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…
The Texas Center for Facial Plastic Surgery Opens Its Doors to the Community
Houston residents attended an open house to meet the medical professionals and learn about services offered at the Texas Center for Facial Plastic Surgery. Led by chief of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery Tang Ho, MD, the center is a…
Can the Otolaryngologist Advocate for the HPV Vaccine?
The answer is yes. In a study conducted at a large academic safety-net hospital in Houston, researchers in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston evaluated the effectiveness of an educational initiative to improve vaccination rates…
Congratulations to Our 2022 Graduating Residents
Vivek M. John, MD, and Bailey A. LeConte, MD, have completed their residencies in comprehensive otorhinolaryngology-head and neck surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Dr. John leaves the department to become a comprehensive otolaryngologist at the Indiana University…
Transnasal Endoscopic Surgery for a Sphenoid Inverted Nasal Papilloma
The sphenoid sinus is a rare location for an inverted nasal papilloma, a benign but invasive tumor with an associated malignancy rate of about 10%. In 2019, Robert Gum’s family doctor in Georgetown, Texas, identified a large sphenoid tumor when…
Inpatient Otolaryngology Consults in the COVID-19 Era
Researchers in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston conducted a retrospective cohort study to identify differences in inpatient otolaryngology consultations and interventions based on patients’ COVID-19 status. Results of the study, which…
Intrathecal Fluorescein for CSF Leak Detection
J. Paul Radabaugh (former rhinology fellow at McGovern Medical School) presented the results of a retrospective study of intrathecal fluorescein (IF) use for detection of cerebrospinal fluid leaks (CSF) at the American Rhinology Society annual meeting in Los Angeles. The…