Our Pediatric Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery Team

Our team is here to partner with you and your child to provide personalized, family-centered care. We will work closely with your child’s pediatrician or primary care provider and other pediatric subspecialists to develop appropriate and timely treatment plans for many different conditions.

Supported by the academic resources at the Stanford University School of Medicine, our pediatric otolaryngologists bring the latest techniques and treatment methods that cater to your child’s specific needs.

Call (650) 724-4800 to make an appointment with one of our team members. If you are an existing patient, you may contact your clinician via MyChart or call (650) 497-8773 for non-urgent messages and advice.

Iram Ahmad, MD, MME, Assistant Professor

Areas of expertise: cholesteatoma, cochlear implants, hearing loss, ossicular chain reconstruction

Christi Arnerich, MD, Packard Children’s Health Alliance

Areas of expertise: comprehensive pediatric otolaryngology

Karthik Balakrishnan, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACS, Associate Professor

Areas of expertise: EXIT-to airway procedures, aerodigestive disorders, airway reconstruction, in-utero fetal airway surgery, thoracic tracheoplasty, vascular anomalies, velopharyngeal insufficiency, voice and swallow disorders

Kay W. Chang, MD, Professor

Areas of expertise: cholesteatoma, cochlear implants, ear canal atresia, hearing loss, microtia, Osia implants, ossicular chain reconstruction

Alan G. Cheng, MD, FACS, Professor, Division Chief

Areas of expertise: cholesteatoma, cochlear implants, hearing loss, ossicular chain reconstruction

Jocelyn Kohn, MD, Packard Children’s Health Alliance

Areas of expertise: comprehensive pediatric otolaryngology

Kara Meister, MD, FAAP, FACS, Clinical Assistant Professor

Areas of expertise: EXIT-to airway procedures, aerodigestive disorders, airway reconstruction, fetal airway, pediatric head and neck masses and cancers, radiofrequency ablation of thyroid, thoracic tracheoplasty, thyroid cancer, thyroid nodules

Douglas Sidell, MD, FAAP, FACS, Associate Professor

Areas of expertise: aerodigestive disorders, airway reconstruction, thoracic tracheoplasty, voice and swallow disorders, head and neck masses

Mai Thy Truong, MD, Clinical Associate Professor

Areas of expertise: Microtia and canal atresia, head and neck masses, congenital anomalies, branchial cleft/sinus/cysts/fistulas, vascular anomalies, EXIT-to airway procedures, craniofacial disorders