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 […]
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 […]
Staff Scientist Fudong Wang, PhD, shares his memories of childhood in China and the surprising way he continues to celebrate his cultural heritage. What is your current title and how long have you been with WashU? I have been with WashU Medicine Otolaryngology for now six years as a Staff Scientist in the Puram Lab, […]
WashU Medicine researcher Lisa Davidson, PhD, and her lab are exploring ways to optimize speech perception in children with hearing loss. Strangely though, the latest technology may not offer the greatest benefit for all types of hearing loss. According to Davidson, understanding speech requires more than identifying individual vowel and consonant sounds or knowledge of […]
Surgeons and basic scientists in the Department of Otolaryngology at WashU Medicine have teamed up to demonstrate a novel connection between hearing and dementia. Recently published in the Journal of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, their study of patients undergoing cochlear implantation revealed the presence of certain proteins commonly associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) […]
Based on the number of presentations and other contributions, faculty, fellows and residents from the Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University are gearing up to make quite an impact at the upcoming annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNSF) in Miami Beach, Florida, Sept. 28-Oct. 1. Poster Presentations Cross-Sectional Area […]
After a vocal injury inspired a career change, Speech Language Pathologist Grace Cutchin now finds satisfaction helping professional singers return to peak performance. What has your career path looked like? I have been a speech language pathologist (SLP) specializing in voice and upper airway for almost three years now. It took me a little while […]
The Division of Adult Audiology and Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences (PACS) at Washington University in St. Louis are taking hearing health services to where they can be most easily accessed – local schools. The St. Louis region is well known for its abundant quality healthcare, but access to that care may be limiting […]
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 […]