AAO-HNSF 2026 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO Stanford OHNS Presentation Schedule October 17–20, 2026 Los Angeles, CA
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2026 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PT Room: Concourse Hall 152 Title: Great Debate: Are We Causing Cancer in Kids? Presenter: Kara D. Meister, MD (Moderator); Torrey L. Fourrier, MD (Panelist); Matthew M. Smith, MD, MPH (Panelist); Jason S. Park, MD, PhD (Panelist); Melissa A. Scholes, MD (Panelist) Session Track/Type: Pediatric Otolaryngology 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PT Room: 408 A Title: Metrics That Matter: Improving Quality in Head and Neck Cancer Surgery Presenter: Matthew E. Spector, MD, FACS (Moderator); Evan M. Graboyes, MD, MPH, FACS (Panelist); Steven Chinn, MD, MPH, FACS (Panelist); Michelle Chen, MD (Panelist) Session Track/Type: Head and Neck Surgery 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PT Room: OTO EXPO, Simulation Center 1 Title: Vocal Feminization Surgery Simulation: 3D Printed Laryngeal Models for Microsurgery Presenter: Brian A. Nuyen, MD (Lead Instructor); Katherine C. Yung, MD (Faculty); Theo Athanasiadis, MD (Faculty); David E. Rosow, MD (Faculty) Session Track/Type: Laryngology/Broncho-Esophagology 1:00 PM – 1:50 PM PT Room: Petree Hall D Title: Evidenced-based Approach to Oropharynx Cancer, 2026 Presenter: Neil D. Gross, MD (Lead Presenter); Kathryn M. Van Abel, MD (Co-Presenter); Chris Holsinger, MD (Mentor) Session Track/Type: Head and Neck Surgery 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT Room: Petree Hall C Title: Otologic Pitfalls and near Misses Presenter: Jennifer C. Alyono, MD, MS (Moderator); Rex S. Haberman, II, MD (Panelist); Yu-Lan Mary Ying, MD (Panelist); Carleton E. Corrales, MD (Panelist) Session Track/Type: Otology/Neurotology
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2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT Room: West Exhibit Hall A, Learning Zone 1 Title: Temporal Bone Radiology: Basic to Advanced, Part I Presenter: Ashkan Monfared, MD (Moderator); Richard K. Gurgel, MD MSCI (Panelist); Nikolas H. Blevins, MD (Panelist); Sarah E. Mowry, MD (Panelist) Session Track/Type: Otology/Neurotology 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT Room: West Exhibit Hall A, Learning Zone 1 Title: Temporal Bone Radiology: Basic to Advanced: Part II Presenter: Ashkan Monfared, MD (Moderator); Richard K. Gurgel, MD MSCI (Panelist); Nikolas H. Blevins, MD (Panelist); Sarah E. Mowry, MD (Panelist) Session Track/Type: Otology/Neurotology
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2026 8:00 AM – 8:06 AM PT Room: West Exhibit Hall A, Learning Zone 7 Title: Dietary Modulation of Type 2 Inflammation and Olfaction in a Murine Model of CRSwNP Presenter: Parker J. Smith (Presenting Author); Kevin Chow, MD (Co-Author); Jose PedreiraLopez, MPharm (Co-Author); Koral S. E Richard, BA, BS (Co-Author); Fabio Arias Bordajandi, PhD (Co-Author); Maya N. Matabele, MD (Co-Author); Dor Maayan, MD (Senior Author) Session Track/Type: Rhinology/Allergy 8:00 AM – 8:06 AM PT Room: 501 A-C Title: Trinetx in Otolaryngology: Current Practices of and Best Practices for a Burgeoning Research Platform Presenter: Alexander L. Chen, BS (Presenting Author); Alexander Cobian, BS (Co-Author); Samuel Q. Liu, BS (Co-Author); Ian Kim, PhD (Co-Author); Tyler JS Gallagher, MD MPH (Co-Author); Oluwatobiloba O. Ayo-Ajibola, BS (Co-Author); Matthew E. Lin, MD (Senior Author) Session Track/Type: Comprehensive Otolaryngology
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8:36 AM – 8:42 AM PT Room: 409 A-B Title: Clinical Predictors of Genetic Diagnostic Yield in Pediatric Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Preliminary 10-year Cohort Presenter: Kanokrat Bunnag, MD (Presenting Author); Kay W. W. Chang, MD (Co-Author); Mai Thy T. Truong, MD (Co-Author); Iram N. N. Ahmad, MD, MME (Co-Author); Grace S. S. Kim, MD (CoAuthor); Andrea M. Miranda, MS (Co-Author); Alan G. G. Cheng, MD (Senior Author) Session Track/Type: Pediatric Otolaryngology 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PT Room: West Exhibit Hall A, Learning Zone 7 Title: Improving LGBTQIA+ Patient Care in Otolaryngology Presenter: Noriko Yoshikawa, MD (Moderator); David R. Lee, MD (Panelist); Sarah M. Russel, MD, MPH (Panelist); Brian A. Nuyen, MD (Panelist) Session Track/Type: Professional and Personal Development 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PT Room: West Exhibit Hall A, Learning Zone 6 Title: Why Surgeons Should Perform Thyroid RFA , Part I Indications, Technologies and Basic Principles Presenter: Ralph P. Tufano, MD (Moderator); Julia E. Noel, MD (Panelist); David Goldenberg, MD (Panelist); Vaninder Kaur Dhillon, MD (Panelist); Marika D. Russell, MD (Panelist) Session Track/Type: Endocrine Surgery 9:48 AM – 9:54 AM PT Room: West Exhibit Hall A, Learning Zone 3 Title: Cross-registry Propensity-matched Survival Comparison Between Younger versus Older Adults with Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma Presenter: Jeffrey D. Huynh, BS (Presenting Author); Shiv K. Sethi, BS (Presenting Author, CoAuthor); Josiah D. Yarbrough, MS, PhD (Co-Author); Rosh K. Sethi, MD, MPH (Co-Author); Theresa W. Guo, MD (Co-Author); Andrey Finegersh, MD, PhD (Co-Author); Michelle Chen, MD (Senior Author) Session Track/Type: Head and Neck Surgery
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11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT Room: Concourse Hall 150-151 Title: Great Debate: Closing the Gap or Widening It? Telehealth’s Role in Otolaryngology Care Disparities Presenter: Erynne A. Faucett, MD (Moderator); Davud B. Sirjani, MD (Panelist); Christopher Roxbury, MD (Panelist) Session Track/Type: Care Equity, Quality, and Safety 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT Room: 403 B Title: Scientific Oral Presentations 2 - Sleep Medicine Presenter: Phoebe K. Yu, MD MPH (Moderator); Robson Capasso, MD (Moderator) Session Track/Type: Sleep Medicine 11:30 AM – 11:36 AM PT Room: 406 A Title: The Effect of Surgeon's Language Accent on Patient Satisfaction Presenter: Amir Golchin, MD (Presenting Author); Jennifer C. Alyono, MD, MS (Co-Author); Brian A. Nuyen, MD (Senior Author) Session Track/Type: Care Equity, Quality, and Safety 1:06 PM – 1:12 PM PT Room: 409 A-B Title: Molecular and Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma with Concurrent Thyroiditis Presenter: Amir Golchin, MD (Presenting Author); Andrea M. Miranda, MS (Co-Author); Hilary H. Seeley, MD (Co-Author); Kara D. Meister, MD (Senior Author) Session Track/Type: Pediatric Otolaryngology 1:36 PM – 1:42 PM PT Room: 409 A-B Title: Provider Practices and Perspectives on Ototopical Medication Use After Tympanostomy Tube Placement Presenter: Shayna Portanova Cooperman, MD (Presenting Author); Alexandria M. Jensen, PhD (Co-Author); Lacey Nelson, MD (Co-Author); Grace S. S. Kim, MD (Co-Author); M Lauren Lalakea, MD (Co-Author); Kara D. Meister, MD (Senior Author) Session Track/Type: Pediatric Otolaryngology
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4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT Room: 504 Title: Pediatric Otolaryngology Education Committee Presenter: Kara D. Meister, MD (Committee Chair) Session Track/Type: Committee Meeting 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT Room: West Exhibit Hall A, Learning Zone 5 Title: Management of Parotid Tumors: From Extracapsullary Dissection to Robotic Surgery and Thermal Ablation Presenter: Rafael De Cicco, MD (Moderator); Antonio A. Bertelli, MD (Panelist); Higino J. Steck, MD PhD (Panelist); Davud B. Sirjani, MD (Panelist) Session Track/Type: Head and Neck Surgery 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT Room: 408 A Title: Revisiting Rhinorrhea: Tackling Complex Presentations with Appropriate Workup and Office-based Management Presenter: Ashoke R. Khanwalkar, MD (Moderator); Zara M. Patel, MD (Panelist); Katie M. Phillips, MD (Panelist); Christopher H. Le, MD (Panelist) Session Track/Type: Rhinology/Allergy 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT Room: West Exhibit Hall A, Learning Zone 4 Title: Ultrasound Guided Interventions of the Head and Neck by the Otolaryngologist Around the Globe Presenter: Jason Y K Chan, MBBS (Moderator); Julia E. Noel, MD (Panelist); Woojin Cho, MD (Panelist); Eric Hui Lun Lau, FRCS (Panelist); Leonardo G. Rangel, MD (Panelist) Session Track/Type: Global Perspectives in Otolaryngology
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2026 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PT Room: 501 A-C Title: Dermatology in ENT –more Than Scratching the Surface Presenter: Jeremy C. Davis, MD, MS (Lead Presenter); Matthew K. Lee, MD (Co-Presenter); Jennifer C. Alyono, MD, MS (Mentor) Session Track/Type: Comprehensive Otolaryngology
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8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PT Room: 403 B Title: How to Manage Complete Concentric Collapse of the Velum Presenter: Thomas M. Kaffenberger, MD (Moderator); Julianna G. Rodin, MD (Panelist); Sebastian M. Jara, MD, MPH (Panelist); Pedro M. Gomes de Oliveira, MD (Panelist) Session Track/Type: Sleep Medicine 8:06 AM – 8:12 AM PT Room: 409 A-B Title: Evaluating Outcomes Following Sclerotherapy and Surgery for Pediatric Lymphatic Malformations Using a Large Multicentric Database Presenter: Mishek Thapa, BS (Presenting Author); Albert Y. Li, BA (Co-Author); Nathan Vu, BS (CoAuthor); Matthew E. Lin, MD (Co-Author); Ian Kim, PhD (Co-Author); Sohit P. Kanotra, MD, MBA, FACS (Senior Author) Session Track/Type: Pediatric Otolaryngology 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PT Room: OTO EXPO, Simulation Center 1 Title: Ear Framework Creation for Microtia Reconstruction Presenter: Yi-Chun Carol Liu, MD, MS (Lead Instructor); Mai Thy T. Truong, MD (Faculty); David A. Zopf, MD, MS (Faculty); Kathleen C. Sie, MD (Faculty) Session Track/Type: Pediatric Otolaryngology 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM PT Room: Petree Hall D Title: Forget Theory! Practical Applications of AI to Make Life Easier Presenter: Nancy Jiang, MD (Lead Presenter); John C. Li, MD (Co-Presenter) Session Track/Type: Business of Medicine 10:12 AM – 10:18 AM PT Room: 409 A-B Title: Prevalence and Predictors of Revision Endoscopic Suture Repair of Type I Laryngeal Clefts Presenter: Mandy K. Salmon, MD (Presenting Author); Andrea D. Hildebrand, MS (Co-Author); Hamzah Sawab, N/A (Co-Author); Alexandra L. Hoffman, N/A (Co-Author); Kenneth Tan, MD (CoAuthor); Zipei Feng, MD (Co-Author); Derek J. Lam, MD (Senior Author) Session Track/Type: Pediatric Otolaryngology
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11:00 AM – 11:50 AM PT Room: Petree Hall D Title: Myth Busting Viral Diagnoses and Internet Misinformation Across Otolaryngology Presenter: Nancy Jiang, MD (Moderator); Vaninder Kaur Dhillon, MD (Panelist); Karuna Dewan, MD, FACS (Panelist); Inna A. Husain, MD (Panelist) Session Track/Type: Professional and Personal Development 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM PT Room: Petree Hall D Title: The Return of the Preventable: Regional U.S. Perspectives on Pediatric Disease Resurgence in ENT Presenter: Kara D. Meister, MD (Moderator); Melissa A. Scholes, MD (Panelist); Iram N. N. Ahmad, MD, MME (Panelist); Brianne B. Roby, MD (Panelist); Claire M. Lawlor, MD (Panelist) Session Track/Type: Pediatric Otolaryngology 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT Room: 404 B Title: Parathyroidectomy: Localized versus Bilateral Exploration for Primary Hyperparathyroidism, a Discussion Presenter: Vaninder Kaur Dhillon, MD (Moderator); Julia E. Noel, MD (Panelist); Ralph P. Tufano, MD (Panelist); Michael C. Singer, MD (Panelist) Session Track/Type: Endocrine Surgery 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT Room: 406 B Title: Troubleshooting Complex Chronic Tracheostomy Issues Presenter: Neelaysh Vukkadala, MD (Moderator); Sara Abu-Ghanem, MD MMedSc (Panelist); Inna A. Husain, MD (Panelist); Lara K. Reichert, MD MPH (Panelist); C. Kwang Sung, MD, MS (Panelist) Session Track/Type: Laryngology/Broncho-Esophagology 1:24 PM – 1:30 PM PT Room: 518 Title: Detection of Post-operative Infections via Multiplexed Short Wave Infrared Imaging Presenter: Roy Kiwan Park, MD (Presenting Author); Tulio A. Valdez, MD, MSc (Senior Author) Session Track/Type: Comprehensive Otolaryngology
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2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT Room: 408 B Title: Little Patients, Big Impact: Climate Health and Sustainability in Pediatric Otolaryngology Presenter: Patrick T. Kiessling, MD (Moderator); Kara D. Meister, MD (Panelist); Duncan A. Meiklejohn, MD (Panelist); M Lauren Lalakea, MD (Panelist) Session Track/Type: Pediatric Otolaryngology 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT Room: 406 B Title: Decent Exposure: Expert Pearls for Optimizing Upper Aerodigestive Tract View in Clinic and OR Presenter: Nancy Jiang, MD (Lead Presenter); Ross M. Mayerhoff, MD (Co-Presenter) Session Track/Type: Laryngology/Broncho-Esophagology 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT Room: West Exhibit Hall A, Learning Zone 1 Title: Surgical Considerations for Placement of Bone-anchored Implants Before Microtia Repair: Where Should the Implant Go? Presenter: Mai Thy T. Truong, MD (Lead Presenter); Sharon L. Cushing, MD MSc FRSCS (CoPresenter) Session Track/Type: Otology/Neurotology 4:24 PM – 4:30 PM PT Room: West Exhibit Hall A, Learning Zone 7 Title: Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation and Glaucoma in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A National Cohort Study Presenter: Roger Xia, MS (Presenting Author, Senior Author); Tristan M. Tham, MD (Presenting Author, Senior Author); Daniel Zhu, MD (Co-Author); Matthew Schulgit, MD (Co-Author); Charles Zhang, MD (Co-Author); Paras Shah, MD (Co-Author); Margarita Labkovich, MD (Co-Author); Benjamin Musheyev, MD (Co-Author) Session Track/Type: Head and Neck Surgery
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4:36 PM – 4:42 PM PT Room: West Exhibit Hall A, Learning Zone 3 Title: Comparing Treatment-related Costs of Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma Among Commercially Insured Adults Presenter: Jeffrey D. Huynh, BS (Presenting Author); Shannon S. Wu, MD (Co-Author); Sachin Narayan, BS (Co-Author); Sabrina Qi, BS (Co-Author); Vasu Divi, MD (Co-Author); Michelle Chen, MD (Co-Author); Fred M. Baik, MD (Senior Author) Session Track/Type: Head and Neck Surgery
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2026 7:48 AM – 7:54 AM PT Room: 406 B Title: Effects of Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) on the Larynx in a Mouse Model Presenter: Patrick T. Kiessling, MD (Presenting Author); Akari Kimura, PhD (Co-Author); Amir Golchin, MD (Co-Author); Meena Easwaran, MS (Co-Author); Elizabeth Erickson-DiRenzo, PhD (Senior Author) Session Track/Type: Laryngology/Broncho-Esophagology 8:12 AM – 8:18 AM PT Room: 406 A Title: Protective and Exacerbating Factors for Financial Hardship in Head and Neck Cancer Presenter: Shannon S. Wu, MD (Presenting Author); Mitra A. Alikhani, RN, BSN (Co-Author); Maria Valentina Suarez-Nieto, BS (Co-Author); Jake J. Lee, MD (Co-Author); Andrey Finegersh, MD, PhD (Co-Author); Julia E. Noel, MD (Co-Author); Michelle Chen, MD (Senior Author) Session Track/Type: Care Equity, Quality, and Safety 8:18 AM – 8:24 AM PT Room: 406 A Title: Incorporating Post-radiation Preventive Fluoride into Head and Neck Cancer Surveillance in a Safety-net Otolaryngology Clinic Presenter: Alyssa M. Civantos, MD, MS (Presenting Author); Armita Norouzi, BA (Co-Author); Kennedy Johnson, n/a (Co-Author); Kevin Avelar, BS (Co-Author); Megan L. Durr, MD (Co-Author); Mary Xu, MD (Senior Author); Shauna A. Brodie, MS, RN (Senior Author) Session Track/Type: Care Equity, Quality, and Safety
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8:45 AM – 9:45 AM PT Room: 406 B Title: Integrating Surgical Innovation, Functional Recovery, and Quality-of-life Metrics in Oropharyngeal Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Panel Discussion Presenter: Sheng Po Hao, MD (Moderator); Chris Holsinger, MD (Panelist); Laishyang(Melody) Ouyoung, EdD, CCC-SLP (Panelist); Yao-Te James Tsai, MD (Panelist) Session Track/Type: Care Equity, Quality, and Safety 9:39 AM – 9:45 AM PT Room: 409 A-B Title: Reducing PICU Mortality and Implementing Quality Improvement Culture Change Through a Scalable Multidisciplinary Educational Intervention Presenter: Kathryn S. Marcus, MD (Presenting Author); Nora Horick, MS (Co-Author); Maria Alejandra A. Henao, MD (Co-Author); Perla Villamor, MD (Co-Author); Steven Osoria, MD (CoAuthor); Phoebe MD Yager, MD (Co-Author); Christopher J. Hartnick, MD (Senior Author) Session Track/Type: Pediatric Otolaryngology 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM PT Room: Petree Hall D Title: Filler Up! Key Quality and Safety Considerations in Non-cosmetic Applications of Softtissue Fillers in Otolaryngology Presenter: Nancy Jiang, MD (Moderator); Shelagh A. Cofer, MD (Panelist); Nikita Gupta, MD (Panelist); Rachel H. Jonas, MD (Panelist) Session Track/Type: Care Equity, Quality, and Safety 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT Room: Concourse Hall 150-151 Title: Cholesteatoma Surgery: From Endoscopic to Open; Canal Wall Reconstruction to Canal Wall Down Presenter: Daniel E. Killeen, MD (Moderator); Jennifer C. Alyono, MD, MS (Panelist); Sarah E. Mowry, MD (Panelist); Joe W. Kutz, Jr., MD (Panelist) Session Track/Type: Otology/Neurotology 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT Room: 406 A Title: The Triple Bottom Line: Sustainability as a Quality Metric in Otolaryngology Presenter: Vikas Mehta, MD MPH (Moderator); Amanda E. Dilger, MD (Panelist); M Lauren Lalakea, MD (Panelist); Duncan A. Meiklejohn, MD (Panelist) Session Track/Type: Care Equity, Quality, and Safety 11
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM PT Room: 402 A Title: Beyond the Hype: When, Where and What Artificial Intelligence Tools to Use in Otolaryngology Presenter: Brian D. D'Anza, MD (Moderator); Brian C. Lobo, MD, ABPM-CI, FARS (Panelist); Sanjeet V. Rangarajan, MD (Panelist); Zara M. Patel, MD (Panelist) Session Track/Type: Business of Medicine
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