Vanderbilt Children's Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Your child can’t always tell you if something is bothering their ear, nose, throat or neck. But a visit to the experts at Children’s Hospital can ease your and your child’s stress. Our otolaryngology team members understand how to examine, diagnose and treat all pediatric ENT conditions, including those requiring head or neck surgery.

Why choose Vanderbilt Children's Otolaryngology

Exclusive care: Whether your child needs routine or complex care, our specially trained practitioners and surgeons focus exclusively on providing the best care for children. Our surgeons perform more than 5,300 surgeries every year, from ear tubes to cleft care to complex airway reconstruction to cochlear implantation.

Personal care: You know your child best. So we work with you to create a special healthcare plan based on what is best for your child’s health. We focus on patient-centered health and constantly reshape our processes based on feedback from families like yours.

Coordinated care: Complex problems require complex solutions. That’s why we connect our pediatric otolaryngology knowledge with expertise in other fields at Children's Hospital. Our team approach to clinics has helped us become known throughout the country as thought leaders in surgical care.

Specialty clinics: Our ear, nose and throat doctors and surgeons have experience treating such conditions as refractory obstructive sleep apnea (ROSA) and microtia. We perform anterior skull base resection surgeries to correct sinus and nasal problems. We have also used cochlear implants in patients with hearing loss.