Navigating a Right-Handed World as a Left-Handed Surgeon
April 10, 2025See author disclosures at the end of the article.Tyler Merrill, MD, on behalf of the Diversity and Inclusion CommitteeThe author, Tyler Merrill, MD, performs surgery with adaptations to accommodate his left-handedness.For left-handed otolaryngologists, adapting to the operating room often means navigating…
Staff Spotlight: Kate Redding
April 10, 2025Welcome to our monthly Staff Spotlight, where we recognize the dedicated individuals behind the scenes at the Academy. This month, we feature Kate Redding. With a passion for storytelling and strategic communication, she plays a key role in shaping how the Academy engages with its…
Pearls from Your Peers: Laryngeal Stroboscopy
April 10, 2025Why should otolaryngologists who already perform in-office laryngoscopy consider adding stroboscopy? After taking the history of a patient experiencing dysphonia, endoscopic auditory-perceptual visualization of the larynx is essential for evaluation. The AAO-HNS Clinical Practice Guideline for Hoarseness specifically recommends laryngoscopy for patients…
World Voice Day 2025: Empower Your Voice
April 10, 2025Priya D. Krishna, MD, Chair, on behalf of the Voice Committee World Voice Day on April 16 is a day that allows us to spotlight the singular importance of the human voice. This year’s theme, “Empower Your Voice,” is an ardent appeal to the…
ACADEMIC APPEAL: A Call to Our Academic Community
April 10, 2025Rahul K. Shah, MD, MBAAAO-HNS/F Executive Vice President and CEODear Academic Colleagues,Your Academy needs you. Your private practice colleagues ask for you and your contributions. And, importantly, you need us too.I trained in Boston from 2000 to 2006, rotating through internship…
Get Ready for the AAO-HNS/F 2025 OTO Forum
April 7, 2025The second annual AAO-HNS/F OTO Forum will be held April 25–26, 2025, at The Westin Alexandria Old Town in Alexandria, Virginia. This transformative event is designed to empower private practice otolaryngologists with cutting-edge insights, innovative tools, and vital connections to tackle…
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March 24, 2025Advertising opportunities are available in the online media kit. Advertising inquiries should be directed to:Ascend Media, LLCTricia WalshDisplay AdvertisingPhone: [email protected] Media, LLCCriss JohnDisplay and Classified AdvertisingPhone: [email protected] Acceptance of advertising for the Bulletin in no way…
The State of the Workforce: Our Supply System
March 18, 2025Andrew J. Tompkins, MD, MBA, Chair of the AAO-HNS Workforce Task ForceWe present the second installment of our new “State of the Workforce” series, which dives deeply into a key issue affecting our specialty. Read and download the 2022 and 2023 Otolaryngology Workforce reports…
Speak Up for Your Specialty: Join Project 535
March 18, 2025Do you want to play a more active role in the Academy’s advocacy efforts? Are you worried that physicians’ voices, particularly those of otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeons, are not being heard in Washington? Join Project 535 and serve as an Academy “key contact…
Laryngoplasty for the Comprehensive Otolaryngologist
March 18, 2025C. Michael Haben, MD, MSc The following article provides highlights from the Expert Lecture, “Gender Affirming Surgery of the Head & Neck for the Comprehensive Otolaryngologist,” presented at the AAO-HNSF 2024 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO.Frequency-altering laryngoplasty procedures, both pitch-elevating feminization and pitch…
An Update on Cochlear Implants for SSD and AHL
March 18, 2025Steven D. Curry, MD, Evan Cumpston, MD, Nathan D. Cass, MD, and Dennis Bojrab II, MD, on behalf of the Implantable Hearing Devices CommitteeImprovements in cochlear implant (CI) performance have led to the expansion of criteria for implantation beyond the initial indication of patients with…
Surgical Management of Esophageal Disease
March 18, 2025Douglas C. von Allmen, MD, and Micheal J. Rutter, MDThe following article provides highlights from the authors’ Expert Lecture, “The Surgical Management of Esophageal Disease: The Role of the Otolaryngologist,” presented at the AAO-HNSF 2024 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO. The role of the otolaryngologist…
Stories from the Road: Pope Francis Hospital Boat in the Providence of God
March 18, 2025Lucas Diniz Costa, MD, on behalf of the Humanitarian Efforts CommitteeThe amazing healthcare team of the Pope Francis Hospital Ship stands in front of the main ship.The Pope Francis Hospital Ship was officially opened on August 17, 2019, in Belém of Pará, Brazil. The…
Pearls from Your Peers: Pediatric Sleep Disorders
March 18, 2025In recognition of Sleep Awareness Week in March, pediatric otolaryngologist and AAO-HNSF Coordinator for Education Meredith M. Lind, MD, sat down with pediatric pulmonologist and sleep medicine physician Anne E. May, MD, to discuss how to recognize and treat common nonobstructive sleep disorders in…
Voices of Otolaryngology Podcast: R&Q in 2025 and Beyond
March 18, 2025The new Voices of Otolaryngology podcast series is here to bring you exciting conversations and varied perspectives from the individuals who comprise the depth and breadth of the specialty. Hosted by AAO-HNS/F EVP/CEO Rahul K. Shah, MD, MBA, this dynamic series takes…
What’s on My Mind: How We Can Navigate the AI Era
March 18, 2025Bradford G. Bichey, MD, MPH*See the author’s disclosures at the end of this article.As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to gain traction in healthcare, it promises to streamline clinical workflows, enhance diagnostic accuracy, and improve patient outcomes. However, the potential for increased efficiency…
Otolaryngologic Manifestations of Burn Pit Exposure
March 10, 2025Avanti Verma, MDThe following article provides highlights from and expands upon the Panel Presentation “Otolaryngologic Problems Related to Burn Pit Exposure Among US Veterans,” presented at the AAO-HNSF 2024 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO. A webcast of the lecture is also available on OTO Logic…
Turn Down the Volume
March 10, 2025Samuel A. Spear, MD, and John Li, MD, on behalf of the Otology and Neurotology Education Committee*(See author’s disclosures at the end of this article.)A simple quarter turn of the volume knob can mean the difference between safe and harmful sound levels…
