Treating Retrograde Cricopharyngeal Dysfunction in a Young Child
Brave Josey, the four-year-old daughter of Erica and Daniel Josey, was in and out of the hospital in Dallas with misdiagnoses when her parents searched online and learned about retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction (RCPD), also known as no-burp syndrome. Brave was…
EUFOREA Expert Consensus Defines Disease States and Treatment Goals in CRSwNP
Rhinologist and researcher Amber Luong, MD, PhD, was one of two U.S.-based physicians invited to attend the meeting of the European Forum for Research and Education in Allergy and Airway Diseases (EUFOREA), held in Brussels in summer 2023. Recently, she…
Dr. Zhen Huang Named a Texas Super Doctors Rising Star for 2024
Pediatric otolaryngologist Zhen “Jane” Huang, MD, MBA, CPO, assistant professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named by her peers among Super Doctors Rising Stars® in Texas, which recognizes the best doctors…
Dr. Douglas Stanley Named a Texas Super Doctors Rising Star for 2024
Douglas Stanley, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at UTHealth Houston, has been named by his peers among Super Doctors Rising Stars® in Texas, which recognizes the best doctors who have been practicing in the state 10…
Dr. Martin Citardi Delivers the Wilson Endowed Lecture in Washington, DC
Martin J. Citardi, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, delivered the invited Wilson Endowed Lecture at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C., on May…
Dr. Amber Luong Invited to Present at the 7th Congress of European ORL-HNS in Ireland
Amber Luong, MD, PhD, professor and vice chair for academic affairs in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, was an invited moderator and presenter at the 7th Congress of European ORL-HNS held in Dublin June…
Endoscopic Zenker Diverticulum Repair Using a New Technique
When Mona King tried to swallow food, it lodged in her throat. “I would choke and have to drink water, and sometimes the food would come back up,” she says. “It was also causing me to have bad breath.” King…
Sinus Surgery vs. Dupilumab for Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps: A Look at the Trends
Using the Epic Cosmos database, researchers in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at UTHealth Houston examined the use of the monoclonal antibody dupilumab as a therapy for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) in more than 1.8 million patients treated at…
Dr. Yao Named to Academy of Master Educators
William C. Yao, MD, associate professor and director of the residency program in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named to the Academy of Master Educators at the medical school. The academy recognizes…
Dr. Ron Karni Named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2024
Ron J. Karni, MD, chief of the Division of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and an associate professor who holds joint appointments in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and the Division of Hematology/Oncology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has…