Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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March 10, 2016
Voice Center’s Garrett found life’s work in helping patients
Gaelyn Garrett, M.D., wasn’t a country music fan when she was growing up. When she came to Music City 22 years ago for a fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, she was planning to stay for only a year, and then find a job in her native North Carolina. -
January 28, 2016
Cochlear implant’s success is music to patient’s ears
Sidney Kleinman is living proof that you’re never too old to have your hearing restored. -
October 1, 2015
Hochmair set for next Discovery Lecture
The co-creator of the world’s first microelectronic multi-channel cochlear implant — a device that provides sound signals to the brain in deaf individuals — will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture. -
May 28, 2015
American Laryngological Association honors VUMC’s Ossoff, Garrett
Two faculty members of the Vanderbilt Voice Center have won awards from the American Laryngological Association (ALA). -
May 21, 2015
Study shows probiotics may help ease allergies
Using probiotics may help alleviate the symptoms of allergic rhinitis (AR), also known as seasonal or perennial allergies, according to a Vanderbilt study that reviewed 23 previous trials. -
May 7, 2015
Grant spurs study of rare breathing condition in women
A research team at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been approved for a $2.7 million funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study idiopathic subglottic stenosis (iSGS), a rare condition that inexplicably causes middle-aged women to struggle to breathe. -
April 30, 2015
Photo: Cancer screening
Vanderbilt University Medical Center physicians recently provided free cancer screenings for 116 patients at the Odess Head and Neck Cancer Surgery Clinic and the Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System.