ORL Notes

Rhinologist William C. Yao, MD, associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named among Castle Connolly’s Top Asian American and Pacific Islander Doctors for the second consecutive year. Last year was…

Rajarshi Pratihar, AuD, MHA, MBA, director of audiology in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, delivered two virtual presentations at CANREHAB-2024, on April 19-21, 2024. The meeting, held in Mumbai, was the third international multidisciplinary…

Roger Zimmerman, who celebrated his 58th birthday this year, has had “sinus problems” his entire life. He continued to suffer sinus infections seven to eight times a year, and he received steroid shots and antibiotics frequently. “Finally I got tired…

Mohamed Darwish, MD, has joined the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston as an assistant professor. A top-ranking graduate of Cairo University’s Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Darwish completed his residency in otolaryngology at…

Facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon Tang Ho, MD, director of the Texas Center for Facial Plastic Surgery in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor…

A relatively rare complication of turbinate surgery, empty nose syndrome (ENS) manifests as difficulty breathing through the nose, feelings of nasal obstruction or suffocation, nasal dryness or burning, a reduced sense of smell or taste, and general fatigue. Psychological symptoms…

The effects of climate change on the environment and economy are well documented, and there is growing evidence that global warming also is a significant driver of rhinologic diseases, including allergic and nonallergic rhinitis, chronic rhinosinusitis, and allergic fungal rhinosinusitis….

Brave Josey, the four-year-old daughter of Erica and Daniel Josey, was in and out of the hospital in Dallas with misdiagnoses when her parents searched online and learned about retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction (RCPD), also known as no-burp syndrome. Brave was…

Rhinologist and researcher Amber Luong, MD, PhD, was one of two U.S.-based physicians invited to attend the meeting of the European Forum for Research and Education in Allergy and Airway Diseases (EUFOREA), held in Brussels in summer 2023. Recently, she…

Pediatric otolaryngologist Zhen “Jane” Huang, MD, MBA, CPO, assistant professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named by her peers among Super Doctors Rising Stars® in Texas, which recognizes the best doctors…