Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Therapy: Techniques to Simplify Surgery and Improve Results

Sunday, October 18, 2026

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT

Location: 403B

Mentor(s)

Michael Friedman, MD, FACS

Chairman of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Lead Presenter(s)

PH

Phillip Huyett, MD

Director of Sleep Surgery
Mass Eye and Ear
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Co-Presenter(s)

RN

Ryan S. Nord, MD

Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA, United States

Disclosure(s):

Ryan S. Nord, MD:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

This session provides a comprehensive, step-by-step review of hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS) surgery aimed at helping surgeons shorten the learning curve and achieve consistent clinical outcomes. Expert faculty will walk attendees through the procedure from preoperative DISE selection to tunneling and lead placement, highlighting key anatomic landmarks, instrumentation, and dissection techniques. Using surgical videos, illustrations, and case-based discussion, the course will emphasize complication avoidance, troubleshooting, and corrective strategies based on experience from hundreds of cases, with the goal of optimizing safety and therapeutic results.

Learning Objectives:

Learn the presenters experience on how to improve surgical techniques in HGNS surgery
Learn trouble shooting and corrective techniques in HGNS surgery.
Learn how to optimize surgical results.