Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Grand Rounds
Below is the monthly schedule for the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery’s Grand Rounds (consisting of guest lectures, selected specifically for the month’s elected topic), M&M meetings, as well as endowed and named lectures.
For current information on the endowed (named) lectures, please contact Donna Clare ([email protected]) in the development office.
| Date/Time | Meeting | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9/1/2025 | Labor Day Holiday- No GR | - |
| 9/8/2025 | Morbidity & Mortality | Lee Akst, M.D., Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and Vice Chair of Safety, Quality, and Service |
| 9/15/2025 | Responsible Conduct of Research | Zubair Khan, M.B.B.S., Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery |
| 9/22/2025 | Residency Feedback Roundtable | Jonathan Walsh, M.D., Associate Professor of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, and Residency Program Director |
| 9/29/2025 | Annual Safety & Quality Lecture | Christine Gourin, M.D., Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery |
| 10/6/2025 | Morbidity & Mortality | Lee Akst, M.D., Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and Vice Chair of Safety, Quality, and Service |
| 10/13/2025 | Iee Ching Wu Anderson MD, Endowed Lecture Speech Title: "Women in Surgery - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" |
Claire Hopkins, M.D., Professor of Rhinology |
| 10/20/2025 | Otology/Neurotology | Pete Creighton Jr., M.D. |
| 10/27/2025 |
Oto Educational Alliance Speech Title: "Just Keep Smiling: Lessons Learned in Pursuit of Becoming a Facial Nerve Surgeon-Scientist" |
Jordan Garcia, M.D. |
| 11/3/2025 | Morbidity & Mortality | Lee Akst, M.D., Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and Vice Chair of Safety, Quality, and Service |
| 11/10/2025 | Leadership Excellence | Lisa Ishii, M.D., M.H.S. |
| 11/17/2025 |
Pediatrics Speech Title: "Unlocking Sound for All: Cochlear Implantation in Special Pediatric Populations" |
Carolyn M. Jenks, M.D. |
| 11/24/2025 | Mentoring | TBD |
| 12/1/2025 | Morbidity & Mortality | Lee Akst, M.D., Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and Vice Chair of Safety, Quality, and Service |
| 12/8/2025 | R25 Resident Research Presentations | Brennan McMichael, M.D., M.B.A. and Tiffany Toni, M.D. |
| 12/15/2025 | Ralph Tufano, MD, MBA | Ashok Shaha, M.D. |
| 12/22/2025 | Laryngology Division | Simon Best, M.D. |
| 12/29/2025 | Christmas Break- No GR | - |
| 1/5/2026 | Morbidity & Mortality | Lee Akst, M.D., Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and Vice Chair of Safety, Quality, and Service |
| 1/12/2026 | Research Faculty | Gene Fridman, MS, PhD |
| 1/19/2026 | MLK Holiday- No GR | - |
| 1/26/2026 | Sleep Lecture/Course | Phillip Huyett, M.D. |
| 2/2/2026 | David W. Eisele, MD, Endowed Lecture | Eric Kezirian, M.D., MPH |
| 2/16/2026 | OHNS Research Fair | Stephane Lajoie, PhD., MSc |
| 2/23/2026 | Michael Holiday MD | TBD |
| 3/2/2026 | Morbidity & Mortality | Lee Akst, M.D., Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and Vice Chair of Safety, Quality, and Service |
| 3/9/2026 | Karin Young/John Niparko MD, Endowed Lecture | Professor Paul Van de Heyning, M.D., PhD. |
| 3/16/2026 | Rhinology | Michael Aaron Kohanski, M.D., PhD. |
| 3/23/2026 | Endocrine | TBD |
| 3/30/2026 | Edwin Nash Broyles MD, Endowed Lecture | Dinesh K. Chhetri, M.D. |
| 4/6/2026 | Morbidity & Mortality | Lee Akst, M.D., Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and Vice Chair of Safety, Quality, and Service |
| 4/13/2026 | Wellness | TBD |
| 4/20/2026 | Pain management | Tiffany Michalowski, PharmD., BCGP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist |
| 4/27/2026 | Lloyd B. Minor M.D. | Alicia M. Quesnel, M.D. |
| 5/4/2026 | Morbidity & Mortality | Lee Akst, M.D., Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and Vice Chair of Safety, Quality, and Service |
| 5/11/2026 | Head & Neck | Eleni M. Rettig, M.D. |
| 5/18/2026 | Facial Plastics | TBD |
| 5/25/2026 | Memorial Day Holiday- No GR | - |
| 6/1/2026 | Morbidity & Mortality | Lee Akst, M.D., Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and Vice Chair of Safety, Quality, and Service |
| 6/8/2026 | James H. Kelly, MD, Endowed Lecture | Steven Pletcher, M.D. |
| 6/15/2026 | L. Stefan Levin, DDS, MSD Memorial Lecture | Ghassan Sinada, DDS, MBA |