June 12, 2024

The Impact of COVID-19 on Diagnosis and Treatment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

After the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020, stay-at-home orders were issued across the United States, leading to delays in patient care and screening. Cancer care at Houston’s county-run safety-net hospital was halted by clinic shutdowns…


June 12, 2024

Dr. Kunal Jain Named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2024

Head and neck surgical oncologist Kunal S. Jain, MD, 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 2024. Top Doctors represent the top 7%…


June 12, 2024

Dr. Martin Citardi Named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for the 11th Consecutive Year

Martin J. Citardi, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, is celebrating his eleventh consecutive year as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor. Dr. Citardi, who has been named to the list…


May 6, 2024

A Circulating Tumor Cell Test for HPV-Related Cancers Provides More Information to Physicians and Their Patients

After a conventional tonsillectomy at a community hospital outside of Houston, Thomas Standard was diagnosed with early stage tonsil cancer related to the human papillomavirus (HPV). When a PET scan following surgery showed residual cancer, a radiologist at the hospital…


May 6, 2024

Perioperative Management for Optimization of the Surgical Field

Rhinologist Martin J. Citardi, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, and anesthesiologist Davide Cattano, MD, PhD, professor of anesthesiology, critical care, and pain medicine at the medical school, have worked…


May 6, 2024

Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Primary Antibody Deficiency: An Underrecognized Condition

Primary antibody deficiency (PAD) can occur in up to 50% of patients with recalcitrant chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), making a multidisciplinary collaboration with clinical immunology crucial to optimal management of the condition. This conclusion was reached by a multi-institutional team of…


May 6, 2024

The Unified Airway Hypothesis: Revisiting the Relationship Between Upper and Lower Airway Diseases

The unified airway hypothesis suggests that the entire respiratory system represents a functional unit that includes the nose, paranasal sinuses, larynx, trachea, and distal lung. For nearly two decades, researchers have accumulated evidence supporting the belief that many chronic inflammatory…


May 6, 2024

Recap: The Texas Hill Country ENT Symposium 2024

The Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at UTHealth Houston held its biennial two-day CME meeting at the Lakeway Resort and Spa in Austin, Texas. The course highlighted evidence-based treatments for common diseases and disorders of the ears, nose, and…


April 3, 2024

Treatment for a Rare Case of Pharyngitis Progressed to Supraglottis and Necrosis

In November 2022, Caroll Pellegrin felt unwell and saw his primary care provider with a worsening sore throat and “a little cough.” He tested negative for COVID-19, influenza, and strep throat. The following day he was unable to swallow and…


April 3, 2024

Dr. Peter Hwang to Speak at ORL Frontiers 2024

Rhinologist Peter Hwang, MD, professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery, at Stanford University School of Medicine, will be the guest of honor at this year’s ORL Frontiers, to be held June 21, 2024, at TMC3/Helix…


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