Killeen joins Department of Otolaryngology
The UAB Department of Otolaryngology welcomes Daniel E. Killeen, M.D., as an assistant professor.
Read moreAgarwal promoted to associate professor
Garima Agarwal, M.D., has recently been promoted from assistant professor to associate professor on the non-tenure earning track, effective October 1, 2021.
Read moreBraden receives AAO-HNS Harry Barnes Endowment Travel Grant
Lauren Braden, M.D., PGY-5, has recently been selected as a 2021 recipient of the Harry Barnes Endowment Travel Grant on behalf of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS).
Read moreGidley appointed as SPAO-HNS president
Kristi Gidley, PA-C, MSHA, executive administrator for the Department of Otolaryngology, has recently been appointed as the 2021-2023 president of the Society of Physician Assistants in Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (SPAO-HNS).
Read moreCarroll and Jeyarajan featured in UAB Medcast
William Carroll, M.D., professor and chair, and Harishanker Jeyarajan, M.D., assistant professor, were featured in UAB's CME accredited podcast, UAB MedCast.
Read moreWarram receives NIH R37 MERIT Award
Jason Warram, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, has received a 7-year NIH R37 MERIT Award from the National Cancer Institute for his research project, “Reduction of Tumor-Positive Margins in Oncologic Surgery.”
Read moreCho won ARS Basic Science Rhinology Research Award Runner Up
Do-Yeon Cho, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, won the American Rhinologic Society (ARS) Basic Science Rhinology Research Award Runner Up for his oral abstract presentation, “A novel oxygen-generating biomaterial for CRS therapy,” at the ARS at Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM) 2021 virtual conference.
Read moreThomas receives grant to fund research on oral cancer pain
Carissa Thomas, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, was one of 21 faculty at UAB to receive a grant from the Faculty Development Grant Program.
Read moreThomas featured in UAB MedCast
Carissa Thomas, M.D., Ph.D.. assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, was featured in UAB's CME accredited podcast, UAB MedCast.
Read moreWomen's History Month: Morgan leads the way for women in Otolaryngology
For Women’s History Month, celebrated annually in March, we are celebrating a woman in Otolaryngology who made history at the UAB School of Medicine and helped shape the future of the specialty.
Read moreQ&A: Hearing Loss
World Hearing Day is held on March 3 each year to raise awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss and promote ear and hearing care across the world.
To help raise awareness, Erika Walsh, M.D., an assistant professor of Otolaryngology, is sharing information about hearing loss.
Read moreHapner appointed to endowed professorship
Edie R. Hapner, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, professor of Otolaryngology, has been appointed to the George W. Barber Jr., Foundation Professorship in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.
Read moreFirst in Alabama to use ORBEYE for microvascular surgery
The UAB Department of Otolaryngology is the first in Alabama to use the ORBEYE, a 4K 3D exoscope, for microvascular surgery.
Read moreThirteen providers named 2020 "Top-Performing Providers"
Buczek initiated into American College of Surgeons
Erin Buczek, M.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, has been named a fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS).
Read moreCho appointed to IFAR Editorial Board
Do-Yeon Cho, an associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, has been appointed to serve on the International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology Editorial Board beginning January 2021.
Read moreUAB Otolaryngology faculty receive promotions
Two Department of Otolaryngology faculty members received promotions earlier this month.
Thomas receives 2020 AHNS/AAO-HNSF Young Investigator Combined Award
Assistant Professor Carissa M Thomas, M.D., Ph.D., received the 2020 American Head and Neck Society/American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Young Investigator Combined Award from the Centralized Otolaryngology Research Effort (CORE).
Read moreUAB Otolaryngology ranked top program in the country
UAB Hospital tops the list of best hospitals in Alabama again, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Additionally, the magazine named the Department of Otolaryngology a top program in the nation in the 2020-2021 Best Hospital rankings.
Read moreLongtime otolaryngologist, Richard Waguespack, retires
Richard Waguespack, MD, FACS, is retiring after 40 years of serving patients. Dr. Waguespack made the transition from private practice to academic medicine in 2013. He specialized in general otolaryngology, otology, and laryngology.
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