Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship News & Events Holinger Symposium October 18, 2014 The educational symposium featured presentations from physicians who were trained by Dr. Lauren D. Holinger and who have continued to make academic contributions to the field of Pediatric Otolaryngology. See below the featured speakers. James W. Schroeder Jr., MD Pediatric Otolaryngologist & Program Director, Division of Otolaryngology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children s Hospital Topic: The Utility of FEES in Breast Feeding infants Academic Appointments: Associate Professor, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Clinical Interests: Sinusitis, airway management, voice disorders, head and neck masses, feeding and swallowing disorders, noisy breathing, stridor chronic ear infection, snoring, obstructive sleep apnea, tonsil throat infection, hoarse voice and hearing loss Residency: Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical School: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine Michael E. Dunham, MD, FACS Medical Director, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital Central California Topic: Surgical management of the Fourth Branchial Pouch Anomaly Clinical Interests: Pediatric Airway Disorders, Pediatric Head and Neck Surgery Residency: Tulane University Medical School: Tulane University David Darrow, M.D., D.D.S. Professor of Otolaryngology and Pediatrics Director, Center for Hemangiomas and Vascular Birthmarks Eastern Virginia Medical School Topic: Bronchoscopy-assisted tracheotomy: the EVMS experience Academic Appointments: Professor of Otolaryngology and Pediatrics Director, Center for Hemangiomas and Vascular Birthmarks Eastern Virginia Medical School Clinical Interests: pediatric nasal and sinus disorders, neck masses, vascular birth marks Residency: University of California San Diego Medical Center Medical School: Duke University Alan Cheng, MD, BHB, MB ChB, FRACS Clinical Associate Professor, Consultant Pediatric Otolaryngologist, Program Director, Training Supervisor for Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Topic: Glottic Reconstruction for the Post-intubation Vocal Cord Defect Academic Appointments: Clinical Associate Professor, Discipline of Child Health and Paediatrics, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney; Program Director, Paediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship, Sydney Children s Hospital Network Clinical Interests: Pediatric Otolaryngology, Sleep Medicine and Sleep Surgery, Airway Reconstruction, Rhinology, Paediatric Head and Neck Surgery, Vascular Anomalies, Bone Anchored Hearing Aids, Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Photo documentation of Otolaryngology Residency: New Zealand Advanced Training Scheme of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery - based primarily in Auckland, New Zealand 1990-1994; Fellowship training in Rhinology, Queen
Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, Australia 1995; Fellowship training in Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children s Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1996-1997 Medical School: Auckland University 1980-1987, New Zealand Jeffrey A Koempel MD, MBA Head, Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Childrens' Hospital Los Angeles Topic: Thyroglossal Duct Remnant Surgery: A Reliable, Reproducible Approach to the Suprahyoid Region Academic Appointments: Associate Professor, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Clinical Interests: Tonsil and adenoid surgery; Health care policy and politics; Business of medicine; Airway disorders; Head and neck masses Residency: Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School: Georgetown University, Washington DC Julie L. Wei, MD, FAA Head, Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Nemours Children s Hospital Topic: The Milk and Cookie Disease: How Diet and Dietary Habits Impact Otolaryngology Health In Children Academic Appointments: Professor, University of Central Florida School of Medicine, Orlando, FL Clinical Interests: Tracheotomized and ventilator dependent infants, pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis, clinical outcomes after medical and surgical treatments for otorrhea, adenotonsillar hypertrophy, and other ENT disorders Residency: Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN Medical School: New York Medical College, Valhalla NY Cecille Sulman, MD Chief, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology; Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin Topic: Beyond Adenotonsillectomy: Surgical Treatment of Upper Airway Obstruction in Children Academic Appointments: Associate Professor Clinical Interests: Sleep surgery, chronic sinus disease Residency: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Medical School: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Anna Meyer, MD, FAAP, FACS Assistant Professor, University of California, San Francisco Topic: New Thoughts on an Old Subject: Teaching the Otoscopy Exam Title: Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals Clinical Interests: hearing loss andcochlear implantation, chronic ear disease; airway disease; voice and speech disorders; acquired and congenital head and neck masses; and craniofacial syndromes Residency: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI Medical School: University of California San Francisco Vikash K. Modi, MD Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian Hospital Topic: Epiglottopexy Academic Appointments: Assistant Professor Clinical Interests: Pediatric Airway, Cleft Palate, Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Residency: University of Southern California Medical School: Rutgers Medical School Sivi Bakthavalacham, M.D. FACS Pediatric Otolaryngologist, Partner physician with Pediatric Ear, Nose, and Throat of Atlanta
Topic: Congenital Pyriform Fossa Sinus Tracts Clinical Interests: Congenital and acquired Head and Neck Masses, Airway disorders, Endoscopic and Open airway reconstruction Residency: University of Texas-Southwestern in Dallas Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine Jeffrey C. Rastatter, MD Pediatric Otolaryngologist, Division of Otolaryngology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children s Hospital Topic: Endoscopic Endonasal Tunneled Tempoparietal Fascia Flap for Pediatric Skull Base Reconstruction Academic Appointments: Assistant Professor, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Clinical Interests: Benign and malignant head, neck, and face tumors; congenital head, neck, and face cysts and masses; parotid and submandibular gland surgery; thyroid and parathyroid surgery; airway and breathing problems; laryngotracheal reconstruction; sinus and nasal disorders; velopharyngeal insufficiency; ENT manifestations of craniofacial problems; general pediatric otolaryngology Residency: Ohio State University Medical Center Medical School: Rush University Medical Center Joshua Silverman, MD Chief, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Department of Otolaryngology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY Topic: Use of Skin Grafts During Laryngotracheal Reconstruction in Patients with Recurrent Stenosis Academic Appointments: Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology at SUNY Downstate and Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology Clinical Interests: Pediatric and adult airway management, pediatric and adult voice and swallowing disorders, bronchoesophagology, chronic ear disease and pediatric hearing loss including cochlear implantations, treatment of pediatric head and neck masses, vascular malformations, and obstructive sleep apnea Residency: Harvard Medical School Medical School: New York University School of Medicine Kris R. Jatana, MD, FAAP, FACS Assistant Professor, Nationwide Children's Hospital and Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University Topic: "National Efforts to Reduce Button Battery Injuries in Children" Academic Appointments: Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital and Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University Clinical Interests: Benign and malignant neoplasms of the head and neck, aerodigestive foreign bodies, pediatric hearing loss and cochlear implantation, pediatric melanoma, congenital airway anomalies. Residency: The Ohio State University Medical School: The Ohio State University Sundip Patel, MD Private Practice at ENT for Children, Staff Pediatric Otolaryngologist: Medical City Children's Hospital and Cook Children's Medical Center Topic: Iatrogenic Laryngeal and Esophageal Stenosis in an Infant Clinical Interests: Pediatric airway, voice and VPI Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School: University of Missouri - Kansas City Edward Penn, MD Pediatric Otolaryngologist, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Topic: Surgical Approaches to the First Branchial Cleft Cyst Excision: A Case Series and Review Academic Appointments: Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Clinical Interests: Pediatric otolaryngology, head and neck masses Residency: Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery Residency-University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS Brian Kulbersh, MD Director Pediatric Otolaryngology, Greenville Children's Hospital Topic: Serial Excision: Surgical Treatment of Infantile Hemangiomas Academic Appointments: Clinical Associate Professor Clinical Interests: Management of complex vascular anomalies, hemangiomas and head and neck masses, as well as airway lesions, laryngotracheal reconstruction, and pediatric sinus and chronic ear diseases. Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical School: Medical College of Georgia Kedar A. Kakodkar MD Pediatric Otolaryngologist, Suburban Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists, Ltd. Topic: Keyhole Technique for Correction of Macroglossia Clinical Interests: Pediatric OSA, head and neck masses Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School: Chicago Medical School Nathan S. Alexander, MD Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Greenville Children's Hospital Topic: Choanal Atresia Repair Clinical Interests: Airway obstruction, hearing loss, head and neck masses Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical School: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport Patrick C. Walz, MD Attending Physician, Ohio State University Medical Center Topic: Associatoon of Persistent Airway Inflammation with H. pylori Gastric Infection: A Case Series Clinical Interests: Congenital Abnormalities, Airway Reconstruction, Head and Neck Residency: Ohio State University Medical Center Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine Brian Kulbersh, MD Director Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's of Alabama Hospital Topic: Serial Excision: Surgical Treatment of Infantile Hemangiomas Academic Appointments: Clinical Associate Professor Clinical Interests: Management of complex vascular anomalies, hemangiomas and head and neck masses, as well as airway lesions, laryngotracheal reconstruction, and pediatric sinus and chronic ear diseases. Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical School: Medical College of Georgia FUN TIMES AT THE HOLINGER SYMPOSIUM CELEBRATORY DINNER AT RACQUET CLUB OF CHICAGO
A gala dinner was attended by family, friends, former fellows, and colleagues to celebrate the career of Dr. Lauren Dr. Holinger. Dr. Lauren D. Holinger and Family Former Fellows: Drs. Modi, Patel, and Baktha
Dr. Lauren D. Holinger and Dr. Dana Thompson Former Fellows: Drs. Jatana, Pritchett, and Rastatter
Former Fellows: Drs. Rastatter, Modi, Schroeder, Patel and Baktha Group photo of former Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellows
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