News for Physicians from Johns Hopkins Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Otolaryngologist–head and neck surgeon Carole Fakhry and colleagues are working on methods to predict recurrence and long-term survival in patients with this subset of cancers. The goal: to determine how aggressive treatment should be.
Otolaryngologist–head and neck surgeon Frank Lin advises the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology at the White House. The group directly advises the president on matters of hearing loss.
Traditional thyroidectomies through a transervical approach leave large, highly visible scars. Johns Hopkins surgeons recently began offering an entirely scarless procedure for select patients.
The Johns Hopkins Complex Airway Clinic comprehensively treats patients with laryngotracheal stenosis using a multidisciplinary approach—often necessary due to the severity and extent of scar tissue caused by the condition.
