With a Bone-anchored Hearing Aid, One Good Ear Helps the Other
In early June 2014, Steve Blatt was riding his motorcycle to work along the same route he’d used for nearly 40 years. It was raining, and when his front tire hit an uneven spot in the road, his bike slid…
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Extends Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Expertise to The Woodlands
Last December, Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital announced the renovation and expansion of its hospital-based Emergency Department to better respond to the emergent needs of the greater Montgomery County area. “With the population growth in The Woodlands and surrounding area,…
Kunal Jain, MD joins the Department’s Head and Neck Surgery Program
Kunal S. Jain, MD has joined McGovern Medical School Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. As a fellowship-trained head and neck surgeon, with specific expertise in transoral robotic surgery and microvascular reconstruction, he will add strength to the department’s rapidly…
Zi Yang Jiang, MD joins UTHealth Pediatric ENT Service
The UTHealth Department of Otolaryngology is proud to announce that appointment of Zi Yang Jiang, MD, as an assistant professor. Together with Soham Roy, MD and Sancak Yuksel, Dr. Jiang will expand the pediatric otolaryngology service at Children’s Memorial Hermann…
Balloon Sinus Ostial Dilatation with Microsensor Navigation in the Operating Room Setting
Poster presented at the 2015 American Rhinologic Society Annual Meeting.
The Watson Case: An “Impossible” Surgery Makes a Night-and-Day Difference for a Patient with Proteus Syndrome
By the time 39-year-old Ricky Watson saw Amber U. Luong, MD, PhD, he could no longer swallow, eat or talk. His only avenue of communication with his family was writing on a notepad or texting via cell phone. Diagnosed at…
Christian Conderman, MD joins UTHealth Otorhinolaryngology at its New Woodlands Location
Christian Conderman, MD, has received a faculty appointment in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology. As a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon, he will support the growing trauma service at Memorial Hermann-The Woodlands, as well as provide the full spectrum of facial…
James Owusu, MD joins UTHealth Otorhinolaryngology at its New Woodlands Location
James Owusu, MD, has joined the UTHealth Department of Otorhinolaryngology as an assistant professor. He is fellowship-trained in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, and he will be part of the team extending facial plastic & reconstructive surgery expertise to Memorial…
William Yao, MD joins Texas Sinus Institute and Texas Skull Base Physicians
Rhinologist William C. Yao, MD, has joined Martin J. Citardi, MD, and associate professor and Amber U. Luong, MD, PhD, at the Texas Sinus Institute and Texas Skull Base Physicians. Dr. Yao has received an appointment as an assistant professor…
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…