Rhinologist and researcher Amber Luong, MD, PhD, professor and vice chair for academic affairs in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at UTHealth Houston, was an invited speaker at the 71st Annual Congress of the Korean Rhinologic Society (external link), which also was the organization’s 1st International Congress. The gathering in Seoul, Korea, held in March, officially opened a venue for academic exchange between the KRS and rhinology experts worldwide.
Dr. Luong, who represented the American Rhinologic Society (external link) as its current president, delivered two addresses, “Novel Understanding of Pathophysiology of Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis and Treatment Implications” and “Current and Upcoming Biologics for CRS Management.” In addition, she served as moderator of a panel discussion of complex scenarios of recalcitrant CRS and its management.