Oral, Head, & Neck Cancer Awareness Week
For a decade, UT Physicians ENT specialists have held no-cost cancer screenings as part of Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week, which is April 13-19. Due to COVID-19 and the practice of social distancing, we are not able to…
Dr. William Yao Named a 2020 Texas Super Doctors Rising Star
William C. Yao, MD, was named by his peers among Super Doctors Rising Stars® in Texas for the third consecutive year. Following an extensive independent nomination and research process, the results were published online at www.superdoctors.com. The Super Doctors Rising…
Dr. Martin Citardi Appointed Vice Dean for Clinical Technology at UTHealth
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 vice dean for clinical technology, a new position at UTHealth. In his new role he is…
Active Vigilance Enables Surgery-only Treatment of Oropharyngeal Cancer
To have oropharyngeal cancer once and be cured without radiation therapy is more than luck. It is the sign of an attentive patient, a responsive physician and quick action. To have a recurrence four years later, and once again avoid…
UTHealth Department of Otorhinolaryngology Adds a Generalist at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital
Otolaryngologist Fernando Gomez-Rivera, MD, has joined the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. Dr. Gomez-Rivera received his medical degree at Universidad La Salle in Mexico City, followed by residency in general surgery at the…
Texas Center for Facial Plastic Surgery Relocates to New Expanded Office Space
The Houston medical community attended an open house last December to celebrate the move of the Texas Center for Facial Plastic Surgery to the 20th floor of the Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza. Led by chief of facial plastic and reconstructive…
Saving a Severed Larynx
Alisha Alfred was at work on the Spirit Airlines baggage crew at George Bush Intercontinental Airport as they started to offload luggage from an arriving flight. “I was reaching for a bag and my scarf got stuck in the conveyor…
Katherine Kao, MD, Facial Plastic Surgeon, Joins UTHealth & Memorial Hermann
Facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon W. Katherine Kao, MD, has joined the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. Dr. Kao received her medical degree at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University…
Operating Room Collaboration Between Otorhinolaryngology and Anesthesiology
Outstanding outcomes in otorhinolaryngology surgery are the result of close collaboration between the anesthesiologists and surgeons who operate together in a very small, shared space. At McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, otorhinolaryngologists work with a team of anesthesiologists who specialize…
New Nonsurgical Treatments for Nasal Polyps Help Patients Breathe Again
Internationally recognized rhinologist Martin J. Citardi, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School, does his utmost to help patients with nasal polyps avoid sinus surgery. That commitment has led him to…