Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Center at UWMC

About this Clinic

Otolaryngology encompasses diseases and disorders of the ear, nose, throat and related structures of the head and neck. Our highly trained surgeons, providers, nurses and support staff treat patients with disorders such as chronic sinusitis, dizziness, cancer and the loss of ability to hear, speak and/or swallow. Often the causes of such disorders are not immediately evident so the team’s clinical experience with diagnostic tools are vital to setting out a treatment plan that has the best likelihood to succeed.

Surgical Services
  • Head and neck surgery and oncology
  • Micro vascular surgery and reconstruction
  • Skull base surgery
  • Oral and maxillofacial surgery
  • Thyroid and parathyroid surgery
  • Oncologic sinus surgery

Otology/Audiology/Vestibular Services

  • Evaluation of hearing and balance function
  • Diagnosis and management of disease of the ear, hearing nerve and skull base
  • Neurotology/otology
  • Skull base tumor treatment
  • Diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of auditory and vestibular disorders, including auditory implants (cochlear implants, Baha)

Audiology and Vestibular Procedures

  • Differential diagnosis evaluations
  • Otoacoustic emissions evaluations
  • Drug ototoxicity monitoring
  • Evaluation of middle ear function
  • Evoked potential testing (ABR, ECOG)
  • Facial nerve evaluation (ENOG)
  • Newborn hearing screening
  • Hearing aid evaluation, fitting and rehabilitation
  • Cochlear implant and Baha evaluation and rehabilitation
  • Extensive vestibular evaluation (ENG/ VNG, positional oculomotor)
  • Rotary chair evaluation
  • Platform posturography
  • Cochlear perfusion
Acoustic Neuroma Clinic Services
  • Diagnosis, evaluation and management of acoustic neuromas and other skull base tumors
  • Assessment of hearing, balance and other sensory functions associated with skull base tumors
  • Neurotology/otology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Radiation Oncology-gamma knife
  • Treatment of acoustic neuromas and other skull base tumors
Laryngeal Services
  • Multidisciplinary clinic involving otolaryngology and rehabilitation (speech-language pathology)
  • Full capabilities of a diagnostic and therapeutic voice laboratory, including stroboscopy, EMG, and voice assessment
  • Services include evaluation and management of voice disorders, hoarseness, vocal cord lesions, nerve injury to the vocal cords, spasmodic dysphonia, laryngeal airway disorders, swallowing dysfunctions—such as cricopharyngeal spasm, Zenkers diverticulum, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
General Otolaryngology/Ear Nose Throat (ENT)/Rhinology Services
Medical and surgical treatment of routine and complex ENT disorders, including:
  • Rhinological disorders
  • Sinus disorders, including septal deviations and sinusitis (with expertise in endoscopic sinus surgery)
  • Oral cavity disorders
  • Throat disorders, including infections of the throat and throat lesions
  • Salivary gland disease

For information about facility fees and hospital-billing, please visit our facility fee FAQs.

Care Providers

Sarah Renee Bench
Sarah Renee Bench


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Amit Dave Bhrany
Amit Dave Bhrany

Dr. Bhrany specializes in facial cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, and head and neck oncology. Originally from Michigan, he earned his bachelor of ...
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Marc D Coltrera
Marc D Coltrera

Dr. Coltrera is a UW professor  of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery and is board-certified in otolaryngology. He has conducted research on ...
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Greg Eldon Davis
Greg Eldon Davis

Dr. Davis, UW assistant professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, specializes in rhinology and anterior skull base surgery. He treats ...
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Larry G Duckert
Larry G Duckert

Dr. Duckert is a UW professor, as well as the clinical medical director in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He is ...
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Neal Davis Futran
Neal Davis Futran

Dr. Futran is the Allison T. Wanamaker Professor and Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. He is also the director of head ...
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Allen D Hillel
Allen D Hillel

Dr. Hillel, UW professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery and adjunct professor of rehabilitation medicine, specializes in treatment of ...
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Clifford Robert Hume
Clifford Robert Hume

Dr. Hume is a UW associate professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery and a researcher at the Virginia Merrill Blodel Hearing Research Center. ...
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Elyse Mae Jameyson
Elyse Mae Jameyson


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Kevin L. Kiemele
Kevin L. Kiemele

Kevin Kiemele, an audiologist, has worked at UW Medicine since 1990. He specializes in diagnostic audiology and auditory evoked potentials.
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Eduardo Mendez
Eduardo Mendez

Dr. Mendez, an expert in surgical treatment of head and neck cancers and the genetics of oral cancers, is a UW assistant professor of ...
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Albert Lincoln Merati
Albert Lincoln Merati

Dr. Merati is a UW associate professor and chief of the laryngology service in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He is an ...
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Kristen Sean Moe
Kristen Sean Moe

Dr. Moe is chief of the Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, with an ...
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LaRayne Olson
LaRayne Olson

Olson, an advanced registered nurse practitioner (ARNP), is certified by the ANCC in family primary care. She has worked at UW Medicine since 2003 ...
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James Otho Phillips
James Otho Phillips

Dr. Phillips is a UW research associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and director of the Dizziness and Balance ...
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Jason K. Rockhill
Jason K. Rockhill

Dr. Rockhill is a UW associate professor of radiation oncology at UW Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, ...
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Robert C Rostomily
Robert C Rostomily

Dr. Rostomily, professor of neurological surgery, specializes in tumors of the skull base, especially meningiomas, chordomas and acoustic neuromas. ...
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Jay Tal Rubinstein
Jay Tal Rubinstein

Dr. Rubenstein is a UW professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery and of bioengineering. He is also director of the Virginia Merrill Bloedel ...
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Carol Anne Stimson
Carol Anne Stimson

Carol Stimson, an A.R.N.P., earned her master's degree from the UW in 1994. She completed her post-master's degree study at the University of Texas ...
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Carolyn J. Tooley-Young
Carolyn J. Tooley-Young

Carolyn Tooley-Young, an audiologist, specializes in universal newborn hearing screening, adult diagnostic audiology, bone anchored hearing ...
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Edmond Lee Truelove
Edmond Lee Truelove


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Ernest A Weymuller
Ernest A Weymuller

Dr. Weymuller is the associate medical director for surgery. He is an expert in surgical treatment for head and neck cancer and chronic sinusitism ...
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Mark Eliot Whipple
Mark Eliot Whipple

Dr. Whipple is a UW assistant professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery and directs the department's residency program. He is ...
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Tina D. Worman
Tina D. Worman


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Regine Renee Aleta Zeigler
Regine Renee Aleta Zeigler


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Contact Information and Hours

General Contact (Phone):206.598.4022
General Contact (Fax):206.598.6611
Hours:Monday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Address:University of Washington Medical Center
NE 300
Box 356161
1959 N.E. Pacific St.
Seattle, WA 98195
Parking Information:Patients and visitors may park at either the Triangle Garage or the Surgery Pavilion Garage. There is also Valet Parking.  Directions and fees for both locations are outlined below.

Triangle Garage

The Triangle Garage is underground, across N.E. Pacific Street from UW Medical Center. Enter from N.E. Pacific Place, one-half block west of Montlake Boulevard. A pedestrian tunnel leads from the garage to the third (main) floor of the medical center.

The garage has 500 parking stalls; 67 are labeled for disability parking and nine are wheelchair-accessible. Parking staff work from 6 a.m. to midnight Monday through Friday, and from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Pay as you leave. Garage parking is free on Sundays, and after-hours parking is available. The garage has a height restriction of 6-feet-8. Reach the Triangle Garage at 206.598.3460.

Surgery Pavilion Garage

The Surgery Pavilion Garage is primarily for surgery patients and their visitors. Access the lot from N.E. Pacific Street, and turn left at the stop sign after passing the Emergency Department entrance.

Disability parking is located on all three parking levels, although Level P1 has limited availability for oversized vehicles. Maximum vehicle height is 9-feet-6-inches on Level P1 and 6-feet-7-inches on Levels P2 and P3.

Garage hours are 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday and closed on weekends. Pay the attendant as you leave. Hours are subject to UW’s special events calendar and schedule. After-hours parking is not available in the Surgery Pavilion Garage. Reach the garage at 206.598.0892.

Valet Parking

Valet service is available for medical center patients and visitors. The valet staff are in front of the medical center by the main entrance. Valet parking service has the same fees as garage parking. Patients with disability or mobility parking needs may use the valet service. Reach the valet service at 206.598.0177.

Patient/Visitor Parking Rates (Garage or Valet)

UW Medical Center parking lots are available to patients and their visitors. Discount coupons, available at clinics and nurses’ stations, enable parking at these rates:

0-30 minutes: Free
31-60 minutes: $3
1-2 hours: $6
2-3 hours: $9
More than three hours/in-out access/lost ticket: $10 daily maximum

Rates are subject to change annually in July.

 

Bus Directions:

UW Medical Center, at 1959 N.E. Pacific St., is served by many bus lines of King County Metro Transit. Use Metro's Trip Planner to learn which buses can get you to the medical center.

 
Shuttle Services
The Health Sciences Express free shuttle service assists faculty, staff, patients, families and caregivers in traveling between UW Medical Center, UWMC-Roosevelt clinics and Harborview Medical Center. See the shuttle's schedule.
 
A separate, free shuttle service similarly transports faculty, staff, patients, families and caregivers between UW Medical Center and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Seattle Children’s. See the shuttle's schedule.
 
Accessibility Information:

UW Medical Center's main entrance and its parking facilities enable easy access for all visitors. Disability parking is available in at the Triangle and Surgery Pavilion garages, and valet service is available at the front entrance of the medical center.

 
We provide adaptive equipment for patients who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, or who have speech impairments. TTYs (regular print, large print visual display, Braille), amplified headsets, flashing light and vibrating phone alert signalers, and TV decoders are available. Patients can request disability accommodations by calling 206.598.6970 (voice). Washington Relay Service, at 800.833.6388, provides TTY text service to the medical center.

Driving Directions

The medical center is at 1959 N.E. Pacific St. See map.

 
From Interstate 5: 
  • Take Exit No. 168B (Bellevue /Kirkland) onto State Route 520. 
  • Take the first exit off SR 520 to Montlake Boulevard. 
  • Turn left onto Montlake Boulevard and continue north across the Montlake Bridge. 
  • At the traffic light ahead, two lanes will turn left onto N.E. Pacific Street. You'll want to be in the right of those two left-turn lanes. 
  • From N.E. Pacific Street, turn right at the second "Patient Parking" directional sign onto N.E. Pacific Place, then immediately turn right into the Triangle Parking Garage, connected to the medical center via a pedestrian tunnel. 
  • OR you can access the Surgery Pavilion Garage by turning left at stop sign just past the Emergency Department entrance.

 
From the East via State Route 520 Westbound: 
  • Exit at Montlake Boulevard and continue north across the Montlake Bridge.
  • At the traffic light ahead, two lanes will turn left onto N.E. Pacific Street. You'll want to be in the right of those two left-turn lanes. 
  • From N.E. Pacific Street, turn right at the second "Patient Parking" directional sign onto N.E. Pacific Place, then immediately turn right into the Triangle Parking Garage, connected to the medical center via a pedestrian tunnel.
  • OR you can access the Surgery Pavilion Garage by turning left at stop sign just past the Emergency Department entrance.

Referral Instructions

Questions regarding referrals, managed care and insurance coverage may be directed to 206.598.4022.
 
Health-care professionals making a referral should fax a UW Medicine referral request (PDF) to 206.598.6611.


To refer a patient, use the UW Medicine referral form.

Acoustic Neuroma Acoustic Reflex Evaluations Airway Disorders BAHA Balance and Vestibular Disorders Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Biopsy Bone-anchored Hearing Appliance (BAHA) Botox Bladder Injections Botox Injections Cancer of the Larynx Cochlear Implants Cochlear Perfusion Deafness Dizziness and Balance Disorders Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Facial Paralysis Fracture Repair Head and Neck Cancer Hearing aids Hearing Loss Hoarseness Infection, External Middle Ear and Mastoid Laser Treatment of Nodules Mastoidectomy Medical management of sinus surgery Medical Therapy Meniere's Disease Oral Cancer Oral Cavity Disorders Ossicular Chain Osteoplastic Frontal Sinus Obliteration Surgery Otitis Media Otosclerosis Perforated Eardrum Presbycusis Radiation Therapy Reconstructive Surgery Salivary Gland Disease Septo-Rhinoplasty Septum Deformity Sinusitis Skull base tumor Spasmodic Dysphonia Stapes Surgery surgical intervention Throat Infection Thyroid/Parathyroid Disease Thyroidectomy Tinnitus Tonsil/Adenoid Infection or Lesion Tonsillectomy Tonsillitis Tracheostomy Transtympanic Cochlear Perfusion Therapy Tumor Resection Tympanometry Tympanoplasty Vocal cord injections Vocal Cord Lesion Vocal Cord Paralysis Vocal cord surgery Voice Therapy (SLP)

University of Washington Medical Center
Ear, Nose & Throat (Otolaryngology) Audiology Surgery Oral Surgery