Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Archive — Page 4 of 12
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June 21, 2023
New grants focus on training of otolaryngology physician-scientists
Multiple new grant awards focused on training the next generation of otolaryngology physician-scientists at Vanderbilt. -
June 15, 2023
Garrett elected president of the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Gaelyn Garrett, MD, MMHC, medical director of the Vanderbilt Voice Center, has been elected president of the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery -
June 8, 2023
Novel technology helps identify parathyroids during pediatric endocrine surgery
A Vanderbilt study found that a probe technology that uses near-infrared autofluorescent lighting helps positively identify and preserve childrens' parathyroids during endocrine surgery. -
May 22, 2023
Project aims to improve ear disease diagnoses with objective machine learning techniques
A new project, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) and led by Aaron Moberly, MD, and Metin Gurcan, PhD, professor and director of the Center for Biomedical Informatics and the Clinical Image Analysis Lab at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, aims to develop machine learning applications to analyze eardrum videos collected with a digital otoscope. -
April 25, 2023
COVID alters respiratory microbiota
COVID-19 infection alters the microbes of the upper respiratory tract for at least several weeks, and such disturbances could impact disease severity and be targets for therapeutic interventions. -
April 11, 2023
Vanderbilt Voice Center’s Professional Voice Conference brings medical professionals and vocal athletes together
A Vanderbilt Voice Center conference will focus on wellness, readiness and resilience for vocal professionals and will touch on topics such as vocal hygiene, recovery after injury, allergies, surgery, respiration, life on the road, and more. -
February 27, 2023
Moberly extends impact of cochlear implantation research, quality of life outcomes
Vanderbilt's Aaron Moberly, MD, is developing an adult cochlear implant research/clinical program that aims to tailor rehabilitative treatment protocols to individual patients based on their auditory, linguistic and cognitive profiles.