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Dr. Stephanie Holmes, Associate Professor (clinical), is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Primary Children’s Medical Center. She completed her medical education at John Hopkins University School of Medicine and her residency at Yale University School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship at the University of Utah in Pediatric Orthopaedics. Dr. Holmes currently practices through the University of Utah at Primary Children's Medical Center (both at the main campus and the Riverton campus). Dr. Holmes also consults through the State of Utah for Children's Special Healthcare Needs outreach clinics serving rural areas (Provo and Salt Lake areas). Her main academic interests are pediatric disorders of the hip and pediatric orthopaedic trauma. Dr Holmes research can be found here Holmes SM - Search Results - PubMed

Dr. Richard Gurgel, MD MSCI, is a professor of Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery within the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Utah. Dr. Gurgel’s clinical interests include the full spectrum of neurotology, specifically in the care of patients with vestibular schwannomas (acoustic neuromas), glomus tumors, and other skull base lesions. He also has an interest in the surgical restoration of both conductive and sensorineural hearing loss and auditory prosthesis such as cochlear implants and robotic-assisted cochlear implantation. His research focuses on the impact of hearing loss on cognition in older adults. He is the section chief of Otology and Director of the Cochlear Implant Program at the University of Utah, caring for children and adults, and the Salt Lake Veteran’s hospital, caring for our country’s veterans. Dr. Gurgel is an NIH-funded surgeon-scientist with research focusing on the impact of hearing loss on cognition in older adults, and how cochlear implants can improve cognition. He has published two leading books in his field, Otologic Surgery and Imaging in Otolaryngology, as well as over 125 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. He has served as the chair of the prestigious Hearing Committee and is the incoming chair of the Implantable Devices Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. He is also the fellowship director of the Neurotology fellowship at the University of Utah. In 2025, he was awarded the Dr. Clark Lowe Rich Distinguished Surgeon & Mentor Award for the University of Utah School of Medicine. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Utah with an Honors B.A. in Biology. He then continued his training by attending medical school at the University of Utah. There he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society as a junior. Dr. Gurgel has lived in Germany, Israel, and the Philippines. He is fluent in Cebuano and Waray-Waray (both Filipino dialects). Dr. Gurgel completed residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, which is consistently ranked as a top 10 Otolaryngology program in America, according to U.S. News and World Report Best Hospitals. He went on to do his fellowship in Otology, Neurotology, and Skullbase Surgery at Stanford University, also a leading institution in the field. There he was a member of Stanford Society of Physician Scholars and elected fellow teacher of the year for two consecutive years. Outside of the hospital, his time is mainly spent with his wife on all activities pursuant to raising five daughters.

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