ORL Notes

Each year, residents of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth have the opportunity to name the faculty member they feel has made the greatest impact on their learning experience. This year, the residents…

Laura J. van de Laar, MD, and Jeffrey D. Johnson II, MD, have completed their residencies in otorhinolaryngology-head and neck surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. Dr. van de Laar began a fellowship in rhinology and skull base surgery…

UT Physicians Audiology and UT Physicians Otorhinolaryngology, the outpatient clinics of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, will open their doors to the public on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, from 9 a.m. to…

Scott Nickell was among the millions of people who suffer from difficulty breathing through the nose. Until recently his only options were medications or breathing strips that offer temporary relief, or invasive surgeries that involve a period of recovery. In…

The Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth is investigating the efficacy and safety of an intranasal treatment for adults with chronic sinusitis with or without nasal polyps. The treatment is XHANCE®, which has been…

Soham Roy, MD, professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs & Quality in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, has been named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2020. “It’s an honor to…

Isaac Schmale, MD, 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. After fellowship, he joined the faculty at…

Jeff Cobb had surgery for nasal polyposis 23 years ago and vowed he would never go through it again. “The surgery was more or less successful, but it was a painful experience for me with a long recovery,” says Cobb,…

Hyperparathyroidism occurs in people in every age group but is most common in patients in their 50s, 60s, and 70s. When father and daughter Chris and Macayla Potter were both diagnosed with hypercalcemia, otorhinolaryngologist Ron Karni, MD, suspected a genetic…

Amber Luong, MD, PhD, a practicing rhinologist and research director in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, has been named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2020. She has earned the distinction six…