Transoral Robotic Surgery for Airway Obstruction in Pediatric Patients
When the da Vinci® Surgical System was approved by the FDA in 2009 for transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for resection of tumors of the pharynx, UTHealth otolaryngologists affiliated with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center were among the first in the country…
Kunal Jain, MD joins the Department’s Head and Neck Surgery Program
Kunal S. Jain, MD has joined McGovern Medical School Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. As a fellowship-trained head and neck surgeon, with specific expertise in transoral robotic surgery and microvascular reconstruction, he will add strength to the department’s rapidly…
Zi Yang Jiang, MD joins UTHealth Pediatric ENT Service
The UTHealth Department of Otolaryngology is proud to announce that appointment of Zi Yang Jiang, MD, as an assistant professor. Together with Soham Roy, MD and Sancak Yuksel, Dr. Jiang will expand the pediatric otolaryngology service at Children’s Memorial Hermann…
Surgeon-performed Ultrasound Provides X-Marks-the-Spot Accuracy for Parathyroid Adenoma
A good surgeon’s eye, ultrasound performed in the office and OR, and the availability of an experienced multidisciplinary team turned life around for Mary Fitts, whose past had been a series of doctor visits and undiagnosed ailments dating back to…
The Watson Case: An “Impossible” Surgery Makes a Night-and-Day Difference for a Patient with Proteus Syndrome
By the time 39-year-old Ricky Watson saw Amber U. Luong, MD, PhD, he could no longer swallow, eat or talk. His only avenue of communication with his family was writing on a notepad or texting via cell phone. Diagnosed at…
Christian Conderman, MD joins UTHealth Otorhinolaryngology at its New Woodlands Location
Christian Conderman, MD, has received a faculty appointment in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology. As a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon, he will support the growing trauma service at Memorial Hermann-The Woodlands, as well as provide the full spectrum of facial…
James Owusu, MD joins UTHealth Otorhinolaryngology at its New Woodlands Location
James Owusu, MD, has joined the UTHealth Department of Otorhinolaryngology as an assistant professor. He is fellowship-trained in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, and he will be part of the team extending facial plastic & reconstructive surgery expertise to Memorial…
New Clinical Learning Guidelines Transform How Medical Residency Programs Prepare Future Physicians
In January 2014, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) released updated guidelines for graduate medical education in training programs across the United States. The new Pathways to Excellence framework is the latest development in the national rollout of…
TORS-L Eliminates the Need for Adjuvant Therapies in an Oropharyngeal Cancer Patient
With a diagnosis of stage 2 squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil, Tony Lentola might have expected a treatment plan that included the traditional six weeks of radiation – and possibly chemotherapy. Thanks to a referral to Ron Karni, MD,…
William Yao, MD joins Texas Sinus Institute and Texas Skull Base Physicians
Rhinologist William C. Yao, MD, has joined Martin J. Citardi, MD, and associate professor and Amber U. Luong, MD, PhD, at the Texas Sinus Institute and Texas Skull Base Physicians. Dr. Yao has received an appointment as an assistant professor…