Sage Otolaryngology

This podcast highlights original research appearing in the December 2011 edition of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, the official journal of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) Foundation. Editor in chief Richard M. Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, is joined by lead author Inessa Fishman, MD, and associate editor Peter Roland, MD, for an informative and clinically relevant discussion of managing tympanostomy tube otorrhea that is refractory to oral or topical antibiotics. Click here to read the full article.

This podcast highlights a commentary appearing in the October 2011 edition of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, the official journal of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) Foundation. Editor in chief Richard M. Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, is joined by Gordon Hughes, MD, corresponding author and Director of Clinical Trials at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communicative Disorders (NIDCD), and David Nielsen, EVP and CEO of the AAO-HNS, in a lively discussion of health care reform and the role of evidence-based medicine. Click here to read the full article.

This podcast highlights a systematic review appearing in the September 2011 edition of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, the official journal of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. Editor in chief Richard M. Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, is joined by corresponding author Walter T. Lee, MD, in discussing the benefits, and limitations, of sentinel node biopsy for melanoma in the head and neck region. Click here to read the full article.

This podcast highlights an original research article appearing in the August 2011 edition of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, the official journal of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. Editor in chief, Richard M. Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, is joined by lead author, Mia E. Miller, MD, and associate editor, Daniel G. Deschler, MD, in discussing the reasons behind increased disease-specific survival for tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma in recent years. Click here to read the full article.

This podcast features expert commentary on a Clinical Practice Guideline entitled "Polysomnography for Sleep-Disordered Breathing Prior to Tonsillectomy in Children," which is published as a supplement to the July 2011 issue of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Journal. Richard Rosenfeld, editor in chief, is joined by two co-authors of the guideline, Ron Mitchell, a pediatric otolaryngologist, and Norman Friedman, a sleep medicine specialist and pediatric otolaryngologist. Click here to read the full article.

This podcast highlights an article published in the July 2011 issue of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Journal entitled "The challenge of protocols for reflux disease: systematic review and development of a critical pathway." Discussants include Richard Rosenfeld, editor in chief, Kenneth Altman, lead author, and Julie Wei, associate editor.   Click here to read the full article. 

In this podcast editor in chief, Richard Rosenfeld, and first author, Lara Abdul-Sater, discuss an article from the May 2011 edition of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Journal entitled What are thyroidectomy patients really concerned about? Listeners may be surprised to learn what is really on patients minds as they contemplate thyroid surgery. Click here to read the full article.

This podcast from the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery features expert commentary on an article published in the June 2011 issue of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Journal entitled “Robotic-assisted parathyroidectomy: a feasibility study. Participants include Richard Rosenfeld, editor in chief, Neil Tolley, lead author, and Gregory Randolph, associate editor.   Click here to read the full article.  

This podcast features commentary on an article published in the April 2011 issue of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Journal, entitled “The value of otolaryngologists’ services in America: a national survey.”  Joining the discussion are Richard M. Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, editor in chief, Paul C. Frake, MD, lead author, and Julie Wei, MD, associate editor. Click here to read the full article.

Richard M. Rosenfeld, editor in chief of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Journal is joined by associate editor John H. Krouse and lead author Neil Bhattacharyya in discussing an article from the March 2011 issue, entitled "Cost burden of chronic rhinosinusitis: a claims-based study." Click here to read the full article.

In this podcast AAO-HNS Journal Editor, Richard Rosenfeld, is joined by M. Boyd Gillespie and Eric Mair in discussing "Effect of Palatal Implants on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) and Compliance," published in the February 2011 issue of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.  This randomized clinical trial shows no significant impact of palatal implants on CPAP pressure or compliance compared to sham controls. Click here to read the full article.

PART 3: In this podcast AAO-HNS Journal Editor, Richard Rosenfeld, is joined by Reginald Baugh, Sanford Archer, and Ron Mitchell in discussing the Clinical Practice Guideline, Tonsillectomy in Children. An overview of the guideline is presented followed by recommendations on selecting the best candidates or surgery or watchful waiting. Click here to read the full article.

PART 1: In this podcast AAO-HNS Journal Editor, Richard Rosenfeld, is joined by Reginald Baugh, Sanford Archer, and Ron Mitchell in discussing the Clinical Practice Guideline, Tonsillectomy in Children. An overview of the guideline is presented followed by recommendations on selecting the best candidates or surgery or watchful waiting. Click here to read the full article.

PART 2: In this podcast AAO-HNS Journal Editor, Richard Rosenfeld, is joined by Reginald Baugh, Sanford Archer, and Ron Mitchell in discussing the Clinical Practice Guideline, Tonsillectomy in Children. An overview of the guideline is presented followed by recommendations on selecting the best candidates or surgery or watchful waiting. Click here to read the full article.