February 10, 2025

Dr. Martin Citardi Named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for the 12th Consecutive Year

Martin J. Citardi, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and vice dean for clinical technology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, is celebrating his twelfth consecutive year as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor in 2025. Top…


February 10, 2025

Dr. William Yao Named a 2024 Texas Super Doctor

Rhinologist William C. Yao, MD, associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named by his peers as a 2024 Texas Super Doctor®. Super Doctors is a listing of outstanding doctors from…


January 6, 2025

Eosinophilic Sialodochitis: A Rare Condition That Could Be Diagnosed Only Through Sialendoscopy

One evening in the mid-2010s, Sharon Robertson’s face swelled after eating. “I had a stone in one of my salivary gland ducts, and it popped out on its own.” This was a first clue that would lead to her eventual…


January 6, 2025

Simultaneous Ipsilateral Labyrinthectomy and Cochlear Implantation in Patients with Refractory Ménière’s Disease 

The traditional treatment for severe refractory Ménière’s disease, characterized by episodes of vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss, is labyrinthectomy – removal of the labyrinth – which cures vertigo but results in complete hearing loss. Neurotologists in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology…


January 6, 2025

Silastic vs. Gore-Tex for Type 1 Thyroplasty: A Systematic Review of Outcomes

Type 1 thyroplasty has long been used to restore a patient’s voice in cases of vocal cord paralysis. In the procedure, an implant is used to push the paralyzed vocal cord closer to the working vocal cord to produce sound….


January 6, 2025

Dr. William Yao Named Among Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors

Rhinologist William C. Yao, MD, chief of rhinology, residency program director, and an associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named among Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors for 2025. Top Doctors, who…


January 6, 2025

Dr. Martin Citardi Named a 2024 Texas Super Doctor

Martin J. Citardi, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and vice dean for clinical technology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named by his peers as a 2024 Texas Super Doctor®. Selected from more…


December 2, 2024

Advanced Imaging and Surgical Skill Lead to Successful Removal of a Parathyroid Adenoma

After Paul Fertsch broke his ankle in 2023, he started slowing down. “I couldn’t walk 25 feet without being exhausted. We thought it was related to my ankle, but my wife also noticed that my personality had changed,” Fertsch says….


December 2, 2024

Is THRIVE Safe to Use During Botox Injection for No-Burp Syndrome?

Retrograde cricopharyngeus muscle dysfunction (RCPD), characterized by the inability to belch and also known as no-burp syndrome, is primarily managed by intraoperative injection of botulinum toxin to the cricopharyngeus muscle, a quick procedure usually performed under general anesthesia with endotracheal…


December 2, 2024

Round Window Electrocochleography in Genetic Causes of Hearing Loss: A Pediatric Case Series

How can hearing loss in congenitally deaf pediatric patients with cochlear implants best be measured? This is among the questions posed in ongoing research by Vivian Kaul, MD, a neurotologist and assistant professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern…


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