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.

dr 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