Published: March 26, 2021

Milestone Moments

Each month AAO-HNS highlights memorable moments in the history of the Academy.

1903

Transactions from the Annual Meetings in 1896 and 1897 were collected, preserved, and disseminated. Beginning in 1903, these papers were released in a bound, hardcover collection as The Transactions of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryngology.

1975

Transactions was separated into two publications, one for ophthalmology and one for otolaryngology.

1977

The otolaryngology version was retitled to Otolaryngology.

1981

The journal's name was changed to its present title, Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, concurrent with the formal name change of the Academy.

More from April 2021 – Vol. 40, No. 3

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Candidate Statements | At-Large Director: Academic (Two-Year Term)

Select one from the two candidates for At-Large Director: Academic (Two-Year Term).

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Candidate Statements | At-Large Director: Academic (Four-Year Term)

Select one from the two candidates for At-Large Director: Academic (Four-Year Term).

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Candidate Statements | At-Large Director: Private Practice

Select one from the two candidates for At-Large Director: Private Practice.

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Candidate Statements | Nominating Committee: Academic

Select one from the two candidates for Seat One and one from the two candidates for Seat Two for Nominating Committee: Academic.

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Candidate Statements | Nominating Committee: Private Practice

Select one from the two candidates for Seat One and one from the two candidates for Seat Two for Nominating Committee: Private Practice.

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Candidate Statements | Audit Committee

Select one from the two candidates for Audit Committee.

Tracheostomy

From the Education Committees: Tracheostomy Care

Tracheostomies are one of the most-performed surgical procedures, and the incidence has continued to rise.

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Out of Committee: Patient Safety and Quality Improvement | Improving Safety by Studying Why Things Go Terribly Right

Do humans cause patient harm, or do we prevent it?

Pearls Peers

Pearls from your Peers: Dermal Filler Complications

I'm Nina Lu, MD, a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon at the University of Washington. I'm joined by Theda C. Kontis, MD, a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon practicing in Baltimore, Maryland.

Match Day

AAO-HNS Welcomes the Class of 2021 Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Matches │ #IAMOTO

See snapshots of Match Day 2021.

Carol R. Bradford, MD, MS AAO-HNS/F President

Why the Power of Our Voice Matters

As otolaryngologists, we know better than anyone how critically important the human voice is.

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Spotlight: Humanitarian Efforts | Miriam I. Redleaf, MD

I am an otologist/neurotologist and former tenured professor at the University of Illinois.

James C. Denneny III, MD AAO-HNS/F EVP/CEO

Focusing on Our Strategy for Today Outlines Our Plans for the Future

As we enter the second quarter of 2021, it becomes clear that really nothing will be clear in healthcare for the rest of this year on many fronts.

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Section Spotlight: Expanding Resident Education through a Pandemic and Beyond

Although the pandemic challenged us in many ways, these webinars have shown that resident education is still a priority.

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Humanitarian Travel Grant: Medical Mission in Phnom Phen, Cambodia

In January 2020, a team of volunteers from Northwest Medical Volunteers and Face to Face traveled to Phnom Phen, Cambodia, to provide care to patients with congenital, traumatic, and neoplastic face deformities.

AAO-HNS Past President Sujana S. Chandrasekhar, MD, Sabina Omerhodzic, MD, and Ellie Morse, MD, (seated) celebrated at the Bronx VA Hospital by donating to the WIO Endowment, sporting their pins, and showing their strength!

WIO Day 2021 Celebrations

WIO Day was held on March 8 in conjunction with International Women's Day.

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2021 International Visiting Scholarship

Are you an international otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon, less than 40 years old or within the first eight years of professional practice after residency or fellowship training, and in a junior full-time teaching position?

Ent Health

Looking Ahead: May Is Better Hearing and Speech Month

ENThealth.org offers information for your patients.