Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Adds Three New Residents
Members of the Otolaryngology Residency Class of 2027 at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston have arrived in Texas from three corners of the United States. The department’s new residents are Ugur Nur Basmaci, MD, who received her medical degree…
Dr. Ibrahim Alava Named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2022
Ibrahim “Trey” Alava III, MD, associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2022. Dr. Alava, who was named to the list…
Dr. William Yao Named a 2022 Texas Super Doctor
William C. Yao, MD, associate professor and director of the residency program in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named a Super Doctor® in Texas for 2022. Super Doctors are…
Dr. Andy Chua Completes Rhinology Fellowship at UTHealth Houston
Andy Chua, MBBS, MRCS(Ed), MMed(ORL), FAMS(ORL), has completed a fellowship in neurorhinology and advanced endoscopic sinus surgery at the Texas Sinus Institute in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. A native of…
Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Empty Nose Syndrome
Five years ago, Mablean Warren had surgery for a deviated septum and enlarged turbinates, which were causing nasal obstruction. After her initial satisfaction with the outcome, she began noticing a decrease in her quality of life. “It was a gradual…
State-of-the-Art ORs Open a New Chapter for the Department of Otorhinolaryngology
The new 17-story Susan and Fayez Sarofim Pavilion at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center includes state-of-the-art operating rooms dedicated for the use of otorhinolaryngologists at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. “The new ORs were built to our specifications and are…
Allergic Fungal Sinusitis: A Call to Action and a New Clinical Trial
Amber Luong, MD, PhD, professor and vice chair for research in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, is co-senior author of an invited Viewpoint on allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS), published in the International Forum of…
Dr. Kunal Jain Named Among Castle Connolly Top Doctors
Kunal S. Jain, MD, associate professor of otorhinolaryngology-head and neck surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2021-2022. Dr. Jain received his bachelor’s degree in economics at Cornell University, after…
Dr. Parul Sinha Completes Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at UTHealth Houston
Parul Sinha, MD, has completed a fellowship in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Texas Center for Facial Plastic Surgery in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. She will join a large ENT group…
Removing a Glomus Tympanicum from the Middle Ear
Donna Allen began having problems with her hearing four years ago and was diagnosed with a glomus tympanicum tumor, a benign paraganglioma that forms from specific nerve cells that regulate blood pressure throughout the body. It was removed, and a…