Pediatric Otolaryngology (ENT)

The Division of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery provides medical and surgical treatment for children with routine and complex disorders of the ears, nose and throat (ENT), as well as head and neck tumors. Our physicians treat more children for ENT conditions than any other hospital in Illinois. In fact, our specialists perform about a third of the surgeries that take place at Lurie Children’s each year. 

Our patient care helps save and transform children’s lives. Our team of experts are all board-certified in pediatric otolaryngology, and all have completed extra training in subspecialty care. This means our physician-surgeons have capacity and expertise in more routine procedures such as tonsil removal and ear tube placement, and in more complex procedures and diagnoses such as airway reconstruction, sleep medicine, head and neck masses, sinus conditions and cochlear implantation.  

Our team, one of the most diverse pediatric ENT divisions in the country, also participates in research, helping lead the way in improving treatment for conditions and enhancing access to care. As researchers, our team speaks and teaches nationally and internationally, and we help train the next generation of specialists through our pediatric otolaryngology fellowship program. 

Why Choose Lurie Children's? 

A multidisciplinary team of experienced healthcare providers will care for your child and help create a care plan. This team approach makes it easier for you to see every specialist your child needs under one roof and often in the same visit. 

Our expertise is broad. The Division of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Lurie Children’s houses one of the largest pediatric cochlear implant programs in the country; in fact, our pediatric cochlear implant surgeons have performed more than 2,300 implantations since 1991. We have an experienced complex airway program, cutting-edge sleep surgery options and one of the only pediatric 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome Programs led by an otolaryngologist in the country. We also house one of the only skull base programs at a freestanding children’s hospital, and our head and neck surgeons are involved in writing and reviewing national clinical care guidelines for pediatric thyroid tumors. 

As a whole, Lurie Children’s is a kid-friendly environment that’s committed to family-centered care. We believe in family-centered care, which means we involve the whole family in a patient’s treatment plan.  

Our many family services include ParentWISE® (Parent Wisdom In Shared Experience®) to match parents of children who already had a treatment, such as cochlear implants, with those who are considering that therapy. 

Lurie Children’s is also a research center​, which lets us provide access to innovative treatments that are available only at a limited number of centers, through studies in patients (clinical trials).