Treating Esophageal Diverticula: Life-changing Surgeries for Two Patients
In most cases, Zenker’s diverticula are spontaneous and occur in people over the age of 60. More complicated cases of the pharyngeal pouch, which makes swallowing very difficult, can occur in patients with scarring from surgery or radiation to the…
Dr. William Yao Serves as Guest Editor of Otolaryngology Journal
William C. Yao, MD, was guest editor of “Surgical Techniques of Emergencies in Otolaryngology,” in recent issue of Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology. Dr. Yao, who specializes in rhinology and anterior skull base surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and…
Breakthrough Treatment for Chronic Rhinitis & Postnasal Drip
As he grew older, 42-year-old Jon Balter developed severe chronic rhinitis and sought help from allergists and ENTs for nearly a decade. After trying allergy shots and a variety of medications without success, he was referred by his allergist to…
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Opens the First Dedicated ENT ICU in Houston
Otorhinolaryngologists, pulmonary intensivists and critical care nurses work hand in hand to treat adult patients with complex conditions in the new ENT Intensive Care Unit at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. The 10-bed unit serves the academic medical center’s rapidly expanding…
Three UTHealth Medical Students Invited to Present at Triological Society Meeting
Medical students José Ting, Margaret Engelhardt, and Brandon Esianor, BS, were invited to present the results of their research at the Triological Society Combined Sections Meeting held January 18-20, 2018, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Since its founding more than 120 years…
UTHealth Medical Students Make Presentations at International SENTAC Meeting
Nine posters were presented by medical students and residents from the McGovern Medical School Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Society for ENT Advances in Children (SENTAC) annual meeting held December 1-3, 2017, in Toronto, Canada. As an…
Miriam’s Journey to Sound
“It was one of the best days of my life,” says Miriam Green in an emotionally charged voice. “I wish everyone could experience how I felt that day. I found myself again.” The journey to that life-changing day began when…
Save the Date: Dr. Steven Zeitels to Speak at ORL Frontiers Next Month
Steven Marc Zeitels, MD, is the invited speaker for ORL Frontiers 2018, which will be held Saturday, June 23, at the Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), and sponsored…
Amber Luong, MD, PhD Recognized as Trailblazer
Amber U. Luong, MD, PhD, associate professor of otorhinolaryngology, has been recognized with the 2017 Helen F. Krause, MD Memorial Trailblazer Award. Granted by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the award is bestowed upon a Women in…
Norman Theeck Makes a Comeback from Invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis
Sixty-six-year-old Norman Theeck is a rarity. A long-term survivor after treatment for invasive fungal rhinosinusitis, he beat the slim odds of survival with the help of Martin J. Citardi, MD, chair of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at…