UTHealth Otorhinolaryngology Holds 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…
Two ORL Team Members Named Fellows of the American College of Surgeons
Tang Ho, MD, FACS, and Etan Weinstock, MD, FACS, have been selected for fellowship status in the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Prior to embarking on a career in medicine, Dr. Ho, an assistant professor in facial plastic and reconstructive…
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,…
Surgeon Uses Robot To Cure Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea is a condition that can cause a lot more problems than just pure exhaustion. As if that’s not bad enough, this condition can spur all types of diseases and can even be deadly. Approximately 1 in 15 adults…
Sleep Apnea Surgery Cure
Michael Byrd, MD discusses robotic surgery as a possible cure for obstructive sleep apnea.
Robotic Sleep Apnea Surgery
Michael Byrd, MD uses a surgical robot for the excision of the tongue base as part of the treatment of patients with obstructive sleep apnea surgery.