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Congratulations to Vanderbilt's medical student, Nomongo Dorjsuren, as the presenting author of the honorably mentioned sleep medicine poster at @AAOHNS' 2026 Annual Meeting! Proud senior author @lyndyjane shares: "This is 1 of only 15 awards given to >500 posters."
Join us this Friday, 10/30 at 6:45am CST in MCE 8380AB for Grand Rounds!
Dr. Gregory Basura from @OtoPitt will present, "Global Humanitarian Outreach: Lessons Learned".
Can't join in person? Use our Teams link:
teams.microsoft.com/meet/277…
November 2nd marks the 1st lecture in a research series presented by our Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences. Emily Lund, PhD, CCC-SLP from Texas Christian University will present on "Word Learning Breakdowns: From Language Outcomes to Mechanisms in Children Who Are DHH".
Join us this Friday, 10/23 at 6:45am CST in MCE 8380AB for our Grand Rounds Lecture. Medical Students Oluebubechukwu Eze, Serin Springer and Mishek Thapa will present.
Can't join in person? Use our Teams link: teams.microsoft.com/meet/277…
Recently received the Levi Watkins, Jr. MD Award for Mentorship from @VUmedicine and couldn't be more grateful. Couldn't believe it. @VUMChealth medical students are the greatest and hope to never forget when all MD's were in their position, we all needed a mentor.
November 2nd marks the 1st lecture in a research series presented by our Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences. Emily Lund, PhD, CCC-SLP from Texas Christian University will present on "Word Learning Breakdowns: From Language Outcomes to Mechanisms in Children Who Are DHH".
Congratulations to @TopfHNS on his Innovation Catalyst Fund Award -- moving his development of a novel 3D scanner for the creation of visual pathology reports closer to commercialization. Well done! vanderbilt.edu/cttc/for-rese…
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The speaker lineup continues to grow! Join us in Nashville as David Schwartz, MD presents insights from the SHRINK-RAY trial and discusses innovative approaches combining immunotherapy and radiation for head and neck cancer. Register today: 2026nextgenheadandneckmeetin…
Please join us on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 6:45 a.m. for our Grand Rounds Lecture. We are pleased to welcome Dr. Daniel Beswick from UCLA Healthcare, as our presenter. You can aso join via Teams at this link: teams.microsoft.com/meet/277…
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We're excited to welcome Luana Sousa, MD, from MD Anderson Cancer Center as a featured speaker at the 2026 NextGen Head & Neck Cancer Meeting.
Dr. Sousa will present: "Emerging Biomarkers and Correlatives in Perioperative HNSCC Treated with Immunotherapy."
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We're excited to welcome Dr. Adam Luginbuhl of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital as a featured speaker at NEXTGEN Head & Neck Cancer 2026 in Nashville. He will present: "Adaptive Surgery Following Neoadjuvant Therapy." @VanderbiltENT
Register Today: 2026nextgenheadandneckmeetin…
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Cleft lip surgery in Juba, South Sudan for the past week! Got to train incredible South Sudanese plastic surgeons on how to do cleft surgery, though they taught me a ton. Good things happening in East Africa! #cleftlip#cleftsurgery
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Dr. Prada is one of many great speakers we have lined up for our Next Gen Head and Neck Cancer meeting on November 7. Learn more here, vumc.org/ent/2026-nextgen-he…@VanderbiltENT
Check out this article from our own Dr. Lyndy Wilcox highlighting a growing challenge. While median compensation has reached $525,000, more than 80% of specialists report longer wait times, and 85% cite early-career retention as a major concern. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.202…
Please join us on Friday, August 21, 2026, at 6:45 a.m. for our Grand Rounds Lecture. We are pleased to welcome Dr. Jason Yu from Emory Healthcare, who will present: "Advancing Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy as an Experimental Model for Obstructive Sleep Apnea".
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Meet the 2026 CORE (Centralized Otolaryngology Research Efforts) Grant Awardees in Airway and Laryngology—seven researchers advancing care for complex airway and voice conditions.
Meet all the awardees
hubs.ly/Q04s-7-S0#AAOHNS#COREGrants#ENTResearch
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Surgery can play a key role in the mgmt of Head and Neck Cancer. So this week we welcome with Dr. Michael Topf @TopfHNS from @VanderbiltENT to talk surgical decision-making and management in HNC.
We talk complex decision-making, changes in the field, & so much more!
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Please join us on Friday, August 14, 2026, at 6:45 a.m.for our Grand Rounds Lecture. We are pleased to welcome back Vanderbilt Department of Otolaryngology’s own Dr. James Netterville, who will present: ”Finding Meaning in Life”.