The Division of Otolaryngology held its 3rd annual Laryngeal Dissection CME Course last week at the Simulation Center. Faculty from across the country trained practicing otolaryngologists, otolaryngology residents and speech language pathologists. The course included …
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The Current State of Surgical Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
By David Upton, MD, FACS Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an increasingly common disease now affecting 26% of adults between the ages of 30-70 in the United States. Left untreated, it contributes to impaired cognition, …
Dr. Matthew Lister promoted to Associate Clinical Professor
Congratulations to Dr. Matthew Lister, who was appointed as Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of Otolaryngology, effective May 1. Dr. Lister has been with our Department since August 2016. Dr. Lister received his medical …
Honoring Our Veterans: James Brandenburg, MD
Dr. Brandenburg (front row, second from left) and team finalizing an agreement to allow University Hospital to be used as a training site for reserve forces. In honor of Memorial Day, we’re profiling six alumni …
Dr. David Upton promoted to Clinical Associate Professor
David Upton, MD, has been promoted to Clinical Associate Professor, effective July 1, 2018. He is the Chair of Otolaryngology at Meriter, and the Director of the Otolaryngology Residency program at 1 S. Park, where he …
Studying Communication and Swallowing Disorders in the Ciucci Lab
The research program of Michelle R. Ciucci, PhD., CCC-SLP is dedicated to understanding how aging and neurodegenerative disease contribute to communication and swallowing disorders. Specifically, Parkinson disease has a complex pathology that causes early-onset voice …
Jonathan Russell receives NIH R01 research grant
Tongue muscles up close Jonathan Russell, PhD, an Associate Scientist collaborating with Nadine Connor, PhD, has received a NIH R01 grant for his project, “Treatment of Functional Deficits In Tongue Muscles Induced by Radiation and …
Otolaryngology researcher Cynthia Kelm-Nelson receives NIH R21 grant
Cynthia Kelm-Nelson, PhD, received a three-year NIH R21 grant for $153,000 annually, awarded through The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. This grant supports her project “Communication dysfunction in Parkinson disease: Integrated genetic …
Division of Otolaryngology hosts annual Clinical Experience for UW PA Program
The Division of Otolaryngology held its annual Otolaryngology Clinical Experience for the UW PA program, hosting 40 PA students. In the course, PA students gained experience in performing, describing, and communicating results from a structured …
Submit your abstract for the Upper Airway Microbiome Science Course
We are now accepting abstracts for the 2018 Upper Airway Microbiome conference, hosted by the Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. The overarching goal of this conference is to advance and integrate our fund of …