Five ORL Faculty Named Texas Super Doctors
Martin J. Citardi, MD; Tang Ho, MD; Amber U. Luong, MD, PhD; Sancak Yuksel, MD; and Ronda Alexander, MD, were named by their peers as Texas Super Doctors®, following an extensive independent nomination and research process involving more than 40,000…
Dr. William Yao Serves as Visiting Professor in Yangzhou, China
Rhinologist and anterior skull base surgeon William C. Yao, MD, was a visiting professor and invited lecturer at Jiangsu Subei People’s Hospital and Yangzhou University Clinical Medical School in Yangzhou, China. He is an assistant professor in the Department of…
Innovations in the Treatment of Lymphedema in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Lymphedema research at UTHealth has led to new knowledge and innovative treatments for head and neck cancer patients after surgery and radiation therapy. Carey Hatfield, 59, is among the patients to benefit from the researchers’ elucidation of internal lymphedema and…
No-Cost Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Screenings
UT Physicians otorhinolaryngologists (ENT surgeons) are offering no-cost oral, head and neck cancer screenings at three locations across Greater Houston: UT Physicians Otorhinolaryngology – Texas Medical Center 6400 Fannin St., Suite 2700, Houston, 77030 Thursday, April 11, 2:00 pm-4:00 pm…
UTHealth Medical Students and Residents Give Presentations at 2018 International SENTAC Meeting
Medical students and residents in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth presented six posters at the Society for ENT Advances in Children (SENTAC) annual meeting held Nov. 29 – Dec. 2, 2018, in…
Making Decisions Together
I love working with kids. It’s one of the reasons I got into this gig, and it makes the day fun. Now having kids of my own, I identify more and more with the parents bringing their kids in for…
The Whole Ball of Wax: A Longer Than Normal Post About Your Cerumen
“But what do I do with my ear wax?” says the man in my chair, a fully grown man who has lodged 6 successive Q-tips in his ear. It’s an impressive feat—a record even—and I have to give him respect….
Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty for Chronic Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Two weeks after having balloon eustachian tuboplasty, Robin Goebel was on a flight to South America, where she hiked at high altitudes, visiting Machu Picchu at 7,970 feet and Cusco at 11,152 feet, and took 13 different flights to places…
McGovern Society Leaders Give Students a Roadmap Through Medical School
Pediatric otolaryngologist Zi Yang Jiang, MD, is one of 30 McGovern Society leaders who mentor new medical students, helping them develop a sense of responsibility for their own wellness, resilience, and professionalism as they work toward graduation from McGovern Medical…
Without Borders: Dr. Amber Luong Joins a Mission to Vietnam
Born in Vietnam, Amber U. Luong, MD, PhD, was 3 in April 1975 when her family left the country the day before the fall of Saigon. Last March, the fellowship-trained physician-scientist sinus surgeon had the opportunity to return to her…