Chair of Otorhinolaryngology Named to Texas Super Doctors 2012 List
Martin J. Citardi, MD, who specializes in the treatment of complicated sinus and nasal diseases and is a core member of the Texas Sinus Institute and Texas Skull Base Physicians, has been named to the 2012 Texas Super Doctors list…
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Skull Base Cancer
Toward the end of 2010 and well into 2011, 32-year-old Kurtis White had a persistent runny nose that he assumed was caused by allergies. After trying various over-the-counter medications for nearly six months – without relief – he made an…
UTHealth/Memorial Hermann Physician Joins a Medical Mission to Honduras
Last summer, otolaryngologist Ronda Alexander, MD, extended her practice beyond the walls of UT Physicians and Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center to Honduras, where she spent a week on a medical mission sponsored by Time for Christ Ministry in San Antonio,…
Online Patient Access Library Offers Medical Information About ENT Diseases & Conditions to Patients
Patients can now find reliable information about a variety of ear, nose and throat conditions on UTHealth Otorhinolaryngology’s new web portal OPAL, the Online Patient Access Library. “In our practice, we’re strong advocates for the involvement of our patients in…
Facial Reanimation Surgery Brightens a Young Boy’s Future
It been a year since Matthew La Macchia was attacked by an American bulldog while playing with friends just down the street from his home. Matthew, who was eight years old at the time, suffered six wounds on the scalp…
Morphoproteomics: Driving a Shift to Personalized Care for Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma
The sudden onset of nasal congestion and loss of sense of smell are commonly associated with acute viral respiratory tract infections, but on rare occasions, these rather mundane symptoms can be signs of something much more serious. Forty-year-old Johnie E….
Internationally Renowned Otolaryngologist to Speak at 2012 ORL Frontiers
Brian Nussenbaum, MD, FACS, will be the featured speaker at 2012 Otorhinolaryngology Frontiers, an annual CME event that highlights research endeavors and emerging technology in the diagnosis and management of common otolaryngologic clinical problems. Dr. Nussenbaum is the Christy J….
UTHealth Otorhinolaryngology Department Exceeds the National Averages in Quality and Safety
Over the past 3 years, physicians from Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School and Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center (MH-TMC), have begun to systematically review clinical outcomes for…
Rhinologist Invited to Serve as Board Examiner in the Middle East
Last October, Samer Fakhri, MD, FACS, FRCS(C), visited Saudi Arabia and Kuwait as an invited external examiner for the otorhinolaryngology certification boards of both countries. Dr. Fakhri spent a day in Riyadh, reviewing certification exams required of Saudi otolaryngologists prior…
Dr. Citardi Named to the 2011 Texas Super Doctors List
Martin J. Citardi, MD, who specializes in the treatment of complicated sinus and nasal disease and is a core member of the Texas Sinus Institute and Texas Skull Base Physicians, has been named to the 2011 Texas Super Doctors list….