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While there, Sen. Hagan met Grayson Clamp, a 3-year-old boy from Charlotte, N.C. who is able to hear now after receiving an auditory brainstem implant at UNC as part of an FDA-approved investigational trial. A video showing Grayson hearing his father’s voice for the first time has garnered more than...

Blues singer Bill McCulloch, known as Windy City Slim, never dreamed he would return to the stage after cancer treatments left him without a voice. Copyright 2013 Capitol Broadcasting Company CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Blues singer Bill McCulloch, known as Windy City Slim, never dreamed he would return to the...

Grayson Clamp after his ABS surgery, with his father, Len, and Dr. Craig Buchman Hello from the Clamp Family! We hope you will find our story and the miracle we’ve experienced with Grayson as an encouragement for families seeking faith, considering foster care, considering adoption, or considering medical intervention like...

ENT Drs. Harold Pine, Harold Pillsbury, Carlos Ebert and Peter Chikes played a foursome at the event The CASTLE program, which works through the UNC Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, is an organization that provides comprehensive services to children who are deaf or hard of hearing. CASTLE provides quality...

Grayson Clamp, who was born with Charge Syndrome, recently became the first child to receive an auditory brain stem implant as part of a Food and Drug Administration trial. Grayson Clamp, AUD Brain Stem Implant recipient, with father, Len Clamp CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Cochlear implants have helped many children...

The purpose of World Voice Day is to educate people about the importance of the voice for each and every one of us as a tool for communication. Have you ever lost your voice before? It can be a very frustrating problem when it impacts your ability to perform your...

Let it snow! Adverse weather prevented the Teams from completing the ENT Kaizen on Friday, January 25th. They picked up on Monday for the final walkthrough, hatched a 45-day Plan. Check it out!

The department that scraps together, sticks together! Check out the recap of the second day of the ENT Kaizen event.

Members of the department are undergoing a clinic revitalization project administered through the UNC Healthcare Lean Six Sigma group. The group maintains a daily newsletter to inform it past and present team members. Let us know what you think of our first day!

Please take a moment to download our 2012 Annual Report. Designed and published by Nicolette DeGroot, Director of Communications for OHNS.

The Conservators’ Center is a nonprofit organization that preserves threatened species through rescuing wildlife in need, responsible captive breeding, and providing educational programs and support worldwide. A favorite to touring crowds, seven year old male lion Thomas, was sedated and checked out by UNC ENT Drs. Harold Pillsbury, Brent Senior,...

Robert Buckmire, MD CHAPEL HILL — Aging baby boomers have long used exercise, surgery and collagen as they try to slow the natural bodily processes of aging. Now, some are flocking to do the same with something that’s usually a dead giveaway: a voice that sounds “old.” Research shows that...