ORL Resident Receives Two Best Research Presentation Awards at COSM 2024
David Allen, MD, now a chief resident in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, was recognized with two poster awards at the American Head and Neck Society (AHNS) meeting held in Chicago in May as part of the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings.
Dr. Allen received two AHNS Best Research Awards in the category “Skin, Salivary, and Rare Tumors” for his presentations entitled “Characteristics Influencing Distant Metastasis in Olfactory Neuroblastoma: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis” and “The Impact of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy on Advanced, Resectable Peri-Auricular Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Matched Comparison.”
“Dr. Allen should be commended for his academic pursuit of research,” said Martin J. Citardi, MD, Professor and Chair of Otorhinolaryngology. “These awards serve as recognition of his dedication to research as a way to advance care delivery.”
The Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Residency Training Program provides experience in the subspecialties of bronchoesophagology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, head and neck surgery, laryngology, maxillofacial trauma, otology and neuro-otology, pediatric otolaryngology, and rhinology as well as audiology and speech pathology. Over the course of their five years at McGovern Medical School, physicians have opportunities for both formal and informal educational experiences, with a graduated increase in responsibility for education and patient care in line with their demonstrated clinical skills.