Stanford OHNS

The official account of Stanford University's Department of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery

Our mission: excellence in patient care, education, research, innovation, & technology in Otolaryngology

07/24/2025

📣 We’re thrilled to announce that the Stanford OHNS Summer 2025 Newsletter is now available!
🌟 Explore the latest updates, research, and events from our department. Check it out here: https://mailchi.mp/stanford.edu/stanford-ohns-summer-2025-newsletter

07/21/2025

Last month, we held our first Summer 2025 OHNS Research Social, and we're excited to join together again this upcoming Friday! If you're free, come join us at the BMI Benches from 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm🎉

07/15/2025

🌍✈️ Exciting news! Dr. Konstantina Stankovic was recently featured in The Washington Post, discussing the impact of airplane noise on hearing health. 📉🔊 Protect your ears and stay informed! To read more, please go to https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2025/07/14/loud-airplanes-damage-hearing/

07/14/2025

Healing requires more than a cure; it’s a lifelong journey. Dr. Heather Starmer was featured to speak about survivorship on the Back Table ENT podcast with Dr. Michael Moore and Dr. Gopi Shah.

To begin this episode, the discussion centers on the multifaceted challenges faced by survivors, including dysphagia, dry mouth, chronic pain, and mental health issues. The physicians discuss how to manage issues like mobility and lymphedema. They also emphasize the importance of early intervention, community support, and comprehensive care to enhance the quality of life for survivors.

The experts highlight several resources, including the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance, which are available to assist patients and providers in navigating survivorship. To conclude this episode, Dr. Starmer, Dr. Moore, and Dr. Shah also outline future directions in research and the need for more qualitative studies to better understand long-term survivorship outcomes.

Listen and read more at 🎧https://www.backtable.com/shows/ent/podcasts/222/survivorship-in-head-neck-cancer

07/01/2025

🌟 Exciting times in the Stanford Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Laryngology Division! 🎉 We are thrilled to welcome our newest members, Dr. Nancy Jiang, Clinical Associate Professor (third person from the left), and Dr. Ted Mau, Interim Clinical Instructor and Chief of the Laryngology Division (first person from the left). Their expertise will undoubtedly enhance our commitment to excellence in patient care and education.

We also want to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Michael Montalbaron, our recent Clinical Instructor, as he embarks on his new journey as Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Join us in celebrating this incredible team and the bright future ahead! 👏

06/25/2025

As part of the Childhood Development and Hearing Center in the Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, the Ear-resistible team had another strong showing this year at ! We’re grateful for the incredible support from our faculty, audiologists, postdoctoral fellows, students, administrative staff, and their families. Many volunteered their time to educate the community about how the ear works, raise awareness of hearing loss, and help raise funds to support our mission.

06/23/2025

Last Friday, Dr. Lloyd Minor served as a keynote speaker at Vanderbilt Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department's Resident Research Day!

He was honored with the 31st Annual John Q. Adams Lectureship Award.
Congratulations, Dr. Minor! 👏

06/20/2025

🎓 Last Friday, we celebrated the graduation of our six incredible chief residents! We’re so proud of all they’ve accomplished and excited for what lies ahead.

Please join us in congratulating:
• Dr. Julien Azimzadeh → Neurotology Fellowship, USC
• Dr. Mohamed Diop → Comprehensive ENT in Private Practice
• Dr. Zoë Fullerton → Head & Neck Surgery Fellowship, Washington University
• Dr. Alice Huang → Rhinology Fellowship, Mass Eye & Ear
• Dr. Yu-Jin Lee → Head & Neck Surgery Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh
• Dr. Eric Wei → Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, Vanderbilt University

We also hosted our annual Residency Research Symposium, featuring the prestigious Willard E. Fee, Jr. Lectureship delivered by Dr. Troy D. Woodard, President of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.

What a special day to honor our graduates and the future of OHNS! 🎉

06/18/2025

Earlier this month, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Pa-Chun Wang to campus for a special talk titled “Strive for Prediction: My AI Journey in Otolaryngology.”

Dr. Wang is the Vice Superintendent of Cathay General Hospital, Board Executive of the Joint Commission of Taiwan, and Chair Professor at Fu Jen Catholic University School of Medicine. With nearly 400 peer-reviewed publications and extensive leadership across global otolaryngology and healthcare systems, we were honored to host him at Stanford.

06/12/2025

We’re proud to recognize four of our researchers for receiving prestigious CORE grants in support of their innovative proposals:

🎉 Dr. Michelle Chen received an AHNS Pilot Grant for her project, “Development of a Food is Medicine Intervention for Head and Neck Cancer.”

🎉 Dr. Grace Kim received an ASPO Research Grant for her project, “Role of Cochlear Immune Cells in Congenital Cytomegalovirus-Related Hearing Loss.”

🎉 Dr. Maxwell Lee received the AHNS Alando J. Ballantyne Resident Research Pilot Grant for his proposal, “Spatial Transcriptomic Analysis of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma.”

🎉 Dr. Shannon Wu received an AAO-HNSF Resident Research Grant for her work, “Developing a Financial Hardship Patient-Reported Outcome in Head and Neck Cancer.”

Congratulations to all four recipients—we look forward to the impact your research will have on patient care and the field of otolaryngology.

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