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Elizabeth Noyes, MD

Dr. Elizabeth “Liz” Noyes grew up in Harvard, Massachusetts, and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, with a degree in neuroscience and anthropology. Following her undergraduate studies, she served as a researcher at the Center for Global Health Delivery-Dubai at...

Temporal Bone Dissection Course

This course seeks to bring practicing otolaryngologists up to date with the latest techniques in otologic surgery, including chronic ear disease, otosclerosis, vestibular disorders, and endoscopic ear techniques. Faculty will provide lectures and dissection demonstrations. Under the guidance of...

Dr. Mark Varvares Promoted to Professor of Otolaryngology

The Department of Otolaryngology at Harvard Medical School recently celebrated the promotion of Mark A. Varvares, MD, FACS, to Professor of Otolaryngology. Dr. Varvares is the Associate Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Eye and Ear. Dr. Varvares...

First Annual Harvard "Mastoid Bowl" Winner Announced

The Department of Otolaryngology at Harvard Medical School held its first annual "Mastoid Bowl" in the Joseph B. Nadol, Jr., MD, Surgical Training Laboratory at Mass. Eye and Ear earlier this year. Hosted by Daniel J. Lee, MD, FACS, this competition evaluated otolaryngology residents as they...

Strong Ability to Detect and Perceive Motion May Prevent Pilot Disorientation

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

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...

Harvard Otolaryngology Faculty Take the Podium at Mid-Winter Meetings

Triological Combined Sections Meeting Our department had excellent representation in San Diego at the 2019 Triological Mid-Winter Meeting last month. There were dozens of outstanding presentations by our faculty members, residents, fellows, and trainees, in addition to several poster presentations...