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Harnessing the "Alcohol Effect" for Spasmodic Dysphonia

News: November 05, 2018

New research findings from a study led by Kristina Simonyan, MD, PhD, Dr med, show the potential of a new oral drug for spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disorder affecting the muscles of the larynx or voice box. The work was published last week in Scientific Reports. The study shows that sodium...

Matthew R. Naunheim, MD, MBA

Person: Assistant Professor in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Matthew Naunheim is a fellowship-trained laryngologist who specializes in treating patients with voice, breathing, and swallowing troubles. He is particularly interested in understanding quality of life interventions in surgery. As a result, he has been involved in implementing a patient...

Fall 2018 Issue of Harvard Otolaryngology Published

News: November 16, 2018

We are pleased to present our latest issue of Harvard Otolaryngology. Inside this issue: Inner Ear Optogenetics: Researchers use optogenetics to transform cells in the inner ear to respond to light Seeing Further: Endoscopic Orbital Surgery: Surgeons use endoscopic approaches to remove orbital...

Srinivas Vinod Saladi, PhD

Person: Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Investigator, Mass. Eye and Ear

Dr. Saladi’s research interests primarily focus on understanding the mechanism by which epigenetic reprogramming contributes to cellular plasticity in tumors. His research aims to define the mechanisms in which deregulated chromatin remodeling or altered chromatin landscape act as oncogenic drivers...

Michael D. Otremba, MD

Person: Clinical Instructor in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Part-time, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Michael Otremba is a general otolaryngologist who cares for a broad range of patients, including adults and pediatrics, and treats a variety of pathology from head and neck cancer to chronic ear disease. He earned his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine, where he also...

Strong Ability to Detect and Perceive Motion May Prevent Pilot Disorientation

News: November 01, 2018

Boston, Mass. — A new study led by researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear found that good performance on a piloting task was associated with lower vestibular thresholds, which represent stronger ability to sense and perceive information about motion, balance, and spatial orientation. Published...

Electrical Stimulation in the Nose Induces Sense of Smell in Human Subjects

News: November 29, 2018

Boston, Mass. — Physicians at Massachusetts Eye and Ear have, for the first time, induced a sense of smell in humans by using electrodes in the nose to stimulate nerves in the olfactory bulb, a structure in the brain where smell information from the nose is processed and sent to deeper regions of...

Daniel L. Faden, MD

Person: Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Head and Neck Surgeon, Mass. Eye and Ear

Dr. Daniel Faden is a board-certified specialist in head and neck cancer surgery. He completed residency training in otolaryngology–head and neck surgery at the University of California, San Francisco before completing two clinical fellowships in advanced head and neck oncologic surgery and cranial...

Dunia E. Abdul-Aziz, MD

Person: Instructor in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Staff Physician, Mass Eye and Ear, Investigator, Tillotson Cell Biology Unit

Dr. Dunia Abdul-Aziz is a board-certified otolaryngologist specializing in otology and neurotology. Her clinical interests include hearing loss, chronic ear disease, eustachian tube disorders, vestibular disorders, and tumors and other diseases involving the lateral skull base. She has also...

Exosomes “Swarm” to Protect Against Bacteria Inhaled Through the Nose

News: November 14, 2018

Boston, Mass. — Bacteria are present in just about every breath of air we take in. How the airway protects itself from infection from these bacteria has largely remained a mystery — until now. When bacteria are inhaled, exosomes, or tiny fluid-filled sacs, are immediately secreted from cells that...