The Story Behind the MicroSeismic Donation
MicroSeismic has made a $50,000 donation to the Memorial Hermann Foundation to help Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at UTHealth Medical School provide hearing aids to underserved pediatric patients in the Greater Houston area. Watch the…
A Gift of Hearing
In 2014, Houston-based MicroSeismic, Inc., made a $50,000 donation to the Memorial Hermann Foundation to help Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at UTHealth Medical School provide hearing aids to underserved pediatric patients in the Greater Houston…
Profile in Caring: José Elías, RN, CORLN
When José Elías was 10 years old, his mother, a Red Cross nurse, began making neighborhood house calls after hours to care for the sick in their hometown of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. She went where she was needed late in…
Amber Luong, MD, PhD, Awarded CCTS Grant in Support of Continued Chronic Rhinosinusitis Investigations
An immune-mediated inflammatory disease involving the paranasal sinuses, chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) affects more than 10 percent of the population and is the second most common chronic disease in the United States. Despite its high incidence, the pathogenesis of CRS remains…
Two ORL Faculty Members Named to Top Doctor Lists
Martin J. Citardi, MD and Soham Roy, MD, FACS, FAAP, have been named among the Best Doctors in America® for 2014. An internationally recognized ear, nose and throat surgeon, Dr. Citardi is chief of otorhinolaryngology at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and…
Two ORL Faculty Members Receive 2014 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award
Sancak Yuksel, MD, an otorhinolaryngologist affiliated with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and an assistant professor in the department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery at UTHealth Medical School, has been recognized with the medical school’s Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award for the…
More Than 100 People Participate in UTHealth Otorhinolaryngology’s Annual Free Cancer Screening Clinic
The UTHealth Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery offered a free cancer screening clinic last April in observance of Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week, sponsored by the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance, formerly known as the Yul Brynner…
Etan Weinstock, MD, Selected Faculty Member of the Year
Etan Weinstock, MD, FACS, has been selected Faculty Member of the Year in the department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery by graduating residents of the department. The award recognizes Dr. Weinstock’s commitment to resident education and scholarly activity. “I consider…
Amber Luong, MD, PhD, Named Fellow of American College of Surgeons and Promoted to Associate Professor
Amber Luong, MD, PhD, FACS, has been selected for fellowship status in the American College of Surgeons (ACS). In recognition of her exemplary track record of clinical care, teaching and research, Dr. Luong was recently promoted from assistant professor to…
Memorial Hermann and UTHealth Welcome New Team Members
Otolaryngologist Terry W. Owens, MD, has joined the department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery at UTHealth Medical School as an assistant professor, and will be seeing patients at the University of Texas (UT) Physicians’ Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital practice. Dr….