Faculty and trainees from WashU Medicine Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery recently attended the 12th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer, held in Boston, July 18-22. The event – sponsored by the American Head and Neck Society – brought together global experts, researchers, surgeons and oncologists for four days of cutting-edge science, groundbreaking […]
MOST Kick-Starts ENT Residents’ Clinical Experience
The 10th Annual Midwest Otolaryngology Simulation Training course (MOST) brought together first- and second-year otolaryngology residents from across the Midwest to network and practice essential skills. Hosted July 11 by the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at WashU Medicine, the event welcomed trainees and faculty from WashU Med, Saint Louis University, University of Missouri, […]
Ogura Lectureship Highlights Research in Otolaryngology
The 44th annual Ogura Lectureship and 39th annual Resident Research Day were held June 12 to a capacity crowd at the Eric P. Newman Education Center. The event, hosted annually by the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at WashU Medicine, celebrates progress in research and patient care broadly in the field of […]
Graduating Otolaryngology Residents, Fellows Celebrated
Graduation ceremonies for the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at WashU Medicine were held June 26 at the Knight Center on the Danforth campus. The evening’s festivities celebrated graduating chief residents Andrew Charap, MD, David Lee, MD, MSCI, Joseph Roh, MD, and Theresa Tharakan, MD, MSCI. Lee and Tharakan were also recognized for their […]
Q&A with Team Lead Chris Cruddens
Team Lead Operations Chris Crudden shares her love of working with people, travel and a surprisingly steadfast family tradition. What is your current title and how long have you been with WashU Medicine? I currently serve as team lead operations for the New Ballas Road office. I celebrated five years with WashU this past April. […]
Daughter’s Success Inspires Mother’s Cochlear Implant
Like many in her family, Kayla Braden suffered from early onset hearing loss. Her long battle to hear and overcome the associated social isolation and depression would provide the inspiration her mother would need to do the same. WashU Medicine neurotologist Pawina Jiramongkolchai, MD, MSCI, provided the surgery for both that would change their lives […]
Anterior Skull Base Course Advances its Academic and Surgical Impact
Residents in Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology at WashU Medicine – along with nine invited residents from across the Midwest – practiced open and endoscopic surgical approaches to the anterior skull base at their annual course, Saturday, May 30. Neurosurgeons and otolaryngologists often work together to surgically remove benign and malignant tumors involving the skull base and […]
Graduating fellows share next steps
Graduating fellows in the Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery at WashU Medicine have spent the past year undergoing intense surgical training with their specialty mentors. We asked them to share their future plans, thoughts on their fellowship experience, and what they will miss most about St. Louis. Please join us in congratulating these outstanding […]
WashU Med Otolaryngology Introduces Research Leadership Team
WashU Medicine Otolaryngology is bolsteringing its research game. The group has long been a leader in the field in terms of NIH funding and numbers of publications, but they want more. That “more” is a collaborative and transparent approach that will connect basic science, and translational, applied and outcomes research efforts to drive progress and […]
Q&A with Medical Assistant Kara Bowman
Medical Assistant Kara Bowman shares her love for helping patients navigate their care and how she appreciates that much more following a recent reversal of those roles. What is your current role? I am currently the practice coordinator for Pawina Jiramongkolchai, MD, MSCI, and Matthew Shew, MD. What I love most about my job is […]