Dr. Ellis M. Arjmand has joined Texas Children’s Hospital as the new chief of Otolaryngology and the director of practice standards and faculty development for the Department of Surgery. Arjmand will also be appointed the Bobby Alford Endowed Chair in Pediatric Otolaryngology and professor of Otolaryngology at Baylor College of Medicine.
“Dr. Arjmand is bringing an exciting vision to the surgery team, with plans to grow the otolaryngology division to better serve our patients and their families,” said Dr. Charles D. Fraser, Jr., surgeon-in-chief at Texas Children’s Hospital. “We’re confident that his leadership will continue to advance the national prominence of our otolaryngology team as well as assist our entire surgical faculty in meeting their career aspirations.”
Arjmand’s clinical interests include pediatric ear disease, congenital and acquired hearing loss, airway disorders and sinus disease. He is internationally known for his research on pediatric hearing loss and for his expertise in the areas of health economics and health care quality improvement.
Arjmand joins Texas Children’s Hospital from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital where he was director of the Ear and Hearing Center and Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program, medical director of the Liberty Campus of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and chair of the hospital’s peer review committee. He was also professor of Otolaryngology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
He earned his bachelor’s, medical and doctor of philosophy degrees from Northwestern University. Dr. Arjmand completed his otolaryngology residency and pediatric otolaryngology fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis and the St. Louis Children’s Hospital. He also holds a master of medical management (MMM) degree from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.