Vigilance and Multidisciplinary Surgical Expertise Give a Two-Time Cancer Survivor a Fresh Start
In 2024, while using a magnifying mirror to put on makeup, Meredith Young spotted a slightly thicker area on her neck near her right earlobe. “It was very subtle – nothing to set off alarm bells,” she says. “One of…
Dr. Nicholas Rossi Joins UTHealth Houston’s Pediatric ENT Team
Pediatric otorhinolaryngologist Nicholas A. Rossi, MD has joined the faculty of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston as an assistant professor. Dr. Rossi will see children and adolescents at the department’s new satellite clinic located…
Dr. Martin Citardi Named to Super Doctors Honor Roll
Martin J. Citardi, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named to the Texas Super Doctors® list for the 15th consecutive year, earning him a place on the Super Doctors…
Barry Ballou Can Finally Breathe
Retired architectural engineer Barry Ballou has endured nearly a an inability to breathe through his nose. Diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea, Ballou, who is 64, had used a CPAP machine for 18 years. In early 2024, he developed an fluid…
Dr. Karim Asi Joins the Otorhinolaryngology Team at UTHealth Houston
Karim Asi, MD, a fellowship-trained laryngologist, has joined the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston as an assistant professor. He focuses his practice on disorders of the voice, airway, and swallowing. Treatment by…
Dr. Vivian Kaul Named Faculty Member of the Year
Otolaryngology residents at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston have recognized Vivian F. Kaul, MD, as Faculty Member of the Year for 2025. Dr. Kaul, a fellowship-trained neurotologist recruited in 2023, is chief of otology, neurotology, and lateral skull base…
Dr. Jane Huang Named Among Houstonia Magazine’s Top Doctors for 2025
Zhen “Jane” Huang, MD, MBA, CPO, associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named by her peers as a Top Doctor for 2025 by Houstonia magazine. The annual list, compiled based…
XHANCE Allows a Chronic Rhinosinusitis Patient to Avoid Surgery
Ken Kaltwasser was well on his way to surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis when Martin J. Citardi, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, suggested a new medical treatment – an exhalation…
Dr. Luke Burke Named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor
Luke I. Burke, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2025. Top Doctors represent the top 7% of all physicians practicing in…
Dr. William Yao Named to Houstonia Magazine’s Top Doctor List
William C. Yao, MD, chief of rhinology, residency program director, and an associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named by his peers as a Top Doctor for 2025 in Houstonia…