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Nicholas Mildenhall, MD

Specialties

Otolaryngology

Education & Training

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Nicholas Mildenhall, MD

Otolaryngologist with Wellstar since 2020.

Specialties

Otolaryngology

Education & Training

Doctor of Medicine

Otolaryngologist with Wellstar since 2020
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Expertise

Specialties

  • Otolaryngology

Education & Training

  • Tufts University School of Medicine

Degree

  • Doctor of Medicine

Residency

  • Duke University Medical Center

Hospital Affiliations

  • Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
  • Wellstar Paulding Medical Center

Languages spoken

  • English

Common Treatments, Conditions, and Procedures

  • Airway Problems
  • Ear Disorders
  • Nasal and Sinus Disorders
  • Nasal Surgery
  • Sinus Infection
  • Sinus Surgery
  • Tonsillectomy

Patient Reviews

Overall patient rating

4.9

Based on 362 patient ratings

Listened to me carefully
I'd recommend this practice to family and friends
Shared the right amount of information
I'd recommend this provider to family and friends
Earned my trust

All reviews have been submitted by patients after seeing the provider.For more information about the review system, check out this Learn more about our review system.

Patient Reviews

5

The doctor was very friendly. Everything went well. And yeah, I trust him and I look forward to seeing him again. That's it. Thank you.

May 11, 2025

5

Dr. Mildenhall has an excellent bedside manner and inspires trust in his medical care of patients.

May 8, 2025

5

Dr Mildenhall is the nicest doctor. I always feel well cared for. Thank you

May 2, 2025

5

Dr Mildenhall is awesome!

April 30, 2025

5

Very professional, really listens to what you're saying, problem solved, and has your best interest at heart.

May 2, 2025

5

Excellent care.

April 23, 2025

5

The doctor was excellent and put me at ease.

April 19, 2025

5

Wonderful, caring doctor for a pleasant change!

April 16, 2025

5

I am very satisfied with the professional's care during this past experience. Thank you.

April 14, 2025

5

Dr Mildenhall was professional, kind and caring.

April 14, 2025

5

He was honest, Friendly, & forthright! Answered all my questions

April 14, 2025

5

Total. Trust

April 10, 2025

5

I'm always pleased with the service that is provided by ENT Wellstar.

April 9, 2025

5

Great service.

April 4, 2025

5

Everyone was courteous and very helpful. Dr. Mildenhall very informative and through. I really appreciate all the kindness and attention I was given.

April 2, 2025

5

Doctor had great news for me

March 30, 2025

5

The doctor was thorough and informative.

March 29, 2025

5

I was so pleased how much time Dr Mildenhall spent with me. He made eye contact with me constantly. He made me understand not only the questions I had but also the ones he had. He listened to me he & showed so much concern. He used the chart on the wall which helped with my visual learning (ears are complicated).. He made me feel that he was concerned... to figure out my issue. I was so impressed with him !! 10 out of 10 !! for sure !!

March 29, 2025

5

Everyone there was so pleasant and kind. It was good seeing the doctor again after all these years. Thank you for great staffs.

March 26, 2025

5

Parking at this facility is difficult.

March 26, 2025

5

Everything was very pleasant excellent service the staff generally cares about their patients

March 23, 2025

5

Great Staff from the check in To the checkout

March 15, 2025

5

Dr. Nicholas Mildenhall was very professional. He answered all my questions and made sure I understood everything.

March 14, 2025

4

It would have been better if they had to give me the right number to the appointment line that I need to go to for a CT scan

March 12, 2025

5

I was very satisfied with the results of my procedure.

March 12, 2025

5

Friendly and professional.

March 9, 2025

5

The doctor explained things very well. It was a great visit. Thank you so much.

March 6, 2025

5

Well, I think, I think doctor did a great job. He's very pleasant. He's concerned. He listens to you and I find him a doctor that I will continue to go to. He's really a good guy and he has helped me in the past. So that's it.

March 5, 2025

5

Excellent care and clean facilities; Dr. Mildenhall provides excellent service and he is very knowledgeable

March 2, 2025

5

Everything went great.

February 27, 2025

5

The doctor was very friendly. Everything went well. And yeah, I trust him and I look forward to seeing him again. That's it. Thank you.

May 11, 2025

5

Dr. Mildenhall has an excellent bedside manner and inspires trust in his medical care of patients.

May 8, 2025

5

Dr Mildenhall is the nicest doctor. I always feel well cared for. Thank you

May 2, 2025

5

Dr Mildenhall is awesome!

April 30, 2025

5

Very professional, really listens to what you're saying, problem solved, and has your best interest at heart.

May 2, 2025

5

Excellent care.

April 23, 2025

5

The doctor was excellent and put me at ease.

April 19, 2025

5

Wonderful, caring doctor for a pleasant change!

April 16, 2025

5

I am very satisfied with the professional's care during this past experience. Thank you.

April 14, 2025

5

Dr Mildenhall was professional, kind and caring.

April 14, 2025

5

He was honest, Friendly, & forthright! Answered all my questions

April 14, 2025

5

Total. Trust

April 10, 2025

5

I'm always pleased with the service that is provided by ENT Wellstar.

April 9, 2025

5

Great service.

April 4, 2025

5

Everyone was courteous and very helpful. Dr. Mildenhall very informative and through. I really appreciate all the kindness and attention I was given.

April 2, 2025

5

Doctor had great news for me

March 30, 2025

5

The doctor was thorough and informative.

March 29, 2025

5

I was so pleased how much time Dr Mildenhall spent with me. He made eye contact with me constantly. He made me understand not only the questions I had but also the ones he had. He listened to me he & showed so much concern. He used the chart on the wall which helped with my visual learning (ears are complicated).. He made me feel that he was concerned... to figure out my issue. I was so impressed with him !! 10 out of 10 !! for sure !!

March 29, 2025

5

Everyone there was so pleasant and kind. It was good seeing the doctor again after all these years. Thank you for great staffs.

March 26, 2025

5

Parking at this facility is difficult.

March 26, 2025

5

Everything was very pleasant excellent service the staff generally cares about their patients

March 23, 2025

5

Great Staff from the check in To the checkout

March 15, 2025

5

Dr. Nicholas Mildenhall was very professional. He answered all my questions and made sure I understood everything.

March 14, 2025

5

I was very satisfied with the results of my procedure.

March 12, 2025

5

Friendly and professional.

March 9, 2025

5

The doctor explained things very well. It was a great visit. Thank you so much.

March 6, 2025

5

Well, I think, I think doctor did a great job. He's very pleasant. He's concerned. He listens to you and I find him a doctor that I will continue to go to. He's really a good guy and he has helped me in the past. So that's it.

March 5, 2025

5

Excellent care and clean facilities; Dr. Mildenhall provides excellent service and he is very knowledgeable

March 2, 2025

5

Everything went great.

February 27, 2025

4

It would have been better if they had to give me the right number to the appointment line that I need to go to for a CT scan

March 12, 2025

4

It would have been better if they had to give me the right number to the appointment line that I need to go to for a CT scan

March 12, 2025

5

The doctor was very friendly. Everything went well. And yeah, I trust him and I look forward to seeing him again. That's it. Thank you.

May 11, 2025

5

Dr. Mildenhall has an excellent bedside manner and inspires trust in his medical care of patients.

May 8, 2025

5

Dr Mildenhall is the nicest doctor. I always feel well cared for. Thank you

May 2, 2025

5

Dr Mildenhall is awesome!

April 30, 2025

5

Very professional, really listens to what you're saying, problem solved, and has your best interest at heart.

May 2, 2025

5

Excellent care.

April 23, 2025

5

The doctor was excellent and put me at ease.

April 19, 2025

5

Wonderful, caring doctor for a pleasant change!

April 16, 2025

5

I am very satisfied with the professional's care during this past experience. Thank you.

April 14, 2025

5

Dr Mildenhall was professional, kind and caring.

April 14, 2025

5

He was honest, Friendly, & forthright! Answered all my questions

April 14, 2025

5

Total. Trust

April 10, 2025

5

I'm always pleased with the service that is provided by ENT Wellstar.

April 9, 2025

5

Great service.

April 4, 2025

5

Everyone was courteous and very helpful. Dr. Mildenhall very informative and through. I really appreciate all the kindness and attention I was given.

April 2, 2025

5

Doctor had great news for me

March 30, 2025

5

The doctor was thorough and informative.

March 29, 2025

5

I was so pleased how much time Dr Mildenhall spent with me. He made eye contact with me constantly. He made me understand not only the questions I had but also the ones he had. He listened to me he & showed so much concern. He used the chart on the wall which helped with my visual learning (ears are complicated).. He made me feel that he was concerned... to figure out my issue. I was so impressed with him !! 10 out of 10 !! for sure !!

March 29, 2025

5

Everyone there was so pleasant and kind. It was good seeing the doctor again after all these years. Thank you for great staffs.

March 26, 2025

5

Parking at this facility is difficult.

March 26, 2025

5

Everything was very pleasant excellent service the staff generally cares about their patients

March 23, 2025

5

Great Staff from the check in To the checkout

March 15, 2025

5

Dr. Nicholas Mildenhall was very professional. He answered all my questions and made sure I understood everything.

March 14, 2025

5

I was very satisfied with the results of my procedure.

March 12, 2025

5

Friendly and professional.

March 9, 2025

5

The doctor explained things very well. It was a great visit. Thank you so much.

March 6, 2025

5

Well, I think, I think doctor did a great job. He's very pleasant. He's concerned. He listens to you and I find him a doctor that I will continue to go to. He's really a good guy and he has helped me in the past. So that's it.

March 5, 2025

5

Excellent care and clean facilities; Dr. Mildenhall provides excellent service and he is very knowledgeable

March 2, 2025

5

Everything went great.

February 27, 2025

5

The doctor was very friendly. Everything went well. And yeah, I trust him and I look forward to seeing him again. That's it. Thank you.

May 11, 2025

5

Dr. Mildenhall has an excellent bedside manner and inspires trust in his medical care of patients.

May 8, 2025

5

Dr Mildenhall is the nicest doctor. I always feel well cared for. Thank you

May 2, 2025

5

Very professional, really listens to what you're saying, problem solved, and has your best interest at heart.

May 2, 2025

5

Dr Mildenhall is awesome!

April 30, 2025

5

Excellent care.

April 23, 2025

5

The doctor was excellent and put me at ease.

April 19, 2025

5

Wonderful, caring doctor for a pleasant change!

April 16, 2025

5

I am very satisfied with the professional's care during this past experience. Thank you.

April 14, 2025

5

He was honest, Friendly, & forthright! Answered all my questions

April 14, 2025

5

Dr Mildenhall was professional, kind and caring.

April 14, 2025

5

Total. Trust

April 10, 2025

5

I'm always pleased with the service that is provided by ENT Wellstar.

April 9, 2025

5

Great service.

April 4, 2025

5

Everyone was courteous and very helpful. Dr. Mildenhall very informative and through. I really appreciate all the kindness and attention I was given.

April 2, 2025

5

Doctor had great news for me

March 30, 2025

5

The doctor was thorough and informative.

March 29, 2025

5

I was so pleased how much time Dr Mildenhall spent with me. He made eye contact with me constantly. He made me understand not only the questions I had but also the ones he had. He listened to me he & showed so much concern. He used the chart on the wall which helped with my visual learning (ears are complicated).. He made me feel that he was concerned... to figure out my issue. I was so impressed with him !! 10 out of 10 !! for sure !!

March 29, 2025

5

Everyone there was so pleasant and kind. It was good seeing the doctor again after all these years. Thank you for great staffs.

March 26, 2025

5

Parking at this facility is difficult.

March 26, 2025

5

Everything was very pleasant excellent service the staff generally cares about their patients

March 23, 2025

5

Great Staff from the check in To the checkout

March 15, 2025

5

Dr. Nicholas Mildenhall was very professional. He answered all my questions and made sure I understood everything.

March 14, 2025

4

It would have been better if they had to give me the right number to the appointment line that I need to go to for a CT scan

March 12, 2025

5

I was very satisfied with the results of my procedure.

March 12, 2025

5

Friendly and professional.

March 9, 2025

5

The doctor explained things very well. It was a great visit. Thank you so much.

March 6, 2025

5

Well, I think, I think doctor did a great job. He's very pleasant. He's concerned. He listens to you and I find him a doctor that I will continue to go to. He's really a good guy and he has helped me in the past. So that's it.

March 5, 2025

5

Excellent care and clean facilities; Dr. Mildenhall provides excellent service and he is very knowledgeable

March 2, 2025

5

Everything went great.

February 27, 2025

5

Everything went great.

February 27, 2025

5

Excellent care and clean facilities; Dr. Mildenhall provides excellent service and he is very knowledgeable

March 2, 2025

5

Well, I think, I think doctor did a great job. He's very pleasant. He's concerned. He listens to you and I find him a doctor that I will continue to go to. He's really a good guy and he has helped me in the past. So that's it.

March 5, 2025

5

The doctor explained things very well. It was a great visit. Thank you so much.

March 6, 2025

5

Friendly and professional.

March 9, 2025

5

I was very satisfied with the results of my procedure.

March 12, 2025

4

It would have been better if they had to give me the right number to the appointment line that I need to go to for a CT scan

March 12, 2025

5

Dr. Nicholas Mildenhall was very professional. He answered all my questions and made sure I understood everything.

March 14, 2025

5

Great Staff from the check in To the checkout

March 15, 2025

5

Everything was very pleasant excellent service the staff generally cares about their patients

March 23, 2025

5

Parking at this facility is difficult.

March 26, 2025

5

Everyone there was so pleasant and kind. It was good seeing the doctor again after all these years. Thank you for great staffs.

March 26, 2025

5

I was so pleased how much time Dr Mildenhall spent with me. He made eye contact with me constantly. He made me understand not only the questions I had but also the ones he had. He listened to me he & showed so much concern. He used the chart on the wall which helped with my visual learning (ears are complicated).. He made me feel that he was concerned... to figure out my issue. I was so impressed with him !! 10 out of 10 !! for sure !!

March 29, 2025

5

The doctor was thorough and informative.

March 29, 2025

5

Doctor had great news for me

March 30, 2025

5

Everyone was courteous and very helpful. Dr. Mildenhall very informative and through. I really appreciate all the kindness and attention I was given.

April 2, 2025

5

Great service.

April 4, 2025

5

I'm always pleased with the service that is provided by ENT Wellstar.

April 9, 2025

5

Total. Trust

April 10, 2025

5

Dr Mildenhall was professional, kind and caring.

April 14, 2025

5

He was honest, Friendly, & forthright! Answered all my questions

April 14, 2025

5

I am very satisfied with the professional's care during this past experience. Thank you.

April 14, 2025

5

Wonderful, caring doctor for a pleasant change!

April 16, 2025

5

The doctor was excellent and put me at ease.

April 19, 2025

5

Excellent care.

April 23, 2025

5

Dr Mildenhall is awesome!

April 30, 2025

5

Very professional, really listens to what you're saying, problem solved, and has your best interest at heart.

May 2, 2025

5

Dr Mildenhall is the nicest doctor. I always feel well cared for. Thank you

May 2, 2025

5

Dr. Mildenhall has an excellent bedside manner and inspires trust in his medical care of patients.

May 8, 2025

5

The doctor was very friendly. Everything went well. And yeah, I trust him and I look forward to seeing him again. That's it. Thank you.

May 11, 2025

Publications and Articles

Chris survived a nearly fatal car accident and took a victory walk through Wellstar Kennestone's hallways to thank his care team.

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It’s not every day that a young man survives a nearly fatal car accident and takes a victory walk through the hospital hallways to thank his care team. After suffering a rare cricotracheal separation that left Chris LoCurto unable to effectively breathe on his own, that’s exactly what happened.

Chris survived a nearly fatal car accident and took a victory walk through Wellstar Kennestone's hallways to thank his care team, doling out hugs along the way.

Coordinated EMS & hospital care set Chris up for survival

At 22, Chris was in a car accident that caused serious injuries he wasn’t sure he’d be able to survive. He fractured his jaw, clavicle and spine and his lung collapsed. His most life-threatening injury was a tracheal separation—his airway was cut in half.

EMS professionals arrived on the scene. Although Chris was talking and walking, they could hear something abnormal in his breathing. The paramedics coordinated care with Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center so the trauma team would be assembled and ready for Chris upon arrival.

“I was trying to breathe but I wasn’t getting air,” Chris said. “Going to the hospital, I was honestly thinking I wasn’t going to make it.”

How the trauma team put Chris on the road to recovery

Led by Dr. Daniella Kington, the trauma team was waiting when Chris arrived. Immediately, they intubated him so he could breathe. They used a bronchoscope, a special camera, to see inside the airway to diagnose the injury and learn important details to plan treatment.

Chris was then put on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). This highly-advanced machine helps the heart, lungs or both heal after extreme trauma or organ failure.

“For Chris, ECMO supported his breathing and oxygenation during the intricate surgical repair of his trachea,” said Jamie Van Ness, MBA, BSN, TCRN, director of Trauma Services at Wellstar Kennestone.

Now a Level I Trauma Center, the hospital is one of a few in Georgia that offers ECMO.

Dr. Nelson May, a head and neck trauma surgeon, was assisted by Dr. Nicholas Mildenhall to perform Chris’ tracheal repair. The surgery required the surgeons to reattach Chris’ larynx to his trachea. Then they placed a tracheostomy tube so Chris would be able to breathe, swallow and talk again.

For about a month and a half, Chris recovered in the trauma unit, ICU and intensive inpatient rehabilitation. Here, Chris rests in his hospital bed as he recovers from his injuries.

To allow his airway to heal, Chris was sedated for a few weeks. When he woke, his injuries had been treated but he was fighting pneumonia. He was transferred to intensive care and his condition improved within a week.

Throughout his time in the hospital, Chris received the right treatment at the right time thanks to Wellstar’s multidisciplinary approach to care.

“Coming to Wellstar Kennestone made a difference in Chris' outcome,” said trauma surgeon Dr. Ginger Justice, a physician who got to know Chris on her daily rounds. “He came to a trauma center that had all the resources to care for him—pretty much from the moment he hit the Emergency Department to discharge.”&

Providing specialized trauma care

When Chris was a patient, all the specially trained doctors and advanced technology were available to help him recover from his life-threatening injuries. Shortly after, Wellstar Kennestone was verified by the American College of Surgeons as a Level I Trauma Center, the highest level of trauma care offered.

“The first and most crucial piece [to Level I Trauma Center verification] is that we have all the different subspecialists available in one place to provide full care for our patients,” Dr. Kington said. “If a patient comes in, no matter where they’re injured, we have a subspecialist who can help with all those different injuries.”

That was exactly what Chris needed. In addition to helping people get trauma care fast, Wellstar Kennestone is home to a residency program, training the next generation of trauma doctors.

For about a month and a half, Chris recovered in the trauma unit, ICU and intensive inpatient rehabilitation. In Wellstar Kennestone’s inpatient rehab, specially trained speech, occupational and physical therapists create a specialized care plan to help each patient achieve their goals and get back to living life.

Compassionate nurses made a lasting impact on Chris

While the trauma team saved his life, Chris credits his nurses with keeping him motivated.

“Every nurse I met who came in, we ended up forming some sort of relationship,” Chris said. “They took care of me like their own. That’s not in their job title, nobody asked them to do that, which is why I’m so grateful. They went above and beyond what they get paid to do to make me better physically and mentally.”

For example, one nurse found out about Chris’ love of aviation and brought him to see an air ambulance helicopter. Another nurse shared his love for hunting and planned a reunion for Chris and his hunting companion, his dog Maddux.

During his time at Wellstar Kennestone, a nurse arranged for a special visit for her patient Chris from his dob while he recovered from a traumatic injury.

“While the future was kind of unforeseen, the nurses connected with me,” Chris said. “I got to spend some time with my dog too. It was huge for my mental well-being.”

Coming back to say thanks

Chris defied the odds by walking, talking and being able to eat. Today, he’s taking steps toward a full recovery. While learning to live with a tracheostomy tube, he’s working out and increasing his cardio exercise. He spends a lot of time walking Maddux.

“I’m slowly introducing myself to normalcy again,” he said.

A crucial part of recovery was visiting the hospital and saying “thank you” to his care team.

Chris takes a victory walk through the halls of Wellstar Kennestone to thank his care team after surviving a life-threatening traumatic injury.

“He and his family walked in,” Dr. Justice remembered. “I saw Chris in normal street clothes, walking with his sunglasses on. He said, ‘Hey, I’m doing great!’ To see this young man with so much potential have a good outcome was very inspiring.”

Chris made sure to thank as many care team members as possible. “Their motivation and drive to get me going is without a doubt one of the reasons I’m moving around as good as I am today,” he said.

Dr. May added, “It was gratifying to see the real-life implication of Chris’ care and to be able to participate in getting him to where he is today.”

A bright future thanks to expert trauma care

Overall, without the first-rate trauma response of Chris’ medical team at Wellstar Kennestone, he would not be where he is today—back in the wilderness with Maddux.

“The coordination of many different teams and doctors with different areas of expertise in different phases of his care allowed him to be where he is today,” Dr. May said.

Wellstar Kennestone provided the advanced care Chris needed with excellent trauma services. Now with a Level I Trauma accreditation, the trauma team can keep offering advanced care—and preparing the physicians of the future to do the same.

Learn more about Trauma Care at Wellstar.


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Nicholas Mildenhall, MD
Otolaryngologist with Wellstar since 2020
Rating
4.9
Specialties
Otolaryngology
Education
Doctor of Medicine
Medical School
Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency
Duke University Medical Center
Spoken Languages
English
Hospital Affiliations
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
Wellstar Paulding Medical Center
Office Locations
www.wellstar.org/physicians/nicholas-mildenhall-md
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