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Expert Lecture

Laryngology/Broncho-Esophagology

Surgery of the Adult Airway

Monday, October 19, 2026
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM PT
Location: 406B

    Lead Presenter(s)

  • GD

    Gregory R. Dion, MD

    Associate Professor
    University of Cincinnati Medical Center
    Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

    • Co-Presenter(s)

  • Aaron D. Friedman, MD

    Associate Professor
    University of Cincinnati
    Cincinnati, OH, United States

This session provides a comprehensive, case-based review of adult laryngotracheal stenosis, emphasizing the multifactorial nature of disease and the critical role of medical optimization and team-based care. Through rotating cases, instructors highlight how systemic disease and comorbidities influence outcomes across acquired subglottic, posterior glottic, tracheal, autoimmune, and tracheal a-frame related stenosis. Surgical pearls and pitfalls spanning endoscopic and open reconstruction are discussed, with focus on procedure selection, staging, and perioperative management to optimize airway outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

  • Upon completion, participants will be able to review etiologies of adult LTS and discuss systematic evaluation to facilitate management of the co-morbidities and systemic diseases that affect medical and surgical management outcomes.
  • Upon completion, participants will be able to review options for surgical management from conservative to aggressive and discuss advantages of single stage vs. multi-staged reconstructions in adults.
  • Upon completion, participants will be able to discuss specific disease entities (e.g., idiopathic subglottic stenosis), and also current management strategies for tracheal a-frame related tracheotomy dependency.