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 […]
Faculty and trainees from the Department of Otolaryngology at WashU Medicine will share their expertise and advancements in research and patient care at the upcoming Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM) in New Orleans, May 14-18. The annual meeting brings together the membership of the nine COSM societies, otolaryngology residents and fellows in training, medical students, […]
The Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University celebrated the 8th annual Spector Lectureship in the Biology of Cancer on April 2. Invited speaker Patrick Ha, MD, shared his efforts to better understand adenoid cystic carcinoma. Ha currently serves as professor and chief of Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head […]
Four graduating otolaryngology residents will be joining Otolaryngology at WashU Medicine to receive specialized surgical training. The new fellows start July 1 for fellowships lasting one or two years. Please join us in welcoming them: Zoe Fullerton, MD, MBE Fellow in advanced head and neck surgical oncology and microvascular reconstructionUndergraduate: Vassar CollegeMD: Harvard Medical SchoolResidency […]