Cho appointed to IFAR Editorial Board
Do-Yeon Cho, an associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, has been appointed to serve on the International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology Editorial Board beginning January 2021.
UAB Otolaryngology faculty receive promotions
Two Department of Otolaryngology faculty members received promotions earlier this month.
Thomas receives 2020 AHNS/AAO-HNSF Young Investigator Combined Award
Assistant Professor Carissa M Thomas, M.D., Ph.D., received the 2020 American Head and Neck Society/American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Young Investigator Combined Award from the Centralized Otolaryngology Research Effort (CORE).
UAB Otolaryngology ranked top program in the country
UAB Hospital tops the list of best hospitals in Alabama again, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Additionally, the magazine named the Department of Otolaryngology a top program in the nation in the 2020-2021 Best Hospital rankings.
Read moreLongtime otolaryngologist, Richard Waguespack, retires
Richard Waguespack, MD, FACS, is retiring after 40 years of serving patients. Dr. Waguespack made the transition from private practice to academic medicine in 2013. He specialized in general otolaryngology, otology, and laryngology.
Incoming, outgoing residents and fellows 2020
The Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery is excited to welcome a new group of otolaryngology residents and fellows while saying goodbye to three chiefs and three fellows.
UAB Voice Center serving patients through telemedicine clinic
Voice specialized speech language pathologist Edie Hapner, PhD CC-SLP shares how she and laryngologist Blake Simpson, MD are effective in serving UAB Voice Center patients through an interprofessional voice telemedicine clinic during the COVID-19 crisis.
Residents, faculty highlight response to head and neck oncologic surgery during pandemic
PGY-4 residents Daniel Morrison, MD and Christopher Gentile, MD, Professor Susan McCammon, MD, and Assistant Professor Erin Buczek, MD published "Head and neck oncologic surgery in the "COVID‐19 pandemic: Our experience in a deep south tertiary care center" in Head & Neck Journal of the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck.
Rhinology specialists publish "Phenotypes in Chronic Rhinosinusitis"
Chief resident Justin McCormick, MD, Harrison M. Thompson, MD, Associate Professor Do-Yeon Cho, MD, Professor Bradford Woodworth, MD and Assistant Professor Jessica Grayson, MD published "Phenotypes in Chronic Rhinosinusitis" in Current Allergy and Asthma Reports.
Resident, faculty published in Head & Neck
PGY-2 resident Hunter Skoog, M.D., Associate Professor Kirk Withrow, M.D., Assistant Professor Harishanker Jeyarajan, M.D., Assistant Professor Benjamin Greene, M.D., Assistant Professor Jessica Grayson, M.D., and Department Chair and Professor William Carroll, M.D. published "Tracheotomy in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic" in Head & Neck Journal of the Sciences of the Head and Neck
Simpson's research among top 10% most downloaded papers
Professor and UAB Voice Center Co-Director C. Blake Simpson, M.D., published his research "Treatment of chronic neurogenic cough with in-office superior laryngeal nerve block" in The Laryngoscope in April 2018.
2024 Residents' Research Day
The Department of Otolaryngology will be hosting the 19th Annual Ann B. & Julius N. Hicks Lectureship in Otolaryngology and Residents’ Research Day on April 27, 2024. The lecture will be held at the UAB Hilton in Downtown Birmingham and is open to our alumni, faculty, residents, fellows, healthcare professionals, and outside otolaryngologists in the southeastern region.
Featured Guest Speaker
Amber Luong, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
McGovern Medical School of the University of Texas Health Science Center- Houston
Attendee Registration
Read moreFour applicants match into residency program
The Department of Otolaryngology received 358 residency applications, held 64 interviews, and matched with four new residents. The department is excited to welcome our incoming PGY-1 residents.
Read moreDepartment of Otolaryngology faculty and staff to receive UAB Service Awards
In 2019, UAB had more than 1,100 employees eligible for service award recognition. Eight of those recipients include faculty and staff from the Department of Otolaryngology.
Read moreAlumnus David Alexander receives VA Five Star Service Award
David Alexander, M.D., is being honored for his outstanding patient care during his last year of residency with the UAB Department of Otolaryngology. David Alexander, M.D.
UAB opens Multidisciplinary Endocrine Tumor Clinic
UAB Department of Otolaryngology Assistant Professor, Erin Buczek, M.D., is one of six specialists leading the new UAB Multidisciplinary Endocrine Tumor Clinic. Erin Buczek, M.D.
George W. Barber Jr. Lectureship presents "Communication and Complications in Thyroid Surgery 2019"
Gregory W. Randolph, M.D., FACS, FACE The 2019 George W. Barber Jr. Lectureship, "Communication and Complications in Thyroid Surgery 2019," was presented by a world-renowned expert in the field of otolaryngology, Gregory W. Randolph, M.D., FACS, FACE. The Claire and John Bertucci Endowed Chair in thyroid surgical oncology at Harvard Medical School is a professor in otolaryngology and surgeon at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.
Dr. Randolph shared the history of thyroid surgery to help frame current practice. He also discussed future advances in thyroid surgery, including the de-escalation of treatment for thyroid cancer, intraoperative nerve monitoring, and molecular testing for thyroid disease.
“It was a unique and insightful discussion that can broadly be applied to many areas within otolaryngology,” said Dr. Erin Buczek, UAB Otolaryngology Assistant Professor and Associate Residency Program Director.
The lecture highlighted Dr. Randolph’s vast experience in endocrine surgery and practical considerations for thyroid and parathyroid surgery. He explained how to navigate difficult situations and potential complications from surgery.
“The lectureship is an excellent opportunity for our fellows, residents and medical students to learn from experts in otolaryngology,” said Dr. Buczek.
The residents and fellows presented cases to Dr. Randolph. They were able to discuss management and topics directly related to patients cared for at UAB.
UAB Otolaryngology faculty receive promotions
Do-Yeon Cho, M.D., M.S.Do-Yeon Cho, M.D., M.S. , has been promoted to associate professor. Dr. Cho graduated from Chungbuk National University School of Medicine, M.D. and Sung Kyun Kwan University School of Medicine, M.S. He completed his otorhinolaryngology residency at Samsung Medical Center, rhinology research fellowship and otolaryngology residency at Sanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Cho specializes in acute and chronic rhinosinusitis, nasal obstruction, hyposmia and anosmia, cystic fibrosis, allergic rhinitis, airway epithelial regeneration and repair, and endoscopic skull base surgery.
Jason Warram, Ph.D.Jason Warram, Ph.D., has been promoted from assistant professor to associate professor. Dr. Warram graduated from UAB with a doctorate in molecular and cellular pathology. After completing his fellowship in advanced medical imaging at UAB, he joined our faculty. Dr. Warram specializes in development and clinical translation of novel imaging agents, clinical trials in cancer imaging, image-guided pathology, molecular biology techniques, multi-modality techniques in surgical oncologic imaging, nuclear imaging, combination therapeutic strategies, anti-angiogenic therapy, and antibody-based imaging and therapy.
Four New Faculty Join the Department of Otolaryngology
The UAB Department of Otolaryngology is excited to introduce four new members to the faculty team: Drs. Erika Walsh, Jessica Grayson, Carissa Thomas and Hari Jeyarajan:
Dr. Walsh joins our faculty following a two year fellowship in Otology/Neurotology at the Michigan Ear Institute. She earned her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed her residency with us here at UAB. Dr. McGrew had the pleasure of training Erika throughout her residency and advocated for her recruitment, recognizing her skill in managing both common and complex conditions of the ear, temporal bone and lateral skull base. Dr. Walsh is currently accepting new patients and her clinic opens mid-August 2019.
Dr. Grayson will be joining us after the completion of her fellowship in Rhinology and Anterior Skull Base Surgery in Sydney, Australia. She also completed her residency with our department and is skilled in the treatment of complex inflammatory and neoplastic disorders of the nose, sinuses and anterior skull base. Dr. Grayson is currently accepting new patients and her clinic opens mid-August 2019.
Dr. Thomas joins our faculty after a fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology at the University of Toronto. She received both her medical degree and PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology at Baylor College of Medicine, and then completed her residency at the University of Colorado. Dr. Thomas specializes in head and neck oncology and microvascular reconstruction. Her research interest includes the interaction between the microbiome and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Dr. Thomas is currently accepting new patients and her clinic opens mid-September 2019.
Dr. Jeyarajan joins our faculty from Melbourne, Australia. His background is diverse with fellowship and subspecialty training in several key areas including head and neck oncology (UAB), skull base surgery (London, UK) and airway reconstruction (London, UK). We were fortunate to recruit Dr. Jeyarajan back to UAB as a surgical hospitalist. He will take the lead for difficult airway patients and will be positioned to provide care for patients requiring urgent transfer to UAB, in-house consults and additional head and neck and skull base cases. He has hit the ground running and we believe our referring community will notice a difference in ease of access for complex patients requiring care at UAB.
Golf for the Grads
To celebrate our three 2019 graduates, Drs. David Alexander, Sean Evans and Matthew Fort, the UAB Department of Otolaryngology hosted a golf tournament the morning of Saturday, June 15. The group broke up into teams for a little friendly competition before heading to the Wine Loft that evening for the big celebration.
Alumni, UAB Otolaryngology faculty and staff, residents and their families all joined in celebrating (and roasting) the departing PGY-5s. Check out where our talented residents are headed:
Dr. David Alexander will be moving to Lexington, Kentucky to join a private practice called Kentucky Ear, Nose and Throat. Dr. Alexander's favorite memory of residency is the chief trip to COSM in Austin, Texas. "It was a great weekend and a nice way to celebrate the last five years with my co-chiefs Sean and Matthew," said Alexander.
Dr. Sean Evans will be completing a fellowship with the Department of Otolaryngology at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Matthew Fort will remain in Birmingham! He will begin his career with Southern ENT and Sinus Center.
We wish them all the best in their future endeavors!