Dr. Ibrahim Alava Named Vice Chair for Quality
Ibrahim “Trey” Alava III, MD, associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named vice chair for quality for the department. In his new role, his goal is to…
Empty Nose Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management in a 34-Year-Old Patient
A little over a decade ago, Giovanni Ordonez started having trouble breathing at night, disrupting his sleep. He saw a local ENT, who recommended turbinate reduction, a procedure that reduces the volume of turbinate tissue to open the nasal airway….
Dr. Albert Merati to Speak at ORL Frontiers 2023
Albert Merati, MD, an internationally recognized leader in the field of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, will be the guest of honor at this year’s ORL Frontiers, to be held June 23, 2023, at the Brown Foundation Institute for Molecular Medicine…
Otorhinolaryngology Grand Rounds Are Available Online for CME Credit
Grand Rounds presented by the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston are now available online for continuing medical education (CME) credits. Physicians from other institutions and those in private practice are invited to…
Dr. Tang Ho Named Among Castle Connolly Top Doctors for 2022
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. Dr. Ho, who has been…
Dr. Zi Yang Jiang Named Chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology
Zi Yang Jiang, MD, associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, is the new chief of pediatric otolaryngology for the department and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. He recently completed subcertification…
SCUBA Diver Pam Atherton Is Back Underwater
The ability to equalize Eustachian tube (ET) pressure is essential for SCUBA divers. As they descend deeper into the water, the outside pressure becomes greater than the air pressure inside the ear. As pressure increases, the eardrums and Eustachian tubes…
Treatment of Empty Nose Syndrome
Empty Nose Syndrome (ENS) is a serious complication that is most often associated with excessive resection or insufficient healing of the nasal turbinate tissue after surgical intervention to reduce symptoms of nasal obstruction. Jason Talmadge, MD, assistant professor in the…
Using NIRFLI to Scan and Quantify Lymphatic Dysfunction in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
John Rasmussen, PhD, assistant professor at the Institute for Molecular Medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, will use a nearly $1 million grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to integrate and validate the…
Dr. Zi Yang Jiang Receives ABOHNS Subcertification in Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology
Zi Yang Jiang, MD, associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been subcertified in complex pediatric otolaryngology (CPO) by the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (ABOHNS). To…