ORL Notes

Broad-spectrum, bactericidal antibiotics classed as aminoglycosides are commonly prescribed for infections caused by gram-negative bacteria with high resistance to antibiotics. They are also known to be toxic to the inner-ear sensory cells responsible for hearing and balance. Recently, researchers in…

David Allen, MD, now a chief resident in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, was recognized with two poster awards at the American Head and Neck Society (AHNS) meeting held in Chicago in May as…

Chief residents Jumah Ahmad, MD, and Karim Asi, MD, have been selected as Residents of the Year in a tie vote by faculty members of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Both have completed their…

In November 2020, Johneshia Willis contracted COVID-19 and was hospitalized in intensive care for nearly two months. When her care team was unable to extubate her, Douglas Stanley, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical…

Physician researcher Xiaoyang Hua, MD, PhD, FACS, has joined the faculty of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston as an associate professor. Dr. Hua began his academic journey at Tongji Medical University in China, where…

Rhinologist and researcher Amber Luong, MD, PhD, professor and vice chair for academic affairs in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, was one of two U.S.-based physicians invited to attend the meeting of the European…

More than 70 physicians attended this year’s ORL Frontiers, sponsored by the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Held June 21 at the new TMC3 Collaborative Building at Helix Park at the Texas…

Shuhui Xu, MBBS, MRCS (Ireland), MMed (ENT), has completed a fellowship in neurorhinology and advanced endoscopic sinus surgery at the Texas Sinus Institute™ in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. She will…

Ali Jafar, MD, has completed a fellowship in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Texas Center for Facial Plastic Surgery in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. A native of Kuwait, he will return…

Thirteen-month-old Chidalu Chioma was snoring loudly and waking up gasping for air when she was referred by her pediatrician to pediatric otolaryngologist Zhen “Jane” Huang, MD, MBA, CPO, an assistant professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School…