Are Kids Getting Healthier?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, pediatric otolaryngologists around the country observed a dramatic reduction in otitis media cases and tympanostomy tube procedures, notes Zhen “Jane” Huang, MD, MBA, an assistant professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern…
UTHealth Houston Otorhinolaryngology Resident Presents TAO Lloyd Storrs Lecture
Shaina Gong, MD, was recognized with the 2021 Texas Association of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery’s Lloyd A. Storrs Jr., MD Resident Research Award, and invited to present the results of her research at the organization’s annual meeting, held in…
Repair of a Left Ethmoid Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
For months, Janie Lee’s nose wouldn’t stop running. Clear fluid ran from her left nostril during the day and down her throat at night. A nurse at Woodland Heights Medical Center in Lufkin, Texas, Lee stuffed tissue in her nostrils…
Management of Maxillofacial Gunshot Wounds Requiring Free Tissue Transfer
Physician researchers at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth have shown that free flaps can be used safely and effectively in secondary head and neck reconstruction following gunshot wounds (GSW). The study results, presented at the spring meeting of American Academy…
An ARS Research Grant Allows a Resident to Test AI and Machine Learning to Identify Tumor Sites
Researchers in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston are investigating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to identify attachment sites for inverted papillomas. Arising in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, papillomas…
Recap: AAO Panel Discussion on In-Office ENT Procedures
For the past 5 years, Amber Luong, MD, PhD, professor and vice chair for research in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has organized a panel discussion on in-office procedures at the annual meeting of…
Elliott and Elizabeth: Managing Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Siblings
When Elizabeth Maddox failed her newborn hearing screening after an early delivery by cesarean section, her pediatrician referred her to Audrey Taylor, AuD, with UT Physicians Audiology, the clinical practice of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. This was familiar territory…
NSAIDS Prove Effective for Pain Control Following Common ENT Surgeries
Both a non-narcotic and a narcotic pain medication provided the same relief after nasal and sinus surgery in a randomized, controlled study conducted by physician researchers in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth….
Aerosol-Generating Procedures Presentation Garners a First-Place HSO Resident Research Award
The Houston Society of Otolaryngology awarded chief otorhinolaryngology resident Bailey LeConte, MD, its first-place research award for her presentation on aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) at the organization’s annual resident research competition. Her research was published as a letter to the editor…
Dr. William Yao Named a Castle Connolly Rising Star
Rhinologist William C. Yao, MD, co-director of the UTHealth Rhinology and Skull Base Fellowship in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named among 2021 Castle Connolly Rising Stars. The awardees are recognized throughout…