The Otolaryngology faculty is available to make presentations to both professional and social groups on a number of topics. Some of the subjects are listed below. Other topics may be arranged if there is interest. To obtain information or to arrange for a speaker, please contact the department at 293-3457.

Stephen J. Wetmore, MD
Professor and Chairman

• Common Causes of Dizziness
• Cochlear Implants: A High-Tech Answer for the Profoundly Deaf
• Otitis Media - Current Therapy
• Surgical Treatment of Ear Disease

Hassan H. Ramadan, MD
Professor and Vice Chairman

• Neck Masses in Children: When to Seek Medical Attention
• Sinusitis in Children
• Balloon Sinuplasty

Mark A. Armeni, MD
Assistant Professor

• Facts and Myths of Facial Plastic Surgery
• Surgery for the Aging Face
• Skin Resurfacing - A Whole New Look!

Michael K. Hurst, DDS, MD
Associate Professor

• Allergic Rhinitis
• Sinusitis for Physicians
• Ear Infections in Children

Ronald Wilkinson, MD
Clinical Professor

• GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
• General Asthma
• Otitis Media
• Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
• External Otitis
• Sinus Headache
• Head and Neck Pain
• Rhinosinusitis

Kazunari J. Koike, PhD
Professor and Director, Audiology

• Hearing and Aging
• Otoacoustic Emissions
• What's New in Hearing Aids
• How Best to Make Use of Lip Reading
• Aural Rehabilitation with Cochlear Implants
• Assessment of Hearing Loss Among Infants and Young Children

Susan H. Cappellini, MS
Audiologist

• Audiologists in a Medical Setting
• Hearing Loss in the Geriatric Population
• Occupational Hearing Loss

Mary E. Archer, AuD
Audiologist

• Neonatal Hearing Screening: Rationale and Current Therapy
• Cochlear Implants in Children and Adults - Technology and Aural Habilitation/ Rehabilitation