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Tracheostomy

Clinical Information

Surgical placement of a breathing tube into the windpipe (trachea) just below the level of the voice box (larynx). This is performed on patients who need to be on a ventilator over a long period or who have obstruction of the airway at or above the level of the voice box.

Providers
Portrait of Ashley G Anderson, MD, MS Ashley G Anderson, MD, MS
Professor
Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Phone: (608) 287-2500
E-mail: aganders@wisc.edu
Specialties: Otolaryngology, Pediatric Otolaryngology
Portrait of Michael E Becker, MD Michael E Becker, MD
Clinical Professor
Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Phone: (608) 287-2500
E-mail: mebecker@wisc.edu
Specialties: Otolaryngology, Pediatric Otolaryngology
Portrait of Charles N Ford, MD Charles N Ford, MD
Professor Emeritus
Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Phone: (608) 263-0192
E-mail: ford@surgery.wisc.edu
Specialties: Otolaryngology
Portrait of Judith N Green, MD Judith N Green, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Phone: (608) 287-2500
E-mail: jngreen@facstaff.wisc.edu
Specialties: Otolaryngology
Portrait of Gregory K Hartig, MD Gregory K Hartig, MD
Professor
Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Phone: (608) 265-8207
E-mail: hartig@surgery.wisc.edu
Specialties: Otolaryngology
Portrait of Timothy M McCulloch, MD Timothy M McCulloch, MD
Professor
Chairman, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Phone: (608) 263-0192
E-mail: mccull@surgery.wisc.edu
Specialties: Otolaryngology
Portrait of James Scott McMurray, MD James Scott McMurray, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Phone: (608) 262-7181
E-mail: mcmurray@surgery.wisc.edu
Specialties: Otolaryngology, Pediatric Otolaryngology
Portrait of Thomas R Pasic, MD Thomas R Pasic, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Phone: (608) 265-8207
E-mail: pasic@surgery.wisc.edu
Specialties: Otolaryngology, Pediatric Otolaryngology
Portrait of Paul A Staskowski, MD Paul A Staskowski, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Phone: (608) 287-2550
E-mail: paul.staskowski@uwmf.wisc.edu
Specialties: Otolaryngology, Pediatric Otolaryngology
Portrait of David Upton, MD David Upton, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Phone: (608) 263-0192
E-mail: upton@surgery.wisc.edu
Specialties: Otolaryngology

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