September 9, 2024

Sinus Surgery vs. Dupilumab for Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps: A Look at the Trends

Using the Epic Cosmos database, researchers in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at UTHealth Houston examined the use of the monoclonal antibody dupilumab as a therapy for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) in more than 1.8 million patients treated at…


September 9, 2024

Dr. Yao Named to Academy of Master Educators

William C. Yao, MD, associate professor and director of the residency program in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named to the Academy of Master Educators at the medical school. The academy recognizes…


September 9, 2024

Dr. Ron Karni Named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2024

Ron J. Karni, MD, chief of the Division of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and an associate professor who holds joint appointments in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and the Division of Hematology/Oncology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has…


September 9, 2024

Are Antioxidant Therapies Effective in the Treatment of Aminoglycoside-Induced Ototoxicity?

Broad-spectrum, bactericidal antibiotics classed as aminoglycosides are commonly prescribed for infections caused by gram-negative bacteria with high resistance to antibiotics. They are also known to be toxic to the inner-ear sensory cells responsible for hearing and balance. Recently, researchers in…


September 9, 2024

ORL Resident Receives Two Best Research Presentation Awards at COSM 2024

David Allen, MD, now a chief resident in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, was recognized with two poster awards at the American Head and Neck Society (AHNS) meeting held in Chicago in May as…


September 9, 2024

Three Residents Honored by the Department of Otorhinolaryngology

Chief residents Jumah Ahmad, MD, and Karim Asi, MD, have been selected as Residents of the Year in a tie vote by faculty members of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Both have completed their…


August 6, 2024

The Hidden Goiter

In November 2020, Johneshia Willis contracted COVID-19 and was hospitalized in intensive care for nearly two months. When her care team was unable to extubate her, Douglas Stanley, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical…


August 6, 2024

Dr. Xiaoyang Hua Joins the Department of Otorhinolaryngology

Physician researcher Xiaoyang Hua, MD, PhD, FACS, has joined the faculty of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston as an associate professor. Dr. Hua began his academic journey at Tongji Medical University in China, where…


August 6, 2024

Dr. Luong Invited to Attend the European Forum for Research and Education in Allergy and Airway Diseases

Rhinologist and researcher Amber Luong, MD, PhD, professor and vice chair for academic affairs in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, was one of two U.S.-based physicians invited to attend the meeting of the European…


August 6, 2024

ORL Frontiers 2024 Highlights Advances in Rhinology

More than 70 physicians attended this year’s ORL Frontiers, sponsored by the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Held June 21 at the new TMC3 Collaborative Building at Helix Park at the Texas…


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