Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Chair: Donald T. Donovan, M.D. (Interim)
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The mission of the Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery is to promote health for all people through education, research and public service. The department is committed to:
- Providing the highest standards of comprehensive medical and surgical care to patients
- Advancing basic and clinical biomedical research into the function and diseases/disorders of the special sensory systems (hearing, balance, smell, taste) and other organ systems of the head and neck
- Educating medical students, residents and fellows, biomedical scientists, and allied health professionals
- Fostering public awareness of diseases and disorders of the head and neck systems and their causes
- Promoting health and prevention of diseases of the head and neck systems and related structures
- Maintaining a diverse, well rounded, multidisciplinary faculty of the highest quality and expertise
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Upcoming Grand Rounds:
- Jan. 5, 2012: Ossicular Chain Reconstruction. Alec Sevy, M.D. Ben Taub General Hospital
- Jan. 12, 2012: Paragangliomas: Controversies and Advances in Management. Nikhila Raol, M.D. The Methodist Hospital
- Jan. 19, 2012: Aural Atresia. William Yao, M.D. Texas Children's Hospital
- Jan. 26, 2012: Laryngeal Trauma. Benjamin Anthony, M.D. Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center