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Johns Hopkins Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery is an international leader in otolaryngology and head and neck cancer care established in 1914
We are thrilled to welcome @MaieStJohn to our department and Baltimore, as of Oct. 1!
.@MaieStJohn Named Director of Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery for the @HopkinsMedicine. bit.ly/4ljre2f
Great advice from @emilybossmd! View the segment at fox5dc.com/video/1679069
Hand, foot, and mouth disease 101 with Dr. Emily Boss, Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology ⬇️ #KidsHealth fox5dc.com/video/1679069
Congrats to Dr. Jonathan Walsh who will be the new program director of our residency training program as of Sept 1. Dr. Walsh takes the baton from Dr. Alexander Hillel who has been program director since 2017. Many thanks to Dr. Hillel for serving as a trusted resident advocate.

Great information from Dr. Lisa Ishii!
68% of people are self-conscious of their double chin; but there are options and not all are surgical: bit.ly/44Gkzt6
We had 🥾on the ground for the annual residency simulation bootcamp, led by Dr. Carolyn Jenks. Many thanks to our teachers, Drs. Andrew Lane, Jonathan Walsh, Jenny X. Chen, Ani Saraswathula and Danielle Trakimas.




👋👋 Dr. Leila Mady lead the Epidemiology & Inequalities in Oral Cancer symposium at #IAOO2025 in Liverpool along w/ @hopkins_ent Wassim Najjar & Nadine Mirza, Dr. Seema Kacker from @JHMRadOnc, international experts Drs. Saman Warnakulasuriya & David Conway.

Great article featuring Dr. Carolyn Jenks talking about the use of #TORS with pediatric patients.
Cutting-edge technology offers significant advantages over conventional endoscopic approaches for surgeries such as lingual tonsillectomies. bit.ly/3ItzDS2
Can a medical device restore your balance? Dr. Della Santina would say there is hope. He and his colleagues invented a medical implant to restore vestibular function and balance, and he recently spoke with Smithsonian magazine about it. Read more here: bit.ly/4nM8aeu
.@SmithsonianMag asks Dr. Charles Della Santina if a medical device can restore your balance. See his answer — and more on this topic — here. (link to bit.ly/46bnZ8n) #VestibularImplant

A suspected infected tooth is found to be cancer and is successfully treated by our head and neck cancer experts. David shares his experience.
Decoding your child's breathing noises can be challenging, even for professionals. Learn what stridor, wheezing and stertor sound like and how you can get to the bottom of noisy breathing. bit.ly/4lpD2jl
The newest edition of Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology has been released! Ergonomics in Otolaryngology, is guest edited by renowned experts in the field, Dr. Ksenia Aaron (@AaronKsenia) and Dr. Deepa Galaiya (@DeepaGalaiya) @hopkins_ent @ClevelandClinic @sciencedirect
Most viewed this week from @JAMAOto: Treating hearing loss could potentially delay dementia in older adults, with up to 32% of dementia cases attributable to audiometric hearing loss. ja.ma/3Tc7MYP
And now for some “inspiring” news! On June 27, Dr. Kevin Motz and team performed a “first” for the state of Maryland and implanted a new generation of hypoglossal nerve stimulator.

We are thrilled to share that @VaninderD, Wojciech Mydlarz and Murugappan Ramanathan were named Top Doctors in Otolaryngology by @Bethesda_Mag! 🙌🙌
Treating hearing loss could potentially delay dementia in older adults, with up to 32% of dementia cases attributable to audiometric hearing loss. ja.ma/3ZLxt66 @JenniferADeal
Pediatric otolaryngologist Carolyn Jenks describes transoral robotic surgery (TORS), a minimally invasive surgical technique that uses a robotic system to help the surgeon operate through the mouth. #PediatricSurgery #KidsHealth
Thrilled to share our new @NatureComms study—HPV drives tumor development in rare nasal cancers. @HopkinsMed @hopkinskimmel Grateful for the impact! 🔬 #SNSCC #HPV #Genomics #RareCancer #JohnsHopkins #PrecisionOncology #ResearchSavesLives 📢 Press release + paper below 👇
Viewpoint: Otolaryngology must emphasize population-level research and interdisciplinary collaboration to enhance public health approaches, advocacy, and policy decisions. ja.ma/4em8PPH
What’s that you say? Drs Sarah Y. Bessen, @aychern & colleagues from @nyugrossman call for a 💪 investment in population-level research & ⬆️ presence of otolaryngologists in policy & advocacy efforts by exploring 🗝️ ex. in hearing loss. Read in @JAMAOto bit.ly/4kFWBUn
