Past Meetings

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 

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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

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​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

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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 

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