November 30, 2021

Dr. Tang Ho Named Among Texas Super Doctors for 2021

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, has been named by his peers among Super Doctors® in Texas for 2021. Super…


November 2, 2021

Minimally Invasive Sialendoscopy Provides Relief for Aster Kebreab

For nearly a decade, Aster Kebreab’s right cheek swelled when she ate, and if she pressed on it, it was painful. During those years she saw her dentist, an allergist, and several ENTs, all of whom prescribed various antibiotics.  “The…


November 2, 2021

Dr. Denna Zebda Joins the Department of Otorhinolaryngology

Denna Zebda, MD, has joined the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth as an assistant professor and a member of UT Physicians Otorhinolaryngology-Southeast. She completed her residency in the department prior to joining the…


November 2, 2021

Dr. William Yao Promoted to Associate Professor

Rhinologist William C. Yao, MD, director of the otorhinolaryngology residency program, has been promoted to associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. Dr. Yao joined the department in 2015 as an…


November 2, 2021

Dr. Soham Roy Named a 2021 Texas Super Doctor

Soham Roy, MD, professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs & Quality in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, has been named by his peers among Super Doctors® in Texas. Super Doctors are…


October 8, 2021

The Greatest Gift: Bilateral Cochlear Implants Help a Toddler Meet Her Milestones

When Lucy Laker failed her newborn hearing screening twice, her pediatrician referred her to Audrey Taylor, AuD, at UT Physicians Audiology for auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing. Dr. Taylor confirmed Lucy’s hearing loss in December 2019, with a natural sleep…


October 8, 2021

Dr. Andrew Tritter Joins the Department of Otorhinolaryngology

  Andrew G. Tritter, MD, has joined the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth as an assistant professor and a member of UT Physicians Otorhinolaryngology-Texas Medical Center. Dr. Tritter will serve as the new…


October 8, 2021

Dr. William Yao Appointed Otorhinolaryngology Residency Program Director

William C. Yao, MD, has been named director of the Otorhinolaryngology Residency Program at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. Dr. Yao is a fellowship-trained rhinologist and assistant professor at the medical school with a strong interest in residency education, including…


October 8, 2021

Dr. Zi Yang Jiang Promoted to Associate Professor

Pediatric otolaryngologist Zi Yang Jiang, MD, has been promoted to associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. Dr. Jiang joined the department in 2015 as an assistant professor. Certified by the…


September 16, 2021

UT Physicians Audiologist Looks Beyond Hearing Loss to Resources for Life

In 2014, Haley Woodfin, then a freshman in college, started having surprising symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis, accompanied by fever and ongoing general illness. She underwent a number of surgeries, including balloon sinuplasty, placement of an ear tube, rhinoplasty for a…


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