2016

Six members of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery have been selected by their peers as Super Doctors® in Texas. Following an extensive independent nomination and research process, the results were published in the June 2016 issue of Texas…

Martin J. Citardi, MD , FACS Professor and Chair of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Dr. Citardi lectured on “Surgical Navigation: Past, Present and Future” and “Endoscopic Management of CSF Rhinorrhea” at the Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery…

In recognition of his exemplary track record of clinical care, teaching and research, Soham Roy, MD, FACS, FAAP, has been promoted from associate professor to professor of otorhinolaryngology-head and neck surgery with tenure.  Dr. Roy received his undergraduate degree with…

Sancak Yuksel, MD, an otorhinolaryngologist affiliated with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and an associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School, has been recognized with the medical school’s Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award for the…

A CORE research grant from the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation led to groundbreaking work in the lab, resulting in multiple manuscripts about chronic rhinosinusitis and first prize for the best resident research presentation at the May,…

The Performance Improvement Quality Review (PIQR) Committee at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital has commended otolaryngologist Michael Byrd, MD, for “recognizing a good catch.” Dr. Byrd, an assistant professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at UTHealth’s McGovern Medical…

Facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon Christian Conderman, MD, who joined the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in 2015, was elected secretary-treasurer of the Houston Society of Otolaryngology at the organization’s May meeting. Dr. Conderman was recruited to Memorial Hermann…

More than 60 physicians participated in the biennial Texas Hill Country ENT Symposium, sponsored by the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at UTHealth’s McGovern Medical School. The two-day continuing medical education meeting was held last April at the Hyatt…

Caryn McLellan, AuD, an audiologist at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, comments on the growing prevalence of hearing loss in the young adult population. Read the article on click2houston.com