The Pennsylvania Academy of
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Meeting Archive
Congratulations to the 2024 winners:
First Place Oral Presentation:
Asthma and Comorbid Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Outcomes after Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Surgery
David Goldrich, MD
Penn State Hershey
Second Place Oral Presentation:
A Novel Proof-Of-Concept Study of Mixed Reality Technology for Ideal Placement of Bone-Anchored Hearing Devices for Application in Complex Patient Populations
Kelly Daniels, MD
UPMC
First Place Poster:
Response-Adaptive Surgical Timing in Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy Demonstrates Enhanced Pathologic Treatment Response in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Pablo Llerena, BS
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Second Place Poster:
Free Flap Neurotization and Radial Forearm Free Flap Reconstruction Improves Functional Outcomes in Hemiglossectomy Defects
Eric Wu, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Resident Jeopardy Bowl Winner:
Combined team from PCOM & Jefferson
Congratulations to the 2023 winners:
First Place Oral Presentation:
Effects of hypoglossal nerve stimulation surgery on rhinologic quality of life - A cohort study
Glen D’Souza, Jefferson
Second Place Oral Presentation:
Cost Effectiveness of Non-echo Planar Diffusion Weighted MRI in the Surveillance of Cholesteatoma
Terral Patel, UPMC
First Place Poster:
The Use of Actigraphy to Assess Sleep Improvement After Parathyroidectomy
Christopher Tseng, PSU
Second Place Poster:
Efficacy of Fibrin Sealants in Reducing Postoperative Complications in Facial Plastic Surgery
Hanel Eberly, PSU
Resident Jeopardy Bowl Winner:
Combined team from AHN, PCOM, & Jefferson
Congratulations to the following winners:
First Place Oral Presentation:
Endoscopic Versus Microscopic Ear Surgery for Management of Cholesteatoma: A Cost Effectiveness Analysis
Lauren Gardiner, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Second Place Oral Presentation:
The Effects of Adjuvant Radiotherapy on Survival in Elderly Patients with Advanced Head & Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Joann Butkus, MD
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
First Place Poster:
Acoustic Neuroma: A Surveillance, Epidemilogy, and End Results (SEER) Analysis
Thomas Haupt, MD
Howard University
Second Place Poster:
Viral Integration and Genomic Instability in HPV-Transformed Tonsillar Keratinocytes
Emily Milarchi, MD
Pennsylvania State University
Resident Jeopardy Bowl Winner:
Geisinger Medical Center
Congratulations to the following winners:
First Place Oral Presentation:
Validity of the American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (ACR TI-RADS) in a Pediatric Population
Kelly Daniels, MD
UPMC
Second Place Oral Presentation:
Human Papilloma Virus Integration Strictly Correlates with Global Genome Instability in Head and Neck Cancer
Max Hennessy, MD
Penn State Health
Third Place Oral Presentations:
Survivorship, At What Cost? Understanding Financial Toxicity in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: A Systematic Review Shivam Patel, MD Penn State Health Clinical and Immunological Profile of Patients with Immune-Related Adverse Effects Following Treatment with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Angela Alnemri, MD
Thomas Jefferson University
Hospital Resident Jeopardy Bowl Winner:
UPMC Pittsburgh
Congratulations to the following winners:
First Place Poster:
Implant Failure and Osteomyelitis in the Setting of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Usage: A Case Report & Review of the Literature
Katie Melder, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Second Place Poster:
Post treatment Surveillance in Sinonasal Malignancies
Prachi Patel, MD
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
First Place Oral Presentation:
Multi-institutional study utilizing surgery + cesium-131 brachytherapy in recurrent head and neck cancer
Adam Luginbuhl, MD
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Second Place Oral Presentation:
Analysis of spatial relationships between CD8 and FoxP3 cells using digital imaging in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Uche Nwagu, MD
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Second Place Oral Presentation:
Clinical Implications of the Integration Status of HPV in Head and Neck Cancer
Brandon LaBarge, MD
Penn State Health
Resident Quizzo winners:
Will Kennedy, MD and Ravi Shah, MD from the University of Pennsylvania.
Congratulations to the following winners:
First Place Oral Presentation:
A Computer-Learning Neural Network Algorithm for the Radiographic Assessment of Thyroid Nodules : A Pilot Study
Kelly Daniels
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Second Place Oral Presentation:
Assessment of cranial base repair techniques in a validated cadaveric CPAP model
Chandala Chitguppi, MD
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
First Place Poster:
Innervation of the Cricothyroid Muscle by the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve and Implications for Clinical Practice
Thomas Kaffenberger, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Second Place Poster:
Impact of gender on upper airway stimulation outcomes
Kelly Daniels
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Resident Jeopardy Bowl Winners:
B. Swendseid, MD, M. Chaskes, MD and J. Goldfarb, MD from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Congratulations to the following winners:
First Place Oral Presentation:
Defining the role of CD169 macrophages in lymph node metastasis
Michael Topf, MD
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Second Place Oral Presentation:
High-Level Disinfection of Otorhinolaryngology Clinical Instruments: An Evaluation of the Efficacy and Cost-effectiveness of Instrument Storage
Jason Yu, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Second Place Oral Presentation:
Identification of Causative Mutations in Two Unrelated Kindreds with Familial Nonmedullary Thyroid Cancer Using Next-Generation Sequencing
Darrin Bann
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
First Place Poster:
Quality of Life Comparison of exenterated versus non-exenterated patients with sinonasal and craniofacial malignancies
Alexander Graf, MD
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Second Place Poster:
Perfusion Dynamics in Pedicled and Free Tissue Reconstruction: Infrared Thermography and Laser Fluorescence Video Angiography
Tom Shokri, MD
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Resident Jeopardy Bowl Winners:
UMPC & PCOM
