PEDIATRIC ENT ASSOCIATES - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Medical Director of the Cochlear Implant Program at Children
Dr. Audie Woolley received his medical degree from the University of Texas San Antonio. He completed his internship at Washington University in St. Louis, then served his residency at Barnes Hospital in Missouri. He completed a fellowship at St. Louis Children's Hospital, and received his otolaryngology certification in 1995.
Dr. Woolley is the medical director of the Cochlear Implant Program at Children's of Alabama. His specialties include:
Cochlear implantation
Hearing impairment
Head and neck tumors
Laryngotracheal reconstruction
Management of airway lesions
Management of chronic sinusitis
Treatment of children with Down's syndrome and craniofacial disorders
In addition to his work at Pediatric ENT Associates (PENTA), Dr. Woolley is a budding banjo player and father to four children.
Job Titles:
- Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology
Dr. Brian Wiatrak is the director of Pediatric Otolaryngology at the prestigious Children's of Alabama hospital. Dr. Wiatrak received his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School, and completed his internship and residency at the University of Cincinnati Hospital.
Dr. Wiatrak completed a fellowship at Children's Hospital in Cincinnati, and was certified in otolaryngology in 1989. Dr. Wiatrak's specialties include:
Management of airway lesions
Laryngotracheal reconstruction
Management of head and neck masses
Management of vascular malformations
Management of pediatric sinus and chronic ear diseases
Outside of his work, Dr. Wiatrak plays the keyboards in two bands and is the father to four children.
Dr. J. Scott Hill received his medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency at the University of Michigan, and served a fellowship at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and was certified in otolaryngology in 1997.
Dr. Hill's specialties include:
Congenital ear anomalies
Pediatric otology
Laryngology reconstruction
Management of airway lesions
Dr. Hill is the father of five children and grandfather of two.
Job Titles:
- Clinical Assistant Professor
- Head of Pediatric ENT 's Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship Program
Dr. Nicholas J. Smith, clinical assistant professor at Pediatric ENT Associates in Birmingham, AL, received his medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine, where he also completed his internship and residency. He then completed a fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He was certified in otolaryngology in 2011.
Dr. Smith's specialties include:
Management of airway lesions
Airway reconstruction
Voice and swallowing disorders
Management of sinonasal conditions
Health outcomes research
In addition, Dr. Smith is the head of Pediatric ENT's Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship Program and is a parent. He has been a Castle Connolly Top Doctor since 2020.
Dr. Philip Rosen received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He completed his residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2020 and his fellowship at Pediatric ENT Associates at Children's of Alabama in 2021. He has a board certification in otolaryngology.
Dr. Rosen's special interests include:
Pediatric ENT Associates is a group of six doctors specializing in diagnosis and treatment of a full range of pediatric ear, nose, and throat conditions. Each doctor is fully board-certified and has an up-to-date medical license from the state of Alabama. Pediatric ENT Associates treats children ranging from infants to age 18.
Some of the specialties of Pediatric ENT Associates in Birmingham include cochlear implants for children with profound hearing loss, treatment of vascular malformations and congenital ear deformities, placement of myringotomy tubes for children with recurrent ear infections, and endoscopic sinus, tonsillectomy, and adenoidectomy surgery. Pediatric ENT Associates have the use of the Children's of Alabama hospital as well as an outpatient center conveniently located near the hospital in central Birmingham.
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