Faculty

Chair, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Director, Head / Neck Oncology Program
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Professor, Otolaryngology
Team Leader, Disease - Head / Neck Oncology

Steven J. Wang, MD, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. He is a surgeon with clinical expertise in head and neck cancer surgery, oral cavity and oropharynx malignancies, transoral robotic surgery, surgery for melanoma and advanced skin cancers of the head and neck, salivary gland tumors, benign and malignant thyroid lesions, and parathyroid surgery. 

Associate Professor, Otolaryngology

Audrey Baker, MD is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology. She received her medical degree and completed her residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.  She then went on to complete a fellowship in Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery at Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary in Boston.

Associate Professor, Otolaryngology
Residency Program Director

I grew up and spent my childhood in San Jose, California. I then went to Boston University for undergraduate and medical school, graduating from an accelerated 7 yr BA-MD program in 2011. In medical school, I fell in love with ENT. I realized that within the realm of ENT, there was the opportunity to dramatically improve people’s lives. The human face is how we interact with the world and we oftentimes take for granted simple tasks such as speaking, swallowing, and breathing.

Associate Research Professor

Marina Cardó Vila is a Research Associate Professor of the Department of Otolaryngology. She received her Ph.D. in Immunology from the University of Barcelona and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Cardó Vila collaborates with research faculty from the UArizona Cancer Center and the Bio5 institute to develop methods for tissue-specific delivery of therapeutic agents, dissect molecular interaction involved in cancer biology and drug resistance, and identify new therapeutic targets.

Associate Professor, Cancer Biology - GIDP
Associate Professor, Otolaryngology
Director, Translational Head/Neck Cancer Research
Member of the Graduate Faculty

Dr. Caulin received his PhD from the Universidad Autonoma of Madrid, studying alterations in epidermal differentiation during skin carcinogenesis. He did a post-doctoral training at The Burnham Institute focused on cellular processes involved in epithelial cell apoptosis. He then moved to Baylor College of Medicine where he became Assistant Professor of Dermatology-Research, specialized in oncogenic activities that promote squamous cell carcinoma progression. In 2010 he moved to MD Anderson Cancer Center to continue his work on head and neck cancer development.

Division Director, Neurorhinology
Professor, Otolaryngology

Eugene H. Chang, MD, FACS is the Division Director of Neurorhinology and a Professor with tenure at the University of Arizona Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. His clinical expertise is in the management of paranasal sinus inflammatory disorders, allergic fungal rhinosinusitis, revision sinus surgery, complex frontal sinus disease, cerebrospinal fluid leaks, encephaloceles, and minimally invasive approaches to the paranasal sinuses and skull base for resection of benign and malignant sinonasal neoplasms.

Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
Director, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Dr. David Chen is an assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, and is Director of the Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. His clinical interests span both reconstructive and cosmetic interventions for the face. These include rhinoplasty, facial reanimation for facial paralysis, Mohs reconstruction, facial trauma reconstruction, otoplasty, scar revision, as well as surgical and non-surgical treatments for facial aging such as facelift, browlift, blepharoplasty, laser resurfacing, and injectables.

Clinical Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology

Dr. Cravens has extensive interest and experience in endocrine surgery (thyroid and parathyroid disorders).  He is a native Arizonan who received his MD from the University of Arizona and surgical residency training at Stanford University.  He is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and has been practicing Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery in Tucson since 1991.

Professor, Otolaryngology

Christopher Le, MD, FACS is a Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery with a joint appointment in Neurosurgery and is the Director of the Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery Fellowship. He is a surgeon with expertise in disorders of the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, and anterior skull base. He treats children and adults with nasal obstruction, sinus infections, benign and malignant sinonasal tumors, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks through the nose, and skull base tumors.

Associate Professor, Otolaryngology

Dr. Liu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. She graduated from medical school and residency at the University of Calgary in Canada. During residency, Dr. Liu completed a Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. This was supported by a full research scholarship from the Surgeon Scientist Program at the University of Calgary.

Associate Professor, Otolaryngology
Director, Pediatric Otolaryngology

Dr. Skirko is an Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat) and the Director of the Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology. He is also the Medical Director of the Cleft and Craniofacial Program at Banner – University Medicine Tucson.

Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology

Dr. Helena Wichova is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Arizona. She graduated with honors from the University of Southern California with a degree in Biomedical Engineering and was awarded the Presidential Academic Scholarship. She then completed medical school at the University of Nevada, School of Medicine. She proceeded to complete her Otolaryngology – Head and Neck residency training at the University of Kansas, where she was awarded the Resident Teaching Award and won numerous Basic Science Research Awards.

Clinical Associate Professor, Otolaryngology

Helena Yip, MD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Banner University Medical Center, Tucson and Director of the Voice and Swallowing Center.  She received her medical degree from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and residency training in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at UC Davis.  She completed a Laryngology and Voice Fellowship at Stanford University.  Prior to coming to Arizona, Dr.