PACS receives grant support from Department of Education

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The Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences (PACS) at Washington University School of Medicine has been awarded two grants from the U.S. Department of Education that combined will provide over $2.3 million in support of its graduate training programs. Support for pediatric audiology trainees The first award, Project EARS: Preparation of Educational Audiologists who will […]

Division of Head and Neck Surgery launches first of its kind tumor center

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The Division of Head and Neck Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine has launched a first of its kind Head & Neck Tumor Center to provide leading world class care for the broad scope of benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck. A joint venture between Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes Jewish […]

Kim brings groundbreaking imaging techniques to WashU ENT

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Jinkyung Kim, PhD, has joined the Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University School of Medicine. A specialist in biological imaging, Kim has developed novel techniques that allow real time observation of cellular activity in the living mammalian cochlea. Kim received her doctoral degree at the School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, POSTECH, Pohang, Republic of […]

Q&A with Senior Accounting Assistant Sarah Piel

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Accounting assistant Sarah Piel may work remotely, but finds a way to always make a difference in others’ lives. How long have you been with the Department of Otolaryngology? I have held the role of Senior Department Accounting Assistant for almost two years and I have been with WashU a total of five years. Prior […]

WashU ENT makes strong showing at annual meeting

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Faculty, fellows and residents from the Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University shared their latest research and surgical expertise at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNSF) in Nashville, Sept. 30-Oct. 4. Panel presentations John Chi, MD, MPHS: Rhinoplasty of the Asian Nose Nyssa Farrell, MD: Postoperative Care in […]

Humanitarian service spans decades for WashU otolaryngologists

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Washington University Otolaryngology faculty members John Chi, MD, MPHS, and David Molter, MD, are celebrating special anniversaries that represent decades of humanitarian service. Chi, division chief of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, has spent the last ten years volunteering with Medical Missions for Children, a group that provides quality surgical and dental services to poor […]

Simulation a highlight of annual ENT induction course

Washington University otolaryngology residents took full advantage of their multidisciplinary surgical simulation lab during this summer’s annual induction course. The lab has become an increasingly beneficial tool for resident training as more and more surgical specialties adopt hands-on training with cadaver specimens as a routine part of their curriculum. August was a busy month in […]

Physician-scientist trainees adopt research projects

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Physician-scientist trainees in the Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University devote two additional years of residency to original research. Four such residents – the first of the new R25 funding mechanism – have chosen their research projects and are aggressively collecting data and seeking answers that will improve patient care worldwide. Amrita Hari-Raj, MD Project […]

ENT welcomes facial plastic surgeon Eric Barbarite

Eric Barbarite, MD, joined the Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Sept. 1. Please join us in welcoming him to the Department of Otolaryngology. Barbarite grew up in South Florida and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Miami’s combined BS/MD Honors Program in Medicine. He completed otolaryngology residency at Harvard University School […]

Q&A with Allison Ogden

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Washington University comprehensive otolaryngologist and Vice-Chair for Clinical Operations Allison Ogden, MD, seems to have made a habit of WashU – as medical student, resident and faculty member. Attracted to otolaryngology for its unique anatomy and breadth of the specialty, she has built one of the most successful sialendoscopy practices in the Midwest. How long […]