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UTHealth ORL

The physicians of UTHealth Otorhinolaryngology provide treatment for patients with complex diseases

11/14/2025

Social Media Analysis of Hearing Loss: A Study on Perception of American Sign Language and Cochlear Implants

A longstanding divide exists in the deaf community: people who have assimilated into the hearing world through cochlear implantation and those who strictly engage in the non-hearing culture through the use of American Sign Language (ASL).

https://ow.ly/SSlp50XnYiJ

11/11/2025

Factors Predictive of Normal Sedated Auditory Brainstem Response Results

Specific factors can predict the odds of a normal versus an abnormal sedated auditory brainstem response, a test useful in determining hearing status in children. Researchers in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at UTHealth Houston sought to identify factors associated with normal results.

https://ow.ly/pfbF50XnY3A

10/28/2025

Learn more about Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) at UTHealth Houston in the October 2025 issue of ORL Notes, our departmental newsletter!

• Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery During Pregnancy Gives a Medical Student Relief

• Aesthetic Surgery After Massive Weight Loss: Facial Plastic Surgery Team Recognized by ASJ for Best Research Paper

• Dr. Amber Luong Extends the Department’s Global Reach at EROC 2025

• Dr. Ron Karni Recognized for Excellence in Teaching

• A Rare Case of Jugular Foramen Chondrosarcoma Removed in a Multidisciplinary Surgical Approach

https://ow.ly/pCH650X8FiC

10/23/2025

Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery During Pregnancy Gives a Medical Student Relief

Becka Czyz suffered recurrent sinus infections from an early age, with difficulty breathing, persistent nasal drainage, and trouble sleeping. She underwent an adenoidectomy at the age of 10 but continued to struggle with head and face pain, which led to a cycle of insomnia and emotional distress.

https://ow.ly/tJKT50X5GJ1

10/21/2025

Aesthetic Surgery After Massive Weight Loss: Facial Plastic Surgery Team Recognized by ASJ for Best Research Paper

An article on soft-tissue facial changes after massive weight loss following medical or surgical intervention was recognized by Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum as the publication’s Best Research Paper.

https://ow.ly/cseo50X5Gta

10/16/2025

Dr. Amber Luong Extends the Department’s Global Reach at EROC 2025

Amber Luong, MD, PhD, professor and vice chair for academic affairs in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at UTHealth Houston, delivered the keynote address and other presentations at the Emirates Rhinology and Otology Conference (EROC) 2025 Global Forum.

https://ow.ly/X8Qm50X5G0i

10/14/2025

Dr. Ron Karni Recognized for Excellence in Teaching

Ron J. Karni, MD, chief of the Division of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School, has been named among the 2025 winners of the school’s Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards.

https://ow.ly/lsUV50X5FIm

10/09/2025

A Rare Case of Jugular Foramen Chondrosarcoma Removed in a Multidisciplinary Surgical Approach

A conduit for the internal jugular vein and three cranial nerves, the jugular foramen is a remarkably rare location for a chondrosarcoma. Only 18 cases have been reported in the English literature. When a 54-year-old man presented at UTHealth Houston with dysphagia, dysphonia, and imbalance, brain CT and MRI imaging revealed a mass in the right jugular foramen with concern for schwannoma or paraganglioma.

https://ow.ly/N14L50X5FmS

09/30/2025

Learn more about Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) at UTHealth Houston in the September 2025 issue of ORL Notes, our departmental newsletter!

• John Lawrence Finally Gets a Diagnosis

• What Do People Find When They Google RCPD?

• Congratulations to Our Graduate Residents

• Hearing Health Equity Over the Life Course and Promising Solutions

• Dr. Vivian Kaul Recognized for Teaching Excellence

https://ow.ly/wQIg50WUTP0

09/25/2025

John Lawrence Finally Gets a Diagnosis

On Sept. 28, 2024, at age 65, John Lawrence broke the USA Powerlifting Texas State Raw Bench Press Championship record in his age class. Four years earlier, he was diagnosed with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), formerly known as Churg-Strauss syndrome.

https://ow.ly/euxj50WS2Ee

09/23/2025

What Do People Find When They Google RCPD?

Internet search interest in retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction (RCPD), also known as “no-burp syndrome,” is at an all-time high, according to research done in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.

https://ow.ly/RHSo50WS2qP

09/18/2025

Congratulations to Our Graduate Residents

David Allen, MD, Brian Cameron, MD, and Kunal Shetty, MD, have completed their residency training in comprehensive otorhinolaryngology-head and neck surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.

https://ow.ly/UEv050WS27z

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