Faculty
Our Leadership
Heather Nardone, MD, FAAP
Director, Otolaryngology Fellowship Program
MD – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency – University of Pennsylvania Health System
Fellowship – Boston Children's Hospital
Clinical Focus: management of pediatric airway disorders, sleep disorders
Udayan K. Shah, MD, FACS, FAAP
Division Chief, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology
MD – Boston University School of Medicine
Residency – Boston University School of Medicine
Fellowship – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Clinical Focus: surgical management of tonsil and adenoid disease, otitis media
Nicole Aaronson, MD, MBA, FACS, FAAP
Otolaryngologist
MD – New York University School of Medicine
Residency – Yale New Haven Hospital
Fellowship – Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Clinical Focus: voice disorders, salivary disorders, cost containment
Patrick C. Barth, MD, FACS
Co-Director, Airway Program
MD – Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hahnemann School of Medicine
Residency – Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowship – Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Clinical Focus: voice evaluation and treatment, management of pediatric airway disorders
Jenna Briddell, MD
Otolaryngologist
MD – Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency – Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowship – Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Clinical Focus: pediatric otology
William J. Parkes, IV, MD
Director, Otology
MD – Jefferson Medical College
Residency – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship – The Hospital for Sick Children
Clinical Focus: pediatric cochlear implantation, cholesteoma surgery, vestibular disorders, thyroid surgery, skull base surgery
James S. Reilly, MD, FAAP, FACS
Otolaryngologist
MD – Cornell University Medical College
Residencies – Roosevelt Hospital, University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Fellowship – Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Clinical Focus: surgical management of tonsil and adenoid disease and otitis media, and the prevention of injury in children
Richard J. Schmidt, MD, FACS
Co-Director, Airway Program
MD – University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship – Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Clinical Focus: management of pediatric airway disorders
Questions About Applying
Heather Nardone, MD
Program Director
heather.nardone@nemours.org
Nina D. Tarabicos-Dowd, BS
Program Coordinator
(302) 651-5159
nina.dowd@nemours.org