Kristan Alfonso, MD, joined Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University as Assistant Professor in summer 2019. She came to Georgia from Houston, where she completed her fellowship training and served as a pediatric otolaryngologist at Texas Children’s Hospital.

Prior to her fellowship, Dr. Alfonso earned a medical degree from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University, followed by residency training in otolaryngology at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.

Dr. Alfonso is double board-certified in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery as well as Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology. She has experience and interests in the field of pediatric otolaryngology, including but not limited to sensorineural and conductive hearing loss, cochlear and bone conduction implantation, chronic ear disease, microtia, abnormalities of the external ear, nasal and sinus disease, airway disorders, as well as congenital and acquired head and neck masses.

In her spare time, you will find Dr. Alfonso spending time with her husband, son and daughter.