Larry Hartzell, M.D., an associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in the UAMS College of Medicine, was invested in the Benjamin and Milton Waner, M.D., Endowed Chair in Pediatric Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) on April 24. “It was an honor to recognize Dr. Larry Hartzell as the […]

UAMS hosted otology fellows and faculty from all over the world April 26-28 as part of the fourth annual International Otology Fellows Congress and Advanced Course in Ear and Skull Base Surgery. Twenty-four fellows from 11 countries and 10 faculty participated in the event, which was held in the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences […]

By Amy Widner John Dornhoffer, M.D., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is a cochlear implant surgeon who also understands what it is like to receive a cochlear implant. His insights are the topic of an article published today in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. Dornhoffer is chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology — […]

By Amy Widner The inaugural Otolaryngology Diamond Conference provided a national meeting ground for the exchange of ideas, as invited speakers and UAMS faculty highlighted the latest research, clinical techniques and management practices vital to the practicing ear, nose and throat doctor. The March 8-9 conference attracted attendees from across Arkansas and the United States. […]

By Amy Widner “Yes” was the first word Chad King of Redfield wanted to hear when he got his cochlear implant. “On the day my implant was activated, I went home and proposed to her,” King said. “I wanted to be able to hear her say ‘yes’ to me.” King’s girlfriend, Jamie, did, indeed, agree […]

Pediatric otolaryngologists Larry Hartzell, M.D., and Adam Johnson, M.D., Ph.D., are partnering with pediatric craniofacial orthodontists for a pre-surgical orthopaedic process that can prepare their pediatric cleft lip and palate patients for better surgical results and potential reduction in surgery requirements. The procedure is called nasoalveolar molding (NAM). Hartzell, an associate professor in the UAMS Department of Otolaryngology […]

By Amy Widner Jan. 7, 2019 | Hailey Dougherty, 17, remembers crying from constant pain she was too young to even understand. She didn’t know it yet, but blood vessels were growing out of control and pressing against her 8-year-old brain. “She would just cry from the time she got up until the time she went […]

Dr. Brendan C. Stack Jr., a Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, was an invited lecturer and panelist at the Harvard Medical School continuing medical education course, “Surgery for the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands,” the preeminent international course in the field, in Boston earlier this month. He presented “A Review of the AHNS/BAETS Revision Parathyroid […]

Congratulations to Brendan Stack, Jr, M.D., FACS, FACE, and Mauricio Moreno, M.D.,  on the publication of their new book, Neck Dissection. The book debuted last week at the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery annual meeting and OTO Expo in Atlanta, Georgia.

Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Osseointegrated Dental Implant Prosthetics Initial Contact A 67-year-old male patient had been treated with radiation and chemotherapy 15 years previously for a squamous cell carcinoma at the base of his tongue. He presented at UAMS in October 2015 with swelling in his right jaw and was diagnosed with radiation-induced sarcoma. Mauricio Moreno, […]