The 10th Annual Midwest Otolaryngology Simulation Training course brought together first- and second-year otolaryngology residents from across the Midwest to network and practice essential skills. Hosted July 19 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, and […]
Intent on becoming a professional musician, new faculty member Katelyn Berg, PhD, explains how a guest speaker in a science elective course changed her career path and how pizza guides her national and international travel. What inspired you to choose this career path? I never intended to become an audiologist. In fact, I’d never heard […]
Alicia Penning shares her loves for family; the challenge of implementing new university scheduling processes; and building with Legos. What is your current title and how long have you been with ENT at WashU Medicine? I am a Patient Accounts Manager, and I have been with Otolaryngology for two years and WashU Medicine a total […]
Despite numerous amazing success stories of cochlear implant (CI) recipients, it remains near impossible to predict how well any given patient will understand speech following implantation. The reasons why have been largely unexplained. The Division of Otology/Neurotology at WashU Medicine is working diligently to help answer these questions and provide implant recipients with a better […]
The 43rd annual Ogura Lectureship and 38th annual Resident Research Day were held June 27 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 otolaryngology. This […]
Graduation ceremonies for the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at WashU Medicine were held June 27 at Old Warson Country Club in St. Louis. The evening’s festivities celebrated graduating chief residents Thomas Barrett, MD, Sabina Dang, MD, Daniel Lander, MD, MSCI, Amit Walia, MD, MSCI, and Stephanie Youssef, MD. Barrett and Walia were also […]
What is your current position, and how long have you been with WashU Medicine? I currently serve as a patient services representative. I have been with Otolaryngology at WashU Medicine for 24 years. I have done many things over the years in this department. I was the front desk lead at the St. Louis Children’s […]
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 […]