UT Physicians Otorhinolaryngology Holds Annual Free Cancer Screening Clinic
UT Physicians Otorhinolaryngology – Texas Medical Center, which is staffed by faculty members in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, offered a free cancer screening clinic on Apr. 7, 2017, in observance of…
Stanford Professor Peter Koltai to Speak at ORL Frontiers 2017
Peter J. Koltai, MD will be the guest speaker at Otorhinolaryngology Frontiers 2017, which highlights research endeavors and emerging technology in the diagnosis and management of common otolaryngologic clinical problems. More than 70 physicians and other healthcare professionals are expected…
Laryngotracheal Reconstruction: A Long-awaited Resolution for Jayda Hector
Pediatric otolaryngologist Sancak Yuksel, MD has provided care for Jayda Hector since shortly after she was born in October 2010 at just 26 weeks’ gestation. After 12 trips to the OR at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, the six-year-old girl was…
Dr. Michael Byrd Named Chief of Surgery
Michael Byrd, MD has been elected chief of surgery at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, a 274-bed facility serving families in the Bay Area of Houston. Dr. Byrd began a one-year term in January 2017. As chief of surgery, Dr. Byrd…
Dr. Ibrahim Alava Recognized as a Texas Super Doctors Rising Star
Ibrahim “Trey” Alava, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, has been selected by his peers as a Super Doctors® Rising Star in Texas. Following an extensive independent nomination…
Introducing ORL Notes
As we ended last year and began to contemplate our priorities for the current year, we reviewed ORL Progress Notes, which was first released in 2008. Our newsletter has had both print and email distribution; however, over the past several…
Beyond Septoplasty and Turbinate Reduction: Correction of Nasal Valve Stenosis Adds Synergy to the Mix
It’s not uncommon for patients to continue to have breathing problems after undergoing various procedures for obstructive sleep apnea and snoring. Among those who failed to find relief from prior surgeries, including maxillomandibular advancement (MMA), is 56-year-old Rick Smith, who…
Ishaan Pavuluri Makes a Comeback
On Easter Sunday 2016, three-year-old Ishaan Pavuluri was with his family at a pool party at the home of a friend. After an Easter egg hunt, his mother, Deepthi Bollu, was inside helping Ishaan and his older brother change into…
Supraglottoplasty for Neonatal Laryngomalacia
Kevin and Karla Urrutia were born at term, but as twins they were both underweight – the boy weighing in at 4 pounds 10 ounces and the girl at 4 pounds 15 ounces. “Karla was eating fine after birth, but…
Eight ORL Specialists Named to Top Doctors Lists for 2016
Six members of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery have been selected by their peers as Super Doctors® in Texas. Following an extensive independent nomination and research process, the results were published in the June 2016 issue of Texas…