Faculty Named Among Texas Super Doctors Rising Stars
Four faculty members within the Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery have been named among the 2013 Texas Super Doctors® Rising Stars. They are Ronda Alexander, MD; Ron Karni, MD; Amber U. Luong, MD, PhD; and Etan Weinstock, MD, FACS….
Two ORL Faculty Members Receive 2013 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award
Samer Fakhri, MD, FACS, FRCS(C), an otorhinolaryngologist affiliated with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and an associate professor, vice chair and residency program director in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School, has been recognized with the…
Translational Science Program Working to Identify Therapeutic Targets in Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Otorhinolaryngologists at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and McGovern Medical School are currently working to identify novel therapeutic targets they hope will lead to the development of more effective therapies for chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). During the past year, the researchers presented…
Improving Survivorship in Head and Neck Cancer: UTHealth Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Institute of Molecular Medicine Partner on CPRIT Research Award
A $605,425 grant from the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) will enable researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) to adapt night-goggle technology used by the military to visualize the workings of the…
Otorhinolaryngologists Named to 2012 Best Doctors in America List
Martin J. Citardi, MD, FACS, and Samer Fakhri, MD, FACS, FRCS(C), who specialize in the treatment of complicated sinus and nasal disease and are core members of the Texas Sinus Institute and Texas Skull Base Physicians, and Soham Roy, MD,…
Four Studies Evaluate the Effectiveness of Optical Rhinometry
Otorhinolaryngologists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School are engaged in research efforts that move medicine forward into the future. They presented the results of a capsaicin challenge study using optical rhinometry in non-allergic…
Internationally Renowned Otolaryngologist Speaks at 2012 ORL Frontiers
Seventy physicians and other healthcare professionals attended Otorhinolaryngology Frontiers 2012, which highlighted research endeavors and emerging technology in the diagnosis and management of common otolaryngologic clinical problems. Held on June 23, 2012, at the Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine…
Ron Karni, MD, Selected Faculty Member of the Year by Graduating Residents
Ron Karni, MD, 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. Karni’s commitment to resident education and scholarly activity. “Our mission is…
Samer Fakhri, M.D., Receives AAO Foundation Honor Award
Internationally-recognized rhinologist Samer Fakhri, MD, FACS, FRCS(C), has received the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) 2012 Honor Award, presented at the AAO-HNSF’s annual meeting held in Washington, D.C. The award is given to academy members in…
Two Audiologists Join UTHealth Otorhinolaryngology
Adelaide Dowell, AuD, CCC-A, and M. Mackenzie Hill, AuD, CCC-A. have joined the UTHealth Audiology team as staff audiologists. Dowell received her bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University and her Doctor of Audiology from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center….