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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 2025 Annual Meeting.

Business of Medicine/Practice Management

Selling Your Practice to Private Equity: Pros and Cons

Moderator: Dole P. Baker, Jr., MD
Debate Speaker #1: William R. Blythe, MD
Debate Speaker #2: Jonathan D. Cooper, MD

Care Equity, Quality, and Safety

Black Boxes in the OR: A Pro vs. Con Debate

Moderator: Soham Roy, MD, MMM
Debate Speaker #1: Romaine F. Johnson, MD, MPH
Debate Speaker #2: Kelly Michele Malloy, MD, MBA

Comprehensive Otolaryngology

Refractory Epistaxis: To Operate or To Embolize?

Moderator: Christine B. Franzese, MD
Debate Speaker #1: John S. Schneider, MD, MA
Debate Speaker #2: Dileep R. Yavagal, MD, MBBS, FSVIN, FAAN, FAHA

Endocrine Surgery

Is Open Thyroid Surgery Diminishing in Scope and Frequency?

Moderator: Lisa A. Orloff, MD
Debate Speaker #1: Ralph P. Tufano, MD, MBA
Debate Speaker #2: Ashok R. Shaha, MD

Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Pediatric Septorhinoplasty: Does Age Matter? How Young is Too Young?

Moderators: Linda N. Lee, MD & Myriam dM Loyo, MD, MCR
Debate Speaker #1: Sydney C. Butts, MD
Debate Speaker #2: Adam B. Johnson, MD, PhD

Head and Neck Surgery

Oral Cavity Margins: Specimen-based margins vs. Defect-based margins

Moderator: Ashley C. Mays, MD
Debate Speaker #1: Stephen Y. Kang, MD
Debate Speaker #2: Eric D. Lamarre, MD

Laryngology/Broncho-Esophagology

Staple, Scalpel, Scope…Shoot: Three Approaches to Zenker’s Diverticulum, Which is the Best?

Moderator: Rebecca J. Howell, MD
Debate Speaker #1: Laura Matrka, MD
Debate Speaker #2: Shumon Ian Dhar, MD
Debate Speaker #3: N. Eddie Liou, MD

Otology/Neurotology

Controversies in Cochlear Implantation: Single-sided Deafness and Asymmetric Hearing Loss

Moderator: Maura Cosetti, MD
Debate Speaker #1: J. Thomas t. Roland, Jr., MD
Debate Speaker #2: Craig A. Buchman, MD

Pediatric Otolaryngology

When to Roll the DISE? Sleep Endoscopy for the Surgically Naïve Pediatric OSA Patient

Moderator: Elton M. Lambert, MD
Debate Speaker #1: Cristina M. Baldassari, MD
Debate Speaker #2: Sanjay R. Parikh, MD

Rhinology/Allergy

Chronic Rhinosinusitis Quandaries: Critical Questions and Debates on Utilization of Biologics

Moderator: Amber U. Luong, MD, PhD
Debate Speaker #1: Elina M. Toskala, MBA, PhD, MD
Debate Speaker #2: Stella E. Lee, MD

Sleep Medicine

Is Soft-Tissue Sleep Surgery Obsolete in the era of HGNS or is it Making a Come-Back?

Moderators: Megan L. Durr, MD & Maria V. Suurna, MD
Debate Speaker #1: Marion B. Gillespie, MD
Debate Speaker #2: Erica R. Thaler, MD