AAO-HNS President-elect to Speaks at 2015 Otorhinolaryngology Frontiers
Sujana S. Chandrasekhar, MD, FACS, FAAO-HNS, president-elect of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), was the guest speaker at 2015 Otorhinolaryngology Frontiers, which highlighted research endeavors and emerging technology in the diagnosis and management of common otolaryngologic…
Surgical Fire Prevention in Laser Laryngeal Surgery
Operating room fires pose a significant risk of harm to surgical patients, particularly in head and neck procedures involving the airway. In the cover article of the January 2015 issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Soham Roy, MD, FACS, FAAP,…
Free Cancer Screenings at Memorial Hermann-TMC
The number of cancers of the head, neck and mouth are rising faster than ever before. More…
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…