Meet Dr. Allison Chisholm

Growing up, Dr. Chisholm idolized her grandfather- a prominent small and large animal veterinarian in their community. Her time spent with him as a child led her to develop a deep love of and appreciation for both medicine and surgery. Her particular interest in Otolaryngology flourished during her medical school training at Temple University School of Medicine. She subsequently completed her residency training in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center where she decided to pursue further training in Pediatric Otolaryngology. She completed fellowship training at the Children's Medical Center through the University of Texas-Southwestern. She is Board Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery.

Dr. Allison Chisholm was thrilled to join the Cook Children's Otolaryngology team in 2018. "The ability to impact a child's life, and in turn a whole family, has been one of the most rewarding experiences I've had as a physician." Dr. Chisholm believes in the importance of practicing evidence based medicine and places an emphasis on listening to and incorporating the individual needs of a patient and their families when developing a plan of care. She treats all Pediatric Otolaryngology patients including those with hearing loss, sinus and skull base disease, airway and voice disorders, and benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck.

Outside of work, Dr. Chisholm enjoys spending time with her husband and their pets-a dog and a cat. She loves the outdoors and staying active and combines these loves whenever possible through running, hiking, swimming, and skiing. She also loves cooking and trying new recipes with her husband. Whenever able, she enjoys traveling to destinations that allow exploration of new places, cultures, food and/or experiences.

My daughter had blood in her ear at the end of the day on a Friday and I ran over in a panic and the secretary, or the receptionist and the ... all the staff, they were so kind and so friendly, and they really tried the best that they could to help us and Dr. Chisholm was fantastic, and she was so understanding, and she hugged me and she could see that I was worried and I just felt so comfortable after the whole process and we got home and I was so thankful and prayed a thousand times thanking God for the wonderful people at Cook Children's and especially Dr. Chisholm. Thank you. – Patient family

Services

  • Otolaryngology
  • Repair damaged tympanic membranes
  • Sinus surgery
  • Coblation tonsillectomy
  • Adenoidectomy
  • Head and neck surgery

Reviews

Average rating:

4.7
Questions were addressed
4.7
4.7 (71)
Provider explained things clearly
4.7
4.7 (72)
Likelihood of recommending this provider
4.7
4.7 (72)
Trust/confidence in physicians
4.7
4.7 (72)

What our families say

  • November 27, 2025

    We love our doctor. She explains things to where we understand them. She is vary understanding of my child and her needs. She is vary patient. We also love the Staff

  • November 27, 2025

    It was a good experience. When we come there our needs and questions are meet and patients with our daughter is always meet even when we are having a bad day with her moods. Thank yall for the understanding and kindness yall share with us.

  • November 15, 2025

    Good experience.

  • October 28, 2025

    As always, Dr Chisholm is great!

  • October 07, 2025

    Good

  • October 07, 2025

    Everyone is good.

  • August 22, 2025

    This was an amazing experience - which was surprising since it was something we were anxious about. By the time they took [...] back to perform procedure I was already receiving texts about progress. My husband attempted to go find the coffee shop and be back before the procedure was over. [...] was back in the room with a popsicle and happy by the time my husband made it back to the room with coffee from st.b. Super impressed with everyone's kindness.

  • July 24, 2025

    Love the doctor and her staff

  • July 24, 2025

    Everyone made my daughter feel comfortable

  • July 04, 2025

    Audiologist was very nice and Dr Chisholm explained things very well

  • May 29, 2025

    The staff where all amazing

  • May 21, 2025

    Very good service, very professional, you can see that they are passionate about their work!

  • May 21, 2025

    Dr. Chisholm and the girl from the Laboratory, she had a lot of patience with my autistic son and brought him a table with lava light and some light hoses to distract him!

  • April 29, 2025

    Dr. Chisholm and the person who scheduled her procedure were an absolute joy, Informative and so supportive!

  • April 29, 2025

    Listened to my concerns as a parent, seemed to trust the info I was providing and ask questions in ways I could understand and repeated their understanding back to me when I answered. I felt heard and my concerns were addressed in a manner I felt confident in moving forward with treatment.

  • April 06, 2025

    The doctor is so happy and cheerful which makes everyone feel so at ease. She has amazing bedside manner!

  • April 06, 2025

    We love how all Cook's facilities are made with the intention to make children feel comfortable. Y'all do an amazing job for our kiddos

  • March 31, 2025

    10/10 I would recommend this facility to all my peers, friends & family.

  • March 31, 2025

    The entire staff! From security, to registration, M.A., the doctors/audiologist and even the lady we bought lunch from! We were met with kindness, honesty and respect. My daughter loved everything about her experience there.

  • March 12, 2025

    No bad experience whatsoever

  • March 12, 2025

    Everyone from start to finish was fabulous

  • March 08, 2025

    The ENT Dr Allison Chisholm Is very kind, compassionate, knowledgeable, sweet and loving and very professional. It was my first time meeting her, but I left the hospital feeling like she had known us for years.

  • February 20, 2025

    We LOVE Dr.Chisholm!!!

  • February 18, 2025

    Dr. Chisholm is such a blessing to our family. She genuinely cares for our daughter. We couldn't have picked a better, more professional, kind, caring and phenomenal doctor.

  • February 09, 2025

    Everyone we saw at our visit was professional and very nice

  • December 21, 2024

    This is the 3rd facility any of my children have had to visit and once again I am grateful and impressed. The facilities are so whimsical, joy filled and caring, in how they decorate, engage and truly care for their patients-the children.

  • December 21, 2024

    [...], the tech was very kind. Dr. Allison Chisholm remembered my child's anxiety from last seeing her back in September! She courteously showed my daughter how the tools worked, reminded her how it would actually feel, and calmly spoke with her through the appointment which eliminated the nerves that had been present.

Baby with a cochlear implant being held by her mother

Adalyn gets her hearing back

When Adalyn was just five months old, a complication from meningitis led to a life-changing diagnosis - hearing loss. Thanks to a life-changing cochlear implant surgery at Cook Children's, she can hear planes, bells, and her parents' voices.

Story and video

Education

  • Medical school:
  • Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
  • Residency:
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
  • Board certifications:
  • American Board of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Affiliations

  • Cook Children's Physician Network

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