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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Tuesday, October 20, 2026
  • 6:30 AM - 12:30 PM PT
    Speaker Ready Room & Lounge (AAO-HNSF Staff/Vendor Set Up)
  • 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT
    Prayer and Meditation Room
  • 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT
    Registration Open: Main and International
  • 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM PT
    Baggage Check
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Case Studies in Septal Perforation Repair: Optimizing Mucosal Flap Closure and Symptoms
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Comprehensive Management of Laryngomalacia and Its Variants
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Comprehensive Sleep Surgery: Integrating Phenotypes, Microbiome Insights, and Role of Tonsil Fossa Closure
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Debriefing simulation scenarios: getting the most from your simulations
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Dental Restoration in Head and Neck Reconstruction
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Diving Into SCUBA Physiology: Diagnostic, Treatment, & Dive Fitness Recommendations
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Hearing Rehabilitation in Oncologic Patients: Multidisciplinary Strategies for Adults and Children
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Improving Operative Outcomes in Complex Head and Neck Cancer Patients: Prehabilitation through Enhanced Recovery
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Mastoid and epitympanic obliteration with granules of S53P4 Bioactive glass: Why, When and How?
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Minimally Invasive Pituitary Surgery
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Misinformation and Disinformation: Mitigation, Leaders, and Clinical Implications
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Osteonecrosis of the Head and Neck: Contemporary Management
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness (3PD/PPPD): Case-Based Diagnosis and Management with Physical Therapy
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Save Yourself a Headache: How to Diagnose and Treat Pediatric Migraine
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Scientific Oral Presentations 3 - Laryngology/Broncho-Esophagology
    Moderator: Mark R. Gilbert, MD – University of Illinois At Chicago OTO-HNS Dept (M/C 648)
    Moderator: Sandra Stinnett, MD – University of Pittsburgh Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
    Laryngology/Broncho-Esophagology
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Scientific Oral Presentations 4 - Care Equity, Quality, and Safety
    Care Equity, Quality, and Safety
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Scientific Oral Presentations 4 - Rhinology/Allergy
    Rhinology/Allergy
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Scientific Oral Presentations 4 - Sleep Medicine
    Moderator: Michael J. Hutz, MD – Rush University Medical Center
    Moderator: Emily Commesso, MD – Duke University School of Medicine
    Sleep Medicine
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Step-by-Step Endoscopic Approaches to the Frontal Sinus
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Strategic Integration for Success: A Case-Based Framework for Mentorship, Coaching & Sponsorship Excellence
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Strategic Planning for Private Practice Longevity
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Young Noses, Big Questions: Safety and Clinical Utility of Pediatric Septoplasty and Rhinoplasty
  • 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM PT
    Millennium Society Donor Lounge (AAO-HNS/F Staff Set Up)
  • 7:30 AM - 2:00 PM PT
    Academy Central
  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Subcondylar Mandibular Fractures: Options, Outcomes, and Challenges in Management
  • 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM PT
    Cutaneous Melanoma: 2026 Management in the Era of Immunotherapy
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT
    Global Connections Lounge
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    Academic Medicine in a not-so-Kid-Centric World: Practicing High Level Pediatric ENT in under-resourced communities
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    Cleft Lip and Palate: From General ENT to Subspecialty Care
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    Diagnosis and Management of Oral Lesions
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    Disrupting Hearing Care: Have OTC Hearing Aids Delivered?
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    Endoscopic Surgery for Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma: TIps for Success
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    From Rhinorrhea to Reconstruction: Mastering Diagnosis and Treatment of Anterior Skull Base CSF Leaks
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    Generative Artificial Intelligence in Head & Neck Surgery: Practical Applications, Risks, and Clinical Integration
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    How to perform an effective mastoid obliteration for cholesteatoma
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    In-office Head & Neck Surgery: Where, When, and Why?
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    Integrating Surgical Innovation, Functional Recovery, and Quality-of-Life Metrics in Oropharyngeal Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Panel Discussion
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    Multi-center Collaboration to improve Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    Multidisciplinary Management of Tracheoesophageal Fistula: Case-Based Insights into Acute Care and Lifelong Sequelae
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    Odontogenic Sinusitis: Teeth and Sinuses Matter
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    Practice Makes Perfect: Difficult Conversations with Patients, Colleagues and Family Members Using RELATIONS
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    Scientific Oral Presentations 7 - Otology/Neurotology
    Otology/Neurotology
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    Scientific Oral Presentations 8 - Head and Neck Surgery
    Head and Neck Surgery
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    Scientific Oral Presentations 8 - Pediatric Otolaryngology
    Moderator: Daniel C. Chelius, Jr., MD – Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital
    Pediatric Otolaryngology
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    Skull Base Osteomyelitis- Navigating complexities across disease continuum
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    Snoring to Soaring: Incorporating Sleep Surgery into Comprehensive ENT Practice
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    The anterior commissure in laryngeal cancer
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    The Unified Airway Disease: Impact of Upper Airway Treatments on The Lower Airway
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    Tricky Trachy: Completing and Caring for the Difficult Tracheostomy
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    Women in Private Practice: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM PT
    Pediatric Single-Sided Deafness: Optimizing Outcomes
  • 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM PT
    Current management of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma: pre-operative considerations, surgical techniques, and adjuvant therapies.
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM PT
    Filler Up! Key Quality and Safety Considerations in Non-Cosmetic Applications of Soft-Tissue Fillers in Otolaryngology
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Art of Botulinum Toxin Injections for Voice Disorders: Dosing Dilemmas and Troubleshooting Strategies
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Building an Academic Career in Comprehensive Otolaryngology
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Cholesteatoma Surgery: From Endoscopic to Open; Canal Wall Reconstruction to Canal Wall Down
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Comprehensive nerve management in thyroid surgery
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Crystal Clear BPPV 2026
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Do You Hear What I Hear? Auditory Perceptual Analysis and Honing the Voice Pathology Differential
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Entering the Work Force: Strategies for Negotiating the Terms of Your First Job
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Evidence-Based Approach to Managing Sinonasal Cancers
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    From Austerity to Action: How to Adapt Collaboration, Finances, and Implementation in Global Otolaryngology
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Get Home Sooner: Epic EHR Efficiency Tips For Otolaryngologists
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Hear Better, Lose Less; Modern Hearing Preservation in Cochlear Implantation
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Hearing & Cognition: What can we do about it?
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Identifying Cochlear Implant Candidates for the Comprehensive Otolaryngologist
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Is Less More for Kids? A Tonsil Surgery Debate
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Laryngeal Clefts: Past, Present and Future considerations
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Multidisciplinary Treatment for Facial Paralysis: Neurotology, Facial Plastics, and Physical Therapy Perspectives
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Safety Profile of Preservation vs. Structural Rhinoplasty: A Critical Comparative Analysis
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Sleep Surgery Trials – Challenges (Part 1)
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Slick Hands, Slick Moves: Technology and Technical Tips in Head and Neck Surgery
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Techniques and Strategies in Upper & Mid Facial Fractures
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    The Triple Bottom Line: Sustainability as a Quality Metric in Otolaryngology
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Therapeutic Dilemmas in Otolaryngology: Is It Allergy? Or Not?
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Transcending Surgery: Medical Optimization of Subglottic and Tracheal Stenosis
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM PT
    Complications of Pediatric Acute Sinusitis
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    Advanced Thyroid Cancer Cases: surgical perspectives and updates on adjuvant therapies.
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    Antibiotics, PE Tubes and Vaccination: Yay or Nay. Controversies around Cochlear Implantation
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    Beyond the Hype: When, Where and What Artificial intelligence Tools to Use in Otolaryngology
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    Breastfeeding for the Otolaryngologist - It's more than just ankyloglossia
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    Controversies in Pediatric Mandible Fractures
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    Cut As You Go Limited Laryngectomy for Post-Radiation/Chemoradiation Recurrence: Non-Traditional Open/Transoral Partial Salvage Laryngectomies
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    Do you hear what I hear? Neurogenic Voice Disorders --a case-based approach
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    Managing post-nasal drip: Treatment of sinonasal disease and laryngeal hypersensitivity
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    Matching Patient to Procedure: The Art and Science of Sleep Surgery Selection
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    Mentoring as a Catalyst for Career Development and Enhancing Research Capacity in LMIC
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    Off the Traditional Track: Alternative Careers in Otolaryngology
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    Office Based Salivary Gland Surgery
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    Pediatric Sore Throat Is Negative for GERD, Strep and Mono--What Now?
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    Re-emerging Submental and Nasolabial Flaps for High-Volume Head and Neck Reconstruction with Strategic Mandible Management
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    Simulation in the Real World: Bringing simulation training into your program and practice
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    Sleep Surgery Trials – Solutions (Part 2)
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    The Art of Aesthetic & Functional Reconstruction: Advanced Techniques in Head & Neck Reconstruction
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    The Chronic Ear - Why Don't Antibiotics Work and What Options Do We Have?
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    Tranexamic Acid for Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage: Evidence, Algorithms, and Real-World Implementation
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    Treatment of the Glottic Gap for the Comprehensive Otolaryngologist
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    Vertigo across the lifespan: a clinical playbook for the general Otolaryngologist