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Welcome to the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery News and Media page. Here you can access all news and information pertaining to our department and our faculty. As before, we still offer our newsletters and other departmental publications in .pdf format.
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Welcome
our new Incoming Residents
beginning July 2008 |
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 Steven Jeffrey Eliades - Johns Hopkins University |
 Amit Kochhar - University of Miami |
 Ryan Jeffrey Li - University of Pittsburgh |
 Louis John Nkruman - Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| Ask
the expert // Oral cancer About 40,000 cases of oral cancer are diagnosed in the U.S. each year. Caught early, many oral cancers are considered by doctors to be curable. But the key is early diagnosis, says Dr. Christine G. Gourin, Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and director of the Clinical Research Program in Head and Neck Cancer. To help publicize the warning signs of this disease, the third week of this month has been named oral, head and neck cancer awareness week, she says. To read the rest of the article, please click here |
| Study:
Jazz Improv Cranks Up Brain's Creativity When jazz pianists are improvising riffs, their brains act much more like the dreaming brain, with inhibition turned down and creativity cranked way up, a new study finds. To Listen to this program on NPR featuring Dr. Charles Limb of JHU Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, and Alan Brown of NIH, click here |
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Congratulations:
The new sinus center web site has launched. The web address is:
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/sinus |
| CSI:
Beethoven A panel of scholars including a Hopkins hearing expert, The Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery physician, Dr. Charles Limb will dissect why the composer went deaf and how it affected his music. To download the complete PDF article, click here. Dr. Charles Limb holds faculty appointments at both the Peabody Conservatory of Music and the School of Medicine |
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Dr.
Limb was featured on NPR with Marin Alsop - the maestra of the
BSO. To read the story please click
here for NPR website.
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 (Sun photo by Christopher T. Assaf / January 4, 2008) |
Dr.
Joseph A. Califano of Johns Hopkins' Kimmel Cancer Center and
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
has been trying to design a DNA-based saliva test for cancer for
at least five years. He is now designing a kit for doctor's offices
to screen patients. |
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Welcome
to the Fall 2007 issue of HeadWay - (The inaugural Department of
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery newsletter for physicians)
Click here to access
a .pdf format file of the newsletter. All the other departmental newsletters, current and back issues are available on the newsletter page. (click here, or the newsletter button) |
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Every
aspect of our professional life at Johns Hopkins is devoted to
patient care. Both our clinical work and our research are designed
to illuminate and clarify conditions and diseases to develop enhanced
treatments for our patients. We’re pleased to share with
you a glimpse into our ongoing efforts, innovations and discoveries
on the journey to superior patient care. Warm
regards, |
Best
Basic Science Oral Presentation
Congratulations go out to one of our residents. Steven
Chang, MD received an Award for Best Basic Science Oral Presentation
at the International Oral Oncology Conference in Amsterdam this past
spring.
NEW
TRACHEOSTOMY WEBSITE IS LAUNCHED
Congratulations to Dr. Nasir Bhatti, MD, Director
of the Johns Hopkins Percutaneous Tracheostomy
and Airway Service and the entire staff and support team on the launching
of the new tracheostomy website. The new sites address is www.hopkinsmedicine.org/tracheostomy,
and delivers an excellent aspect where patients, caregivers, families
and physicians can learn about the surgical procedure and find valuable
information on living with and taking care of a tracheostomy.
WJZ
Follows a Soldier On His Face Reconstruction Journey
Featuring Dr. Patrick Byrne and Dr. Kofi Boahene of the Division
of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
To read the full story and view the videos, please
click here
| Dr. Patrick Byrne and Dr. Kofi Boahene are looking on at Michael Fletcher's progress during the final unveiling on May 2, 2007. |  |
SURGEONS REBUILD IRAQ WAR VETERAN*S ENTIRE NOSE USING HIS
OWN BODY PARTS
It took only seconds for the Humvee to flip over and crash on a highway
near Camp Bucca in southern Iraq in August 2005. The force of impact
was blunted by the body armor protecting Senior Airman Michael Fletcher.
But his gear was not strong enough to stop the wreck from crushing the
rest of him. His left arm was gone, and along with it a sizeable chunk
of his midface, including his nose... to read the complete story, please click here
Tired of Snoring Coming Between You and Yours?
Dr. Matthew Kashima would like to thank all who attended the recent workshop(s) on snoring and sleep apnea.
For more information about new treatment options, visit www.pillarimplant.com
To access more detailed information pertaining to the department,
you can go to our information page, by clicking
here
To access "It's More Than Skin Deep", the MD
News article on Dr. Byrne, Dr. Boahene and the division of Facial Plastics
and Reconstructive Surgery, click here
Congratulations to our administrator, Anthony Etzel, M.S.,
on his election to president of the Association of Otolaryngology
Administrators, a sister society of the American Academy of Otolaryngology
- Head & Neck Surgery that fosters professional development and
support for administrative leaders in the field.
SUPPORT
for PEOPLE with ORAL and HEAD and NECK CANCER Click
here for more information
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SECOND HEARING IMPLANT ACTIVATED FOR 1995 MISS AMERICA - Miss
America 1995, Heather Whitestone McCallum, who was nearly deaf for 28
years until a team at Johns Hopkins implanted a hearing device four
years ago in her right ear, has had her second cochlear implant activated
in the left ear. To read more click
here
ELECTRICAL IMPLANT STEADIES BALANCE DISORDER IN ANIMALS
- Hearing and balance experts at Johns Hopkins report successful
testing in animals of an electrical device that partly restores a damaged
or impaired sense of balance. To
read more click here
HOPKINS HEAD AND NECK SURGEON HONORED WITH ENDOWED CHAIR IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD
AND NECK SURGERY - Johns Hopkins throat cancer and vocal-cord specialist
Paul Flint, M.D., an authority on robotic-surgery techniques for removing
tumors in the airway and on the use of botulinum toxin to restore voice
strength, was formally named the first Charles W. Cummings, M.D., Professor.
To
read more click here
BACTERIA GET OFF EASY IN SINUS INFECTIONS - Researchers at Johns
Hopkins have evidence that curbed activity from several key chemicals
on the inner lining of the nose are linked to chronic sinusitis that
fails to respond to the usual current treatments. To
read more click here
HOPKINS SCIENTISTS LINK IMMUNE RESPONSE TO “GHOST”
PARASITES AND SEVERELY CONGESTED SINUSES -
Although it’s unclear why it’s so, scientists at Johns Hopkins
have linked a gene that allows for the chemical breakdown of the tough,
protective casing that houses insects and worms to the severe congestion
and polyp formation typical of chronic sinusitis. To
read more click here
SURGICAL PLUGS IN EAR’S BONE STOPS STRANGE FORM
OF SEVERE DIZZINESS - Rapid, uncontrollable
eye movements that swish and thump as the eyes roll and blink. Bones
that creak as the body moves. Sudden dizziness, loss of balance. Falling
down after a loud noise, such as the sound of your own voice, a cough
or even laughter. These are hallmarks of a debilitating and relatively
rare syndrome known as superior canal dehiscence that has stumped clinicians
for a long time. To
read more click here
HOPKINS STUDY PROVES COCHLEAR IMPLANTS PREVENT OR
REVERSE DAMAGE TO BRAIN’S AUDITORY NERVE SYSTEM -
New research at Johns Hopkins has clearly demonstrated the ability of
cochlear implants in very young animals to forge normal nerve fibers
that transmit sound and to restore hearing by reversing or preventing
damage to the brain’s auditory system. To
read more click here
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