Introducing remote checks for cochlear implants
Cochlear implant patients now have a way to improve their hearing without a visit to the audiologist.
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Is telehealth here to stay?
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Telehealth is making it easier for new and existing patients to get care, and they tell us they like how easy it is. What do these virtual visits mean for our future?
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New procedure offers youthful appearance
For patients seeking a more youthful appearance, non- or minimally invasive rejuvenation procedures are becoming more popular. Thermi
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is one new option being offered by our facial plastics team: Drs. Emily Spataro, John Chi and Gregory Branham.
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Q&A with alumnus Courtney Voelker
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Courtney Voelker, MD, PhD, is a Rhodes Scholar and board-certified neurotologist.
Dr. Voelker serves as division chief of Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery and is director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at the Keck School of Medicine at USC.
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Q&A with head and neck surgeon
Patrik Pipkorn
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Avid bicyclist and surgeon Patrik Pipkorn, MD, finds St. Louis an easy city to get around, particularly on his ever-present companion, his bike.
He has a lot to compare it to, given he arrived here via Sweden, South Africa and Sacramento.
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Q&A with Dorina Kallogjeri
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Dorina Kallogjeri, MD, PhD is the research statistician behind the Clinical Outcomes Research Office, assisting our department’s investigators on everything from framing their research to evaluating results.
A former pediatrician, Dr. Kallogjeri brings a unique background to her valuable work in our department.
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Q&A with neurotologist Joel Goebel
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Joel Goebel came to Washington University as a medical school student 44 years ago and liked it so much, he stayed here for his ENT residency and never left.
On the eve of his retirement, Dr. Goebel reflects on what has brought him joy in his career and life during his time caring for patients, training residents and conducting ground-breaking research on vertigo.
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Q&A with William W. Clark, retiring director of PACS
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As William W. Clark, PhD, retires as head of Washington University's Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences, he shares some profound moments in his research and career, and reflects on the people along the way who have made a difference
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Graduation looked a little different this year
This year's graduation celebration became a more personalized event as Department Chair Craig Buchman, MD, and his wife Liz delivered dinner and parting gifts to each resident and fellows' homes.
When the masked chair showed up at the graduates' doors, the celebrations became a (socially distanced) family affair.
Catch the photos »
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Oh the places you will go!
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Before our outstanding chief residents graduated and moved onto their next challenge, they took a moment to reflect on their favorite moments and share a bit of advice.
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Clinical fellows graduate
As our talented fellows graduate, they will continue our department's mission to "Improve patients' lives while advancing the field."
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Welcome to our incoming residents!
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Ever wondered why our Head & Neck Fellowship attracts some of the best and brightest?
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Puram receives multiple grants
Sidharth Puram, MD, PhD
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has received influential grants from the AAOHNS (The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery) and the Doris Duke Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists ($50K per year).
Funding will be used to support studies of his partial EMT gene signature and its role in nodal metastasis as well as new studies exploring neoantigens and head and neck tumor immunology.
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Wamkpah receives award
T32 resident
Nneoma Wamkpah MD
has earned the AAFPRS Leslie Bernstein Resident Research Award, part of the Centralized Otolaryngology Research Efforts (CORE) grants program by the AAO-HNS. Her project is: "Speech Outcomes after Botulium Toxin Injection of the Depressor Anguli Oris Muscle in Facial Synkinesis."
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Commercializing first ever tinnitus drug
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Mark Rutherford, PhD,
and his team was one of six selected by Washington University's Skandalaris Center to receive funding to commercialize a high-potential concept. Rutherford's group is working to bring to market the
first drug
ever to treat tinnitus and hearing loss.
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New test may offer earlier diagnosis of Meniere's disease
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Jeff Lichtenhan, PhD,
and his lab are making important inroads into using a simple low frequency hearing test to offer an early diagnosis of Meniere's disease.
Learn more »
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Head & Neck Cancer in Veterans
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Sean Massa, MD,
was awarded a Department of Veteran Affairs Seed Grant to study head and neck cancer survivorship in veterans.
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Zevallos lab shares cancer research
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The Zevallos lab presented two posters at the American Assocation for Cancer Research virtual meeting.
Kudos to Drs. Ricardo Ramirez, Paul Zolkind, Jose Zevallos and Angela Mazul for their contributions to this important research about HPV+ cancer and smoking.
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Bertroche recognized by national accreditation organization
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Alumnus Tyler Bertroche, MD, '20 was recognized for his service as a member of the Review Committee for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Congrats Dr. Bertroche!
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Our department is ranked #4 in funding from the National Institutes of Health among all otolaryngology departments in the country.
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Pituitary publishes team research
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In a true multi-disciplinary effort, Drs. Cristine Klatt-Cromwell, John McJunkin, Patrik PIpkorn, and John Schneider, along with colleagues in the departments of Neurosurgery and Endocrinology, publish a review in Pituitary.
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ENTs have been using off-label steroid lavage as the mainstay treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis. But is it more effective than saline lavage & steroid spray? Through a clinical trial, resident Dr. Pawina Jiramongkolchai and her colleagues flush out the answer.
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Findings in JAMA-OTO
Resident Jake Lee, MD, Meharry Medical student Zindzi Thompson, BS, and Jay Piccirillo, MD publish their original investigation "Risk Factors for Patient-Reported Olfactory Dysfunction After Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Hypophysectomy" in JAMA-Otolaryngology.
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Cochlear implant findings
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"For whom do cochlear implants work best," an editorial by Matthew Shew, MD, Jacques Herzog, MD,and Craig Buchman, MD was published in JAMA-Otolaryngolgy.
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Pedal the Cause... Inspired!
You are invited to participate in our department's Team Heads Up for this year's Pedal the Cause
Inspired
on Sept. 26 and 27.
In this year's new format, participants can choose to walk, run or ride a bike on their own or in small, socially distanced groups. Together we will join Pedal for the live-streamed Inspirational Program.
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Alumni
If you have awards, presentations, publications, grants or news that you think are noteworthy, or feedback on this newsletter, please send it to us at
[email protected]
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Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University School of
Medicine
Improve Patients' Lives by Leading Our Advancing Field
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