The Meet the Scientific Poster Authors Showcase featured some great discussions of the latest otolaryngology research from across the country and around the world. Winners were selected out of the over 500 posters and honorable mentions from each subspecialty track.
“I am so excited to congratulate [the poster winners] on behalf of the Annual Meeting Program Committee for having been awarded one of the best posters at the Annual Meeting. We selected one poster from each subspecialty track to receive honorable mention and then two overall winners, Best of Show and Best of Basic/Clinical Science poster,” said Daniel C. Chelius, Jr., MD, AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting Program Coordinator.
Best in Show
Association Between Routine Laboratory Inflammatory Indicators and Circulating Tumor DNA Levels in HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Carcinoma
- Ryan S. Ziltzer, MD, MPH; Zulkifl Jafary, BA; Connor Hunt, BS; Iraj Hasan, BA; Meghan T. Turner, MD
Best in Basic/Clinical Science
Association Between Routine Laboratory Inflammatory Indicators and Circulating Tumor DNA Levels in HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Carcinoma
- Ryan S. Ziltzer, MD, MPH; Zulkifl Jafary, BA; Connor Hunt, BS; Iraj Hasan, BA; Meghan T. Turner, MD
Best in Business of Medicine/Practice Management
Potential Medicare Savings on Drugs Commonly Prescribed by Otolaryngologists Through a Low-Cost Generic Drug Program
- Taylor S. Erickson, MD; Steven D. Pletcher, MD; Zachary M. Soler, MD, MSc; Rodney J. Schlosser, MD; Alan Workman, MD; Vinay Rathi, MD, MBA
Best in in Care Equity, Quality, and Safety
Defining a Global Otolaryngology Workforce Target
- Rolvix H. Patterson, III, MD, MPH; Mary Jue Xu, MD; Nader G. Zalaquett, BS; Joshua Wright, MBBS; Keith D. Potent, MBBS; Blake Alkire, MD, MPH; Mark G. Shrime, MD, MPH, PhD
Best in General Otolaryngology
Diagnostic Yield of Neck Mass Imaging: Impact of Clinician Specialty
- Peter M. Debbaneh, MD; Aida Martinez Salazar, MS; Quynh-Lam Tran, BS; Jacob Hoerter, MD; Kevin Wang, MD; Nancy Jiang, MD
Best in Endocrine Surgery
American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data Systems Institution and Its Effect on Thyroid Surgeries Among Veterans: A 10-Year Retrospective Cohort Study
- Bella León, MD; Lane D. Squires, MD; Davis S. Chong, BS
Best in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Adipofascial Profunda Artery Perforator Flap for Reconstruction of Contour Defect After Parotidectomy
- Ray Y. Wang, MD; Andrew T. Huang, MD
Best in Head and Neck Surgery
Socioeconomic Disadvantage Impacts Stage at Presentation for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Kelly M. Bridgham, MD; Annie E. Moroco, MD; Bryce H. Hambach, BS; Angela E. Alnemri, MD; Eric V. Mastrolonardo, MD; Meghan M. Crippen, MD; Arielle G. Thal, MD
Best in Laryngology/Broncho-Esophagology
Choosing Endotracheal Tube Size in Adults: A Quality Improvement Project at a Community Hospital
- Grace C. Nichols, BS; Erin N. Mulry, MD; Anil Magge, MD; Hailun Wang, MD
Best in Otology / Neurotology
Examining Clinical and Radiographic Evidence of Cerebellar Dysfunction Following Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery
- Maggie M. Mouzourakis, MD; Lillian Dominguez-Konicki, MD; David Pastel, MD; James E. Saunders, MD
Best in Pediatric Otolaryngology
Foreign Concepts in Esophageal Foreign Bodies in Children: A Health Knowledge Study
- Nicole Crimi, MD; Jennifer M. Siu, MD, MPH; Catharine Walsh, MD; Evan J. Propst, MD, MSc; Nikolaus E. Wolter, MD, MSc
Best in Personal and Professional Development
Detecting Artificial Intelligence-Generated Content in Personal Statements of Otolaryngology Residency Applications: An Observation Study
- Sairisheel R. Gabbireddy, MD; Brian M. Kellermeyer, MD; John Nguyen, MD; Ruifeng Cui, PhD; Christopher E. Bailey, MD, PhD; Hussein Jaffal, MD
Best in Rhinology/Allergy
Adiponectin as a Potential Biomarker in Chronic Rhinosinusitis
- Julisa Nuñez, MS; Corinna G. Levine, MD, MPH; Christine T. Dinh, MD; Olena Bracho, BS; Mikhail Marasigan, BS
Best in Sleep Medicine
Administration of Perioperative Celecoxib Reduces Opioid Consumption After Soft Palate Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Ido Badash, MD; Stephanie Wong, MD; Kevin M. Biju, MD; Kevin Hur, MD; Emily A. Commesso, MD; Eric J. Kezirian, MD, MPH