University Otolaryngology

                                                                                                                              Head & Neck Surgery, Inc.

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  • Brian E. Duff, MD
  • Sharon E. Gibson, MD
  • Charles M. Ruhl, MD
  • Jan Groblewski, MD
  • Jules M. Friedman, MD

 

Our Physicians
Peter T. Nigri, MD, FACS
  • Earned B.A. Providence College, 1965 and M.D. Medical College of Wisconsin,
    1969.
  • Completed post-graduate residency at Albany Medical Center, 1970 and surgical/ otolaryngology residencies at Rhode Island Hospital, 1972-1976.
  • Medical licensure in RI
  • Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
  • Clinical Assistant Professor Brown University School of Medicine and Tufts
    University School of Medicine
  • Active staff at Rhode Island Hospital and consulting staff at Bradley Hospital
    and Butler Hospital
  • Former member of the Board of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology for the State of Rhode Island
  • Society memberships include, American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, American College of Surgeons, American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, Rhode Island Society of Otolaryngology (Past President), Providence Medical Society (Past Treasurer).
  • Awards include Brown Medical School Excellence in Teaching (2003) and Tufts New England Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Teacher of the Year.
  • Numerous publications including articles in Laryngoscope, Radiology, Cancer and
    American Journal of Surgery.  Presentations include European Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology
    and the New England Cancer Society. 
  • Special interests include head and neck oncology, endoscopic sinus surgery, and otolaryngic allergy.
Robert G. McRae, MD, FACS

Joseph P. Bellino, MD, FACS

  • Earned his B.S. (Cum Laude) at Harvard University, 1972 and his M.D. at Tufts University School of Medicine, 1976.
  • Completed Otolaryngological and surgical residencies at Yale University School of Medicine.
  • Board Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 1980 to present.
  • Licensed by the State of Rhode Island in the practice of medicine.
  • Assistant Clinical Professor at Brown University Department of Surgery/Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and Tufts University School of Medicine.
  • Hospital affiliations include Rhode Island Hospital, St. Joseph Health Services, Women & Infants Hospital and Blackstone Valley Surgicare.
  • Published in numerous medical journals.
  • Past President of the Rhode Island Society of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgeons and of the New England Otolaryngological Society.
  • Triologic Society Recognition of Excellence, 1999.
  • Society Memberships include the American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, Providence Medical Society, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, New England Otolaryngological Society, American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, Foundation for Allergy Care and Treatment and the Triologic Society.
  • Earned his B.A. at Providence College, 1960 and M. D. at Georgetown University, 1964.
  • Completed surgical and otolaryngology residencies at Rhode Island Hospital.
  • Board Certified by the American Board of Otolarynglogy-Head & Neck Surgery.
  • Licensed by the State of Rhode Island in the practice of medicine.
  • Chief of Rhode Island Hospital's Department of Otolaryngology 1995-
  • Assistant Clinical Professor at Brown University Department of Surgery/Division of Otolaryngology and Tufts University's School of Medicine.

 

  • Courtesy staff at St. Joseph Health Services.
  • Publications include articles in Laryngoscope (1982) and Cancer (1994).
  • Society memberships include, the National Board of Medical Examiners (Diplomat, 1965), American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, American Council of Otolaryngology, American College of Surgeons, American Academy of Ophthalmologic and Otolaryngololic Allergy, New England Otolaryngological Society and the Rhode Island Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Society.

Brian E. Duff, MD, FACS

Sharon E. Gibson, MD, FACS

Charles M. Ruhl, MD, FACS
  • Courtesy staff at Roger Williams Hospital and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital.
  • Consulting Staff at Rhode Island veterans Administration Hospital
  • Medical Director, the ENT Center of Rhode Island
  • Co-Director, Cochlear Implant Program at Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children's Hospital
  • Society Memberships include, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, RI Society of Otolaryngologists-Head & Neck Surgeons (Past President), New England Otolaryngological Society, American College of Surgeons (Fellow), Rhode Island Medical Society, North American Skull Base Society, and American Neurotology Society.
  • Areas of interest and expertise include, hearing disorders, chronic ear surgery, dizziness and imbalance, facial nerve disorders, acoustic tumors, neurotologic skull base surgery, pediatric otology and cochlear implant surgery.
  • Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Hasbro Children's Hospital, 1996-Present
  • Earned B.S. at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1983 and M.D. at the University of Michigan Medical School, 1987.
  • Received specialty training in otolaryngology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine's Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. Completed Pediatric Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery fellowship at Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1992-1993.
  • Associate Clinical Professor at the Department of Otolaryngology at Tufts University School of Medicine and Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at Brown University School of Medicine.  Assistant Professor & Director of the Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology at the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Illinois, 1993-1996. 

 

  • Licenses in the States of Rhode Island and Ohio in the practice of medicine.
  • Published in numerous medical journals.
  • Society memberships include, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Association of Women Surgeons, New England Otolaryngological Society, Rhode Island Medical Society and the Society for Ear, Nose & Throat Advances in Children.
  • Areas of interest and expertise include management of upper airway obstruction, head and neck masses, sinus disease and voice disorders in infants and children.
  • Earned his B.A. at Amherst College, 1988 and M.D. at the University of Virginia, 1993. 
  • Post-graduate training was completed at the University of Cincinnati/Children's Hospital Medical Center, surgical residency 1993-1994, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 1994-1998.
  • Board Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
  • Licensed by the State of Rhode Island in the Practice of Medicine.
  • Hospital affiliations include Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children's Hospital and Fatima Hospital.
  • Associate Clinical Professor at the Department of Otolaryngology at Tufts University School of Medicine and Brown University's School of Medicine.
  • Published in numerous medical journals.
  • Society memberships include the American Medical Association, American Rhinologic Society, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Christian R. Holmes Society, Rhode Island ENT Society, American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, New England Otolaryngology Society and Brown University Oncology Group Head & Neck Cancer Division.
  • Areas of interest and expertise include head and neck surgery, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, endoscopic sinus surgery, head and neck oncology, pediatric otolaryngology and the evaluation/treatment of allergies.
  • Earned his M.D. at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, 1969
  • Post-graduate training was completed at at D.C. General Hospital/George Washington University Medical Service, Boston University (Internship) 1969-1970; Boston University School of Medicine Department of Neurology Affiliated Hospitals (Residency in Neurology) 1970-1973; University of Toronto School of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology Affiliated Hospitals (Fellowship in Medical Otology/Otoneurology) 1973-1974
  • Licensed in the states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts in the practice of Neurology/Otoneurology

 

Jules M. Friedman, MD, FACS
  • Assistant Clinical Professor at Boston University School of Medicine's Department of Neurology.
  • Director of the Vestibular and Balance Disorders Program at Braintree Hospital, Braintree, MA 1982-Present.
  • Heads the Center for Vestibular and Balance Disorders, Providence, RI.
  • Society Memberships include the American Academy of Neurology, American Medical Society and Massachusetts Medical Society.
    • Earned B.A. at Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1986 and M.D. at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1990.
    • Completed residency in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Chicago, 1995.
    • Completed Fellowship Training in Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery, Michigan Ear Institute, 1996.
    • Associate Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Brown University School of Medicine
    • Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine
    • Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
    • Medical Licensure in RI and MA
    • Active staff at Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Miriam Hospital and New England Medical Center (Boston).
    Jan Groblewski, MD