2022 Annual Clinical Assembly Poster Competition- Otolaryngology Entries

Biography I am a fourth year resident at Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital. I completed both my undergraduate degree and medical school at Michigan State University. My research interests include otology and economic analysis.

We demonstrate that patients that develop SSNHL while being on pre-incident anti platelet therapy have worse audiologic outcomes with steroid therapy compared to those not on pre-incident therapy

Jessica Ball is a PGY-5 and Chief Resident at OhioHealth Doctors Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Born and raised in Pensacola, Florida, she completed her BA and BS at the University of Florida. She then received her DO and MPH from A.T. Still University Scho

A patient with sudden hearing loss was found to have cochlear internal canal and facial dehiscence on imaging. Only one similar case has been described in the literature. This case reviews an unusual imaging result for a common patient complaint.

Kilee was born and raised in Connecticut, and obtained a degree in Biochemistry with a minor in Mathematics and Environmental Science from Fairfield University. She completed her medical school training at Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medici

This poster is based off of a case report that has been published in the journal, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, highlighting a novel treatment of the difficult skin lesion, Granuloma Faciale, using an Er:YAG laser that emulates CO2 laser settings.

Kathryn L. Collins received her D.O. degree from the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed an internship in General Surgery at Nassau University Medical Center, a level 1 trauma center, in Long Island, New York.

Over half of elderly trauma patients were determined to be at increased risk for aspiration due to swallowing dysfunction and warranted diet modification.

I grew up in Utah, attended Utah Valley University where I became interested in osteopathic medicine and was then introduced to the world of ENT. I was accepted to Touro University Nevada. My interest in the ENT field continued to grow and was accepted i

This patient presented with a large tongue mass protruding from the mouth. We took this patient to the OR for excisional biopsy, laryngoscopy, and tracheostomy. After pathology revealed the extremely rare spindle cell carcinoma, he was treated with wide l

Anya Costeloe is a 5th year ENT resident at Ascension Providence in Michigan. She was born in Russia and immigrated to the USA when she was seven years old. Anya received a bachelor’s degree from University of Colorado, Boulder with a double major in Mole

This is a prospective, single blinded, randomized study at a tertiary referral center looking at the use of MediHoney post-operatively in patients undergoing bone anchored hearing implant (BAHI) surgery to prevent BAHI associated cutaneous reactions and i

Mahima Dave is currently pusueing her Bachelors of Science degree in public health and aspires to be a physician. Since 2019, Mahima been an ambassador for the Sudden Cardiac-Death Awareness Reseals rch Foundation (SCARF), which is a non-profit organiza

The poster focuses on sharing information about screening for obstructive sleep apnea within the pediatric Down syndrome population. The key finding from the research show that there is a need to educate caregivers and healthcare providers on signs and sy

First year resident at OhioHealth in Otolaryngology. Graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2020.

This poster investigates the different approaches to differentiated thyroid cancers and analyzes the possible over treatment of this very commonly diagnosed disease.

Christopher P. Lenkeit, DO PGY-3 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Resident McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI

We investigated the impact of BMI on stapes surgery outcomes. We found a significant correlation between BMI and operative times in patients with a BMI <25 when their shoulder was adjacent to the surgeon's dominant hand. There was no significant differenc

Dan is a current PGY-3 Otolaryngology resident at McLaren Oakland Hospital in Pontiac, Michigan. He completed medical school at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in 2019. Received BA in Biochemistry at Washington and Jefferson College, whil

Mycoplasma-induced rash and mucositis (MIRM) is a unique disease process noted after an atypical pneumonia infection. MIRM has prominent mucositis with or without a characteristic vesiculobullous and/or atypical targetoid eruption and is associated with m

Ani Mnatsakanian is a PGY-2 otolaryngology resident physician in Detroit, Michigan. She also serves as the resident delegate on the AOCOO-HNSF board of governors. Her professional interests include pediatric otolaryngology, international medical mission

This is a case report detailing a novel presentation of hair tourniquet syndrome in the otolaryngology patient population. We describe a 6-month-old female who suffered uvular strangulation secondary to an airway foreign body, which appeared consistent wi

PGY2 ENT Resident

A pilot study at a single institution regarding the success of Lateral Crural J flap surgery for repair of INV angle using a standardized questionnaire, the NOSE questionnaire.