Notable Scientific Oral Abstracts
to Be Presented during #OTOMTG25
The latest research and advances in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery will be presented in Indianapolis, Indiana, during the AAO-HNSF 2025 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO. From the hundreds of research presentations submitted for the 2025 Annual Meeting education program, the Annual Meeting Program Committee selected 19 Scientific Oral Presentations as the “Best of Scientific Oral Presentations.”
Explore the program to start planning your #OTOMTG25 experience.
BEST OF SCIENTIFIC ORALS: PRESENTATION PART I
BUSINESS OF MEDICINE
- Assessing the Quality and Efficiency of an Artificial Intelligence Powered Scribe in Outpatient Clinic Visits
 Presenting Author: Bryan A. Renslo, MD
 Co-Author: Chase Kahn, MD
 Senior Author: David M. Cognetti, MD
ENDOCRINE SURGERY
- Development of Novel mRNA Classifiers to Stratify Preoperative Thyroid Tumor Risk
 Presenting Author: Thomas F. Barrett, Jr., MD
 Co-Author: Mohammed Alshalalfa, PhD
 Co-Author: Yangyang Hao, PhD
 Presenting Author: Joshua Klopper, MD
 Senior Author: Richard A. Harbison, MD, MS
HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
- Three-Year Survival Outcomes of Neoadjuvant Nivolumab-IDO Inhibition in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients
 Presenting Author: Kalena H. Liu
 Presenting Author: Hani Samarah
 Co-Author: Eric V. Mastrolonardo, MD
 Co-Author: David M. Cognetti, MD
 Co-Author: Joseph M. Curry, MD
 Senior Author: Adam J. Luginbuhl, MD
LARYNGOLOGY/BRONCHO-ESOPHAGOLOGY
- Quantitative Evaluation of Ciprofloxacin-Dexamethasone in a Novel Animal Model of Subglottic and Tracheostomy-Related Stenosis
 Presenting Author: Travis Peng
 Co-Author: Pooja N. Swami, MS
 Co-Author: Rachel J. Kaye, MD
 Co-Author: Seth E. Kaplan, MD
 Co-Author: Matthew I. Saleem
 Co-Author: Patrick Scheffler, MD
 Co-Author: Daniel A. Grande, PhD
 Senior Author: Lee P. Smith, MD
- Antigen Removal Strategy in Laryngeal Tissue Engineering Mitigates Extracellular Matrix Collagen Degradation
 Presenting Author: Emily G. Hardy
 Co-Author: Amanda Richards
 Co-Author: Cheryl Myers, PhD
 Senior Author: David G. Lott, MD
PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY
- Computer Vision Model for Automated Detection of Abnormal Pediatric Vocal Cord Movement on Video Laryngoscopy
 Presenting Author: Yasmine Madan
 Co-Author: Nida Copty
 Co-Author: Karan S. Chahal
 Co-Author: Frank Chen
 Co-Author: Paul Esemu-Ezewu
 Co-Author: Nikolaus Ernst E. Wolter, MD
 Co-Author: Evan J. Propst, MD, MSc
 Co-Author: Clyde Matava, MD
 Senior Author: Jennifer M. Siu, MD, MPH
- Utility of Coagulation Studies and Hematology Consults in Post-tonsillectomy Hemorrhage
 Presenting Author: Angela T. Cao, MD
 Senior Author: Michael A. DeMarcantonio, MD
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Gender Disparities in Research Leadership: Trending Female Representation in Otolaryngology Clinical Trials 
 Presenting Author: Sandhya Ganesan
 Co-Author: Sandhya Ganesan
 Co-Author: Myra A. Zaheer
 Co-Author: Leena Zitoun
 Co-Author: Henna Tiwary
 Co-Author: Sarah K. Fangmeyer, DO
 Co-Author: Lwam Asfaw
 Co-Author: Punam G. Thakkar, MD
 Senior Author: Punam G. Thakkar, MD
SLEEP MEDICINE
- A Novel Predictive Scoring System for Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Outcomes in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients
 Presenting Author: Jaehee Kim
 Co-Author: Shashank Singh, PhD
 Co-Author: Tyler J. Allcroft
 Co-Author: Navin N. Rana
 Co-Author: Praneet Kaki
 Senior Author: Colin T. Huntley, MD
- The Effect of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Wound Healing: Insights from a Murine Model
 Presenting Author: Dor Maayan, MD
 Co-Author: Offir Ertracht, PhD
 Co-Author: Itzhak Braverman, MD
 Co-Author: David Rengifo, MD
 Co-Author: Mahmoud Darawshe, MD
 Co-Author: Rodrigo Martinez Monedero, MD
 Co-Author: Shaul Atar, MD
 Senior Author: Forsan Jahshan, MD
BEST OF SCIENTIFIC ORALS: PRESENTATION PART II
COMPREHENSIVE OTOLARYNGOLOGY
- Accuracy of ChatGPT-4o in Supervising Residents in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
 Presenting Author: Lise Sogalow, MD
 Presenting Author: Meryem Miri, MD
 Presenting Author: Jerome R. Lechien, MD
 Co-Author: Antonino Maniaci, MD
 Co-Author: Carlos M Chiesa
 Co-Author: Sarah Saxena
 Co-Author: Stephane Hans
 Senior Author: Giovanni Briganti
- Influence of Surgeon Specialty on Tracheostomy Outcomes
 Presenting Author: George S. Bebawy
 Co-Author: David Herz
 Co-Author: Aman M. Patel
 Co-Author: Victoria O. Youssef
 Senior Author: Ghayoour S. Mir, DO
FACIAL PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
- Adherence to Bell’s Palsy Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Nationwide Retrospective Analysis
 Presenting Author: Nicole M. Favre, MD
 Co-Author: Mattie R. Rosi-Schumacher, MD
 Co-Author: Ariel Harsinay
 Senior Author: David A. Sherris, MD
- Outcomes of Surgical Repair for Large Nasal Septal Perforations: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
 Presenting Author: Matthew HZ Cheung
 Co-Author: Cory Hyun-su Kim
 Co-Author: Shaun A. Nguyen, MD
 Co-Author: Michaela Close, MD
 Co-Author: Vusala Snyder, MD, MS
 Senior Author: Michelle Hwang, MD
HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
- Nanopore Sequencing Detects Prevalence of HPV DNA in Pediatric and Young Adult Archival Tonsil Specimens
 Presenting Author: Mikayla G. Hubbard
 Co-Author: Thomas E. Davis, MD, PhD
 Co-Author: Guang-sheng Lei, PhD
 Co-Author: Robert E. Emerson, MD
 Co-Author: Danielle Schreiber
 Senior Author: Diane W. Chen, MD
OTOLOGY/NEUROTOLOGY
- How Do Patient Comorbidities Impact Adult Cochlear Implant Outcomes?
 Presenting Author: Barak M. Spector
 Co-Author: Priya Bandaru
 Co-Author: Tam Nguyen
 Co-Author: Sandra Simmons, PhD
 Co-Author: Aaron C. Moberly, MD
 Senior Author: Terrin Tamati, PhD
- Rescue Treatment with Losartan Induces Sustained Hearing Protection After Acoustic Trauma in Mice
 Presenting Author: Barak M. Spector
 Co-Author: Priya Bandaru
 Co-Author: Tam Nguyen
 Co-Author: Sandra Simmons, PhD
 Co-Author: Aaron C. Moberly, MD
 Senior Author: Terrin Tamati, PhD
RHINOLOGY/ALLERGY
- Olfactory Retraining Protocol for Post-viral Anosmia: A Prospective Cohort Study
 Presenting Author: Naomi C. Wang, MD
 Presenting Author: Angela L. Kaczorowski-Worthley
 Co-Author: Maria Feucht, MD
 Co-Author: Amelia Lawrence
 Co-Author: Rahul Alapati, MD
 Senior Author: Jennifer A. Villwock, MD
SIMULATION
- PEAK-II Trach: A Multi-Institutional Quality Improvement / Simulation Study Assessing Pediatric Airway Emergency Readiness
 Presenting Author: Jonathan Biel
 Co-Author: Jonathan Biel
 Co-Author: Amanda Shen, MS
 Co-Author: Roxanna Mosavian
 Co-Author: Olivia E. Dunne
 Co-Author: Marc-Mina N. Tawfik
 Co-Author: Regine M. Fortunov, MD
 Co-Author: Akira Nishisaki, MD, MSCE
 Co-Author: Tensing Maa, MD
 Co-Author: Ilana Harwaye-Gidansky, MD, MA
 Co-Author: Elliot Schiff
 Co-Author: Monira Albathi, MBBS, MPH
 Co-Author: Meredith Merz Lind, MD
 Co-Author: Pooja Nawathe, MD
 Co-Author: Daniel Chiou, MD
 Co-Author: Ankona Ghosh, MD
 Co-Author: Alanna Windsor, MD
 Co-Author: Adam J. Van Horn, MD
 Co-Author: Kamal Abulebda, MD
 Co-Author: Kristin Van Genderen, MD
 Co-Author: Lindsay Koressel, MD, MEd
 Co-Author: Adrian Zurca, MD, MEd
 Co-Author: Todd Chang, MD, MAcM
 Co-Author: James Beal, DO
 Co-Author: PedsTrachReady Investigators
 Senior Author: Christina J. Yang, MD, MS
 
