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Pedro Lança Gomes, MD, Amar Miglani, MD, Michael J. Marino, MD, and Devyani Lal, MDThe authors have no relevant conflicts of interest or financial disclosures.Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a commonly prevalent condition in the United States afflicting 10.9%-13.4% of the adult…

Claire Malhotra, BS, Swapnil Shah, BS, Dev P. Kamdar, MD, and Aru Panwar, MD, on behalf of and with support from the Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology Committee and the History and Archives Committee Figure 1. President Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885). Photograph of…

Some of the awardees together with Academy international program leaders and past leaders at the ceremony in Miami Beach.During the AAO-HNSF 2024 Annual Meeting & OTO Expo, the Academy celebrated the inaugural class of Eugene N. Myers, MD Global Education Fund Awardees. These 10…

Eugene G. Brown III, MD, RPh, President-Elect of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNS/F), announces the opening of the next application cycle to serve on one of the AAO-HNS/F's over 50 committees. As Dr…

James C. Wang, MD, PhD, member, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Education CommitteeFacial plastic and reconstructive surgery (FPRS) is a critical subspecialty within otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, addressing a wide range of conditions from aesthetics (e.g., rhinoplasty, rhytidectomies, blepharoplasties, and injectables) to congenital…

Dr. Shah discusses his passion for advancing clinical research, patient care, and organizational leadership; a few of his early priorities; and his approach to listening and learning to add value for members. Dr. Shah will take over the role of AAO-HNS/F Executive Vice…

Excerpts taken from an interview conducted in 2020 for Legacy of Excellence as well as Bulletin columns and articles published throughout Dr. Denneny’s tenure as EVP/CEO. It has been a decade since James C. Denneny III, MD, assumed the role as the Executive…

Daniel C. Chelius, Jr., MD, Immediate Past Annual Meeting Program CoordinatorAs the sun set on the AAO-HNSF 2024 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPOSM in Miami Beach, Florida, and with it my tenure as Annual Meeting Program Coordinator, I actually walked down to the beach for…

Nikhila P. Raol, MP, MPH“What are your five- and 10-year plans?” New graduates are no strangers to this question, envisioning what an ideal career would look like once leaving the warm blanket of their beloved training programs with confidence, hunger, and skill. My…

Tsion Sahle Gebre, MD, is an otolaryngologist currently practicing in Liberia as a consultant ENT surgeon at the Gomez Institute of Medical Science. She recently shared insights into her background and work.Tell us a little about yourself and your background.I began my medical…

Christopher H. Raine, MBE, FRCS“I was proud to present Christopher H. Raine, MBE, FRCS, with the International Honorary Fellow Award during our 2024 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO in Miami Beach, Florida,” said Douglas D. Backous, MD, AAO-HNS/F Immediate Past-President. “This award…

Dr. Damask at the recent 2024 Annual Meeting in Miami Beach, Florida.After years of dedicated volunteerism on the AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting Program Committee (AMPC) and then serving as the Coordinator-elect for the past year, Cecelia Damask, DO, has taken the reins as…

James C. Denneny III, MDAAO-HNS/F Executive Vice President and CEOAs I look back on my two terms as the AAO-HNSF Executive Vice President and CEO, I recognize the good fortune that allowed me to get this job in the first place. I…

Eric Nisenbaum MD, MSc, Shawn M. Stevens, MD, Corinna G. Levine, MD, MPH, on behalf of the Skull Base Surgery CommitteeA cranial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak occurs when a dural defect allows for the passage of CSF from the subarachnoid space into the middle ear…

Leadership of the 2024-2025 Board of Governors (BOG), International Advisory Board (IAB), Otolaryngology Private Practice Section (OPPS), Sections for Residents-and-Fellows-in-Training (SRF), Women in Otolaryngology (WIO), and Young Physicians Section (YPS) were announced during the AAO-HNSF 2024 Annual Meeting & OTO…

The AAO-HNS Nominating Committee is calling for recommendations of individuals to be considered for an elected office. Academy members must be in good standing, and it is recommended that they have held membership for the last three consecutive years, have proven leadership qualities, are…

Nicholas J. Thompson, MD, Richard K. Gurgel, MD, MSCI, Margaret T. Dillon, AuD, PhD, and Kevin D. Brown, MD, PhD, on behalf of the Implantable Hearing Device CommitteeCandidacy criteria for cochlear implantation have expanded to include patients with asymmetric hearing loss (AHL). The approved indications…

The Academy originally reported on these regulations when they were first announced. This article provides a more in-depth analysis of the rules, and how they may potentially affect Academy members, and shares useful resources for further information.Background and DefinitionsIn December 2016, Congress passed…