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Sinonasal Cancer Collaborative lists Oct. 27 virtual tumor board
The three-society program names two moderators and five panelists, with registration linked from the AHNS education page.
Event details observed: Oct 16, 2026 ↗THE DISPATCH ARCHIVE
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NCI head-and-neck study record changes to Recruiting
A current selected-field read confirms the record-level change; the listed NIH Clinical Center location is unchanged.
Source announcement: Oct 16, 2026 ↗Practice moves
A thyroid-cancer experiment stops short of proving lung-to-thyroid transport
Experimental delivery and endogenous transport test different questions.
Source announcement: Oct 14, 2026 ↗On the calendar
AHNS lists November 14 deadline for its 2027 Butler mentoring award
The society’s page distinguishes nominee eligibility from the membership requirement for the second supporting letter.
Page text observed: Oct 16, 2026 ↗Practice moves
New oral-mucositis review connects immune and microbial research
Xue and colleagues organize existing evidence around injury signals, immune-cell responses and oral microbes in head-and-neck radiotherapy.
Source announcement: Oct 15, 2026 ↗Practice moves
Reading the timeline in Busselton’s new hearing study
The Australian cohort repeats hearing assessments while using health and exposure information from the baseline visit.
Source announcement: Oct 15, 2026 ↗Companies & technology
Auditory attention preprint tests which inputs drive a model's decisions
The authors propose separate checks of a model's input streams.
Source announcement: Oct 13, 2026 ↗People & progress
Vanderbilt pairs hearing tests and genetic data in new study
The institution’s October 8 announcement describes research combining audiometric and genetic records.
Source announcement: Oct 8, 2026 ↗On the calendar
AHNS opens its 2027 research-grant cycle
AHNS’s October 1 call covers oncology research; its two public grant pages disagree on the trainee pilot award count.
Source announcement: Oct 1, 2026 ↗People & progress
UAB outlines Seamon’s Botox clinic plan
The September 29 announcement describes recurring clinic days without providing an opening date.
Source announcement: Sep 29, 2026 ↗People & progress
CAdENT announces addition of Jared Tompkins
ENT Specialty Partners’ October 1 announcement identifies the division welcoming the physician; it does not specify his first clinic date.
Source announcement: Oct 1, 2026 ↗Practice moves
CMS hears payment-dispute concerns from IDR administrators
Eligibility questions, determination explanations and delayed payments were among the issues described after an October 1 meeting.
Source announcement: Oct 2, 2026 ↗Practice moves
Pender adds Eric Rohe to its visiting ENT clinic
Pender’s October 5 notice sets monthly visits and says the Norfolk physician began seeing patients there in September.
Source announcement: Oct 5, 2026 ↗People & progress
FDA consumer nomination notice lists ENT panel position
The ENT listing is nonvoting. Published timing instructions differ across the FDA release and notice.
Source announcement: Sep 30, 2026 ↗People & progress
Sovah adds an otolaryngologist and nurse practitioner in Danville
Sovah’s October 1 announcement names two clinicians joining its ENT and allergy practice in Virginia.
Source announcement: Oct 1, 2026 ↗On the calendar
Two AOS deadlines to put on the fall research calendar
Abstracts: October 22 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. Grant letters: November 1; no cutoff time listed.
Source announcement: Sep 3, 2026 ↗Practice moves
CEENTA adds two ENT physicians in a five-doctor expansion
The practice names Nathaniel Breslin and Sunitha Sequeira as its September 22 ENT arrivals across three Carolinas offices.
Source announcement: Sep 22, 2026 ↗Companies & technology
4B’s RhineX nasal rinse moves toward clinical testing
Its development partner reports an IND step, with first dosing planned for October. No treatment results have been reported.
Source announcement: Sep 24, 2026 ↗People & progress
UNMC adds VR anatomy to a skull-base surgery course
Its September 25 report describes a shared training course for otolaryngology and neurosurgery residents and fellows.
Source announcement: Sep 25, 2026 ↗People & progress
All nine students in USC's ENT research academy received stipends
The six-week program's 2026 cohort was the first in which every participant received financial support, USC reports.
Source announcement: Sep 22, 2026 ↗People & progress
AOS honors women who shaped its leadership
A September 23 society tribute recounts membership milestones, five presidencies and decades of administrative service.
Source announcement: Sep 23, 2026 ↗Practice moves
St. Joseph’s Health opens a second ENT office near Syracuse
The new Liverpool location adds to its existing Fayetteville office; the health system also names an expanded physician team.
Source announcement: Sep 22, 2026 ↗People & progress
Ann Bell joins SGMC Health’s otolaryngology medical staff
The South Georgia physician will perform surgery at SGMC Health Main and see patients at ENT & Allergy Associates of South Georgia.
Source announcement: Sep 21, 2026 ↗Practice moves
Mercy’s two-clinic ENT expansion puts one physician on both rosters
The health system says its Cape Girardeau and Perryville clinics are open; Jonathan Yoon is listed at both sites.
Source announcement: Sep 24, 2026 ↗People & progress
Inside WashU’s ENT R25: dizziness triage and sleep-apnea staging
Two residents are studying different clinical decisions. Neither project is reported as a validated or deployed tool.
Source announcement: Sep 24, 2026 ↗Research & evidence
WashU reports No. 3 in current ENT NIH funding
The department cites 18 R01/U01 awards. The independent 2026 ranking remains pending.
Source announcement: Sep 24, 2026 ↗People & progress
ABOHNS names Ronald Kuppersmith to lead assessment work
He starts Oct. 5 and will work with assessment leader Steve Telian through Telian’s planned retirement in June 2027.
Source announcement: Sep 17, 2026 ↗People & progress
WashU names four ENT faculty recruits
The department’s September 24 update also sets an anticipated October 15 opening for expanded clinical space.
Source announcement: Sep 24, 2026 ↗People & progress
K.J. Lee’s record gift will fund a new leadership institute.
A gift from Dr. K.J. Lee will establish an institute focused on the decisions physicians make beyond the exam room.
Source announcement: Sep 9, 2026 ↗Practice moves
Forest Hills is already planning its next physician arrival.
The practice announced Dr. Erick Yuen’s arrival nearly a year before his planned start.
Source announcement: Aug 25, 2026 ↗On the calendar
Private practices get a new reason to show up in Los Angeles.
The AAO-HNS career fair introduces reduced employer pricing for private practices at its October meeting.
Source announcement: Aug 26, 2026 ↗Companies & technology
Medtronic and KARL STORZ align U.S. ENT offerings
The companies’ June agreement outlines coordinated purchasing, implementation and education for U.S. ENT teams.
Source announcement: Jun 4, 2026 ↗Companies & technology
Cochlear introduces a rechargeable Osia processor
The July announcement set an early-fall U.S. availability target for Osia 3.
Source announcement: Jul 13, 2026 ↗Companies & technology
Nyxoah reports a wider U.S. Genio footprint
Its August operating update details surgeon training and account expansion through June.
Source announcement: Aug 5, 2026 ↗