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A Multidisciplinary Team Approach Improves Care for Patients with Sleep Disorders

The Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and UTHealth Houston Neurosciences have teamed up to help patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) through expert diagnosis and, for those who qualify, hypoglossal nerve stimulation using Inspire® upper airway stimulation.

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UTHealth Houston Designated as NASBS Multidisciplinary Team of Distinction

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston has been named a North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) Multidisciplinary Team of Distinction for 2026. Texas Skull Base Physicians brings together a highly experienced multidisciplinary team of subspecialists for patients with complex disorders and diseases of the skull base.

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Dr. Amber Luong Invited to Address the Korean Rhinologic Society

Rhinologist and researcher Amber Luong, MD, PhD, professor and vice chair for academic affairs in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at UTHealth Houston, was an invited speaker at the 71st Annual Congress of the Korean Rhinologic Society

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Learn more about Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) at UTHealth Houston in the May 2026 issue of ORL Notes, our departmental newsletter!

• Janice Bradley Regains Her Voice

• Dr. Martin Citardi Discusses Management of Nasal Polyps on BackTable Podcast

• Dr. William Yao Named Among Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors

• Dr. Xiaoyang Hua Named a Neely National Clinician-Scientist Mentor

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Janice Bradley Regains Her Voice

After parathyroid surgery at a community hospital in October 2023, Janice Bradley discovered that her voice had changed. “I sounded like Minnie Mouse and had to repeat everything several times to be understood. It was embarrassing,” she says.

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Dr. Martin Citardi Discusses Management of Nasal Polyps on BackTable Podcast

Clinicians interested in keeping up with advances in nasal polyp treatment may tune in to a BackTable interview with Martin J. Citardi, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.

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Dr. William Yao Named Among Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors

Rhinologist William C. Yao, MD, chief of rhinology and an associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named among Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors for 2026.

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Dr. Xiaoyang Hua Named a Neely National Clinician-Scientist Mentor

Clinician-scientist Xiaoyang Hua, MD, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been invited to join the Neely National Clinician-Scientist Mentorship Network. Members of the network.

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Learn more about Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) at UTHealth Houston in the April 2026 issue of ORL Notes, our departmental newsletter!

• A Patient Regains Her Hearing After Stapedectomy

• Dr. Vivek John Joins UTHealth Houston’s Otorhinolaryngology Team

• Dr. Patrick Byrne to Speak at ORL Frontiers 2026

• Dr. Kunal Jain Honored for 10 Years of Service to UTHealth Houston

• Dr. Martin Citardi Named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for the 13th Consecutive Year

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A Patient Regains Her Hearing After Stapedectomy

Kelly Baehren remembers her mother undergoing two unsuccessful surgeries for hearing loss caused by otosclerosis. “That was in the 1970s, and when I lost my own hearing 15 years ago, I was of the mindset that if surgery didn’t work for her, it wouldn’t work for me." But in 2025, she decided to investigate her options.

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