OUR PHYSICIANS
Allergy ENT is a group of professionals dedicated to providing the best quality healthcare in a responsive and caring environment. All of our physicians are Board Certified Otolaryngologists with decades of experience. Utilizing the best treatment and procedures available, our team of physicians, nursing and office staff work together to resolve patient health issues efficiently, restoring patients to optimal health.
Thomas V. Ripp, M.D.
Camille Graham, M.D., M.P.H.
Neil Vora, M.D.
Wha-Joon Lee, M.D., Ph.D.,FACS
Thomas V. Ripp, M. D.
Dr. Ripp has been in private practice in Northeast Texas since 1984 and is the senior, founding partner of Allergy ENT Clinic. He is Board Certified by the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and also by the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy. He received his Bachelor Degree from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He completed nine years of medical education and training, graduating from Loyola University Medical School in Chicago, Illinois, his General Internship at Maricopa County Hospital of Phoenix, Arizona and General Surgery at Albany Medical School, Albany, New York. He culminated his special training in Otolaryngology at West Virginia University.
Dr. Ripp is Past President of Hunt-Rockwall-Rains Medical Society and former Chief of Staff at Hunt Regional Medical Center. He is married and is the father of five sons and one daughter and has six grandchildren (so far)!
Dr. Ripp's training qualifies him to diagnose and perform a wide variety of medical, diagnostic and surgical procedures including treatment of ear, nose, sinuses, pharynx, larynx (vocal cords), oral cavity, neck masses, thyroid gland, salivary glands, esophagus, as well as facial skin cancers. Dr. Ripp's special interests are chronic ear disease and chronic sinus disease utilizing fiberoptic endoscopy.
Dr. Ripp is also well-trained in treatment of allergies and diseases of the upper respiratory system. He uses modern technology such as skin endpoint titration, which is a skin test to diagnose allergies.
Dr. Ripp is associated with the Hearing Aid Center and our Board Certified Audiologists, who have been fitting and dispensing hearing aids for several years. Our office also offers hearing aid repair service and battery sales.
Dr. Ripp's Professional Affiliations:
- American Academy of Otolaryngology
- American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy
- American Medical Association
- Texas Medical Association
- Hunt-Rockwall-Rains County Medical Association
- NTENT (North Texas ENT)
Camille Graham, M.D., M. P. H.
Dr. Graham joined Allergy ENT Clinic in 2001. She is Board Certified by the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. She received her Bachelor Degree in Economics at Hunter College, New York, NY and graduated summa cum laude. Dr. Graham received her Medical Degree from Harvard Medical School and her Masters in Public Health Degree, also from Harvard. She completed her internship and residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.
Her special interests are allergy, sinus disorders and pediatric ENT disorders.
Dr. Graham feels that the best way to practice medicine is when "technology is in harmony with nature". She is a health and wellness contributor to Scoreboard magazine, a publication that is currently found in luxury suits in sports arenas such as the American Airlines Center, Texas Rangers and Cowboys Stadium. She is also the host of a health and wellness radio program "On Call with Dr. Camille". Dr. Graham keeps up with the latest innovations in medicine and implements them with the herbs and supplements that Mother Nature provided us with, whether it is for chronic sinus disease, thyroid problems, allergies, ear infections or tonsillitis.
Dr. Graham utilizes state of the art equipment for her surgical procedures as well. These include balloon sinuplasty and image guided systems for sinus surgeries; coblation, bovie cautery for tonsillectomies and even one of the newest techniques for tonsillectomy, the ENTcep for tonsillectomies. She also performs minimally invasive head and neck surgeries including thyroid and parathyroid surgeries.
Dr. Graham's Professional Affiliations:
- American Academy of Otolaryngology
- American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy
- American Medical Association
- Texas Medical Association
- Hunt-Rockwall-Rains County Medical Association
- NTENT (North Texas ENT)
Neil Vora, M. D.
Dr. Vora, a native Texan, is Board Certified by the American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. He graduated with honors from both the University of Texas at Austin where he completed his undergraduate degree, and the University of Texas at Houston, where he received his Medical Degree. He went on to Penn State University, where he completed five years of training in the specialty of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck surgery. Dr. Vora also completed an additional year of training in Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery.
Dr. Vora's Professional Affiliations:
- American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy
- American Academy of Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery
- Texas Medical Association
- Hunt-Rockwall-Rains County Medical Association
- NTENT (North Texas ENT)
Wha-Joon Lee, M.D., Ph.D., FACS
Dr. Lee completed his combined M.D., Ph.D. program at Chicago Medical School after receiving his Bachelor of Science Degree at Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas. He then finished his Otolaryngology specialty training at Penn State University Medical Center in 2003.
He began his private practice in Orlando, Florida before moving back to Texas in 2009. He is proficient in allergy management and both pediatric and adult disorders of the ear, nose and throat.
Dr. Lee specializes in minimally invasive procedures of the thyroid and parathyroid and has special interests in head and neck ultrasonography and oncology.
Dr. Lee's most recent accomplishments are being included amongst Orlando's 2008 "Most Accomplished Physicians". He utilizes the latest technologies including balloon sinuplasty, various laser applications, coblation tonsillectomy, senitel node surgery, as well as endoscopic skull base and esophageal procedures.
As the son of a mission physician, Dr. Lee spent several years in Africa and is sensitive to humanitarian efforts. Dr. Lee is happily married with two children and is extremely family oriented. His outside interests include drawing, playing classical piano and soccer.
Dr. Lee's Professional Affiliations:
- American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
- Member of the American Academy of Endocrinology
- Texas Medical Association
- Hunt-Rockwall-Rains County Medical Association
- NTENT (North Texas ENT)