Program

Please note all times listed are Pacific Time

Date/TimeTitleSpeaker(s)
Thursday, September 18, 2025
7:00 AMRegistration and Continental Breakfast 
SESSION 1 - Moderator: Andrew H. Murr, MD
7:55Introduction Course Chairs
8:00What I've Learned as a Revision Sinus Surgeon: Tips for More Effective Primary SurgerySteven D. Pletcher, MD
8:20Management of Vestibular MigraineJeffrey Sharon, MD
8:40HPV Vaccination: Impact on Head & Neck CancerMary Jue Xu, MD
9:00Current Treatment Options for Smell LossPatricia A. Loftus, MD
9:20Questions  
Keynote Address
9:30Generative Healthcare LeadershipRahul K. Shah, MD, MBA
10:10Coffee Break 
SESSION 2 - Moderator: Jolie L. Chang, MD
10:30Pediatric Intubation InjuriesScott Hirsch, MD
10:50Become an Endoscopic Ear Surgeon!Nicole Jiam, MD
11:10What You Need to Know about Hearing Loss Genetics (Hint: It's Not Just About Gene Therapy)Dylan K. Chan, MD, PhD
11:30Updated Palate Surgery for OSA: Why and HowJolie L. Chang, MD
11:50Questions  
12:00 PMLunch (On Your Own or Optional Product Theater – not for CME) 
SESSION 3 - Moderator: Clark A. Rosen, MD
1:30Lightning Rounds! 
 -        The Best Vestibular Papers of 24/25, IMHOJeffrey Sharon, MD
 -        New Classifications of Thyroid Cancer Jonathan R. George, MD, MPH 
 -        Percutaneous Tracheotomy: SelectionSteven D. Pletcher, MD
 -        RRP Update: Vaccination UpdateClark A. Rosen, MD 
 -        Subperiosteal Orbital AbscessAndrew N. Goldberg, MD, MSCE
2:10Vestibular Schwannomas and Hearing PreservationNicole Jiam, MD
2:30Evolving Role of Immunotherapy in HNCaIlya Likhterov, MD
2:50Questions  
3:00Coffee Break 
SESSION 4 - Moderator: Andrew N. Goldberg, MD, MSCE
3:20An Update for AI in Otolaryngology: Better than just Artificial?Tokunbo I. Ayeni, MD
3:40The Future of Allergic Rhinitis ManagementAnna Butrymowicz, MD
4:00Osteoradionecrosis: Modern TechniquesIlya Likhterov, MD
4:20Questions 
4:30PANEL DISCUSSION: Biologics for CRS w/ Polyps 
 Moderator: Andrew N. Goldberg, MD, MSCE 
 Panelists: Steven D. Pletcher, MD, Patricia A. Loftus, MD, Anna Butrymowicz, MD, Monica Tang, MD 
5:30 PMAdjourn 
Friday, September 19, 2025
7:00 AMContinental Breakfast 
SESSION 5 - Moderator: VyVy N. Young, MD
7:55Opening Remarks  
8:00Circulating Tumor DNA in HPV CancerKatherine Wai, MD
8:20Salivary Obstruction Without Stones: What Works?Jolie L. Chang, MD
8:40A Practical Approach to a Vexing Problem: Chronic CoughVyVy N. Young, MD 
Keynote Address
9:00Academic Health Systems - My PerspectiveSuresh Gunasekaran, MBA
9:40Coffee Break 
SESSION 6 - Moderator: Caroline M. Schlocker, MD
10:10Nerve Stimulation for OSA: Updates and Predictors of SuccessMegan Durr, MD
10:30When is a Hemangioma Not a Hemangioma?Josephine Czechowicz, MD
10:50Mixed Hearing Loss ManagementCharles J. Limb, MD
11:10Building Your Practice’s Social Media PresenceCaroline M. Schlocker, MD
11:30Post-op Pain Control for Oropharyngeal Surgery Megan Durr, MD
11:50Questions 
12:00 PMLunch (On Your Own or Optional Product Theater – not for CME) 
SESSION 7 - Moderator: Megan Durr, MD
1:30Lightning Rounds! I 
 -        Find it Fast: An Algorithm for Pediatric Button Battery Ingestion!Kimberly Luu, MD
 -        Radiofrequency Ablation of Thyroid NodulesIlya Likhterov, MD
 -        PRP for Smell Loss – How I Do ItPatricia A. Loftus, MD
 -        Benefits of Multidisciplinary Aerodigestive Care in ChildrenJordan Virbalas, MD
 -        MTD, Woe is Me!Sarah L. Schneider, MS, CCC-SLP
2:10Questions 
2:20Lightning Rounds! II 
 -        The Case of Hahnemann HospitalAndrew H. Murr, MD 
 -        Endolymphatic Sac Decompression for Meniere’s DiseaseYew Song Cheng, MD
 -        The Very Best Pediatric TonsillectomyAnna K. Meyer, MD
 -        In-office Ear Tubes in ChildrenGarani S. Nadaraja, MD
2:50Questions 
3:00Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: FAST Work-up and FAST ActionMary Jue Xu, MD
3:20Oto Update FilmFest I 
 -        Endoscopic Orbital DecompressionSteven D. Pletcher, MD
 -        Percutaneous TracheotomySteven D. Pletcher, MD
 -        Thyro-Hyoid Vocal Fold InjectionTyler Crosby, MD
3:40Coffee Break 
4:00 PMBREAKOUT SESSIONS BEGIN – Choice of FilmFest and APP Breakout Sessions  
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT: APP Session
4:00APP Practice Optimization Panel Discussion 
 Moderators: Roseanne Krauter, FNP-BC, CORLN & Regina Gould, MMSC, MPH, PA-C 
 -        Pediatric OSAPamela Chan, MPAP, PA-C with Garani S. Nadaraja, MD
 -        TinnitusKali Koziol, PA-C MMSc with Rebecca M. Lewis, AuD, PhD
 -        SinusitisSteven D. Pletcher, MD
 -        EpistaxisRegina Gould, MMSC, MPH, PA-C with Patricia A. Loftus, MD
 -        Practice OptimizationRoseanne Krauter, FNP-BC, CORLN
 -        General Q & A 
5:30Adjourn 
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT: FilmFest Surgical Session 
4:00Oto Update FilmFest - II 
 -        HHT Epistaxis Treatment SclerotherapyPatricia A. Loftus, MD
 -        Middle Turbinate MedializationAndrew N. Goldberg, MD, MSCE
 -        Awake Airway Dilation without Apnea!Yue Ma, MD
 -        Posterior Nasal Neurectomy for RhinitisPatricia A. Loftus, MD
 -        Transpterygoid Approach to Lateral Sphenoid EncephaloceleIvan H. El-Sayed, MD
4:25Questions 
4:40Oto Update FilmFest - III 
 -        Endoscopic Butterfly TympanoplastyYew Song Cheng, MD
 -        Ossicular Chain ReconstructionCharles J. Limb, MD
 -        Salivary Stone ManagementJolie L. Chang, MD
 -        Transcutaneous EpiglottopexyGarani S. Nadaraja, MD
 -        Extracapsular Parotid Tumor DissectionIlya Likhterov, MD
5:05Questions 
5:30Adjourn 
Saturday, September 20, 2025
7:00 AMContinental Breakfast 
SESSION 8 - Moderator: Charles J. Limb, MD
7:55Opening Remarks  
Keynote Address
8:00Finding your NicheRobin Lindsay, MD, MBA
8:30Lightning Rounds! 
 -        Pediatric InspireKara Brodie, MD
 -        Open vs. Closed RhinoplastyRobin W. Lindsay, MD, MBA
 -        CMV-Related Hearing LossKara Brodie, MD
 -        Pearls for Functional RhinoplastyRobin W. Lindsay, MD, MBA
 -        Locate that Parathyroid GlandMary Jue Xu, MD
9:10Standardized Approach to Evaluation and Management of the Nasal ValveRobin Lindsay, MD, MBA
9:30Neoadjuvant Therapy in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patrick Ha, MD
9:50Lightning Rounds! 
 -        UCSF’s CHESA Global Surgery FellowshipLia K. Jacobson, MD, MSGM
 -        Pediatric Eustachian Tube Balloon DilationLia K. Jacobson, MD, MSGM
 -        A Pain Control Revolution is Coming!Andrew N. Goldberg, MD, MSCE
10:10Questions 
10:20Coffee Break 
SESSION 9 - Moderator: Patrick Ha, MD (Not Accredited for CME)  
Keynote Address
10:50Genetic Testing and Gene Therapy for Hearing LossAaron Tward, MD, PhD
11:20PANEL DISCUSSION: Current Issues in Otology/Neurotology  
 Moderator: Charles J. Limb, MD 
 Panelists: Kara Brodie, MD, Jeffrey D. Sharon, MD, Steven W. Cheung, MD 
12:00 PMAdjourn