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A Lifetime of Devotion to Otolaryngology: Commemorating Dr. Glenn Peters' Leadership in the Otolaryngology Department
As an integral member of the Department of Otolaryngology since 1984, Glenn Peters, M.D., has dedicated over four decades of his career to the field of otolaryngology. Peters will be retiring at the end of September 2023 as the Julius N. Hicks Endowed Professor, Vice Chair of Patient Safety and Quality of the Department of Otolaryngology, and Associate Chief of Quality Medical Officer for the UAB Health System. -
Nine Heersink staff selected for inaugural Dean’s Excellence Awards for Staff
Heersink School of Medicine is proud to announce nine staff members have been selected as the inaugural Dean’s Excellence Awards for Staff winners. -
UAB HHT Clinic named Center of Excellence
Cure HHT has named the HHT Clinic at UAB Hospital a Center of Excellence. Only hospitals equipped with the proper personnel, expertise, commitment and resources to provide comprehensive evaluation, treatment and education to individuals with HHT and their families receive this designation. -
Accolades of Excellence: Gidley recognized for leadership and devoted service
The Department of Otolaryngology’s Executive Administrator and certified physician’s assistant, Kristi Gidley, PA-C, MSHA, received a 2023 Honors Award from the American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) and officially graduated from the 2023 UAB Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA) this past month. -
UAB Sleep Center reaches two new milestones
Kirk Withrow, M.D., associate professor and Director of Salivary and Sleep Surgery Division in the Department of Otolaryngology, has been making significant headway in treating patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and resident implantation certification. Withrow, who was the first surgeon in Alabama to implant the Inspire device in 2015, has implanted over 400 devices in patients with OSA. Approximately 22M Americans are impacted by OSA, a condition that can cause accidents, affect mood and memory, stroke, heart attack, and other potentially fatal outcomes if left untreated. With a hypoglossal nerve stimulator, patients often see an improvement in their daily rest.[…] -
Why have I lost my voice, and how can I help bring it back?
Tea, honey and voice rest. All things to bring a voice back. But do they work, and what causes one to lose their voice? -
UAB Medicine leadership programs celebrate more than 100 participants
In the last several years, UAB Medicine and Heersink School of Medicine have worked to bring leadership development to faculty and staff through the UAB Medicine Institute for Leadership and Momentum in Medicine programs. -
16 faculty named winners of 2023 Dean’s Excellence Awards
Sixteen remarkable faculty members have been named winners of the 2023 Dean’s Excellence Awards for Faculty. -
Jeyarajan named 2023 Dean’s Excellence Award Winner in Teaching
Hari Jeyarajan, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, has been chosen as the junior faculty winner of the 2023 Dean’s Excellence Award in Teaching. -
Faculty recognized at Endowed Chairs and Professorships Reception
Anupam Agarwal, M.D., dean of the Heersink School of Medicine, welcomed faculty members and their families to the Endowed Chairs and Professorships Reception on April 25. -
UAB surpasses 20,000 robotic surgeries milestone, looks to future of continued surgical care
In just the five years since UAB completed 10,000 robotic surgeries, surgeons across 15 disciplines have now collectively exceeded 20,000 robotic surgeries, setting a record for the hospital. -
Say “ahh!” – free oral, head and neck cancer screenings offered at UAB
Screenings will happen the week of April 24-28 at two UAB clinics. -
Woodworth receives NIH R21 grant for research on cystic fibrosis
The Department of Otolaryngology interim chair, Bradford Woodworth, M.D., has received a two-year $275k R21 grant from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health to investigate a new therapeutic approach for cystic fibrosis (CF). The new approach developed by Dr. Woodworth and Dr. Cho targets the Ca2+-activated Cl− channel (TMEM16A) using ginsenosides found in Korean red ginseng, a popular natural health treatment in Asia. -
Smell training is brain training, parosmia success — and five other insights from a new UAB clinic
Key takeaways on retraining the nose after COVID, a drug that can take away persistent bad smells and more from Do-Yeon Cho, M.D., director of UAB’s Comprehensive Smell and Taste Clinic. -
Match Day 2023
The Department of Otolaryngology is proud to welcome four incoming residents this year!
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Recognizing hearing loss in older adults
As it turns out, growing old and wise does not always equate to growing old and able to hear. -
UAB Oral Oncology among first in Southeast to use augmented reality in head and neck cancer surgery
The technology gives surgeons a real-time three-dimensional navigation of complex tumors, so they can easily sort through the layers of the skull and gain insights into the tumor and surrounding anatomical structures like major arteries and skull base. -
Four high-tech health devices being tested at UAB now
Take a look at new technologies being studied at UAB for treatment of depression, sleep apnea, traumatic brain injury and tic disorders. -
New UAB Comprehensive Smell and Taste Clinic aims to provide care for patients with smell and taste loss
The UAB Health Services Foundation General Endowment Fund awarded Do-Yeon Cho, M.D., associate professor of the Department of Otolaryngology and director of the Smell and Taste Clinic, with funding for his proposal to create state-of-the-art care for smell and taste loss patients. -
The Department of Otolaryngology pays tribute to Gary T. Turner, M.D. for his benevolent endowment
The UAB Department of Otolaryngology received a generous contribution from the esteemed head and neck surgeon, Gary T. Turner, M.D., FACS, to establish the annual Gary T. Turner Lectureship. His gift to the department provides funding for internationally renowned speakers to lecture on innovative topics for resident education.
