November 1, 2022

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…


November 1, 2022

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…


October 4, 2022

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…


October 4, 2022

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…


October 4, 2022

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…


October 4, 2022

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…


October 4, 2022

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…


September 30, 2022

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…


September 2, 2022

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…


September 2, 2022

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…


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