Houston Methodist Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery

Houston Methodist’s Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery pursues innovation in the whole patient experience, simultaneously training students, residents, fellows and researchers. Our clinicians and faculty embrace and vet new technologies and integrate translational regenerative medicine, big data and artificial intelligence (AI).

Our clinicians, students and faculty are resourced with — and develop — leading-edge equipment and technologies to treat and advance head and neck conditions and subspecialties. Technologies include AI image-guided balloon-dilation and localization instruments, neural stimulators for obstructive sleep apnea, radiofrequency technologies for posterior nasal nerve ablation, single-port da Vinci® Robot for head and neck cancer surgery, in-office lasers for airway tumor removal and facial aesthetics, and the Olympus 3D ORBEYE exoscope for otologic and laryngological needs.

Houston Methodist is also home to the Texas Voice Center and the Center for Performing Arts Medicine, where our experts care for the voices of professional performing artists, including the Houston Grand Opera.

Our Team

The otolaryngologic clinicians and faculty at Houston Methodist offer the full range of medical and surgical care for ear, nose and throat conditions. We provide advanced care personalized to each patient’s specific treatment needs. Our team includes experts with deep and comprehensive experience in all ENT subspecialties and complex ENT conditions.

Our faculty and clinicians also closely collaborate with other providers within Houston Methodist, including oncologists, pulmonologists, immunologists and allergists, ensuring patients receive the best outcomes.

Our Faculty ➝ Our Physicians ➝

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Faculty With Academic Appointments

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Peer-Reviewed Publications in 2023

7

Active Clinical Trials

18

Conferences & Presentations in 2023

Our Research

The Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Houston Methodist is recognized nationally as a center for innovation and research. Our faculty are driven to uncover new and better treatments for otolaryngologic conditions.

With active clinical trials and industry-sponsored studies, our team engages in greater and more far-reaching research year-over-year. Our work includes partnerships with companies to develop and employ new ways of incorporating big data and artificial intelligence with translational research to develop the latest technologies in the treatment of head and neck conditions.

Voice Rest Outcomes After Phonomicrosurgery

Comparison of two protocols, 7-day complete voice rest (CVR) and 3-day CVR followed by 4-day relative voice rest (CVR + RVR) after phonomicrosurgery.

Minimally Invasive Procedure for Chronic Rhinitis

A temperature-controlled radiofrequency device showed safe, effective treatment of overactive nerves in back of nose, decreasing rhinitis symptoms.

Air Quality, Allergic Rhinitis, and Asthma

Article highlights air pollution as a global health concern, emphasizing its effects and role in development and exacerbation of airway disease.

Climate Change, Environment & Rhinologic Disease

The escalating negative impact of climate change on our environment has the potential to result in significant morbidity of rhinologic diseases.

Research Programs

Publications

Education & Training

Through our residency training program, Houston Methodist Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery provides hands-on, experiential learning. This includes opportunities for residents to treat and manage sinus and skull base disorders, obstructive sleep apnea, allergic disease, hearing loss and ear tumors, head and neck tumors, upper aerodigestive tract ailments, voice/speech and swallowing dysfunctions, and cosmetic and reconstructive interventions for facial plastic and head and neck disorders.

Our team trains residents from Houston Methodist, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Our department serves as the primary Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery clinical and research training center for students at Texas A&M College of Medicine at Houston and the EnMed program — a joint venture between Texas A&M’s School of Engineering Medicine and Houston Methodist that culminates in a combined medical doctorate and Master of Engineering degree.

The departmental goal is to have a fellowship training program for all subspecialties of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, except for pediatric otolaryngology, where we partner with our colleagues at Texas Children’s Hospital. Currently, we jointly train an otology/neurotology fellow along with MD Anderson Cancer Center and Baylor College of Medicine. In addition, we have recently started up an AAFPRS accredited Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery fellowship.

Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Residency

A newly accredited five-year training program approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for two residents a year.

Citywide Otolaryngology Dissection Course

Physician-led lectures on endoscopic sinus surgery, endoscopic orbital surgery and endoscopic skull-based surgery, followed by a cadaver dissection.

Faculty Share Knowledge at National Meetings

In 2023, our faculty presented to peers in Las Vegas, Nashville and Washington, DC, on current research, new strategies for treating patients and more.