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Meet Our Team

James Gaunt, DO

Otolaryngology

Gaunt

PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY

Dr, James Gaunt was raised in Sedalia Missouri, while his wife was raised in the town of
Windsor Missouri. Both of his parents were physicians, and he decided to pursue a career in Otolaryngology like his father. Dr. Gaunt and his wife have two children that they enjoy spending their free time with. In his spare time Dr. Gaunt enjoys doing leather work and taking his kids to the park or for walks in the woods.

EDUCATION

Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine,
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, 2012

Rockhurst University Helzberg School of Management,
Master of Business Administration in Health Care Leadership, 2012

Kansas State University
Bachelor of Science in Biology and Anthropology, 2008

ORGANIZATIONS

Fellow American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology- Head
and Neck surgery, May 2024

ADVANCED TRAINING

Board Certified Otolaryngologist by the AOBOO-HNS

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