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Great Debates

Collective Focus and Deliberation
with Prominent Thought Leaders

The Annual Meeting Program Committee (AMPC) education track leaders collaborate with the AAO-HNSF Education Committees and associated subspecialty societies to identify contentious issues deserving of our collective focus and deliberation as well as prominent thought leaders who can push these discussions forward via structured debate. Below is a list of the topics that will be covered during the 2023 Annual Meeting.

Business of Medicine

Implications of the FTC’s proposal to ban the non-compete clause

Moderator: Amy Y. Chen, MD, MPH, MBA
Debate Speaker #1: Jamie Litvack, MD, MS
Debate Speaker #2: Bevan Yueh, MD, MPH
Debate Speaker #3: Kelly Malloy, MD
Debate Speaker #4: Marion Couch, MD, PhD

Comprehensive Otolaryngology

Are We Over-Specialized? When is Enough Training Enough?

Moderator: Andrew J. Tompkins, MD, MBA
Debate Speaker #1: C. Gaelyn Garrett, MD, MMHC
Debate Speaker #2: Ken Yanagisawa, MD

Endocrine Surgery

Is Parathyroid Autofluorescence the New Operative Standard for Thyroid Surgery?

Moderator: Elizabeth E. Cottrill, MD
Debate Speaker #1: Maisie L. Shindo, MD
Debate Speaker #2: Amanda L. Silver Karcioglu, MD

Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery & Rhinology/Allergy

Septoplasty vs Functional Rhinoplasty for Deviated Septum With Nasal Obstruction?

Moderator: David M. Yen, MD
Debate Speaker #1: Greg E. Davis, MD, MPH
Debate Speaker #2: Benjamin C. Marcus, MD

Head and Neck Surgery

ctDNA: Is It Ready for Prime Time?

Moderator: Jose P. Zevallos, MD, MPH
Debate Speaker #1: Daniel L. Faden, MD
Debate Speaker #2: Carole Fakhry, MD, MPH

Laryngology/Brocho-Esophagology & Rhinology/Allergy

Mucous Wars

Moderator: Minka L. Schofield, MD
Debate Speaker #1: Thomas L. Carroll, MD
Debate Speaker #2: Sandra Y. Lin, MD

Otology/Neurotology

Cholesteatoma Resection: Role of Endoscopic vs Open Approaches

Co-Moderator: Bruce J. Gantz, MD
Co-Moderator: Sarah E. Mowry, MD
Debate Speaker #1: John L. Dornhoffer, MD
Debate Speaker #2: George Wanna, MD, MHCM, FACS

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement

“Top Doctors:” Pros and Cons of Commercial Doctor Ratings

Moderator: Cecelia E. Schmalbach, MD, MSc
Debate Speaker #1: Carol R. Bradford, MD, MS
Debate Speaker #2: Andres M. Bur, MD

Pediatric Otolaryngology

To Drain or Not to Drain: Controversies in Pediatric Abscesses

Moderator: Jeffrey P. Simons, MD, MMM
Debate Speaker #1: Samantha Anne, MD, MS
Debate Speaker #2: Matthew Thomas Brigger, MD, MPH

Professional and Personal Development

Work After Work, Is That Really OK?

Moderator: Sarah K. Wise, MD, MSCR
Debate Speaker #1: Dale A. Tylor, MD, MPH
Debate Speaker #2: Rahul K. Shah, MD, MBA

Rhinology/Allergy

Great Debates: Eustachian Tube Balloons: Full of Hot Air?

Moderator: Devyani Lal, MD
Debate Speaker #1: Edward D. McCoul, MD, MPH
Debate Speaker #2: Dennis S. Poe, MD, PhD

Sleep Medicine

Your Sleep Physician Should be an Otolaryngologist: A Pro/Con Debate

Moderator: Colin T. Huntley, MD
Debate Speaker #1: David T. Kent, MD
Debate Speaker #1: Katherine K. Green, MD, MS