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…
Etan Weinstock, MD, Selected Faculty Member of the Year
Etan Weinstock, MD, FACS, 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. Weinstock’s commitment to resident education and scholarly activity. “I consider…
Amber Luong, MD, PhD, Named Fellow of American College of Surgeons and Promoted to Associate Professor
Amber Luong, MD, PhD, FACS, has been selected for fellowship status in the American College of Surgeons (ACS). In recognition of her exemplary track record of clinical care, teaching and research, Dr. Luong was recently promoted from assistant professor to…
Memorial Hermann and UTHealth Welcome New Team Members
Otolaryngologist Terry W. Owens, MD, has joined the department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery at UTHealth Medical School as an assistant professor, and will be seeing patients at the University of Texas (UT) Physicians’ Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital practice. Dr….
Texas Hill Country ENT Symposium 2014 Recap
More than 60 physicians and ENT professionals participated in the inaugural Texas Hill Country ENT Symposium, sponsored by Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and the department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery at UTHealth Medical School. The two-day continuing medical education meeting…
Internationally Renowned Expert in Facial Cosmetic Surgery Speaks at 2014 ORL Frontiers
More than 70 physicians and other healthcare professionals attended Otorhinolaryngology Frontiers 2014, which highlighted research endeavors and emerging technology in the diagnosis and management of common otolaryngologic clinical problems. Held on June 28, 2014, at the Brown Foundation Institute of…
Congratulations to Graduating Residents and Fellows
Elton Lambert, MD, and Douglas Stanley, MD, completed their residencies in otolaryngology in 2014. Dr. Lambert, who received his medical degree at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in Rochester, New York, has begun a pediatric otolaryngology…
Samer Fakhri, MD, Chairs Rhinology Program at Middle East Conference in Dubai, Serves as Invited Faculty in Tehran
Internationally recognized rhinologist Samer Fakhri, MD, FACS, FRCS(C), served as chairman of the Rhinology Program at the 5th Annual Middle East Update on Otolaryngology Conference and Exhibition, held April 20-22 at Madinat Arena Jumeirah in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dr….
TORS-L: Transoral Robotic Surgery with CO2 Laser Offers Greater Precision for Surgeons and De-intensification of Adjuvant Therapies for Patients
Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) has recently emerged as an alternative to comprehensive chemoradiation in the treatment of mucosal aerodigestive tract malignancies. In a presentation made last fall to the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, otolaryngologist Ron J. Karni,…