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Meet the current residents in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

Class of 2026

Ryan Akin, MD

Ryan D. Akin, MD

Otolaryngology Resident

  • Medical School: University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine
  • Undergraduate: Baker University
  • Hometown: Sedalia, MO
Kaitlyn Reichl, MD

Kaitlyn R. Florence, MD

Otolaryngology Resident

  • Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
  • Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Hometown: Milwaukee, WI

Class of 2027

Megan R. Gillespie, MD

Megan R. Gillespie, MD

Otolaryngology Resident

  • Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
  • Undergraduate: Creighton University
  • Hometown: Leawood, KS
Bhavya K. Sharma, MD

Bhavya K. Sharma, MD

Otolaryngology Resident

  • Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
  • Undergraduate: Kent State University
  • Hometown: Findlay, OH
Kevin Xiao, MD

Kevin B. Xiao, MD

Otolaryngology Resident

  • Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
  • Undergraduate: University of Pittsburgh
  • Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Class of 2028

Eric Du, MD Otolaryngology Resident

Eric Du, MD

Otolaryngology Resident

  • Medical School: St. Louis University
  • Undergraduate: University of California
  • Hometown: Walnut, CA
Annie J. Orr, MD

Annie J. Orr, MD

Otolaryngology Resident

  • Medical School: Ohio State University
  • Undergraduate: Miami University
  • Hometown: Kings Mills, OH

Class of 2029

Julio Hidalgo Lopez

Julio Hidalgo-Lopez, MD

Otolaryngology Resident

  • Medical School:Emory University
  • Undergraduate: Washington and Lee University
  • Hometown: St. Joseph, MO
Derek Mann, Otolaryngology Resident

Derek S. Mann, MD

Otolaryngology Resident

  • Medical School: Drexel University
  • Undergraduate: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Hometown: Camden-Wyoming, DE
Neil Osafo, Otolaryngology Resident

Neil K. Osafo, MD

Otolaryngology Resident

  • Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Undergraduate: University of Illinois-Chicago
  • Hometown: Naperville, IL

Class of 2030

Deepthi S. Akella, DO

Deepthi S. Akella, DO

Otolaryngology Resident

  • Medical School: University of the Incarnate Word
  • Undergraduate: Creighton University
  • Hometown: Johnston, IA
Matthew E. Kinney, MD

Matthew E. Kinney, MD

Otolaryngology Resident

  • Medical School: University of Louisville
  • Undergraduate: University of California-Berkeley
  • Hometown: Louisville, KY