UPMC Physicians and Researchers Present at 2018 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF)

The 2018 AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO Experience will be held October 7-10 in Atlanta, GA. This annual event brings together more than 5,000 medical experts and professionals from around the world and features educational and networking opportunities. UPMC physicians and researchers will be well-represented with presentations, panels, seminars, and awards.

Some of these presentations and panelists include:

Presentations:

Metachronous sudden sensorineural hearing loss: Patient characteristics and treatment outcomes
Timothy Cooper, MD

Optimization of an intraoperative imaging protocol to confirm placement of cochlear implant electrodes
Timothy Cooper, MD

Access Disparities in Pediatric Tympanostomy Tube Placement
Ronak Dixit, MD

Managing the (Un)known Primary Cancer Patient:  Role of HPV:  Part 1
Umamaheswar Duvvuri, MD, PhD

Managing the (Un)known Primary Cancer Patient:  Role of HPV:  Part 2
Umamaheswar Duvvuri, MD, PhD

Silent Sinus Syndrome in Children 
Monika Freiser, MD, MPH and Amanda Stapleton, MD

Operable Stepwise 3D Printed Temporal Bones for Teaching Mastoidectomy 
Monika Freiser, MD, MPH

Septoplasty Outcomes in Patients With and Without Allergic Rhinitis
Grant Gillman, MD

Burden of Cure in Survivorship: Patient-Reported Outcomes, Late Toxicities, and Long-Term Treatment Effects
Jonas Johnson, MD

Peri-Operative Antibiotics in Otolaryngology: Treating Patients or Surgeons?: Part I and Part 2
Jonas Johnson, MD

Burden of Cure in Survivorship: Patient-Reported Outcomes, Late Toxicities, and Long-Term Treatment Effects
Leila Mady, MD, PhD, MPH and Marci Nilsen, PhD, RN, CHPN

Video Presentation – Contralateral Transmaxillary Approach to the Petrous Apex
Carl Snyderman, MD, MBA

Expert Series (w/Eric Wang, MD) – Reaching Impossible Places: Endoscopic Surgery of the Clivus and Petrous Apex
Carl Snyderman, MD, MBA

Pediatric Sialoendoscopy for Treatment of Salivary Gland Disorders: Single-Institution Experience
Amanda Stapleton, MD

Case Review-Panel Presentation: Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis of Difficult Management
Nathalia Velasquez, MD

FESS Film Festival: Inferior Tubinate Flap for the Reconstruction of Clival Osteoradionecrosis and Exposed Internal Carotid Stent and Coil
Nathalia Velasquez, MD

Podium Presentation: Sialoendoscopy Outcomes in Children
Nathalia Velasquez, MD

Expert Series (w/Carl Snyderman, MD, MBA) – Reaching Impossible Places: Endoscopic Surgery of the Clivus and Petrous Apex?
Eric Wang, MD

Expert Series – Learning to Dance: Developing an Endoscopic Skull Base Practice with Neurosurgery
Eric Wang, MD

Instruction Courses:

Evaluation of Dizziness in the Elderly
David Eibling, MD

“Immunotherapy” Course for Residents and Fellows
Robert Ferris, MD, PhD

Improving Outcomes in Septal Surgery
Grant Gillman, MD

The Nasal Valve Primer: Everything You Need to Know (Simplified) 
Grant Gillman, MD

Meeting:

Chairing the Pediatric Otolaryngology Education Committee Meeting
Jeffrey Simons, MD

Mini Seminars:

Sialendoscopy: Beginner's Basics to Advanced Challenges
Barry Schaitkin, MD

Panel Presentation:

Controversies in the Management of Ankyloglossia
Jeffrey Simons, MD

Sinus Pharyngeus: Things that Go Lump in the Night
Libby Smith, DO

Tough to Swallow: Dysphagia for the General ENT:  Part I/Part II
Libby Smith, DO

Not Just Blowing Wind: Tracheotomy Care Best Practices 2018
Libby Smith, DO

BMI Is—But Age, Gender, and Previous Palate or Hypopharyngeal Surgery Are Not—Associated with Subsequent Efficacy of Cranial Nerve Stimulation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Ryan Soose, MD

Panelist:

Present and Future Role of Immunotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer
Seungwon Kim, MD

Age of Antibodies: No Sinus Surgeon Required
Stella Lee, MD

Sinus Pharyngeus: Things that Go Lump in the Night
Stella Lee, MD

Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
Catherine Palmer, PhD

How to Start a Multi-Disciplinary Sleep Program
Ryan Soose, MD

What’s New in OSA Management in 2018: Pros and Cons: Part I and Part II
Ryan Soose, MD

Evidence-Based Sleep Surgery: Can you Handle the Truth?
Ryan Soose, MD

Posters:

Management of Subperiosteal Orbital Abscess in the Pediatric Population
Ronak Dixit, MD

Management of Subperiosteal Orbital Abscess in the Pediatric Population
Allison Tobey, MD

Awards:

AAO-HNSF Resident Leadership Grant
Thomas Kaffenberger, MD