WashU Medicine laryngologist Bharat Panuganti, MD, is expanding the surgical options available to his specialty. The adaption – transoral robotic surgery or TORS – is not new but is rarely used for laryngeal procedures due to the lack of instruments suitable for the size of the larynx. Panuganti recently used the technique on a patient […]
Washington University Clinical Audiologist Lauren English discusses her role in the community and her love of F1 racing. What is your current title, and how long have you been with Oto and WashU? I have been an audiologist in the department for almost three years. Prior to that, I was an audiologist at Vanderbilt University […]
WashU Medicine’s Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences (PACS) is now offering a combined degree program, allowing participants to earn both a Doctorate of Audiology and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Speech and Hearing through an accelerated program. The degree provides training in clinical audiology (AuD) as well as mentored research training and coursework specialization […]
Hearing scientists in the Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University School of Medicine are busy preparing their latest data for presentation at the upcoming MidWinter Meeting of the American Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO). The association is the world’s largest organization of hearing and balance researchers, with members located in universities, medical centers, research […]
Washington University head and neck surgeon Ryan Jackson, MD, recently spent time in Germany and Sweden, promoting the implementation of recent advances in transoral robotic surgery. Transoral robotic surgery or TORS is a minimally invasive procedure that uses a robot to provide greater precision in the surgical treatment of tumors in the mouth and throat. […]
Residents in the Department of Otolaryngology at WashU Medicine are quickly realizing the benefits of a change to their core curriculum. Formerly a weekly, lecture-based didactic session, the core curriculum now includes hands-on dissection in the Multidisciplinary Surgical Simulation Lab, newly constructed in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center. With its large display monitors and […]
Washington University Departments of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and Neuroscience co-hosted a conference featuring the latest advances in auditory research, November 18-19. The event was held at both the Eric P. Newman Education Center and the Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Building on the medical school campus. The conference featured presentations by global leaders […]
Washington University Billing/Scheduling Associate Lori Alexander reflects on her 18 years at the university and shares how she spends quality time with family. What is your current title, and how long have you been with Oto and WashU? I am currently a Billing/Scheduling Associate II. I have worked with ENT for one year and five […]
Washington University Program Coordinator LaWanda Jackson reflects on life with an empty nest and her rewarding duties in the Otolaryngology Department What is your current title, and how long have you been with WashU and what did you do before that? I currently work as the Program Coordinator for the Patient Access Department in Otolaryngology. […]
A thyroid nodule is a small firm lump or growth of abnormal tissue in the thyroid gland. The condition likely affects between 50 and 65% of the population, but most are benign and go undetected because they don’t cause symptoms. For those that do, a new nonsurgical procedure – called radiofrequency ablation or RFA – […]