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Jamie Lauren Funamura, M.D.



Pediatric Otolaryngology





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Glassrock Building




Pediatric ear, nose, and throat issues - such as breathing, hearing, sleep, swallowing, and speech - are often at the heart of key aspects of healthy growth and development. My goal is to provide the best possible care to optimize children's quality of life by addressing the conditions that can impact the development of these abilities.


Dr. Funamura is a pediatric otolaryngologist who cares for children with conditions affecting breathing, voice, swallowing, neck, nose & sinuses, speech, hearing, and ears. She is particularly concerned with conditions which affect children's ability to communicate, such as hearing loss and speech and language development.

Her clinical practice involves collaborating with many other specialties to provide the best possible care for children with complex airway, speech, swallowing, and hearing disorders. Her research interests include management of conditions affecting ears and hearing in children.


Dr. Funamura is interested in clinical research that can directly inform the care of pediatric otolaryngology patients, particularly in the area of ear disease and airway management. Her previous work includes research on tracheostomy practices and complications of ear infections.


Head and Neck Surgery




M.D., Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles CA 2010

B.A., Stanford University, Stanford CA 2005


Otolaryngology, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 2011-2015


Pediatric Otolaryngology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA 2015-2016


American Board of Otolaryngology,


American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

American Cleft Palate ? Craniofacial Association

American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology

Society of University of Otolaryngologists-Head & Neck Surgeons


UC Davis Department of Otolaryngology Clinic Teamwork Award, 2015

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2009

Keck School of Medicine ? Dean?s Recognition, 2006


Funamura JL. Evaluation and management of nonsyndromic congenital hearing loss. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 Oct;25(5):385-389.

Yuen SN, Leung PP, Funamura J, Kawai K, Roberson DW, Adil EA. Complications of turbinate reduction surgery in combination with tonsillectomy in pediatric patients. Laryngoscope. 2017 Aug;127(8):1920-1923. Epub 2016 Nov 22.

Funamura JL, Yuen S, Kawai K, Gergin O, Adil E, Rahbar R, Watters K. Characterizing mortality in pediatric tracheostomy patients. Laryngoscope. 2017 Jul;127(7):1701-1706. Epub 2016 Nov 3.

Funamura JL, Tollefson TT. Congenital anomalies of the nose. Facial Plast Surg. 2016 Apr; 32(2):133-41.

Hsieh TY, Funamura JL, Roth C, Rubin Z, Kurniawan S, Tollefson TT. Developing a novel speech intervention iPad game for children with cleft palate: a pilot study. JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2015 Jul 1; 17(4):309-11.

Funamura JL, Durbin-Johnson B, Tollefson TT, Harrison J, Senders CW. Pediatric tracheotomy: indications and decannulation outcomes. Laryngoscope. 2014 Aug; 124(8):1952-8.

Funamura JL, Nguyen AT, Diaz RC. Otogenic lateral sinus thrombosis: case series and controversies. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2014 May; 78(5):866-70.

Funamura JL, Liang J, Senders CW. Surgical management of cysts and papillomas of the nose and sinuses (Ch 28). Diseases of the Sinuses. 2nd ed, Chang CC, Incaudo, GA, Gerswin ME (Eds). Springer Publishing, New York, NY: 2014.