Marion Edward Wilson, Jr, MD

Krishna G. Patel, M.D., Ph.D. joined the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery in August 2008. She is a native of Athens, Georgia and attended Columbia University in New York City for her undergraduate education. She then earned M.D. and Ph.D. degrees through the combined program at the Medical College of Georgia, where she was awarded the Excellence in Research Award. Dr. Patel completed a residency in otolaryngology &- head and neck surgery at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Following residency, she pursued fellowship training in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of California, Davis. During both her residency and fellowship training, Dr. Patel participated in volunteer medical trips to other countries to provide care to the medically underserved. Her recent trips to Ecuador and El Salvador involved surgically repairing children with cleft lips, cleft palates, and ear deformities. She is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. As a member of the MUSC faculty, Dr. Patel's focus is in the areas of aesthetic facial plastic surgery, such as rhinoplasties, Botox, and blepharoplasties. Her practice also includes facial reconstructive surgery, facial trauma surgery, and reconstruction of Mohs defects. She is the director of the Craniofacial Anomalies and Cleft Palate Center and participates in the repair of cleft lips and palates. She also serves on the Executive Board of Directors for the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Patel sees patients in Rutledge Tower on the main campus of MUSC, as well as at off-site locations in Mount Pleasant.

Clarice Hauschildt AuD, CCC-A is a board-certified Clinical Instructor of Audiology. She graduated Cum Laude from Butler University with her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders. She graduated from Purdue University with her Doctorate of Audiology degree. Dr. Hauschildt completed her clinical externship at Riley Hospital For Children in Indianapolis, IN. Her clinical interests include diagnosis and management of pediatric hearing loss, auditory brainstem response testing, osseointegrated implantable devices and pediatric audiologic rehabilitation. Dr. Hauschildt serves as a board member on the South Carolina Academy of Audiology. She is also a member of the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) and the American Speech Language and Hearing Association (ASHA).

Dr. Arni Nutting's clinical specialties are in echocardiography and congenital cardiac MRI. In addition, he attends on the general pediatric step-down ward and sees general pediatric patients in outpatient clinic. Most of his outpatient time is spent in the North Charleston Clinic but he occasionally sees patients downtown or in Murrells Inlet.