Toward Best Practices for Tracheostomy Patients
Tracheostomy is a common procedure performed in acute care hospitals for patients who require long-term ventilation, have a need for continued pulmonary hygiene, or to bypass an upper-airway obstruction and safely deliver oxygen to the lungs. While tracheostomy saves lives,…
Dr. Martin Citardi Named to Texas Super Doctors Honor Roll
Martin J. Citardi, MD, professor, chair, and Memorial Hermann Chair in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named a Texas Super Doctor® for the tenth consecutive year, earning him a place on the…
Dr. Jason Talmadge Named a 2023 Texas Super Doctors Rising Star
Jason Talmadge, MD, has been named by his peers among Super Doctors Rising Stars® in Texas. The results were published online at www.superdoctors.com, following an extensive independent nomination and research process. The Super Doctors Rising Stars list celebrates the best…
Dural Venous Sinus Narrowing in Patients with Spontaneous Anterior Skull Base CSF Leak
Although there is a suggested link between idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) and spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (sCSF) leak, as well as between IIH and dural venous sinus (DVS) narrowing, the link between DVS narrowing and sCSF leak is poorly understood. Researchers…
AAOA-Funded Clinical Trial Examines the Effects of Radiofrequency Ablation of Posterior Nasal Nerves on Inflammatory Cytokines and Peak Nasal Inspiratory Flow
Allergic rhinitis (AR) and non-allergic rhinitis (NAR) afflict more than 40 million people in the United States, resulting in health care expenditures of up to $1.2 billion annually and contributing significantly to morbidity. Both manifestations of chronic rhinitis have similar…
Otorhinolaryngology Residents Invited to Present Their Research at COSM
Residents in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston are creating and executing research projects that involve collaborations at three Texas Medical Center institutions: Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center,…
UTHealth Houston’s Endoscopic Skull Base Program Shows Significant Growth
Skull base tumors present with a broad range of symptoms that can make diagnosis challenging: nosebleeds, headaches, blurred or double vision, hearing loss, difficulty breathing, loss of balance, memory loss, or nausea and vomiting. Once diagnosed, they require an endoscopic…
Three New Residents Join the Team in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Members of the Otolaryngology Residency Class of 2028 at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston have arrived in Houston from Bryan, TX, Miami, and Chicago. The department’s new residents are Evan de Joya, MD, from Wilmette, Illinois, who received his…
Dr. Ali Jafar Completes Rhinology Fellowship at UTHealth Houston
Ali Jafar, MD, has completed a fellowship in neurorhinology and advanced endoscopic sinus surgery at the Texas Sinus Institute in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. A native of Kuwait, he will…
Dr. Martin Citardi Named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for the Tenth Consecutive Year
Martin J. Citardi, MD, professor, chair, and Memorial Hermann Chair in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, is celebrating his tenth consecutive year as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor. Dr. Citardi, who has been named…