ORL Residents Named Best Emergency Consultants
Residents in the Department of Emergency Medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth named their otorhinolaryngology counterparts the “Best Emergency Consultants” for 2019. The award, instituted this year by graduating emergency medicine residents, recognizes the ER consultants “who are most…
The Link Between Chronic Rhinosinusitis and Depression
Katherine Davis* is not sure which came first: her sinus infections or the depression. “It’s a tangled thing beginning in childhood and continuing through my life,” she says. She had her first sinus infection before she was 10, followed by…
Three ORL Faculty Members Named Among Best Doctors
Martin J. Citardi, MD; Amber Luong, MD, PhD; and Soham Roy, MD, have been named among Best Doctors® for 2019. Since 1989, Best Doctors has conducted one of the largest ongoing peer physician polls in health care to identify the…
Three ORL Faculty Members Named Texas Super Doctors Rising Stars
Zhen “Jane” Huang, MD, MBA; Kunal Jain, MD; and Zi Yang Jiang, MD, were named by their peers as Super Doctors Rising Stars in Texas. Following an extensive independent nomination and research process, the results were published in Texas Monthly…
Cherry-on-Top Surgery Helps Larry Simmons Smell and Taste Again
The ability to smell adds immeasurably to our experience of life and the way we relate to our surroundings. When Larry Simmons lost his sense of smell, he also lost the ability to taste. Both senses dimmed gradually over the…
Otorhinolaryngology OR Team Contributes to Successful Outcomes
Otorhinolaryngology (ORL) is a highly specialized discipline dependent on OR support staff who are knowledgeable about the advanced procedures and instruments used by physicians during surgery. Thanks in part to the proficiency of nurses and surgical technologists at Memorial Hermann-Texas…
Dr. Ibrahim Alava Promoted to Associate Professor
Ibrahim “Trey” Alava III, MD, FACS, has been promoted to associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. Dr. Alava is chief of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at Harris Health Lyndon…
Dr. Amber Luong Named Among Exceptional Women in Medicine
Amber U. Luong, MD, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, has been named to Castle Connolly’s Exceptional Women in Medicine. A practicing rhinologist, Dr. Luong directs the department’s…
Intranasal Cryoablation: A Breakthrough for Postnasal Drip and Chronic Rhinitis
When Douglas Stanley, MD, first examined Cheryel Olin, she complained of continuous postnasal drip. She had been diagnosed with nearly continuous sinus infections, and received one round of antibiotics and steroids after another—without benefit. “For a year my voice sounded…
Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at UTHealth Ranks as a High-volume Thyroid and Parathyroid Center
Surgeons in the department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth have performed more than 2,500 thyroid and parathyroid surgeries since 2009, ranking them among the top high-volume centers in the country. The surgeries were performed at Memorial Hermann-Texas…