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

02/24/2026

Learn more about Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) at UTHealth Houston in the February 2026 issue of ORL Notes, our departmental newsletter!

• Vigilance and Multidisciplinary Surgical Expertise Give a Two-Time Cancer Survivor a Fresh Start

• Dr. Nicholas Rossi Joins UTHealth Houston’s Pediatric ENT Team

• Dr. Martin Citardi Named to Super Doctors Honor Roll

https://ow.ly/RFy050YbQ6j

02/20/2026

Vigilance and Multidisciplinary Surgical Expertise Give a Two-Time Cancer Survivor a Fresh Start

In 2024, while using a magnifying mirror to put on makeup, Meredith Young spotted a slightly thicker area on her neck near her right earlobe. I had no symptoms, but cancer survivors tend to know when something has changed.

https://ow.ly/Clp650Y9pxH

02/17/2026

Dr. Nicholas Rossi Joins UTHealth Houston’s Pediatric ENT Team

Pediatric otorhinolaryngologist Nicholas A. Rossi, MD has joined the faculty of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston as an assistant professor.

https://ow.ly/SO0o50Y9oTu

02/11/2026

Dr. Martin Citardi Named to Super Doctors Honor Roll

Martin J. Citardi, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named to the Texas Super Doctors® list for the 15th consecutive year, earning him a place on the Super Doctors Honor Roll.

https://ow.ly/hsT650Y9oEp

01/27/2026

Learn more about Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) at UTHealth Houston in the January 2026 issue of ORL Notes, our departmental newsletter!

• Barry Ballou Can Finally Breathe

• Dr. Karim Asi Joins the Otorhinolaryngology Team at UTHealth Houston

• Dr. Vivian Kaul Named Faculty Member of the Year

• Dr. Jane Huang Named Among Houstonia Magazine’s Top Doctors for 2025

https://ow.ly/asCM50XY4nM

01/23/2026

Barry Ballou Can Finally Breathe

Retired architectural engineer Barry Ballou has endured nearly a an inability to breathe through his nose. A community ENT referred him to Xiaoyang Hua, MD, PhD, a physician researcher and associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.

https://ow.ly/Y6QH50XU41J

01/20/2026

Dr. Karim Asi Joins the Otorhinolaryngology Team at UTHealth Houston

Karim Asi, MD, a fellowship-trained laryngologist, has joined the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston as an assistant professor. He focuses his practice on disorders of the voice, airway, and swallowing.

https://ow.ly/vB1j50XU3tf

01/16/2026

Dr. Vivian Kaul Named Faculty Member of the Year

Otolaryngology residents at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston have recognized Vivian F. Kaul, MD, as Faculty Member of the Year for 2025.

https://ow.ly/6Oss50XU3k0

01/13/2026

Dr. Jane Huang Named Among Houstonia Magazine’s Top Doctors for 2025

Zhen “Jane” Huang, MD, MBA, CPO, associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named by her peers as a Top Doctor for 2025 by Houstonia magazine.

https://ow.ly/HNXi50XU2X1

12/30/2025

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

• XHANCE Allows a Chronic Rhinosinusitis Patient to Avoid Surgery

• Dr. Luke Burke Named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor

• Dr. William Yao Named to Houstonia Magazine’s Top Doctor List

• Dr. Vivian Kaul Moderates Panel at the 2025 ACIA Meeting

• Managing Temporal Bone Fractures in Patients When the Facial Nerve Cannot Be Examined

https://ow.ly/3QTK50XG1l7

12/23/2025

XHANCE Allows a Chronic Rhinosinusitis Patient to Avoid Surgery

Ken Kaltwasser was well on his way to surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis when Martin J. Citardi, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School, suggested a new medical treatment – XHANCE®, which delivers the nasal steroid fluticasone propionate to sinonasal areas not reached by standard-delivery nasal sprays.

https://med.uth.edu/orl/2025/12/01/xhance-allows-a-chronic-rhinosinusitis-patient-to-avoid-surgery/

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12/19/2025

Dr. Luke Burke Named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor

Luke I. Burke, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2025.

https://ow.ly/tgnN50XBYfX

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