Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

September 15, 2016

Symposium explores using music to improve social skills, ease PTSD

The Science of Song symposium explored the use of music and singing to help people with developmental disabilities like autism improve their social skills, and others with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) recover from the traumatic events they’ve experienced.

August 23, 2016

Science of Song symposium set for Sept. 12 at Vanderbilt

Blair School of Music will host a one-day symposium Sept. 12 called “The Science of Song.”

May 12, 2016

Novel sinusitis treatment helps patient breathe easier

For more than five years, Chandler Webb noticed that it was becoming more difficult to breathe through his nose.

April 13, 2016

Free head and neck cancer screening April 15

The symptoms of head and neck cancer can be subtle. To help catch the disease in its earliest stages, the Vanderbilt Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center will offer free head and neck cancer screenings Friday, April 15.

April 7, 2016

Annual free screening for head and neck cancer set for April 15

The symptoms of head and neck cancer can be subtle, so to help catch the disease in its earliest stages the Vanderbilt Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center will offer free head and neck screenings Friday, April 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

March 17, 2016

ROCKs and cancer invasion

The rigidity of the microenvironment around cancer cells drives invasive behavior through distinct ROCK signaling pathways, which could guide the development of specific anti-invasive therapies.