Category: News

Nicholas Thompson, MD, has been appointed Medical Director of Otologic Research in the UNC Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery. In this role, Thompson aims to support research that leads to meaningful improvements in hearing and ear care. I hope this role helps accelerate research that translates directly into better...

The Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery congratulates Taylor Stack on her election as Co-President of the UNC House Staff Council. The House Staff Council represents residents and fellows across UNC Health, advocating for trainee well-being and providing resident representation on institutional committees that help shape policies related to graduate...

Kayla Hicks, MD, chief resident in UNC OHNS, was surprised to learn she had received the Holt Leadership Award from the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. The award recognizes residents who demonstrate exceptional leadership. For Hicks, that means servant leadership and leading by example. “Over the years...

Habib Khoury, MD, Chief Resident in the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been selected as one of five annual recipients of the Robert C. Cefalo House Officer Award, presented by UNC Hospitals to recognize outstanding members of the house...

Congratulations to our faculty who received the Carolina Care Excellence Award! This honor reflects their commitment to outstanding patient care and dedication to serving our patients and community. The award recognizes providers who received exceptional patient feedback through the Press Ganey Medical Practice Survey, highlighting excellence in care, communication, and...

”…with my old hearing aid I could hear 3 inches and with my Bonebridge I can hear 100 inches!” Lily and Kenzie are two young research participants taking part in a study evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the MED-EL Bonebridge system in pediatric patients — specifically, children implanted under...

Many of our doctors and residents were able to attend and present at the AAO-HNSF 2021 Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, CA from October 3-6. Presentations are now available via the Virtual Platform. Here’s a non-comprehensive list of the presentations from our doctors and residents: Faculty Brent A. Senior, MD, FACS, FARS...

Brent A. Senior, MD, FACS, FARS—Vice Chair of Outreach and Academics and Chief of the Division of Rhinology, Allergy, and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery—will receive the competitive American College of Surgeons (ACS)/Pfizer International Surgical Volunteerism Award for his over two decades of work in providing otolaryngologic surgery services and education...

Assistant Professor Adam J. Kimple, MD, PhD, FACS, FARS is named a CO-PI on a Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) grant that provides $33 million in grants to support collaborative groups of researchers and pediatricians to better understand, prevent, and treat childhood diseases. These 17 groups of researchers represent 15 countries and will contribute healthy pediatric...

LiRA—a technology company founded by resident Andrew Prince, MD—won the first place prize in the Covintus Tech Tank pitch competition, securing $25,000 for the startup. LiRA originated from the experience that CEO Andrew Prince, MD had while working with voiceless patients. LiRA gives patients their voice back through tracking that reads their...