Profile: Caryn McLellan, AuD, ABAC, PASC, CCC-A
As an undergraduate in speech and hearing sciences, Caryn McLellan participated in a research study on the effects of background noise on hearing. She discovered how tiring it is to decipher speech from noise over a long period of listening….
Two ORL Residents Awarded AAOA Foundation Research Awards
Vivek John, MD, and Bailey LeConte, MD, residents in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, have been awarded American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy Foundation (AAOA) Research Awards. Funding for the awards begins in…
Dr. Martin J. Citardi Serves as Faculty at SARC in Singapore
Martin J. Citardi, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and chief of otorhinolaryngology at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, was an invited faculty member at the 10th Singapore Allergy…
Esther’s Heroes: A Story of Hope and Cancer Survivorship
After chemotherapy and radiation therapy for nasopharyngeal cancer, Esther Urdiales had an unusually complicated recovery of her ability to swallow. “Esther’s story is one of victory through our collaboration with TIRR Memorial Hermann’s Speech Therapy Program,” says Ron Karni, MD,…
The Importance of Depression Screening in Rhinology Practice
A study by physicians in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth suggests that depression may be underdiagnosed in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). In a paper presented at the American Rhinologic Society, the researchers assessed the…
Congratulations to Our 2019 Graduating Residents
Kevin Caceres, MD, and Brett Jensen, MD, have completed their residencies in otorhinolaryngology-head and neck surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. Dr. Caceres began a fellowship in facial plastic surgery at Facial Plastic Surgery Associates in Houston, working with…
ORL Department Welcomes Three New Residents
Karim Asi, MD; Jumah Ahmad, MD; and Sean P. McKee, MD, have joined the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth as first-year residents in July 2019. “We interviewed 60 candidates this year, and these…
When in Doubt, Seek Answers
“Our minds can be our worst enemy,” said Raquel Butanda. “I have been thinking about this all week.” Surrounded by family, Butanda was one of nearly 130 people who checked in for the no-cost screenings offered by UT Physicians for…
MicroSeismic, UT Physicians Make Sound Investment In Children With Hearing Loss
William Gonzalez, a junior at Aldine High School, will no longer have to strain to hear his teachers thanks to a new set of hearing aids donated by the MicroSeismic oilfield services company as part of a partnership with UT…
Dr. Amber Luong Recognized with Triological Society’s Edmund Prince Fowler Award for Basic Science Research
Amber Luong, MD, PhD, a fellowship-trained physician-scientist, has been awarded a 2019 Edmund Prince Fowler Award for her research on induction of Interleukin-33 cytokine expression in chronic rhinosinusitis. Dr. Luong is an associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and…