Chair, Department of Otolaryngology Director, Bill Wilkerson Center Department of Otolaryngology Pediatric Otolaryngology
Roland (Ron) D. Eavey, M.D., is the director of Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center for Otolaryngology, Hearing and Speech Communications Sciences and the Guy M. Maness Professor and Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Previously, Eavey served as the director of Pediatric Otolaryngology Service at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and was a professor of Otology and Laryngology at Harvard Medical School in Boston. He earned his medical degree from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia. He earned a master’s of Science in Healthcare Management from the Harvard School of Public Health. He completed an internship and residency in Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles; a residency in Surgery at Kaiser Foundation Hospital in San Francisco; and a residency in Otolaryngology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston. Eavey’s clinical interests in Pediatric Otology in cholesteatoma, microtia reconstruction and aural atresia repair, eardrum perforation, ear infections and sensorineural hearing loss. His research interests are in the area of molecular genetics of hearing loss and ear malformations.
Assistant Professor Department of Otolaryngology Pediatric Otolaryngology
Steven L. Goudy, M.D., is an assistant professor of Otolaryngology in the Department of Otolaryngology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He completed his undergraduate study at Centre College in Danville, KY. He received his medical degree from the University of Louisville, where he trained through residency. Goudy completed a two-year Pediatric Otolaryngology fellowship at the University of Iowa. Goudy’s clinical practice encompasses Pediatric Otolaryngology as well as General Otolaryngology. His research interests center on cleft palate formation.
Associate Professor Department of Otolaryngology Otolaryngology Clinic
Patient Care Emphasis: Pedatric Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Dr. Ries is an associate professor and Director of the Division of Facial Plastic Surgery, in the Department of Otolaryngology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. His academic interest is facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, with a special interest in rhinoplasty and cutaneous laser surgery. Along with his teaching responsibilities at Vanderbilt, Dr. Ries participates in national continuing medical education programs. He is active on committees both locally and nationally, and is a Senior Examiner for the American Board of Otolaryngology (2001-2006). Additionally, Dr. Ries is a reviewer for medical journals related to his field and interests. Leisure time preferences include fly fishing, camping, and hiking.
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology Department of Otolaryngology Pediatric Otolaryngology
Dale Amanda Tylor, M.D., is an assistant professor of Otolaryngology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She earned her medical degree from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and completed General Surgery internship and Otolaryngology residency at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Tylor completed a two-year fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, affiliated with the University of California in San Diego. Additionally, she is pursuing a Master of Public Health through the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. Tylor’s clinical practice includes Pediatric Otolaryngology and General Otolaryngology. Her research interests include pediatric hearing loss, pediatric sleep disordered breathing and healthcare quality optimization.
Associate Professor Department of Otolaryngology Pediatric Otolaryngology
Patient Care Emphasis: Pediatric Otolaryngology
Jay A. Werkhaven, M.D., is the director of the Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology in the Department of Otolaryngology at the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center for Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences. He is also an associate professor of Otolaryngology.
Werkhaven earned his medical degree from the Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Illinois, Eye and Ear Infirmary in Chicago. His Pediatric Otolaryngology fellowship was at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh.
Department of Otolaryngology Pediatric Otolaryngology
Christopher T. Wootten, M.D., is an assistant professor of Otolaryngology in the Department of Otolaryngology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. He earned his medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Wootten completed his internship in General Surgery and his residency in Otolaryngology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He also completed a two-year fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Wootten's clinical practice encompasses all aspects of Pediatric Otolaryngology. His research interests include airway obstruction and language acquisition/speech production.
