What's New in 2026? AAO-HNSF Position Statement Updates for Adult and Pediatric Sleep Surgery

Sunday, October 18, 2026

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM PT

Location: Petree Hall D

Moderator(s)

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James M. Ruda, MD

Associate Professor
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, OH, United States

Panelist(s)

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Ofer Jacobowitz, MD PhD

Professor
ENT and Allergy Associates
New York, NY, United States
Reena Dhanda-Patil, MD

Professor
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL, United States
Cristina M. Baldassari, MD

Professor
EVMS at ODU
Virignia Beach, VA, United States

Disclosure(s):

James M. Ruda, MD:

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

Ofer Jacobowitz, MD PhD:

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

Reena Dhanda-Patil, MD:

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

From attendance of this panel presentation, attendees will review the newly revised AAO-HNSF endorsed Position Statements for the surgical management of OSA in children and adults since last updated over the past 4-10 years. Position statements will include the full spectrum of sleep surgeries commonly performed by Otolaryngologists as well as any novel publication(s) supporting these position statements since last updated. Additionally, attendees will review the indications, rationale, efficacy, and complications for individual and concomitant sleep surgeries for the surgical management of pediatric and adult OSA.

Learning Objectives:

Review the updated 2026 AAO-HNSF endorsed position statements regarding the numerous relevant surgical options for the management of OSA in adults (HGNS, tongue base and hyoid suspension, tongue base RFA, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, T&A, OAT, MMA, etc.)
Review the updated 2026 AAO-HNSF endorsed position statements regarding the numerous relevant surgical options for the management of OSA in children (tongue base, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, HGNS, T&A, etc.)
Understand the current surgical literature supporting the updated AAO-HSNF position statements on the surgical management of OSA in both children and adults