Reconstructive Rhinoplasty Gives a Young Girl Her Confidence Back
In mid-December 2020, 13-year-old Leighia Robles was crossing the street to get the mail when a pick-up truck approached her head on. She jumped out of the way but was hit in the face by the side-view mirror, crushing her…
Endoscopic Surgery for a Large Laryngeal Neurofibroma
Neurofibromas of the larynx are extremely rare in the pediatric population, with few cases reported in the literature. When a five-year-old girl with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) presented with a large laryngeal mass, physicians in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and…
Dr. William Yao Named Among Top Doctors by Houstonia Magazine
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 by his peers as a Top Doctor for 2021 by Houstonia…
Dr. Ibrahim Alava Named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor
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 Top Doctor by Castle Connolly for 2021. The Castle Connolly list covers all 50…
Bilateral Cochlear Implants for Severe Sensorineural Hearing Loss in an 8 Month-Old
Nicholas Altong failed his newborn hearing screening. The test was repeated the following day, and he failed again. When his pediatrician learned that he had failed both screenings, she ordered a test to measure brain response to sound and gave…
Detecting and Treating Hearing Loss in Older Adults
UT Physicians audiologist Anna Jilla, AuD, PhD, is the lead author of a recent article in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society on the high prevalence of hearing loss among older adults. “Age-related hearing loss is pertinent to any…
Trial Results Show Benefits of Intranasal Capsaicin for Patients with Nonallergic Rhinitis
Patients with nonallergic rhinitis (NAR) suffer from persistent nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, and postnasal drainage unrelated to an identifiable allergen, structural abnormality, or sinus disease. A diagnosis of exclusion with limited treatment options, NAR exacts a heavy toll on quality of…
Dr. Martin Citardi Named Among 2021 Texas Super Doctors
Martin J. Citardi, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, has been named by his peers among Super Doctors® in Texas. Super Doctors are selected through a rigorous process…
Jim Connors Benefits from Minimally Invasive Sialendoscopy
A relatively small percentage of sialolithiasis, or salivary gland stones, involves the largest salivary glands, the parotids, with symptoms that include painful swelling at meal times. “Although I didn’t have pain, my left cheek would swell up right before I…
McGovern Medical School’s Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Residency Program Expands
An ongoing increase in the number of residents and a new partnership with Houston Methodist Hospital have expanded the graduate medical education program in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. The department currently…