ORL Notes

Asia Mohsin, MD, a Houston-area obstetrician / gynecologist, suffered from insomnia, fatigue, excessive thirst, recurrent urinary tract infections, and gastroesophageal reflux disease beginning in 2017. In the years that followed, she presented twice in an emergency department with severe chest…

During the past 15 years, Ron J. Karni, MD, and his colleagues have created a world-class head and neck cancer treatment program in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. “Creating a program from the ground…

William C. Yao, MD, associate professor and director of the residency program in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named chief of the Division of Rhinology and Anterior Skull Base Surgery. As division…

Pediatric otolaryngologist Shiva P. Daram, MD, MBA, an assistant professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named by his peers as a Top Doctor in the pediatric ear, nose, and throat specialty…

The sphenoid sinus is a rare location for an inverted nasal papilloma, a usually benign but occasionally invasive and locally destructive tumor. Primary treatment is almost always surgery, made complex by difficult access and proximity to the internal carotid artery…

Pediatric otolaryngologist Kenneth H. Lee, MD, PhD, professor of otolaryngology at UT Southwestern Medical Center and director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at Children’s Health℠ in Dallas, will be the guest of honor at this year’s ORL Frontiers, to…

Ron Karni, MD, associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and division chief of head and neck surgical oncology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, is co-investigator on a new grant from the National Cancer Institute to explore differences…

Tang Ho, MD, chief of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and director of the facial plastic and reconstructive surgery fellowship in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School, was recognized for 15 years of service to UTHealth Houston in…

Empty nose syndrome (ENS), a relatively rare complication of turbinate surgery, manifests as difficulty breathing through the nose, feelings of nasal obstruction or suffocation, nasal dryness or burning, and general fatigue after turbinate reduction surgery. Psychological symptoms may include anxiety,…

The first time it happened, Jo Ann Jones was competing in a barrel race in Glen Rose, Texas. “We ran down that alleyway and had a good first barrel, and I remember heading toward the second. Then I blacked out…