SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT Oct 8, 2026
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 ↗THE BEAT
People & progress
Appointments, contributions, leadership changes, and ideas moving otolaryngology forward.
Follow this beat via RSS ↗SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT Sep 29, 2026
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 ↗SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT Oct 1, 2026
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 ↗SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT Sep 30, 2026
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 ↗SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT Oct 1, 2026
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 ↗SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT Sep 25, 2026
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 ↗SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT Sep 22, 2026
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 ↗SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT Sep 23, 2026
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 ↗SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT Sep 21, 2026
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 ↗SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT Sep 24, 2026
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 ↗SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT Sep 17, 2026
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 ↗SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT Sep 24, 2026
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 ↗SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT Sep 9, 2026
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 ↗NAMES TO FOLLOW
physician
Rahul K. Shah, MD, MBA
Executive Vice President and CEO
American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
physician
Eugene G. Brown, MD, RPh
Otolaryngologist; AAO-HNS/F President
Charleston ENT & Allergy
physician
Derrick T. Lin, MD, FACS
Interim Chair, Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Mass General Brigham
Mass Eye and Ear
physician
Cecelia Damask, DO
Otolaryngologist; AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting Program Coordinator
Orlando ENT
physician
Gavin Setzen, MD
Otolaryngologist
Albany ENT & Allergy Services
physician
Steven Gold, MD
President
ENT & Allergy Associates
physician
Sujana S. Chandrasekhar, MD, FACS
Partner; Otologist and Neurotologist
ENT & Allergy Associates
physician
Michael G. Stewart, MD, MPH
Professor and Chair, Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Weill Cornell Medicine