A retired teacher of 30 years and now a volunteer tour guide at the St. Louis Zoo, Nancy Penrod has had to rely heavily on her voice, a voice that once wasn’t so reliable due to a condition called adductor laryngeal dystonia or spasmodic dysphonia. A multidisciplinary clinic staffed by otolaryngologist Matthew Rohlfing, MD, and […]
Patients with a condition called hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasias or HHT suffer from abnormal blood vessel formations that result in spontaneous bleeding and unsightly arteriovenous malformations known as telangiectasias or AVM. Jay Piccirillo, MD, Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at WashU Medicine, is a national leader in sclerotherapy, a treatment to eliminate the […]
Shannon Lefler shares her love for research, patient care and dance, and her newfound hobby as a DIYer. What is your current title, and how long have you been with ENT at WashU Medicine? My current title is senior clinical research coordinator, but I am also a research audiologist and a lecturer in the Program […]
As they prepare for graduation on June 27, five chief residents in the Department of Otolaryngology at WashU Medicine share their post-graduation plans, reflect on highlights of their training, and offer parting words of advice for their junior colleagues. Please join us in celebrating their many successes and contributions to the department and the field […]
Graduating fellows in the Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery at WashU Medicine have spent the past year or two completing 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 […]
The Robert Ebert and Greg Stubblefield Head and Neck Tumor Center at Siteman Cancer Center was officially dedicated at a ceremony April 22. The event was held at the Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center and organized by The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Family and friends of the two courageous cancer patients, as […]
Residents in Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology at WashU Medicine – along with visiting residents from across the Midwest – practiced open and endoscopic surgical approaches to the anterior skull base at their dissection lab, Saturday, May 10. Guest faculty included two renowned skull base surgeons from Mayo Clinic: neurosurgeon Maria Peris Celda, MD, PhD, and neurotologist […]
At commencement ceremonies May 12, Washington University’s top ranked Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences awarded 11 Doctor of Audiology degrees and eight Master of Science in Deaf Education degrees this year. The Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences recognized its graduates during a Commencement Recognition Ceremony held at the Eric P. Newman Center on […]
Several hearing specialists from the Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery at WashU Medicine offered their expertise and advances in research at the annual ACIA meeting on cochlear implantation in Boston, April 30-May 3. The American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACIA) is a non-profit organization created in 2010 with the goal to advocate for cochlear implantation […]
What is your current title, and how long have you been with Oto? My title is Nurse Practitioner, and I have been with the Otolaryngology department for two years. Before joining WashU Medicine, I worked at Betty Jean Kerr People’s Health Centers for six years. I started as a registered nurse but later obtained my […]