Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology
University of Kentucky Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Dr Nathan Cass MD (currently employed at University of Kentucky) received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University, and his medical degree from Ohio State University, where he graduated cum laude and was elected to the national medical honor society Alpha Omega Alpha. He completed residency training in otolaryngology at the University of Colorado, where his colleagues awarded him the Resident Teaching Award. This was followed by a post-doctoral NIH research fellowship at the University of Michigan. He then completed a two-year fellowship in pediatric and adult otology, neurotology, and skull base surgery at Vanderbilt University.
As an otologist–neurotologist, Dr Cass focuses on treating children and adults with disorders of the ear, temporal bone, and lateral skull base. He is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery. He serves on several committees as a member of the American Neurotology Society and the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery. Dr Cass leads research efforts to improve patient care and outcomes, and has published 40+ peer-reviewed scientific research articles and numerous book chapters within the field of otology, neurotology, and skull base surgery.