Planning, Teamwork, and Good Communication Ensured Outstanding Surgical Care for Otorhinolaryngology Patients During COVID-19
The nurses and surgical technicians who make up the otorhinolaryngology-head and neck surgery operating room team at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center ensured smooth sailing for physicians and their patients during the early days of COVID-19 and throughout the pandemic. They…
Dr. Kunal Jain Named a 2022 Texas Super Doctors Rising Star
Kunal S. Jain, 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…
Dr. Jane Huang Named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2022
Zhen “Jane” Huang, MD, MBA, has been named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2022. An assistant professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, Dr. Huang is also certified in complex pediatric otolaryngology by…
Dr. Tang Ho Named a 2022 Texas Super Doctor
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 Super Doctor® in Texas for 2022. Dr. Ho is…
Dr. Ron Karni Named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2022
Ron J. Karni, MD, has been named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2022. An associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, Dr. Karni is chief of the Division of Head and Neck…
Dr. Amber Luong Named Among 2022 Castle Connolly Top Doctors
Amber Luong, MD, PhD, professor and vice chair for academic affairs in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2022. She was previously named to the list…
Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for Patients with Sleep Apnea Who Can’t Tolerate CPAP: Two Patients Benefit
Charles Njilefack was prescribed a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine 15 years ago for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). When he first received the device, he found it cumbersome to use and set it aside. “But I was not sleeping…
ORL Frontiers 2022 Highlights New Technology and Research
More than 60 physicians participated in this year’s ORL Frontiers, sponsored by the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Held June 17 at the Brown Foundation Institute for Molecular Medicine in the Texas…
Three Otorhinolaryngology Faculty Members Recognized for Teaching Excellence
Congratulations to our 2022 winners of the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston: Ibrahim “Trey” Alava III, MD; Ron J. Karni, MD; and William C. Yao, MD. As part of a comprehensive health science university,…
Dr. Jane Huang Named a 2022 Texas Super Doctors Rising Star
Zhen “Jane” Huang, MD, MBA, has been named by her peers among Super Doctors Rising Stars® in Texas. Following an extensive independent nomination and research process, the results were published online at www.superdoctors.com. The Super Doctors Rising Stars list celebrates…