Repair of a Right Sphenoid Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
In 2020, early in the COVID-19 pandemic, clear watery fluid started running from Julia Ayala’s right nostril during the day and down her throat at night. A resident of Weslaco, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley, Ayala saw her primary…
Three New Residents Join the Otorhinolaryngology Team
Members of the Otolaryngology Residency Class of 2030 at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston will arrive in Texas this summer after graduating from medical schools in Washington, Massachusetts, and California. The department’s new residents, who matched to its residency…
Dr. Martin Citardi Recognized with the ARS Golden Head Mirror Award
Martin J. Citardi, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and vice dean for clinical technology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been honored with the American Rhinologic Society’s prestigious Golden Head Mirror Award. The award,…
ORL Frontiers 2025 Highlights Advances in Pediatric Otolaryngology
More than 70 physicians attended this year’s ORL Frontiers, sponsored by the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Held June 20 at the TMC3 Collaborative Building at Helix Park on the Texas Medical…
The Price of Paralysis: Cost Analysis of Facial Rehabilitation After Vestibular Schwannoma Resection
Facial dysfunction after surgery for vestibular schwannoma is a source of morbidity for patients, but the cost of facial rehabilitation has not been well defined. To help quantify costs, researchers in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at…
Dr. Katherine Kao Elected President of the Texas Association of Otolaryngologists
Facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon W. Katherine Kao, MD, assistant residency program director and an assistant professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, is serving a one-year term as president of the Texas Association…
In-Office Temperature-Controlled Radiofrequency Remodeling of the Nasal Airway
Julio Avelar suffered from severe nasal congestion on the left side and had difficulty breathing, particularly at night. “To be honest, I’d had the problem for almost 10 years,” he says. “Some time before that, I saw a doctor who…
Dr. Vivian Kaul Named Chief of Otology
Vivian F. Kaul, MD, a fellowship-trained neurotologist recruited in 2023, has been appointed chief of otology in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. In her role as division chief, she will lead the development and…
Valentine Anguloplasty: A Novel Approach for Lip Excursion in Static Facial Reanimation
Facial nerve paralysis affects patients’ facial expression, speech, chewing, and swallowing, with significant consequences for social interaction. Researchers in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston recently used a novel technique called valentine anguloplasty to improve…
New Study Moves Researchers Closer to Better Therapeutics for Patients with AFRS
Amber Luong, MD, PhD, professor and vice chair for academic affairs in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, is senior author of an article in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology that further elucidates…