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 information on endowed and named lectures, please contact [email protected]
| Date/Time | Meeting | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9/7/2026 | No Grand Rounds - Labor Day | |
| 9/14/2026 | Morbidity & Mortality | Lee Akst, M.D., Associate Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery and Vice Chair of Safety, Quality, and Service |
| 9/21/2026 | A Multicenter Study for Competency-Based Training in Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery | Jenny Chen, M.D., Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery & Director of Undergraduate Medical Education |
| 9/28/2026 | Responsible Conduct of Research | Zubair Khan, M.D., MBBS, MPH, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery |
| 10/5/2026 | Morbidity & Mortality | Lee Akst, M.D., Associate Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery and Vice Chair of Safety, Quality, and Service |
| 10/12/2026 | Iee Ching Wu Anderson M.D., Endowed Lecture | Anna Messner, M.D., FACS, FAAP, Professor Baylor College of Medicine, Clayton Endowed Chair in Pediatric Otolaryngology, Chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Texas Children’s Hospital |
| 10/19/2026 | Beyond Balance: Vestibular Dysfunction and Sensory Circuit Development in Autism | Tara Deemyad, MS, PhD- Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology -Head and Neck Surgery |
| 10/26/2026 | Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy in Head & Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma | Dr. Jennifer Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., Instructor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Advanced Scholar, Division of Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 11/2/2026 | Morbidity & Mortality | Lee Akst, M.D., Associate Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery and Vice Chair of Safety, Quality, and Service |
| 11/9/2026 | Edwin Nash Broyles, M.D., Endowed Lecture | Dr. Jennifer Anderson, M.D., FRCSC, Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Toronto |
| 11/16/2026 | Responsible Conduct of Research | Dr. Zubair Khan, M.D., MBBS, MPH, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery |
| 11/23/2026 | Mentoring | Dr. Jonathan Walsh, M.D., FACS, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery- Division of Pediatrics, Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship Director, Residency Program Director, and Medical Director of Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery Quality and Safety |
| 11/30/2026 | Technology & AI Classification / Medical Innovation | Dr. Matthew Naunheim, M.D., BMA Vice Chair of Quality & Safety, Mass Eye and Ear, Assistant Chief Medical Officer, Mass General Brigham, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School Division of Laryngology |
| 12/7/2026 | Morbidity & Mortality | Lee Akst, M.D., Associate Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery and Vice Chair of Safety, Quality, and Service |
| 12/14/2026 | TBD | Kris Chesky, MME, Ph.D., Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
| 12/21/2026 | Resident Research Talks | Brennan McMichael, M.D., Tiffany Toni, M.D. |
| 12/28/2026 | Winter Break | Winter Break |