Awards for outstanding candidate theses were given out at this year’s Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings in Boston. Congratulations to this year’s recipients.


Awards for outstanding candidate theses were given out at this year’s Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings in Boston. Congratulations to this year’s recipients.

Facial paralysis, whether caused by a virus, tumor, trauma, or congenital abnormality, can be devastating to patients and significantly impact their quality of life, but new treatments and specialized facial nerve centers can make a big difference.

In today’s media-saturated environment, an otolaryngologist’s chances of winding up as a mainstream media source have risen considerably. Although this can be personally and professionally rewarding, physicians must navigate a learning curve and consider some risks.

There are otolaryngologists who focus their surgical practices on patients with thyroid/parathyroid diseases; some have completed fellowships while others have not, and continuing board certification activities aren’t currently focused on this content. These issues, among others, were part of the genesis of the new focused practice designation.

Facial and plastic surgery otolaryngology specialists discuss how the understanding and treatment of facial paralysis has changed over the years



The Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings’ (COSM) mission is to bring together the members of the various COSM societies, otolaryngology residents, medical students, and allied health professionals to see the latest cutting-edge clinical and basic scientific research.

