We recently sat down with Staff Scientist Tim Holden to celebrate his 35-year service to the department and to find out how an engineer found his way to a fledgling cochlear implant program. According to Cochlear Implant Program Director Jill Firszt, PhD, Tim has had a significant impact on the WUSM CI program for more […]
The residency program team is in full action these days, preparing to engage and convince prospective applicants that our residency is the best place to be. Those preparations include special activities never considered in prior years, including video productions to share special aspects of the program and preparations to conduct all interviews online via Zoom. […]
Washington University Otolaryngology has expanded once again and will now see patients at Christian Hospital Northeast Medical Building in North St. Louis County. As of Nov. 1, the clinic space is fully owned by WashU ENT. The practice had been renting the space from BJC Medical Group since March 1. Christian Hospital is a full […]
Marvin Fried, MD, is professor and university chairman, emeritus, at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. A New York native, Dr. Fried graduated from City College of New York where he received the prestigious New York City Jonas Salk Award and Scholarship. After earning his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine, Dr. […]
Amanda J. Ortmann, PhD, has been named director of Adult Audiology in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. Ortmann will continue to serve as co-director of the Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences (PACS), which will further expand clinical collaborations and training opportunities in audiology for faculty, staff, and students. “We are very fortunate […]
What attracted you to medicine and specifically to Washington University ENT? I went into medicine because I wanted to make a significant and positive impact in peoples’ lives while being pushed intellectually and technically. I felt ENT was a great fit for those goals, plus the surgeries are pretty cool! I specifically chose WashU because […]
With a sharp uptick in COVID-19 cases throughout the country, hospitals are seeing a steady increase in patients who have lost their sense of smell and taste. Anosmia is the temporary or permanent loss of the ability to detect one or more smells. Without the sense of smell, patients are unable to distinguish the differences […]
It’s heartbreaking when a child or fetus has a complex medical disorder. There is no “one size fits all” treatment plan, and no single medical specialty that can effectively treat the child. That’s precisely why families from around the world come to St. Louis Children’s Hospital, where the use of multidisciplinary teams is expanding, having […]
A new clinical trial to improve post-tonsillectomy care at St. Louis Children’s Hospital started recruiting patients just a few weeks ago, but the study has been in design and preparation for over six months. Co-Principal Investigator and Associate Professor in Otolaryngology David S. Leonard, MB, BCh, BAO, explained the need for a trial of this […]
As our residents rotate through various ENT specialties, they learn a variety of specialized tests and procedures. They also learn the fine art of establishing communication and trust with their patients. Perhaps nowhere is this more important than on their pediatric rotations through St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Children’s Hospital is a special place. From the […]