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
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association
