UTHealth Sponsors 2018 ORL Frontiers
More than 70 physicians and other health care professionals attended 2018 ORL Frontiers, an annual CME event that highlights emerging technology in the diagnosis and management of common otolaryngologic clinical problems and the research productivity of members of the Department…
Congratulations to Our 2018 Graduating Residents
Uma Ramaswamy, MD, and Matthew A. Tyler, MD, have completed their residencies in otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. Dr. Ramaswamy has begun a pediatric otolaryngology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. Dr….
UTHealth/Memorial Hermann Conduct First Sinus Surgery in U.S. Using Augmented Reality Technology
Sinus surgeons with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center were the first in the United States to use augmented reality technology during minimally invasive sinus procedures. “Augmented reality, which uses 3-D…
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…