Stanford Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery Department

A thriving department with a world-class reputation and a culture of respect and consideration for one another.

Health Care

Exceptional medical care for common to complex ear, nose, and throat issues.

Research

Breakthrough research of human disease with an emphasis on curing deafness.

Education

Providing world-class medical training to residents, instructors, and students.

 

 

In Spotlight

Apply to Our NIH/NIDCD R25 Clinician Scientist Training Program

Medical Student Research Track

Spring Application Deadline: April 8, 2024.
Expected decisions in May 2024.

 The Stanford NIH/NIDCD R25 Clinician Scientist Training Program (Medical Student Research Track) supports comprehensive training in basic, translational, and clinical research on communications disorders. Trainees are also encouraged to attend and participate in the weekly OHNS research seminars, journal clubs, and Sensory Neuroscience and Engineering seminars. The goal of this program is to train the next generation of physician-scientists in the field of communication disorders.

SNE Seminars

Lassa fever induced sensorineural hearing loss

Slobodan Paessler, DVM, PhD

Please join us on  Tuesday, March 19, 2024 for Dr. Slobodan Paessler's seminar. Click the link below for more details on our upcoming SNE Seminar Series events.

Castle Connolly has announced their 2024 Exceptional Women in Medicine list

We are proud to announce that Drs Lisa Orloff, Zara Patel, and Mai Thy Truong have been recognized for the 6th consecutive year by Castle Connolly as Exceptional Women in Medicine! They continue to be pioneers of medical excellence and change in our community. 

Stanford OHNS paper featured on the cover of The Laryngoscope for March

We are proud to share that the paper “Environmental Risk Factors for Pediatric Epistaxis vary by Climate Zone” was selected for the cover of The Laryngoscope this month. The team of authors includes Eric X. Wei MD, Allen Green BS, Michael T. Chang MD, Peter H. Hwang MD, Douglas R. Sidell MD, and Z. Jason Qian MD.

Congratulations to John B. Sunwoo, MD for receiving a Stanford Medicine Catalyst Award

The award will provide $1 million to develop a novel tissue-resident NK cell therapy for clinical use. The project will use information from discoveries made in Dr. Sunwoo’s laboratory to generate a clinical-grade NK cell therapy product endowed with unique properties that are advantageous for the treatment of solid malignancies, like head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma. The Stanford Medicine Catalyst Program is a joint strategic effort between Stanford’s School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care, and Stanford Children’s Health to support inventors across the Stanford community in developing and accelerating the most promising innovations for transformative health. 

Kara Meister, MD, was featured by Stanford Medicine Children’s Health

In celebration of Women’s History Month, the “Healthier, Happy Lives Blog” asked Dr. Meister to share about covering the full spectrum of medicine in her work.

Congratulations to Michael Chang, MD for receiving a Stanford CARE seed grant

The seed grant of $50,000 from the Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education (CARE) will be for Dr. Chang’s research on “Improving Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis Through Deep Learning of Endoscopic Images.”  This collaborative research grant further strengthens our team’s foundational work towards being an AI research center of distinction in rhinology.

 

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