A team of researchers, led by Susan Thibeault, PhD, CCC-SLP, have created an in vitro 3-D model of human vocal fold tissue (called mucosa) that could improve our understanding and treatment of disorders affecting the …
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Welcoming Dr. Sara Misurelli to our faculty as Director of Audiology!
Please join us in welcoming Sara Misurelli, AuD, PhD, to our faculty as an Assistant Professor and Director of Audiology! Dr. Misurelli will be continuing her work in the Division of Otolaryngology, where she was …
Dr. Nadine Connor recieves NIH RO1 grant for tongue muscle research
Nadine Connor, PhD, received an NIH R01 grant from the National Institute on Deafnessand Other Communication Disorders. The $2 million grant will fund her project “Bioenergetic Mechanisms of Tongue Muscle Fatigue.” Muscle fatigue is widely …
Common Questions about Vocal Fold Paralysis
By David Francis, MD, and Nathan Welham, PhD, CCC-SLP Learn about diagnosis, treatment, and research of vocal fold paralysis. Key takeaways Unilateral vocal fold paralysis often improves spontaneously over the first 6-12 months after the …
Trainees nominated for medical honor society
Transplantation fellow Joel Adler, MD, and otolaryngology resident James Thompson, MD, were nominated by fourth year medical students for membership in Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), a medical honor society that recognizes excellence in scholarship, leadership, …
Dr. Jack Jiang receives NIH R01 Grant
Jack Jiang, MD, PhD, received a $1.9 million NIH R01 grant for his project, “Chaos in human phonation and its measurement,” beginning this May. This five-year project will study how voice dysfunction is detected and …
Winners of the 2019 Department Science Image Contest
Check out the winners and all submissions for our Behind the Lens: Surgery Science Image Contest, held annually as part of our Research Summit. Winner: “When death overtakes us, all that we have is left to …
Treating Bell’s Palsy and Facial Paralysis: How and when to refer a patient with facial paralysis
The sudden onset of facial paralysis is a complex clinical scenario. When do you call a specialist, which specialist do you call, and at what point does persistent paralysis warrant referral? The multi-disciplinary faculty at …
Department members honored at Wisconsin Society of Otolaryngology meeting
The Wisconsin Society of Otolaryngology hosted its annual meeting October 27-28, which was attended by Otolaryngologists and Advanced Practice Providers from around the state. Otolaryngology residents Chad Ennis, MD, and Matthew Hoffman, MD, PhD, received …
Measuring laryngo-pharyngeal physiology in Dr. McCulloch’s lab
Meet the lab of Dr. Timothy McCulloch, division chief of otolaryngology. The primary focus of Dr. Timothy McCulloch’s research is the understanding of laryngo-pharyngeal physiology in disease and health, combining multiple methods of measurement including …