May 14, 2024
UNC Health Rolls Out New Hearing and Speech Mobile Clinic
‘Clinic on wheels’ will offer important tests and services for children, especially in rural areas.
Category: Otolaryngology And Ear, Nose Throat
January 12, 2024
Otolaryngology Researchers Characterize Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Chronic Rhinosinusitis
The Rare Diseases Network podcast featured work from the Genetic Disorders of Mucociliary Clearance Consortium (GDMCC) and a paper on primary ciliary dyskinesia published by researchers in the UNC Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery. Senior author is Adam Kimple, MD, PhD.
October 31, 2023
New Procedure at UNC Restores Eyesight, Sensation for Patients with Rare Eye Condition
Matthew Miller, MD, Daniel Rubinstein, MD, and Hussam Banna, MD, from the UNC School of Medicine joined forces to perform the first corneal neurotization procedure at UNC, a life-changing surgery for patients who have neurotrophic keratitis.
October 3, 2023
ENT Researchers Discover Details to Improve Mapping of Electric-Acoustic Stimulation Hearing Devices
Evan Nix, MD, and colleagues in the UNC Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery found that about 60% of cochlear implant recipients with hearing preservation had one or more electrode contacts in the functional acoustic hearing region.
July 31, 2023
Two Subtypes of HPV-associated Head and Neck Cancers Predict Treatment Outcomes
Researchers in UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery and collaborators at Yale Cancer Center and ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group have identified two subtypes of human papillomavirus positive head and neck cancers, giving them a better glimpse into why some patients respond better to treatment than others.
July 6, 2023
Clinical Trial Improves Man’s Quality of Life with Tongue Cancer
Washington, N.C man with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue experiences positive life-changing results after participating in an induction therapy clinical trial at the UNC School of Medicine.
June 28, 2023
McDonald Wins American Cochlear Implant Alliance Meeting Poster Award
Graduate Research Assistant Darla McDonald won the audiology poster award at the American Cochlear Implant Alliance meeting for her presentation of a case study of a cochlear implant recipient with reported catastrophic tinnitus in the implanted ear who participated in clinical research aimed at improving individual patient outcomes.
October 20, 2022
Hughes Joins UNC Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
Nicole (Nikki) Hughes, LE, joined the UNC Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery as an academic aesthetician.
September 13, 2022
Five-Year Review of Department of Otolaryngology Chair
An ad hoc committee has been appointed to undertake a routine review of the Department of Otolaryngology and the leadership of its Chair, Wendell G. Yarbrough, MD, Thomas J. Dark Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery. The review is a standard procedure of UNC-Chapel Hill and will take place on Oct. 31.
August 16, 2022
Dillon Named Director of Clinical Research for the Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
Margaret Dillon, AuD, PhD, has been named director of clinical research for the Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery. As the director of clinical research, Dillon will support the clinical research efforts of residents, fellows and faculty aimed at advancing the field of otolaryngology/head & neck surgery.
August 10, 2022
Eskridge Named Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery Clinical Director
The Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery has named Hannah Eskridge clinical director. She will begin her work in the role on Sept. 1.
August 9, 2022
Park Named First Division Chief of Children’s Cochlear Implant Center
Lisa Park, AuD, has been named the first division chief of the Children’s Cochlear Implant Center within the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery.