Dr. Stroud was born and reared in Lake Charles, Louisiana.  At age 16, he moved to Fort Worth, Texas where he graduated from Crowley High School.  He then attended Texas A&M University graduating cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in chemistry.  In August 1992, he enrolled at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and graduated with high honors in May 1996.  He was accepted into the residency program in otolaryngology/head & neck surgery in Galveston, completing this in 2001.  He then moved to Amarillo where he has been in private practice.
    He and his wife Kristin were married in 1995.  They have two sons, Will and Jack.  Aside from spending time with his family, Dr. Stroud enjoys hunting, fishing, running and weight training.
    Dr. Stroud’s practice includes all areas of otolaryngology but his primary interests include sinus and nasal diseases and surgery, allergy treatment and pediatric ENT.  He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Otolaryngology and a Fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery.  He is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy and plans to complete the fellowship examination in the fall of 2007.

    Dr. Cunningham was born in Panhandle, Texas . After graduating from Panhandle High School, he attended Texas Tech University, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Microbiology. Dr. Cunningham attended the University of Texas Medical Branch Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences where he received a Masters of Science and Doctorate in molecular biology. After completing medical school at UTMB, Dr. Cunningham completed a one year research fellowship where he studied gene expression in laryngeal cancer.