The OTO Observer The Newsletter of the Department of Otolaryngology

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Spotlight Robotic Thyroidectomy Angie Gerbasi Joins Team Consultant of the Year Cochlear Implants Skull Base Lab Faculty Spotlight Faculty and Areas of Interest Research Weinberger Takes the Reins

1 The OTO Observer The Newsletter of the Department of Otolaryngology Volume 9, Issue 1 SPRING 2011 Inside This Issue Physician-Scientist Recruited to Laryngology Program Faculty Highlights Message from the Chair Honors Thyroid Book Translated McKinnon Edits Journal Staff Highlights Coleman Celebrates 30 Years Carter Receives Award Borders/Seybt Honored GHSU Repeats as Champion Clinical Spotlight Robotic Thyroidectomy Angie Gerbasi Joins Team Consultant of the Year Cochlear Implants Skull Base Lab Faculty Spotlight Faculty and Areas of Interest Research Weinberger Takes the Reins Publications Paul Weinberger will be joining the faculty at GHSU this summer, and will bring with him a wealth of expertise in translational research and cutting edge surgical techniques for airway reconstruction from his fellowship training in London. Dr. Weinberger s research centers on biomarker discovery and validation, and inflammatory modulators in the setting of tracheal stenosis. His clinical specialty is airway reconstruction and minimally invasive surgical treatment of tracheal and laryngeal stenosis. Paul Weinberger Dr. Weinberger graduated from Georgia State University in 1997 and received his MD from MCG. He completed a clinical research fellowship at Yale University, residency at GHSU (voted Resident of the Year), and fellowships in laryngology (GHSU) and airway reconstruction (Royal National ENT Hospital). His many honors include the AHNS Fanconi Award and the AMA National Leadership Award. He serves on the Associate Member Council of the AACR and is a member of the NCI Cancer Genome Atlas Thyroid Group. Dr. Weinberger will have a dual appointment in the Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine, where he will carry out translational research in dedicated departmental laboratory space. Resident & Alumni News Hail and Farewell Donor Acknowledgements Residency and Fellowships Expand Associate Editor: Donna M. Black Phone Numbers and Web Site Address Appointments: (706) Academic Ofc: (706) Fax: (706) To learn more about recent events in the department, visit: Meet Our Faculty (centerfold)

2 FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS SPRING 2011 Message from the Chair This has been a tremendous year of change in Augusta as we near our tenth year as a department. A new Dean, a new President, a new Hospital CEO, and (you may have noticed) a new name. We are Georgia Health Sciences University (GHSU), better reflecting the large enterprise we have become, which includes five different schools, hundreds of degree programs and thousands of students. Honors Jack Borders was selected as a member of the GHSU Academy of Medical Educators and was named to Best Doctors in America. He received a GHSU Patient s Choice Award and Family Choice Award. He has recently completed mission work in Haiti and is currently working on obtaining his MBA. Stil Kountakis was named to Best Doctors in America and served as guest examiner for the American Board of Otolaryngology oral exam and guest speaker for the Turkish Society of Otolaryngology. Greg Postma was visiting professor at George Washington University, UTHSC-San Antonio, and University Hospital in Madrid, and was guest speaker for the European Laryngologic and Taiwan Otolaryngologic societies. He was elected Thyroid Book Translated to Turkish Dr. Terris highly-acclaimed book of medical and surgical management of thyroid and parathyroid diseases has been a best-seller since it was introduced 18 months ago. The vigorous sales in the US and abroad have prompted a translation into the Turkish language. It was also a sensational Masters in Augusta in April. Eight competitors had a share of the lead in the final round, with South African Charl Schwartzel donning the green jacket. Read more about our exciting year inside. David J. Terris, M.D., F.A.C.S. Porubsky Professor and Chairman Secretary-Treasurer of the Georgia Society of OHNS and President-Elect of the ABEA. He received the Distinguished Service Award from the AAO-HNS. Arturo Solares was visiting professor at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, Australia and the Cleveland Clinic. David Terris was elected President of the Georgia Society of Otolaryngology. He was visiting professor at Cairo University, the University of Toronto, the University of Pennsylvania, Yale University and Tulane University, and guest speaker for the Korean, Italian, Mississippi and Houston Otolaryngology societies, the Saudi Arabia Surgery society, and the Korean Thyroid Association. McKinnon Edits Operative Techniques Dr. McKinnon was invited to guest edit a companion pair of issues of the journal Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology- entitled Techniques for the Ear (Part I and II). This project features the work of a number of thought leaders in the field of otology/ neurotology including John Niparko, Craig Buchman, John McElveen, Jr., and Thomas Balkany, among others.

3 SPRING 2011 Coleman Celebrates 30 Years Annette Coleman, LPN is celebrating 30 years with GHSU this year. She worked in the inpatient units until 1995 when she transferred to the outpatient Otolaryngology Practice Site. She has been working with Head and Neck patients for 25 years, and is an essential member of our team. Congratulations Ms. Coleman! Carter Receives Golden Pen Award Barbara Carter, RN, MSN Barb Carter received the Golden Pen Award from GHSU, which honors employees who have demonstrated extraordinary accomplishment and leadership through publication in a professional journal or through a speaking engagement at a professional conference. Barb had two protocols published and presented at the Society of OHN Nurses, and she contributed to the Telephone Triage for OHN Nurses. She was awarded an engraved golden pen for her accomplishments. Borders/Seybt Receive Awards Jack C. Borders, Jr, MD Drs. Jack Borders and Melanie Seybt were each selected to receive the Exemplary Teaching Award from the GHSU School of Medicine based upon their substantial outstanding contributions to resident/student teaching. These were both richly deserved, and we are proud of their efforts. Annette Coleman, LPN Melanie W. Seybt, MD STAFF HIGHLIGHTS GHSU Repeats as Champion The GHSU golf team repeated as champions of the Triological Society s Pillsbury Residency Golf Challenge held at GrayHawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, AZ. The return of Dr. Kountakis led the team to a 5 stroke victory over the nearest competitor. For the second year in a row resident Drew Prosser, MD Drew Prosser won the long drive contest. Dr. Postma, sidelined from recent shoulder surgery, served as team coach/motivator utilizing text messages to cheer on and refocus the team. We are looking forward to a chance for a three-peat in Giving Opportunities Designate Your Gift to GHSU Otolaryngology Porubsky Library Fund...$ Barton Otolaryngology Fund... $ Temporal Bone Lab Fund... $ Otolaryngology Research Fund...$ Area of Greatest Need... $ Other:...$ TOTAL...$ Check enclosed to MCG Foundation, Inc. CREDIT CARD please complete the following MC Visa AE Discover Card # Exp. Name on card: Signature Required: Full Name Address City State Zip Daytime Telephone Address Gifts are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law. GHSU fiscal year runs July 1 to June 30. For more information, call or visit

CLINICAL SPOTLIGHT SPRING 2011 Robotic Thyroidectomy Cochlear Implants Dr.

Audiology Expands Angela Gerbasi has joined the Audiology program as demand for hearing services (and especially hearing aids) has grown.

Brian McKinnon has expanded the implant program at GHSU to include deaf children. We now offer the full array of partially and fully implantable otologic devices.

4 CLINICAL SPOTLIGHT SPRING 2011 Robotic Thyroidectomy Cochlear Implants Dr. David Terris developed a novel facelift approach for robotic thyroidectomy that he has successfully performed together with Drs. Seybt and Singer (see Publications). Audiology Expands Angela Gerbasi has joined the Audiology program as demand for hearing services (and especially hearing aids) has grown. Her special interests include hearing aid fitting and programming, tinnitus management, and electrophysiological testing. Dr. Brian McKinnon has expanded the implant program at GHSU to include deaf children. We now offer the full array of partially and fully implantable otologic devices. Skull Base Lab Opens Consultant of the Year We are pleased to announce that John Vender, a pivotal member of the Skull Base team assembled by Arturo Solares, has been unanimously selected as the Departmental Consultant of the Year. The opening of the Skull Base Laboratory represents an important milestone for the Skull Base Center, headed up by Arturo Solares, that will facilitate the training of national and international visiting surgeons. The first postdoctoral fellow is Marcos Mirambeaux from the Dominican Republic (seen here with student Jason Van Rompaey from Sydney, Australia), who has already enjoyed a very productive experience. Four Fellowships Available Endocrine/ (contact Dr. David Terris: dterris@georgiahealth.edu) Rhinology/Sinus Surgery (contact Dr. Stil Kountakis: skountakis@georgiahealth.edu) Laryngology (contact Dr. Gregory Postma: gpostma@georgiahealth.edu) Otology/Pediatric (contact Dr. Brian McKinnon: brmckinnon@georgiahealth.edu)

5 SPRING 2011 FACULTY SPOTLIGHT Departmental Faculty and Areas of Interest Jack C. Borders, Jr., MD Pediatric Otolaryngology Jimmy Brown, DDS, MD, FA C S Achih H. Chen, MD Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Scott S. DeRossi, DMD Oral Medicine C. Anthony Hughes, MD Pediatric Otolaryngology Lana L. Jackson, MD Frederick N. Klippert, MD General Otolaryngology Stil Kountakis, MD, PhD, FA C S Rhinology and Sinus Surgery Brian J. McKinnon, MD, MBA O t o l o g y / N e u r o t o l o g y Edward Porubsky, MD, FA C S General Otolaryngology Gregory N. Postma, MD Laryngology Melanie W. Seybt, MD Endocrine Surgery C. Arturo Solares, MD Skull Base Surgery David J. Terris, MD, FA C S Endocrine Surgery John R. Ve n d e r, MD N e u r o s u r g e r y Paul M. We i n b e r g e r, MD L a r y n g o l o g y

6 RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC SPRING 2011 Weinberger Takes the Reins as Director of Research Paul Weinberger has hit the ground running as our newest faculty member (see cover story). Among his numerous new responsibilities, he has taken over from Arturo Solares as Director of Research for the department. He is already underway with the recruitment of a new research coordinator. Paul Weinberger Publications Singer MC, Seybt MW, Terris DJ. Robotic facelift thyroidectomy: I. Pre-clinical simulation and morphometric assessment. Laryngoscope (In press). Terris DJ, Singer MC, Seybt MW. Robotic facelift thyroidectomy: II. Clinical feasibility and safety. Laryngoscope (In press). Terris DJ, Singer MC, Seybt MW. Robotic facelift thyroidectomy: Patient selection and technical considerations. Surg Lap Endos Percut Tech (In press). Seybt MW, Terris DJ. Outpatient thyroidectomy: Experience in over 200 patients. Laryngoscope 120(5):959-63, Bhatt N, Perakis H, Watts TL, Borders JC. Traumatic hemorrhage and rapid expansion of a cervical lymphatic malformation. ENT J 90(1):20-2, Champagne JP, Antisdel JL, Woodard TD, Kountakis SE. Epidemiologic factors affect surgical outcomes in allergic fungal sinusitis. Laryngoscope 120(11):2322-4, Prosser JD, Figueroa R, Ong YK, Carrau RL, Solares CA. Quantitative analysis of endoscopic endonasal approaches to the infratemporal fossa. Laryngoscope (In press). Prosser JD, Vender JR, Solares CA. Traumatic cerebrospinal fluid leaks. Otolaryngol Clin North Am (In press). Bhatt N, McKinnon BJ. Medical tourism and cochlear implants. Cochlear Implants Int 11(3):125-32, Iverson K, McKinnon BJ. Cochlear implantation following renal transplantation using Med-EL pulsar. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surgery (In press). Miller BL, Waller JL, McKinnon BJ. Craniofacial injuries due to golf cart trauma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (In press). Iverson KC, Bhatti PT, Falcone J, Figueroa R, McKinnon BJ. Cochlear implantation using thin film array electrodes. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (In press). Parham K, McKinnon BJ, Eibling D, Gates GA. Challenges and opportunities in presbycusis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (In press). Singer AD, Weinberger PM, Seybt MW, Jackson LL, Teague DJ, Figueroa RE. Imaging characterization of follicular dendritic cell sarcoma of the neck. ENT J 89(7):2967, Weinberger PM, Merkley MA, Khichi SS, Lee JR, Psyrri A, Jackson LL, Dynan WS. Human papillomavirus-active head and neck cancer and ethnic health disparities. Laryngoscope 20(8):1531-7, Robb Jr PK, Weinberger PM, Perakis H, Li A, Klein AM, Johns III MM, Adkins L, Postma GN. Asthma is associated with clinically aggressive recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 137:368-72, Chen A, Moretz AH, Perakis H, Champagne J, Markarian A, Kamer F. Medial crura suture technique. Amer J Cosmetic Surg 27(3):9-12, Holsinger FC, Terris DJ, Kuppersmith RB. Robotic thyroidectomy: Operative technique using a transaxillary endoscopic approach without CO2 insufflation. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 43(2):381-8, Seybt MW, Terris DJ. Minimally invasive thyroid and parathyroid surgery Where are we now and where are we going? Otolaryngol Clin North Am 43(2):375-80, Terris DJ. Application of post-surgical stimulated thyroglobulin for radioiodine remnant ablation selection in low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma. Head Neck 32(6):698-9, Terris DJ, Seybt MW, Vaughters RB III. A new minimally invasive lingual thyroidectomy technique. Thyroid 20(12):1367-9, Seybt MW, Kuppersmith RB, Holsinger FC, Terris DJ. Robotic axillary thyroidectomy: Multi-institutional clinical experience with the davinci. Laryngoscope 120 Suppl 4:S182, Farrag TY, Weinberger PM, Seybt MW, Terris DJ. Point-ofcare rapid intraoperative parathyroid hormone assay of needle aspirates from parathyroid tissue: A substitute for frozen sections. Am J Otolaryngol (In press).

7 SPRING 2011 Hail RESIDENT AND ALUMNI UPDATE Farewell Brett Comer Univ of Kentucky Rhinology Fellow Ashli O Rourke Univ of Virginia Laryngology Fellow Hachem Jammal Tawam Hospital Otology Fellow Eyad Khabbaz (Fellow) will pursue Academic Rhinology Michele Morrison (Fellow) will join the Portsmouth Naval Medical Ctr Michael Singer will stay as Minimally Invasive Endocrine Surgery Fellow Mickey Fisher Rush Medical PGY-1 Resident Lauren Crosby Univ of SC PGY-1 Resident Jamie Segel Wayne State Univ PGY-1 Resident Donor Acknowledgements Jason Champagne (Chief Resident) will pursue fellowship in Facial Plastic Surgery at UCSF Helen Perakis (Chief Resident) will pursue fellowship in General Plastic Surgery at Univ of Minnesota The ongoing success of any major department of Otolaryngology- depends heavily on the philanthropic investments in academics made by alumni, grateful patients and other friends of the department. We gratefully acknowledge the following donors: Master s Club ($1000 or more) James E. Bush, MD Allen Butler, MD Firas Farhat, MD Richard L. Hebert, II, MD William H. Moretz, Jr., MD Robin Schilling, MD David J. Terris, MD Elizabeth Whitaker, MD President s Club ($500 - $999) Timothy D. Knudsen, MD William H. Moretz, III, MD Chairman s Club ($100 - $499) Thomas Crews, MD Edward A. Porubsky, MD Residency and Fellowships Expand We are pleased that the Otolaryngology Residency Review Committee approved a residency position expansion, effective July 1, This will increase the number of incoming interns from 2 to 3 for the group starting their training this coming academic year. Our department has grown considerably and with 14 clinical faculty members we offer tremendous underutilized resident learning opportunities. In another important educational initiative, we announce the recruitment of Dr. Hachem Jammal as our first subspecialty fellow in Pediatric Otolaryngology (with a special emphasis in Otology). This brings to 4 our fellowships, adding to subspecialty training that includes rhinology, laryngology and endocrine surgery. Stil Kountakis To share your news with the other alumni, please send updates to Donna Black at donnab@georgiahealth.edu or call

8 Department of Otolaryngology 1120 Fifteenth Street Augusta, Georgia The OTO Observer Newsletter Non-Profit Org. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 210 Augusta, Georgia Minimally Invasive and Robotic Management of Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases September 23-24, 2011 Augusta, Georgia Distinguished Guest Faculty Herb Chen, M.D. David Cooper, M.D. Clive Grant, M.D. F. Christopher Holsinger, M.D. Christina Kile, M.D. Virginia LiVolsi, M.D. Gregory Randolph, M.D. David Terris, M.D. Program Chairs Michael Singer, M.D. and Paolo Miccoli, M.D. Register early. Participation in the Lab is limited. Otolaryngology- Clinical Faculty and Areas of Interest David J. Terris, MD, Chairman Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Stil Kountakis, MD, Vice Chairman Rhinology and Sinus Surgery Jack C. Borders, Jr., MD Pediatric Otolaryngology Jimmy J. Brown, DDS, MD Achih H. Chen, MD Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Scott S. DeRossi, DMD Oral Medicine C. Anthony Hughes, MD Pediatric Otolaryngology Lana L. Jackson, MD Frederick N. Klippert, MD General Otolaryngology Brian J. McKinnon, MD Otology and Neurotology Edward S. Porubsky, MD General Otolaryngology Gregory N. Postma, MD Laryngology and Swallowing Disorders Melanie W. Seybt, MD Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery C. Arturo Solares, MD John R. Vender, MD Neurosurgery Paul M. Weinberger, MD Laryngology and Swallowing Disorders /11

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The OTO O b s e r v e r The Newsletter of the Department of Otolaryngology Medical College of Georgia Volume 8, Issue 1 SPRING 2010 Inside This Issue Faculty Highlights Message from the Chair Honors Consultant