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Our specialists work closely with your child to understand and treat their ear, nose or throat condition and help with any lifestyle factors that may be impacted.

Care for Ear, Nose and Throat Concerns

Our team works with other specialists to offer comprehensive children’s audiology services, including an advanced Cochlear Implant Program, and bone-anchored hearing aids for children with significant hearing impairments. Our department also offers pediatric facial plastic surgery.

Several members of our staff have received prestigious awards for superior ear, nose and throat patient care. Our team also participates in a number of multidisciplinary clinical programs with Riley at IU Health doctors in other specialties. Our multidisciplinary ENT team can provide your child with the most comprehensive care.

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Conditions & Services

Ear, Nose & Throat Conditions We Treat

Our pediatric specialists provide patient- and family-centered care for most related conditions. The links below provide more specific information about some, but not all, of the conditions that we treat.

  • Acute Airway Obstruction
  • Chronic Ear Disease
  • Cleft Lip & Palate
  • Congenital Ear Anomalies
  • Head & Neck Masses
  • Hearing Loss
  • Salivary Gland Conditions
  • Sinusitis
  • Sleep Apnea
  • Tonsils & Adenoids
  • Vascular Anomalies
  • Voice & Speech Conditions

Ear, Nose & Throat Services We Offer

We offer a number of different Ear, Nose & Throat services. Below are some, but not all, of the services that we provide. If you have a question about a specific service that is not listed here, please contact our department.

  • Facial Plastic Surgery
  • Thyroid & Parathyroid Surgery

Doctors and Locations

Doctors

Learn more about our experienced team of providers in the Ear, Nose & Throat Department at Riley at IU Health.

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Christopher M. Discolo, MD, MSCR

4.7 out of 5 stars

(270 ratings)

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Pediatric Otolaryngology

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Bruce H. Matt, MD, MSc,FAAP,FACS

4.4 out of 5 stars

(218 ratings)

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Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Pediatric Otolaryngology

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Rick F. Nelson, MD, PhD

4.6 out of 5 stars

(460 ratings)

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Neurotology, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

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Taha Z. Shipchandler, MD

4.5 out of 5 stars

(491 ratings)

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Plastic Surgery - Facial, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

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Jonathan Y. Ting, MD

4.7 out of 5 stars

(332 ratings)

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Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

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Charles W. Yates, MD

4.8 out of 5 stars

(569 ratings)

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Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Neurotology

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Abideen O. Yekinni, MD

4.4 out of 5 stars

(409 ratings)

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Pediatric Otolaryngology, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

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Ear, Nose & Throat Locations

Ear, Nose & Throat Locations

In addition to our primary hospital location at the Academic Health Center in Indianapolis, IN, we have convenient locations to better serve our communities throughout the state.

Riley Pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat

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Indianapolis, IN 46202

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Ear, Nose & Throat Forms & Resources

Ear, Nose & Throat Forms & Resources

The Ear, Nose & Throat at Riley at IU Health provides the following forms for parents, healthcare providers and personnel. We have also curated relevant resources from other websites and provided links with brief descriptions of the information that is available.

Forms

  • Patient Medical History Form (Riley at IU Health) 364.357 KB

    Please fill out this form before your child's first appointment.

Resources

  • Risk of Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy, Laryngoscopy, Bronchoscopy and Supraglottoplasty (Riley at IU Health) 191.434 KB

    Read about the major risks associated with common ear, nose and throat procedures.

  • Immediate Postoperative Information for Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy (Riley at IU Health) 187.883 KB

    Print and follow these instructions if your child is undergoing a tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy.

  • Postoperative Instructions–Choanal Atresia Repair (Riley at IU Health) 332.418 KB

    Learn how to care for you child after choanal atresia repair.

  • Irrigation for Ears (Riley at IU Health) 225.239 KB

    Follow these instructions if your child's doctor recommends irrigating your child's ears.

  • Nasal Saline Irrigation (Riley at IU Health) 208.077 KB

    Learn how to prepare and use a saline solution to rinse your child's nasal cavities.

  • Guide to Surgery (Riley at IU Health) 311.083 KB

    View our Guide to Surgery to ease anxiety and prepare you and your child before surgery.

  • Guía para la cirugía (Riley at IU Health) 124.137 KB

    Creamos esta guía como un recurso para ayudarlo a comprender mejor nuestro proceso y para aliviar un poco la ansiedad que pueda estar experimentando.

Related Programs

Related Programs

Read about the programs that the Ear, Nose & Throat Department offers for our pediatric patients.

  • Aerodigestive Program
  • Cleft & Craniofacial Anomalies Program
  • Cochlear Implant Program
  • Vascular Anomalies Program

Health Professionals

For Health Professionals

Referring doctors can work with our scheduler at 317.944.6670 to make an appointment for their pediatric patients who need ear, nose and throat services. In the case of emergency situations, referring physicians should contact IMACS One-Call (IU Health Physician Referral Line) at 317.916.3500 or 800.622.4989.

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Research

Visit the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine for information about the latest research in the field of Ear, Nose & Throat.

Education

The Ear, Nose & Throat Department at Riley at IU Health houses the only otolaryngology-head and neck surgery program in the state of Indiana. Our department provides educational opportunities for medical students from the Indiana University School of Medicine—the largest medical school in the state and one of the largest in the country. We also host visiting medical students from other institutions.

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