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Quinn Orb, MD, is an Assistant Professor within the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Utah and Primary Children’s Hospital. He is double board-certified in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and Pediatric Otolaryngology. Dr. Orb’s clinical interests in pediatric otolaryngology include: Pediatric sinus disease, Microtia and congenital ear deformities, and Obstructive sleep apnea. Dr. Orb’s research interests include: Sialorrhea and Microtia. Dr. Orb also performs routine procedures in children such as ear tubes, removal of tonsils and adenoid, removal of benign neck masses, sinus and nasal surgery and repair of ear drums. An Idaho native, Dr. Orb received his undergraduate degree in Spanish and French from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. After living in the Northeast for a few years, he moved to Utah to attend University of Utah for both medical school and residency. Dr. Orb completed his fellowship training in Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology at the University of Utah & Primary Children’s Hospital. Dr. Orb and his family spend their time taking advantage of everything that the Wasatch Front has to offer.

Nicholas Whipple, MD, MPH, received his medical degree from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson, MS. After completing his pediatric residency at the University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City, UT, Dr. Whipple completed 3 years of fellowship training in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and 1 year of Fellowship training in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN. During fellowship training, Dr. Whipple also earned a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University. Dr. Whipple joined the faculty of the University of Utah in 2017, where he is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. He serves as the Medical Director of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology at Primary Children’s Hospital and the University of Utah. He also serves as the Principal Investigator for the Pacific Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium (PNOC) in Utah (1 of 18 sites in the nation), where he oversees all PNOC clinical trials in Utah. Dr. Whipple’s clinical focus is in pediatric neuro-oncology, histiocytic disorders, and rare tumors. He has authored several publications and book chapters on a variety of topics in both pediatric hematology and oncology. His research primarily focuses on pediatric neuro-oncology, hereditary cancer syndromes, and improving the treatment of children with central nervous system tumors using molecularly targeted therapies. He is currently working to develop early phase clinical trials for children with recurrent malignant central nervous tumors. Dr. Whipple is board certified in both Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology-Oncology.