Dr. Ron Karni Named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2022
Ron J. Karni, MD, has been named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2022. An associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, Dr. Karni is chief of the Division of Head and Neck…
Dr. Amber Luong Named Among 2022 Castle Connolly Top Doctors
Amber Luong, MD, PhD, professor and vice chair for academic affairs in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2022. She was previously named to the list…
Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for Patients with Sleep Apnea Who Can’t Tolerate CPAP: Two Patients Benefit
Charles Njilefack was prescribed a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine 15 years ago for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). When he first received the device, he found it cumbersome to use and set it aside. “But I was not sleeping…
ORL Frontiers 2022 Highlights New Technology and Research
More than 60 physicians participated in this year’s ORL Frontiers, sponsored by the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Held June 17 at the Brown Foundation Institute for Molecular Medicine in the Texas…
Three Otorhinolaryngology Faculty Members Recognized for Teaching Excellence
Congratulations to our 2022 winners of the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston: Ibrahim “Trey” Alava III, MD; Ron J. Karni, MD; and William C. Yao, MD. As part of a comprehensive health science university,…
Dr. Jane Huang Named a 2022 Texas Super Doctors Rising Star
Zhen “Jane” Huang, MD, MBA, has been named by her peers among Super Doctors Rising Stars® in Texas. Following an extensive independent nomination and research process, the results were published online at www.superdoctors.com. The Super Doctors Rising Stars list celebrates…
Dr. Martin Citardi Named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2022
Martin J. Citardi, MD, professor, chair, and Memorial Hermann Chair in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2022. Dr. Citardi, who has been named to the…
Dr. William Yao Named a 2022 Houstonia Magazine Top Doctor
Rhinologist William C. Yao, MD, associate professor, director of the residency program, and co-director of the UTHealth Houston Rhinology and Skull Base Fellowship in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named by his…
Airway Reconstruction Allows a Young Husband and Father to Live a Full Life
In early November 2019, Logan Buelow, then 22, suffered a devastating auto accident, rolling his dually truck several times. He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, where he spent two weeks in a coma in the intensive care…
Recap: The Texas Hill Country ENT Symposium 2022
The Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at UTHealth Houston held its biennial two-day CME meeting at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa in the Texas Hill Country. The symposium highlighted evidence-based treatments for common diseases and disorders…