Voices of Otolaryngology

Sonya Malekzadeh, MD, Residency Program Director and Professor of Otolaryngology at Georgetown University School of Medicine, is joined by Stacey T. Gray, MD, Residency Program Director at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Sinus Center at Massachusetts Eye and Ear; Jeffrey P. Simons, MD, AAO-HNSF Coordinator of Education and Professor of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Richard V. Smith, MD, past AAO-HNSF Coordinator of Education and Interim Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine; and Carla V. Valenzuela, MD, a PGY3 Resident at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Chair of the AAO-HNS Section for Residents and Fellows-in-Training, to discuss the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on resident education and how approaches may change moving forward.

Maria V. Suurna, MD, Dr. Hussain Abdulrahman Al Rand, Dubai, UAE; Dr. Med. Clemens Heiser, Munich, Germany; Dr. Marco Aurelia Safadí, São Paulo, Brazil; Professor Yilai Shu, Shanghai, China; Professor Claudio Vicini, Forli, Italy

Gavin Setzen, MD, AAO-HNS/F Past President; Albert L. Merati, MD, AAO-HNS/F Past President; Sujana S. Chandrasekhar, MD, AAO-HNS/F Past President; Cherie-Ann Nathan, MD, President of the AHNS; Joseph K. Han, MD, President-Elect of the; and Margo K. McKenna, MD, Director, Pediatric Otolaryngology at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

David M. Cognetti, MD, Associate Professor and Co-Director, Thomas Jefferson University Center for Head and Neck Surgery in Philadelphia, PA; Arvind K. Badhey, MD, a PGY-5 ENT Resident at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai in New York City; Usmaan Basharat, MD, an ENT intern in the same program.  

Julie L. Wei, MD, Division Chief of ENT & Audiology at Nemours Children’s Health System and Director of Resident & Faculty Wellbeing; Jo A. Shapiro, MD, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Harvard Medical School; Sonya Malekzadeh, MD, Professor of Otolaryngology, and Director of the Residency Program at Georgetown University; and Aviad Haramati, PhD, Professor of Physiology, and co-leader, faculty training program in Mind-Body Medicine at Georgetown Hospital.

James C. Denneny III, MD, AAO-HS/F Executive Vice President and CEO is joined by Gavin Setzen, MD, AAO-HNS/F Past President and partner at Albany ENT & Allergy Services; Ronald B. Kuppersmith, MD, MBA, AAO-HNS/F Past President, partner at Texas ENT & Allergy; Stacey L. Ishman, MD, MPH, Surgical Director for the Upper Airway Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; and Marc G. Dubin, MD, Chair, Board of Managers, Centers for Advanced ENT Care in Baltimore, MD.

James C. Denneny III, MD, AAO-HNS/F EVP/CEO; Eugene G. Brown III, MD, Partner at Charleston ENT & Allergy Associates, and Board, OASIS Clinically Integrated Network; Cecilia E. Schmalbach, MD, Professor & Chair, Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery at Temple University, Director, Temple Head & Neck Institute, and AAO-HNSF Coordinator for Research and Quality; Joel Selanikio, MD, physician, technologist, entrepreneur, emergency responder, TED speaker and medical futurist.

Jo Shapiro, MD, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Harvard Medical School, and founder of the Center for Professionalism and Peer Support at Brigham and Women’s Hospital; William Blythe, MD, Partner at East Alabama ENT; Sonya Malekzadeh, MD, Professor of Otolaryngology, and Director of the Residency Program at Georgetown University; Julie Wei, MD, Division Chief of ENT and Audiology at Nemours Children’s Health System and Director of Resident and Faculty Wellbeing.

James C. Denneny III, MD, AAO-HNS/F Executive Vice President and CEO is joined by Ronald B. Kuppersmith, MD, Past President, AAO-HNS/F, Partner at Texas ENT & Allergy, and Professor of Surgery at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Douglas D. Backous, MD, Proliance Surgeons in Seattle, WA, AAO-HNS Board of Directors, and Kevin Watson, CEO of Colorado ENT and Allergy, and Past President of ASCENT to discuss emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic in clinical and surgery settings.

James C. Denneny III, MD, AAO-HNS/F Executive Vice President/CEO, is joined by Paul L. Friedlander, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Otolaryngology, at Tulane Medical Center, and Daniel W. Nuss, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans, to discuss lessons learned from their experiences in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and how they might be applied in preparation to resume practice.

Susan D. McCammon, MD, Professor of Otolaryngology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and past Chair of the AAO-HNS Ethics Committee is joined by Andrew G. Shuman, MD, Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Chief of the ENT Section of the Surgery Service, VA Ann Arbor Health System, and Chief of the Clinical Ethics Service, Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM) to discuss ethics during the COVID-19 pandemic.

William R. Blythe, MD, AAO-HNS Board of Directors, and Partner at East Alabama ENT is joined by Jo A. Shapiro, MD, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Harvard Medical School, and founder of the Center for Professionalism and Peer Support at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (and who is currently recovering from COVID-19), and Julie L. Wei, MD, Division Chief of ENT and Audiology at Nemours Children’s Health System discuss the importance of physician wellness during COVID-19.

Lance A. Manning, MD, Chair of the AAO-HNS Practice Management Education Committee and Chair Elect of the BOG is joined by Douglas M. Hildrew, MD, Chair of the AAO-HNS Telemedicine Committee and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Yale School of Medicine, Division of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, and Lawrence M. Simon, MD, former AAO-HNS CPT Advisor, member of AMA’s CPT Editorial Panel, and Regional Medical Director for BCBS of Louisiana to discuss the rapid adaption of telemedicine during COVID-19.

Gavin Setzen, MD, Past President of AAO-HNS/F is joined by Carol Bradford, MD, MS, President Elect of AAO-HNS/F, and Executive Vice Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Michigan Medical School and Chief Academic Officer Michigan Medicine, and Tricia Long, Immediate Past President, ASCENT, and Practice Administrator at Allergy & ENT Associates of Middle Tennessee in a discussion of relevant business topics and private and academic practice workflows during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ken Kazahaya, MD, MBA, Chair of the AAO-HNS Infectious Disease Committee, shares the epidemiology of COVID-19, including strategies for flattening the curve, symptoms of COVID-19, rate of recovery and mortality, CDC recommendations for healthcare workers exposed to COVID-19, and more. This is based on data, research, and CDC guidance available as of March 31, 2020.

Gavin Setzen, MD, Past President of the AAO-HNS/F, and John M. Moore, MD, offer insight into how the CARES Act can provide financial relief for your practice.

C.W. David Chang, MD, Co-Chair of the AAO-HNS Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Committee, provides guidance on steps to improve patient safety during the CVOID-19 pandemic.

Hosted by Lauren Oschman, CFP, this podcast is intended to review the different insurance tools available to young physicians. The presenter will review the structure of disability, life and long-term care insurance and she will provide guidance on what to look for when deciding that an insurance policy is right for you and your family.

This webinar explores the challenges and experiences facing otolaryngologists as they plan for maternity and paternity leave in both the academic and private practice setting. Presenters include Carol Bradford, MD, MS, FACS, AAO-HNS/F President-Elect and the executive vice dean for academic affairs for the University of Michigan Medical School, chief academic officer for Michigan Medicine, and a professor of otolaryngology - head and neck surgery; Todd Blum, CEO of ENT and Allergy Associates of Florida; and, Alice Tang, MD, assistant professor of the University of Cincinnati, Department of Otolaryngology, specializing in head and neck oncology and microvascular surgery.

Host Spencer C. Payne, MD, Chair, AAO-HNS Board of Governors, is joined by R. Peter Manes, MD, Coordinator for Advocacy AAO-HNS, to discuss RUC, CPT, 3P, and more. This is the first episode in our new BOGcast series featuring topics concerning the AAO-HNS Board of Governors.