December 7, 2012

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…


December 6, 2012

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…


December 6, 2012

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…


December 6, 2012

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….


November 30, 2012

Two ORL Faculty Members Receive 2012 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award

Samer Fakhri, MD, FACS, FRCS(C), an associate professor and residency program director in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School, has been recognized with the medical school’s…


November 30, 2012

Chair of Otorhinolaryngology Named to Texas Super Doctors 2012 List

Martin J. Citardi, MD, who specializes in the treatment of complicated sinus and nasal diseases and is a core member of the Texas Sinus Institute and Texas Skull Base Physicians, has been named to the 2012 Texas Super Doctors list…


August 27, 2012

UTHealth ORL at the 2012 AAO/AAOA

  2012 Alumni Happy Hour at the AAO Attention alumni and friends of the department! Please join us for happy hour at miXX Lounge in the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel on Tuesday, September 11 at 6-8 PM.  This will…


May 4, 2012

Robotic Surgery Offers New Hope for Throat Cancer Patients

Ron Karni, MD uses a surgical robot for the excision of tonsil and hypopharyngeal (throat) cancers. Click here for more info.   Posted May 4, 2012.


March 19, 2012

Using Cord Blood Stem Cells to Potentially Treat Hearing Loss

Click here for more info. Posted March 19, 2012.


March 5, 2012

Allergy Season Arrives in the Houston Area With A Fury

Amber Luong, MD, PhD comments upon the early arrival of spring allergies in 2012. Click here for more info. Posted March 5, 2012.


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