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…
2016 International Presentations
Martin J. Citardi, MD , FACS Professor and Chair of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Dr. Citardi lectured on “Surgical Navigation: Past, Present and Future” and “Endoscopic Management of CSF Rhinorrhea” at the Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery…
ORL Department Announces Faculty Promotions
In recognition of his exemplary track record of clinical care, teaching and research, Soham Roy, MD, FACS, FAAP, has been promoted from associate professor to professor of otorhinolaryngology-head and neck surgery with tenure. Dr. Roy received his undergraduate degree with…
Dr. Yuksel and Dr. Ho Receive Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards
Sancak Yuksel, MD, an otorhinolaryngologist affiliated with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and an associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School, has been recognized with the medical school’s Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award for the…
Resident Wins Award for Research at Houston Society of Otolaryngology Meeting
A CORE research grant from the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation led to groundbreaking work in the lab, resulting in multiple manuscripts about chronic rhinosinusitis and first prize for the best resident research presentation at the May,…
Dr. Byrd Recognized by Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital for Quality and Patient Safety
The Performance Improvement Quality Review (PIQR) Committee at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital has commended otolaryngologist Michael Byrd, MD, for “recognizing a good catch.” Dr. Byrd, an assistant professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at UTHealth’s McGovern Medical…
Dr. Conderman Elected Houston Society of Otolaryngology Officer
Facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon Christian Conderman, MD, who joined the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in 2015, was elected secretary-treasurer of the Houston Society of Otolaryngology at the organization’s May meeting. Dr. Conderman was recruited to Memorial Hermann…
Texas Hill Country ENT Symposium 2016 Recap
More than 60 physicians participated in the biennial Texas Hill Country ENT Symposium, sponsored by the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at UTHealth’s McGovern Medical School. The two-day continuing medical education meeting was held last April at the Hyatt…
A Drug-eluting Stent Offers a Young Man a Small-but-Mighty Solution to a Chronic Problem
After suffering for years from severe allergic fungal rhinosinusitis, Wynard De’kavon Crawford found relief through a minimally invasive office procedure: the placement of a tiny PROPEL® mini dissolvable implant into each of his ethmoid sinuses. Physicians at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical…
Around and Around: What’s Happening When the Spinning Just Won’t Stop?
Remember, when you were a kid, twirling around and around until you fell, laughing, in the grass, while the world seemed to continue spinning around you? That delightful feeling is not so delightful when you’re an adult — and you’re…