Michael Byrd, MD Recruited to UTHealth and Memorial Hermann
Board-certified otolaryngologist Michael Byrd, MD, has joined the medical staff of Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital from Albany ENT and Allergy Services in Albany, New York. In his new role, Dr. Byrd, who is also assistant…
UT Physicians Opens Facial Plastic Surgery Clinic in Southwest Houston
Southwest Houston’s growing population has prompted UT Physicians to open a new Facial Plastic Surgery Clinic at at the corner of Beltway 8 and Bellaire Boulevard. “We want our services to be more accessible to people in the suburbs, including…
UTHealth Audiology Program Expands
Two new audiologists have joined the staff of UTHealth Audiology, which operates a hearing, tinnitus and balance clinic directed by Nabil Al-Muhtaseb, MB, CHB, MS, CCC-A., UTPhysicians audiologist affiliated with Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. Chris…
9 UTHealth Medical Students Match in Otorhinolaryngology
2011 marked the first year the number of successful matches to residency programs for American medical school seniors exceeded 15,000, according to data released in March by the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). Overall, 80 percent of students matched to…
Residency and Fellowship Update
Three residents and two fellows completed their training in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School in June 2011, and two new residents will begin their training…
Ron Karni, MD Invited to Speak in Panama
Ron Karni, MD, a board-certified otorhinolaryngologist at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, was among a group of 10 physicians from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School invited to deliver lectures at the National Cancer Institute…
Finding the Unknown Primary in Head & Neck Cancer
In mid-summer 2010, 46-year-old Houstonian Paul Wyett found a found a small lump on his neck that he thought was an ingrown hair. “It swelled up and then went away but never completely disappeared,” he says. His primary care physician…
A Meta-Analysis of Topical Amphotericin B for the Treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Rhinologists at the Texas Sinus Institute of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston and Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center are engaged in research efforts that drive the innovation that provides tomorrow’s…
Cytokine Profile Comparison Between Inflamed Sinus Mucosa and Sinonasal Polyps from Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Rhinologists at the Texas Sinus Institute of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston and Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center are engaged in research efforts that drive the innovation that provides tomorrow’s…
The Distribution of Normal Saline Delivered by Large-Particle Nasal Nebulizer versus Large-Volume/Low-Pressure Squeeze Bottle
Rhinologists at the Texas Sinus Institute of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston and Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center are engaged in research efforts that drive the innovation that provides tomorrow’s…