometown: Opelousas, LA
Current Home: Chicago, IL
Career Interests: Facial/Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Fellowhip - UC Davis
Recent Alumni
Class of 2008
Neena Agarwal, MD
Medical School: University of Nebaska Medical Center
College: University of Pennsylvania
Facial Plastic Surgery FellowshipSamuel Kerns, MD
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
College: Case Western Reserve University
Private Practive- Cleveland, OHTroy Donovan Woodard, MD
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University
College: Depaul University
Rhinology FellowshipClass of 2007
Rafael Quinonez, MD, PhD
Medical School: University of Puerto Rico
Graduate School: University of Iowa (Audiology)
College: Washington University
Private Practice- CaliforniaRita M. Schuman (McGranahan), MD
Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine
College: St. Louis University
Private Practice - St. Louis, MOMobeen Shirazi, MD
Medical School: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
College: Marquette University
Facial Plastic Surgery Fellowship
Private Practice- Barrington, ILClass of 2006
Margie Beauchamp, MD
Private Practice - Georgia
Joseph Scianna, MD
Private Practice- IllinoisChad Zender, MD
Advanced Head & Neck Oncology/Microvascular Fellowship- Vanderbilt
Academic Practice- Loyola University Medical Center

























