About Us

A born and raised native to the Phoenix area, Dr. Stevens was a graduate of Horizon High School and later received his bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from Arizona State University in 2006. Upon graduation, he matriculated to The Ohio State University College of Medicine and completed his MD in 2010. For the next five years, Dr. Stevens attended the Medical University of South Carolina to complete his residency in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and completed his general ENT board certification shortly thereafter. He then became dual board-certified in 2017 after completing fellowship training in Neurotology, Otology, and Lateral Skull Base Surgery at the University of Cincinnati. Upon completion of his training, Dr. Stevens and his family were proud to move back to the Phoenix area to begin clinical practice.

Since that time, Dr. Stevens has developed into one of the leading Neurotology and Skull Base Specialists in Arizona and the Southwest region. He has a passion for surgery of the lateral skull base, acoustic neuromas, and implantable hearing technology (cochlear implants, bone anchored implants, and auditory brainstem implants). He is an active fellow of the American Neurotology Society and American Academy of Otolaryngology and serves within those organizations as a member of various committees. He also enjoys the pursuit of academic medicine and proudly serves as a peer reviewer for three specialty-specific research journals and as local-regional educator and lecturer on topics related to his field. Dr. Stevens has authored over 40 peer-reviewed research manuscripts and 14 book chapters, and continues to conduct clinical research alongside his team at Barrow Neurological Institute.

Dr. Stevens, alongside his partner Dr. Santarelli, is now forming the first ever Department of ENT and Skull Base Surgery within the Barrow Neurologic Institute. In this role, he carries the titles of Assistant Professor and Director of Lateral Skull Base Surgery. Dr. Stevens also serves as head of the cochlear implant program, auditory brainstem implant program, and chairs multiple committees within the institution. In 2020, he became President Elect of the Arizona Society of Otolaryngology and also serves on the state Board of Governors for ENT.

Dr. Stevens appreciates the significance of individualized relationships with his patients, and considers this to be the most rewarding aspect of his profession. He enjoys his life’s journey with his wife Gina and their three boys, Aaron, Noah, and Luke. He is very active in his community, including free health screenings and outreach programs. In his free time, he indulges in reading, hiking, camping, chess, and playing sports with his sons.

Dr. Jacob attended medical school at The University of Michigan and completed his residency at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. His fellowship in Otology, Neurotology, and Cranial Base Surgery was at The Ohio State University, where he stayed as faculty for an additional 5 years before moving to Tucson in 2011.

Dr. Jacob specializes in Otology, Neurotology, and Cranial Base Surgery. He was a founding member of the University of Arizona Department of Otolaryngology, where he was Professor with tenure, Vice Chair of Otolaryngology, and Director is the University of Arizona Ear Institute. Dr. Jacob joined the Center for Neurosciences, the largest Neuro-focused practice in Southern Arizona March 2017.

Dr. Jategaonkar is an otolaryngologist specializing in head and neck cancer surgery, skull base surgery, and microvascular reconstructive surgery based in Phoenix, Arizona. He serves as Vice‑Director of the Head & Neck Cancer Program and Director of Advanced Oncologic & Reconstructive Surgery in the Department of ENT & Skull Base at Barrow Neurological Institute.  He earned his MD from the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, completed his residency in otolaryngology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, and completed a fellowship in advanced head and neck oncologic and microvascular reconstructive surgery at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.  His clinical and research interests focus on minimally‑invasive and transoral approaches to head and neck cancers, as well as optimizing microvascular free tissue transfer techniques for reconstruction.

Dr. Santarelli is a board‑certified otolaryngologist specializing in head & neck and skull base surgery in Phoenix, Arizona. He earned his MD from the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences in 2013. His expertise includes complex sinus and skull base disease, sinonasal tumors, and reconstructive approaches for head and neck cancer. He serves on the clinical faculty at the Barrow Neurological Institute – ENT & Skull Base Surgery program and is affiliated with St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix.