Welcome to Innovations in Otolaryngology, a series of feature stories to highlight the pioneering advances in patient care being researched and implemented by the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at WashU Medicine. In today’s feature, laryngeal surgeon and Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology Bharat Panuganti, MD, shares recent efforts to improve intraoperative imaging […]
Faculty, fellows and trainees representing WashU Medicine Otolaryngology shared their latest research and surgical expertise at a number of annual meetings held recently. Based on the many contributions, WashU Medicine is making a strong and growing impact on the field of otolaryngology in general and its many sub-specialties. A list of these contributions, by meeting, […]
WashU Medicine Otolaryngology residents Katherine Garvey, MD, Andrew Peterson, MD, MSCI, and Dan Romano, MD, competed against three other teams in the 19th annual Academic Bowl, held October 19 as part of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation’s annual meeting. Although the WashU Med team was highly competitive, the Jeopardy-style […]
Four chief residents in the Department of Otolaryngology at WashU Medicine have matched their top choices for prestigious fellowship programs, pursuing advanced surgical training in their chosen specialties. When 80 percent of a graduating cohort pursue fellowship training, that tells you something about the program’s focus on preparing trainees for academic medicine. When those graduating […]
WashU Med Otolaryngology’s annual Town Hall, held Friday, September 18, revealed a department continuing to build on a historic legacy and finding new peaks in achievement. Lindburg Professor and Chair Sid Puram, MD, PhD, opened the meeting by sharing the department’s renewed mission, vision and values statements to the 130-plus staff who attended in person […]
The Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at WashU Medicine has reached a new summit of research energy. According to current data, the group ranks third in total NIH funding among otolaryngology departments nation-wide, and it ranks first in the number of total projects and R01 awards. The elevated rank reflects an ongoing […]
The R25 Physician-Scientist Training Program at WashU Medicine Otolaryngology provides a wealth of opportunities for residents interested in research or a career in academic medicine. These opportunities include exposure to many different research studies, coursework in statistics, research conduct and oversight, a monthly Academic Career Development Conference and special courses like CREST and Critical Appraisal. […]
Head and neck surgeons in the Department of Otolaryngology at WashU Medicine are testing a new medicinal therapy to prevent failures due to venous congestion of skin flaps used in reconstructive surgery. The former tried and true method was leeches – typically 1-3 of the blood suckers placed on the congested flap each hour – […]
The Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at WashU Medicine has created a new seven-week course to promote leadership skills for upper-level residents. According to Director of Resident Education Judith Lieu, MD, MSPH, the motivation for the course stems from the fact that senior and chief residents are de facto leaders of their […]
WashU Medicine Otolaryngology researcher and Associate Professor Lavinia Sheets and members of her lab recently attended the Gordon Research Conference on Mechanisms, Perception, and Restoration in the Auditory System. The five-day conference was hosted at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass. July 19-24. Sheets served as a vice-chair for the event, which received financial support from […]