At Northwest Mississippi Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery we recognize that your choice of a physician is driven both by the doctor's competency and personality. With ear, nose and throat problems, you need an otolaryngologist who is experienced, understanding and supportive. You get this caring attitude from all the staff at Northwest Mississippi Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery every day. Our staff works together as a team to be sure we are responsive to your needs and keep you informed about your health issues. We look forward to getting to know you.

Jeff Cunningham, MD

EDUCATION

• University of Mississippi School of Medicine Jackson, MS
  Doctor of Medicine
  August 1999-May 2003
• Mississippi College Clinton, MS
  Bachelor of Science, Chemistry/Biology, May 1999
  Major GPA: 3.9/4.0
• Washington School Greenville, MS
  May 1995 Overall GPA: 97%

POSTGRADUATE

• Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, NC
  Internship, General Surgery
  July 2003 - June 2004
  Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery Resident
  July 2004 - June 2008

CERTIFICATION USMLE

• Step One -- June 2001
• Step Two -- July 2002
• Step Three -December 2005
• OTOLARYNGOLOGY BOARD CERTIFICATION
  June 1, 2009

EMPLOYMENT

• Northwest Mississippi Otolaryngology, Southaven, MS Head & Neck Surgery, LLC
  Owner
  August 2010 -- current
• Desoto Ear Nose and Throat, Southaven, MS
  Associate Physician
  August 2008 -- July 2010

HONORS

• Kitty and Fred McGuirt Resident Harrill Lecture Award
  Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, April 2006
• Vice Chancellor Recognition - top 20 in School of Medicine
  University of Mississippi School of Medicine
• Presidential Scholar Award
  Mississippi College

RESEARCH

• Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology
  January 2005-February 2006 - "Intraobserver and Interobserver Reliability in Laryngopharyngeal Sensory Discrimination Thresholds, A Pilot Study" under Greg Postma, M.D.
• October 2005-2008 - "Aspiration in Laryngomalacia using Modified Barium Swallow Studies" under Dan Kirse, M.D.
• October 2005-2008 - "Evaluation of gender differences in patients undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis" under Brian Matthews, M.D.

PUBLICATIONS

• Cunningham, JJ, Postma, GN. Intraobserver and Interobserver Reliability in Laryngopharyngeal Sensory Discrimination Thresholds, A Pilot Study. Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology. Publication pending.

PRESENTATIONS

• Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings, Chicago, IL, May, 2006
  American Broncho-Esophagological Association - Oral presentation
  "Intraobserver and Interobserver Reliability in Laryngopharyngeal Sensory Discrimination Thresholds, A Pilot Study"
• Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings, Orlando, FL, May, 2008
  American Rhinologic Society - Oral Presentation
  "Correlating Patient Symptom Scores with Radiographic Scores in Chronic Rhinosinusitis: The Impact of Gender and
  Disease Type"
• North Carolina/South Carolina Otolaryngology Meeting Charleston,
  SC, July, 2005 - Oral presentation
  "Heterotopic glial tissue of the parapharyngeal space in a newborn"

MEMBERSHIPS

• American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

COURSES

• Carolina Course in Sinus Surgery and Facial Plastic Surgery
  Chapel Hill, NC - April 2005 and 2007
• AO Maxillofacial Trauma Course
  Durham, NC - October 2005

Julie Gardino Wilemon, Au.D.

EDUCATION

• The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN Doctor of Audiology, May 2008
• The University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
  Bachelor of Arts, Communicative Disorders, May 2004
• Saint Agnes Academy, Memphis, TN May 2000

EMPLOYMENT

• Northwest Mississippi Otolaryngology, Southaven, MS Head & Neck Surgery, LLC
  Audiologist
  November 2015  -- current
• Memphis Hearing Aid and Audiological Services
  Audiologist
  June 2007 -- October 2015
• Hearing Aid Research Lab, The University of Memphis
  Research Assistant
  June 2006 -- May 2007
• Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities, Memphis, TN
  Clinical Trainee
  January 2006 -- May 2006

HONORS

• Albert T. Bledsoe Academic Scholarship
  The University of Mississippi
• Golden Key International Society
  The University of Mississippi
• Phi Kappa Phi
  The University of Mississippi
• Order of Omega
  The University of Mississippi

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

• Speech Understanding Using Surgical Masks: A problem in health care? Research Project, under the guidance of Lisa Lucks Mendel, Ph.D., The University of Memphis
• Cochlear Dead Regions Prevalence Study National Institute of Health Grant Study, under the direction of Robyn M. Cox, Ph.D., and Ginny Alexander, M.S., Hearing Aid Research Lab, Memphis, TN
• Determining High-Frequency Amplification (Field Trial) National Institute of Health Grant Study, under the direction of Robyn M. Cox, Ph.D., and Ginny Alexander, M.S., Hearing Aid Research Lab, Memphis, TN

• American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association