ORL Notes

After chemotherapy and radiation therapy for nasopharyngeal cancer, Esther Urdiales had an unusually complicated recovery of her ability to swallow. “Esther’s story is one of victory through our collaboration with TIRR Memorial Hermann’s Speech Therapy Program,” says Ron Karni, MD,…

A study by physicians in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth suggests that depression may be underdiagnosed in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). In a paper presented at the American Rhinologic Society, the researchers assessed the…

Kevin Caceres, MD, and Brett Jensen, MD, have completed their residencies in otorhinolaryngology-head and neck surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. Dr. Caceres began a fellowship in facial plastic surgery at Facial Plastic Surgery Associates in Houston, working with…

Karim Asi, MD; Jumah Ahmad, MD; and Sean P. McKee, MD, have joined the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth as first-year residents in July 2019. “We interviewed 60 candidates this year, and these…

“Our minds can be our worst enemy,” said Raquel Butanda. “I have been thinking about this all week.” Surrounded by family, Butanda was one of nearly 130 people who checked in for the no-cost screenings offered by UT Physicians for…

William Gonzalez, a junior at Aldine High School, will no longer have to strain to hear his teachers thanks to a new set of hearing aids donated by the MicroSeismic oilfield services company as part of a partnership with UT…

Amber Luong, MD, PhD, a fellowship-trained physician-scientist, has been awarded a 2019 Edmund Prince Fowler Award for her research on induction of Interleukin-33 cytokine expression in chronic rhinosinusitis. Dr. Luong is an associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and…

Alexander G. Chiu, MD, the Russell E. Bridwell, MD Endowed Chair and Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Kansas, was the guest of honor at ORL Frontiers 2019, held June 28, 2019…

Identical twins Sergio and Jorge Rodriguez like the same things – playing soccer, baseball and riding their bikes. They were born on Nov. 13, 2013, with the same type of hearing loss. Thanks to the surgical skill of Zi Yang…

An accurate diagnosis and effective treatment dramatically improved the life of 75-year-old Ed Dickerson, whose off-and-on history of nasal congestion goes back to his childhood. When Dickerson moved to Houston in 1990, his congestion became worse, but eventually he was…