Faculty, fellows and residents from the Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University shared their latest research and surgical expertise at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNSF) in Philadelphia, Sept. 10-14.
WashU ENT contributions by specialty included the following:
Otology/Neurotology
Slim Modiolar vs. Lateral Wall Electrode Arrays in the Setting of Hearing Preservation
Presenting Author: Kevin Zhan, MD, Senior Author: Jacques Herzog, MD, Co-Author: Craig Buchman, MD, Co-Author: Nedim Durakovic, MD, Co-Author: Amit Walia, MD, Co-Author: Matthew Shew, MD (this entry also chosen for presentation at Best of Scientific Orals)
Frequency-Position Function of the Human Cochlea—Is Greenwood’s Map Wrong?
Presenting author: Amit Walia, MD, MSCI, co-authors: Amanda J. Ortmann, PhD; Shannon M. Lefler; Matthew A. Shew, MD; Jacques A. Herzog, MD; Craig A. Buchman, MD
Smoking and Middle Ear Surgery Hearing Outcomes: A Retrospective Study
Presenting Author: Vincent La, Co-Author: Prithwijit Roychowdhury, MD, Co-Author: Judith Kempfle, MD, Senior Author: Aaron Remenschneider, MD MPH
Update on the Evaluation and Management of Pulsatile Tinnitus
Moderator: Soha Ghossaini, MD, FACS, Panelist: Syed Ahsan, MD, Panelist: Alexander Bien, MD, FACS, Panelist: Cameron Wick, MD
Temporal Bone Imaging for Surgical Decision Making
Moderator: Cameron Wick, MD, Panelist: Meredith Adams, MD, MS, Panelist: Marc Bennett
Rhinology
Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation for the Treatment of COVID-related Olfactory Dysfunction
Presenting Author: David Lerner, MD, Senior Author: Alfred-Marc Iloreta, MD, Co-Author: Anthony Del Signore, MD, Co-Author: Katherine Garvey, MD, MPH, Co-Author: Satish Govindaraj, MD, Co-Author: Evan Kominsky, BA
Invasive Fungal Sinusitis: Up-to-date Treatment Strategies
Moderator: Patricia Loftus, MD, Panelist: Lauren Roland, MD, MSCI, Panelist: Matthew Russell, MD, Panelist: Justin Turner, MD, PhD
What’s on the horizon? Biologics for nasal polyposis
Speakers: Kent Lam, MD, Lauren Roland, MD, MSCI
Risk Factors of Postoperative Hypopituitarism and Endocrinopathy After Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgery
Presenting Author: Jake Lee, MD, MSCI, Senior Author: Lauren Roland, MD, MSCI, Co-Authors: Julie Silverstein, MD; Brian Deutsch, MD, MSCI; John Schneider, MD; Albert Kim, MD, PhD; Patrik Pipkorn, MD; Nyssa Farrell, MD
Voice and Airway
Gender-based Differences in Letters of Recommendation in Otolaryngology
Senior Author: Molly Huston, MD, Presenting Author: Sophie Gerndt, MD, Co-Author: Dorina Kallogjeri, MD, MPH, Co-Author: Margaret Ogden, MD, Co-Author: Judith Lieu, MD, MSPH
Head & Neck Surgery
p16+ (HPV+) OPSCC: a Surgical Approach to Management
Moderator: C. Burton Wood, MD, Panelist: Sidharth Puram, MD, PhD, Panelist: Ryan Jackson, MD, Panelist: Wade Thorstad, MD
MINT I Secondary Analysis: Hearing Outcomes in Deescalated Treatment Regimens for Human PapillomavirusRelated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Presenting Author: David Lee, MD, Co-Author: Rajwant Mahal, BS, Co-Author: Cameron Wick, MD, Co-Author: Wade Thorstad, MD, Co-Author: Douglas Adkins, MD, Senior Author: Jose Zevallos, MD, MPH
Older Head and Neck Cancer Patients: To Operate or Not to Operate? Part 1
Moderator: Sidharth Puram, MD, PhD, Panelist: Nicole Schmitt, MD, Panelist: Neal Futran, MD, DMD, Panelist: Stephen Kang, MD, FACS
Older Head and Neck Cancer Patients: To Operate or Not to Operate? Part 2
Moderator: Nicole Schmitt, MD, Panelist: Sidharth Puram, MD, PhD, Panelist: Neal Futran, MD, DMD, Panelist: Stephen Kang, MD, FACS
How to Approach Margins in Head and Neck Cancer: A Practitioners Guide
Lead Presenter: Sidharth Puram, MD, PhD, Co-Presenter: Mark Varvares, MD
Prophylactic Antisepsis in Open and Endoscopic Surgery of the Head and Neck: Past, Present, and Remaining Questions
Moderator: Joseph Zenga, MD, Panelist: Sidharth Puram, MD, PhD, Panelist: Neal Futran, MD, DMD, Panelist: Lauren Roland, MD, MSCI
Outcomes of Free Tissue Reconstruction in Mesh Cranioplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Katherine Chang, MD, Lydia Zhong, David Lee, MD, Sidharth Puram, MD, PhD, Ryan Jackson, MD, Patrick Pipkorn, MD
Pediatric otolaryngology
Pediatric Sensorineural Hearing Loss: The First Visit
Lead Instructor: Samantha Anne, MD, MS, Instructors: Judith Lieu, MD, Instructors: Michael Cohen, MD, Instructors: Daniel Choo, MD
Comprehensive ENT
What Salivary Endoscopy Can & Cannot Do: a Primer to Effectively Work with Your Colleagues
Moderator: Margaret Ogden, MD, Panelist: Carol Bier-Laning, MD MBA FACS, Panelist: David Cohen, MD, Panelist: Henry Hoffman, MD
Recent Publications That Could Change Your Practice in Pediatric and Comprehensive Otolaryngology
Moderator: Jennifer Shin, MD, SM, Panelist: Scott Brietzke, MD, MPH, Panelist: Jay Piccirillo, MD, Panelist: Michael Stewart, MD, MPH