When It Isn’t Tonsillitis
Repeated bouts of strep throat and suspected tonsillitis led Shelby Boatwright’s primary care physician to refer her to William C. Yao, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. Boatwright’s…
UT Physicians Sinus Surgeons Use Augmented Reality Technology During Minimally Invasive Sinus Procedures.
“Augmented reality, which uses 3-D mapping and imagery, enhances our understanding of complex anatomy so surgical procedures are more precise,” said Martin J. Citardi, MD, chair of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at The…
ENT Doctors at UT Physicians Provide Comprehensive ENT Care in Southeast Houston
The Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth now offers comprehensive care in southeast Houston. Staffed by Michael Byrd, MD and J. Caleb Simmons, MD the department’s community practice coordinates care for adult, adolescent and pediatric patients…
Revision Parathyroidectomy Using 4D CT for Localization
Finding a tiny tumor in a field of scar or localizing an ectopic parathyroid before primary surgery is like searching for a needle in a haystack. Neuroradiologists affiliated with Memorial Hermann and UTHealth were early adopters of four-dimensional CT imaging…
Otologist-Neurotologist Joins Memorial Hermann and UTHealth
Aniruddha (“Alok”) Patki, MD, has joined the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery as assistant professor of otology and neurotology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. A Diplomate of the American Board of Otolaryngology, he will serve as an attending…
Meet Amy Martin, MSN, APRN, ACNP-BC, CCRN, Newest Member of the ORL Team
Amy Martin chose nursing as a career when she was 8 years old, dressed as a pumpkin. “It was Halloween and my mom’s best friend was an ER nurse at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital,” she recalls. “This was back when…
Two ORL Specialists Named 2018 Super Doctors Rising Stars
William C. Yao, MD, and Kunal Jain, 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 the June 2018 issue of Texas Monthly…
Herbert Ross: Among the First in the U. S. to Benefit from a New Surgical Navigation System
The Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth was the first site in the United States for the innovative Acclarent Navigation System. Among the first patients treated using the new system was Herbert Ross, a…
UTHealth Otorhinolaryngology Residents Named HSO Resident Scientific Research Winners
Two UTHealth otorhinolaryngology residents were among four Houston-area residents invited to present their research during the Houston Society of Otolaryngology’s annual resident scientific research meeting. Fifth-year resident Uma Ramaswamy, MD, and fourth-year resident Laura Vandelaar, MD, presented papers at the…
Dr. Ibrahim Alava, Dr. William Yao and Dr. Sancak Yuksel Receive Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards
Ibrahim “Trey” Alava, MD; William C. Yao, MD; and Sancak Yuksel, MD, have been recognized with McGovern Medical School’s 2018 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards. All three physicians have a track record of outstanding commitment to educating the next generation of…