Curriculum Vitae

Gayle E. Woodson, M.D. Professor and Chair

SIU School of Medicine
Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
P.O. Box 19662
Springfield, IL 62794-9662

Business Phone 217-545-3833
Business Fax 217-545-0253
Office Email Address: gwoodson@siumed.edu

Brief Bio

Research Interests/Areas of Expertise:

• Voice & Voice Disorders
  

Dr. Gayle Woodson is professor of otolaryngology and residency program director for the Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. She is board certified in otolaryngology. Her specialty is treatment of the voice and voice disorders including diseases of the larynx. Previous appointments include the University of Florida in Gainesville, University of Tennessee in Memphis, University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
Dr. Woodson served a fellowship in laryngology at the Institute of Laryngology & Otology in London, England and another one in otolaryngology at Baylor College of Medicine. She completed her residency in otolaryngology at Baylor College of Medicine and her general surgery residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Prior to that she completed medical school at Baylor College of Medicine.

Dr. Woodson currently serves as the Exam Chair for the American Board of Otolaryngology. She sits on the council of the American Laryngological Association. She is past President of the Society of University Otolaryngologists, and recently completed her term as Chair of the ACGME Residency Review Committee for Otolaryngology. Dr. Woodson's research in laryngeal physiology addresses reinnervation of the paralyzed larynx.

To make an appointment with Dr. Woodson, please call SIU Physicians & Surgeons at 217-545-5878.

College
B.A. in Biology and Psychology, 1968-1972
Rice University, Houston, Texas
Medical School
M.D., Baylor College of Medicine,
Houston, Texas 1972-1975

Internship
Surgical Internship
Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore, Maryland 1976-1977

Residency
General Surgery
Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore Maryland 1977-1978

Otolaryngology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas 1978-1981

Fellowships
Otolaryngology, Baylor College of Medicine Jan.-Jul., 1976
Houston, Texas

Fellowship in Laryngology at the Institute of Laryngology & Otology
Institute of Laryngology and Otology, 330 Grays Inn Road
London, England WCI 8DA 1981-1982

Previous Professional Experience

Baylor College of Medicine
Department of Otorhinolaryngology
and Communicative Sciences
Houston, Texas
Assistant Professor and Coordinator
of Medical Students Education 1982-1987

UCSD School of Medicine, San Diego
Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery
Assistant Professor 1987-1989
Associate Professor 1989-1992
VA Medical Center, San Diego
Staff Physician, Surgical Service 1987-1992
Chief, Division of Head & Neck Surgery 1990-1992

University of Tennessee, Memphis
Professor of Otolaryngology 1992-2000

• Clinical Investigator Development Award, NIDCD 1988-1992
  
• Honor Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology/HNS 1988
  
• Best Doctors in America (Woodward & White) 1993-
  
• Outstanding Citizen, Wharton, Texas 1993
  
• Distinguished Service Award, AAO/HNS 1996
  
• John's Hopkin's Society of Scholars 1999-
  
• Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors Recognition 2001-
  
• Collegium OtoRhinoLaryngolicum Amicitiae Sacrum 2002-