The Business Case for Sustainability
July 21, 2025Amanda E. Dilger, MD, and Neelima "Neelu” Tummala, MD, on behalf of the Environmental Sustainability Task Force In the United States, healthcare costs have increased substantially over the last decade while reimbursement rates have declined.1,2 This has created an increasingly challenging financial environment…
Start Building Your #OTOMTG25 Schedule
July 21, 2025The AAO-HNSF 2025 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO is the must-attend event for our specialty. Dive into the hundreds of transformative sessions designed to help you stay up to date on best practices, connect you with leaders in the specialty, and prepare you for…
A Call for Institutional Action and Collaboration
July 21, 2025Mary Jue Xu, MD, Rolvix H. Patterson, MD, Joshua Wiedermann, MD, Taseer F. Din, MD, Samuel Okerosi, MD, David A. Shaye, MD, Andrew N. Goldberg, MD, Johannes Fagan, MBChB, MMed, Samer Al-khudari, MD, Gregory Basura, MD, Robert M. Brody, MD, Ryan H. Belcher, MD…
Congratulations to the 2025 CORE Grantees
July 21, 2025Since 1985, the CORE Grants Program has supported high-impact research and trained the next generation of researchers in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. In partnership with subspecialty societies and industry sponsors, CORE has awarded more than $13 million in funding to date. In 2025…
Stories from the Road: Community Empowerment
July 21, 2025Steven J. Charous, MD, on behalf of the Humanitarian Efforts CommitteeSteven J. Charous, MDCommunity Empowerment (CE) is a Chicago-based, not-for-profit organization with satellite teams in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Its mission is to save lives and protect…
Stories from the Road: Community Empowerment
July 21, 2025Tasher A. Losenegger, MD, on behalf of the Humanitarian Efforts CommitteeFounded in 2016 by Stephanie Crane, MD, an internal medicine physician at Rush University Medical Center, Community Empowerment is a humanitarian organization dedicated to delivering essential primary care and specialty surgical services to underserved communities…
“Scrub In” to the Simulation Events at #OTOMTG25
July 21, 2025Don’t forget to set aside plenty of time during this year’s AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO to participate in simulation events, which will include a full program of education sessions from Saturday, October 11, through Monday, October 13, as well as the…
Call for Contributions: Share Your Voice with the Bulletin
July 18, 2025The Bulletin, the official content hub of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and its Foundation (AAO-HNS/F), represents the expertise, perspectives, and stories of its members. We invite you to contribute by submitting articles, topic inquiries, or multimedia content, either…
Ethics in Practice: Capacity and Surgical Decision-Making
July 16, 2025Daniel Kraft, MD, and Antoinette Esce, MD, on behalf of the Ethics CommitteeEach person has a right to self-determination, which includes decisions they make about their medical care. This underpins the core bioethical principle of autonomy that forms the basis for many of our…
Global Surgical Outreach for Cleft and Craniofacial Conditions
July 9, 2025Ryan H. Belcher, MD, MPH, Steven Goudy, MD, MBA, and Travis T. Tollefson MD, MPH, on behalf of the Cleft and Craniofacial CommitteeOtolaryngologists and Global Surgical CareInternational volunteer surgical humanitarian work in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has continued to rise over the last…
Staff Spotlight: Jacob Manthey, MBA, MsHCM
July 9, 2025Jacob pitching in a softball tournament in Raleigh, North Carolina.Jacob brings over a decade of association experience to his role at the Academy, where he leads efforts to support through responsive health policy advocacy and practice support. When he's not helping members navigate…
Behind the Peer Review: A Conversation with Star Reviewer Conner J. Massey, MD
July 9, 2025Conner J. Massey, MD, assistant professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the University of Colorado, is a 2024 Star Reviewer* for the OTO Journals. He began peer reviewing for the OTO journals through the Resident Reviewer Development Program around five years ago. Since…
Our Role in the AMA House of Delegates
July 9, 2025Each year, the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) proudly represents our specialty in one of the most influential policymaking bodies in American medicine: the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD). As the official legislative and policymaking body of…
Perioperative Immunotherapy for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
July 9, 2025Saahil Saxena, Kevin J. Contrera, MD, MPH, Katelyn O. Stepan, MD, and Janice L. Farlow, MD, PhD, on behalf of the Head and Neck Surgery Education CommitteeHead and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) remains a significant global health concern, ranking as the seventh most common…
The AAO-HNS 2025 Compensation Survey Needs You
July 9, 2025Help the Academy shape our profession's future by sharing your 2024 compensation data.This focused 2025 compensation survey builds on the AAO-HNS comprehensive 2023 Otolaryngology Workforce Survey and keeps salary data current between our major workforce studies. The AAO-HNS Workforce Task Force…
2025 Best of Scientific Orals Showcase Cutting-Edge Research
July 9, 2025The 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…
Advanced-Stage Cutaneous Melanoma: Current Treatment and Future Directions
July 9, 2025Arielle Thal, MD, Liana Puscas, MD, and Vikas Mehta, MD, MPH, on behalf of the Head and Neck Surgery Education CommitteeAdvanced-stage melanomas are difficult to cure, with high recurrence rates and poor long-term survival. Treatment of resectable cutaneous melanoma has historically included surgical…
Q&A with Eugene N. Myers, MD, FRCS Edin (Hon)
July 9, 2025Eugene N. Myers, MD, FRCS Edin (Hon)Dr. Myers, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Otolaryngology and Emeritus Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, is a Past President of AAO-HNS/F and the founder of the AAO-HNSF…