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  • Sunday, Oct 1st
    9:30 AM - 9:36 AM East Coast USA Time
    Resident and Medical School Characteristics Associated With Successful Otolaryngology Match
    Location: Ballroom B1
    Presenting Author: Radhika Duggal, MA – Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
    Co-Author: August A. Culbert, BA – Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
    Co-Author: Eduardo R. Williams-Medina, BA – Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
    Co-Author: Julia T. Tanzo, BS – Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
    Senior Author: William S. Tierney, MD, MS – Cleveland Clinic
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Sunday, Oct 1st
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Incorporating Allergy Into the Busy Otolaryngology Practice
    Location: 206AB
    Lead Presenter: Michael P. Platt, MD, MS – Boston University
    Co-Presenter: Christine Blanche Franzese, MD – University of Missouri-Columbia
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Sunday, Oct 1st
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Professional and Personal Development in Medicine and Finance
    Location: 106A
    Lead Presenter: KJ Lee, MD – KJ Lee MD, FACS, PC
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Sunday, Oct 1st
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Second Victims in Otolaryngology: Protecting Yourself From a Silent Epidemic
    Location: 106A
    Moderator: Soham Roy, MD – Children's Hospital Colorado
    Panelist: Heather M. Weinreich, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago
    Panelist: Stephanie A. Joe, MD – University of Illinois Chicago
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Sunday, Oct 1st
    12:00 PM - 12:05 PM East Coast USA Time
    Changes in Geographic Medicare Reimbursement for Otolaryngology Procedures from 2013-2022
    Location: OTOtorium
    Presenting Author: Alexander Dorius, MBA – Texas Tech Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Carson J. Bateman, n/a – Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
    Co-Author: Wesley P. Allen, n/a – Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
    Senior Author: Winslo Idicula, MD – Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Sunday, Oct 1st
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Hot Topics in Otolaryngology Coding
    Location: 106A
    Moderator: James Lin, MD – Kansas University Medical Center
    Panelist: Richard W. Waguespack, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham/Birmingham VA Medical Center
    Panelist: Jay R. Shah, MD – Rainbow babies and Children's hospital
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Sunday, Oct 1st
    3:15 PM - 4:05 PM East Coast USA Time
    Negotiations: Pointers and Pitfalls
    Location: Ballroom A1
    Lead Presenter: KJ Lee, MD – KJ Lee MD, FACS, PC
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Sunday, Oct 1st
    3:45 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Design It, Build It, Launch It! Device Innovation for 2023
    Location: 106A
    Lead Presenter: Anand K. Devaiah, MD – Boston Medical Center
    Co-Presenter: Srinivas Nandkumar, PhD – Food and Drug Administration
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Sunday, Oct 1st
    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    I Code This How? An Update on New CPT Codes
    Location: 106A
    Lead Presenter: Brian J. McKinnon, MD, MBA, MPH – University of Texas Medical Branch Health
    Co-Presenter: Richard W. Waguespack, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham/Birmingham VA Medical Center
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Monday, Oct 2nd
    9:15 AM - 10:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    How Advanced Practice Providers Can Change Otolaryngology and Your Practice
    Location: 101E
    Moderator: Elisabeth H. Ference, MD – Facey Medical Group
    Panelist: Maria M. Colandrea, DNP NP-C CORLN FAANP FFNMRCSI – Durham Veterans Affairs
    Panelist: Kristi S. Gidley, MSHA – The University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Panelist: R. Peter Manes, MD – Yale School of Medicine
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Monday, Oct 2nd
    10:15 AM - 11:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    How to Establish an in Office Surgical Practice
    Location: MCC, OTOtorium
    Moderator: Marc G. Dubin, MD – The Centers for Advanced ENT Care a unit of ENT Specialty Partners
    Moderator: David E. Melon, MD, FACS – Carolina ENT/HNSC P.A.
    Round Table Facilitator: Pablo J. Stolovitzky, MD – Adjunct Associate Professor Emory University
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Monday, Oct 2nd
    1:45 PM - 2:35 PM East Coast USA Time
    Challenges of Private Practice Economics: Strategies to Expand Your Practice
    Location: Ballroom A1
    Moderator: Douglas D. Reh, MD – Centers for Advanced ENT Care, LLC
    Panelist: Marc G. Dubin, MD – The Centers for Advanced ENT Care
    Panelist: Moshe Ephrat, MD – ENT & Allergy Associates, LLP
    Panelist: Basheer A. Alismail – Monument Health Advisors
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Monday, Oct 2nd
    1:45 PM - 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Employee Engagement and Retention: Practical Preparation for Workforce Challenges
    Location: 106A
    Moderator: David E. Melon, MD, FACS – Carolina ENT/HNSC P.A.
    Panelist: David E. Melon, MD, FACS – Carolina ENT/HNSC P.A.
    Panelist: Gene C. Liu, MD, MMM – Cedars-Sinai
    Panelist: Sarah S. Laughlin, SHRM-SCP, COMP-C – Fuel Medical
    Panelist: Jim Fedio – Fuel Medical
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Monday, Oct 2nd
    3:45 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Are You Ready for Retirement?
    Location: 101E
    Panelist: Lee D. Eisenberg, MD, MPH – ENT and Allergy Associates
    Panelist: Richard W. Waguespack, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham/Birmingham VA Medical Center
    Panelist: Pell Ann Wardrop, MD – Wardrop Medical Services
    Moderator: Lance A. Manning, MD – ENT Centers of the Ozarks
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Monday, Oct 2nd
    3:45 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    OTC Hearing Aids: Lessons Learned From Year One
    Location: 106A
    Lead Presenter: Joseph J. Montano, EdD – Weill Cornell Medicine
    Co-Presenter: Samuel H. Selesnick, MD – Weill Cornell Medicine
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Monday, Oct 2nd
    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Head and Neck Surgical Oncologists: Success in Private Practice
    Location: 106A
    Co-Presenter: Merry E. Sebelik, MD, FACS, MAMSE – Emory University
    Mentor: Merry E. Sebelik, MD, FACS, MAMSE – Emory University
    Lead Presenter: Courtney B. Shires, MD – West Clinic
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Tuesday, Oct 3rd
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    A Sustainable Future for Otolaryngology
    Location: 104A
    Moderator: Amanda E. Dilger, MD – Mass Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School
    Panelist: Neelima Tummala, MD – George Washington University Hospital
    Panelist: Duncan A. Meiklejohn, MD – University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Tuesday, Oct 3rd
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Practice Aggregation and Value Creation: Three Different Growth Models
    Location: 106A
    Moderator: Neil Hockstein, MD – ENT & Allergy of Delaware; Parallel ENT and Allergy
    Panelist: Neil Hockstein, MD – ENT & Allergy of Delaware; Parallel ENT and Allergy
    Panelist: Marc G. Dubin, MD – The Centers for Advanced ENT Care
    Panelist: David M. Yen, MD FACS – Specialty Physician Associates
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Tuesday, Oct 3rd
    9:15 AM - 10:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Digital Health 2023: How Disruptive Technologies Are Redefining Otolaryngology Practice
    Location: 206AB
    Moderator: Anand K. Devaiah, MD – Boston Medical Center
    Panelist: Michael J. Brenner, MD, FACS – University of Michigan
    Panelist: Rhoda Au, PhD – Boston University
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Tuesday, Oct 3rd
    9:15 AM - 10:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Ready to Be Remarkable? Game-Changing Ideas From ENT Entrepreneurs
    Location: 207B
    Moderator: Graciela Pepe, PhD – Northeastern University Argentina
    Panelist: Ramon A. Franco, Jr., MD – Mass Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School
    Panelist: Marcio Nakanishi, MD, PhD – University of Brasilia
    Panelist: Yosef P. Krespi, MD – New York Head and Neck Institute
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Tuesday, Oct 3rd
    9:15 AM - 10:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Understanding Practice Vitals: Metrics to Maximize Success
    Location: 106A
    Moderator: Daniel R. Gold, MD – ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP
    Panelist: Annette M. Pham, MD – The Centers for Advanced ENT Care, Metro ENT & Facial Plastic Surgery Division
    Panelist: Pablo J. Stolovitzky, MD – Emory University
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Tuesday, Oct 3rd
    10:45 AM - 11:35 AM East Coast USA Time
    Going (or Going Back) Into Practice: What to Know!
    Location: Ballroom A1
    Moderator: Stephen P. Cragle, MD, FACS – St Cloud Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic
    Panelist: Betty S. Tsai Do, MD – The Permanente Medical Group
    Panelist: Nausheen Jamal, MD – University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
    Panelist: Samantha J. Hauff, MD – Sunset ENT
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Tuesday, Oct 3rd
    10:45 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Great Debates: Implications of the FTC Proposal to Ban the Noncompete Clause
    Location: Ballroom C1
    Moderator: Amy Y. Chen, MD, MPH, MBA – Emory University
    Panelist: Amy Y. Chen, MD, MPH, MBA – Emory University
    Panelist: Jamie R. Litvack, MD – Western Washington Medical Group
    Panelist: Kelly M. Malloy, MD – University of Michigan
    Panelist: Marion Couch, MD, PhD, MBA – Indiana University School of Medicine
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Tuesday, Oct 3rd
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Otolaryngology Alignment Within Value-Based Health Care: Cost, Quality, and Reality
    Location: 106A
    Lead Presenter: Will C. Harrill, MD FACS – Clinical Professor Dept Otolaryngology Wake Forest Baptist Health and UNC School of Medicine
    Co-Presenter: Charles R. Woodard, MD – Duke University Medical Center
    Mentor: James T. Gera, MBA – BridgepointMD
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Tuesday, Oct 3rd
    3:30 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    How Do I Code This? CPT Coding for New Practitioners
    Location: 106A
    Lead Presenter: Brian J. McKinnon, MD, MBA, MPH – University of Texas Medical Branch Health
    Co-Presenter: Richard W. Waguespack, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham/Birmingham VA Medical Center
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Tuesday, Oct 3rd
    3:30 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    ReFLEXions: Optimizing the Physician and Patient Care Experience
    Location: 101E
    Panelist: Lance A. Manning, MD – ENT Centers of the Ozarks
    Panelist: Stephen P. Cragle, MD, FACS – St Cloud Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic
    Panelist: Christopher V. Lisi, MD – University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
    Panelist: Betty S. Tsai Do, MD – The Permanente Medical Group
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Tuesday, Oct 3rd
    4:45 PM - 5:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Scientific Oral Presentations - Business of Medicine/Practice Management
    Location: 106A
    Moderator: Dole P. Baker, Jr., MD – Anderson ENT
    Moderator: Kelly M. Malloy, MD – University of Michigan
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Tuesday, Oct 3rd
    4:45 PM - 4:51 PM East Coast USA Time
    Resident and Medical School Characteristics Associated With Successful Otolaryngology Match
    Location: 106A
    Presenting Author: Radhika Duggal, MA – Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
    Co-Author: August A. Culbert, BA – Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
    Co-Author: Eduardo R. Williams-Medina, BA – Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
    Co-Author: Julia T. Tanzo, BS – Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
    Senior Author: William S. Tierney, MD, MS – Cleveland Clinic
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Tuesday, Oct 3rd
    4:51 PM - 4:57 PM East Coast USA Time
    No Pager No Problems? Secure Chat Usage Among Surgical Residents
    Location: 106A
    Presenting Author: Lisa Eleni Chionis – University of Michigan Medical School
    Senior Author: Benjamin M. Pockros, MD, MBA – Department of Urology, University of Michigan
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Tuesday, Oct 3rd
    4:57 PM - 5:03 PM East Coast USA Time
    Analysis of Inbox Burden in Otolaryngology
    Location: 106A
    Presenting Author: Jacob E. Hoerter, MD – Kaiser Permanente Med Group - Northern California
    Co-Author: Peter M. Debbaneh, MD – Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
    Senior Author: Nancy Jiang, MD – Kaiser Permanente Med Group - Northern California
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Tuesday, Oct 3rd
    5:03 PM - 5:09 PM East Coast USA Time
    Surgeon Perspectives on Patient Portals and the Impact of COVID-19
    Location: 106A
    Presenting Author: Vickie J. Wang, BA – Yale School of Medicine
    Senior Author: Yan H. Lee, MD – Yale School of Medicine
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Tuesday, Oct 3rd
    5:09 PM - 5:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Otolaryngology Workforce Trends in Age
    Location: 106A
    Presenting Author: Tyler B. Merrill, MD – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Tuesday, Oct 3rd
    5:15 PM - 5:21 PM East Coast USA Time
    Voice as a Biomarker in Health Tech: Mapping the Current Landscape
    Location: 106A
    Presenting Author: Emily G. Evangelista, MS – University of South Florida
    Senior Author: yael Bensoussan, MD – Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
    Co-Author: Matthew R. Naunheim, MD, MBA – Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical School
    Co-Author: Maria E. Powell, PhD, CCC-SLP – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon, PhD – Simon Fraser University
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Tuesday, Oct 3rd
    5:21 PM - 5:27 PM East Coast USA Time
    Analyzing Nationwide Treatment Delays Among Children With Frequent Ear Infections
    Location: 106A
    Presenting Author: Rishi R. Sachdev – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Thomas B. Cwalina, MBA – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Lizbeth Leapo, n/a – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Tarun K. Jella, MPH – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Jay R. Shah, MD – Rainbow babies and Children's hospital
    Senior Author: Todd Otteson, MD – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Tuesday, Oct 3rd
    5:27 PM - 5:33 PM East Coast USA Time
    Targeting Length of Stay to Improve Value in Otolaryngology
    Location: 106A
    Presenting Author: Humzah A. Quereshy, MD, MBA – University Hospitals
    Co-Author: Pavel A. Kipnis, BS – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Claudia I. Cabrera, MD, MS – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Senior Author: Nicole M. Fowler, MD – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Tuesday, Oct 3rd
    5:33 PM - 5:39 PM East Coast USA Time
    Laryngeal Surgery Reimbursements Have Not Kept Up With Inflation
    Location: 106A
    Presenting Author: Rahul A. Patel – Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine At Quinnipiac University
    Co-Author: Sina j. Torabi, MD – University of California, irvine
    Co-Author: Said Izreig, MD – Yale School of Medicine
    Senior Author: R. Peter Manes, MD – Yale School of Medicine
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Tuesday, Oct 3rd
    5:39 PM - 5:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Differences in Medicare Reimbursement for Otolaryngology Subspecialties From 2013 to 2022
    Location: 106A
    Presenting Author: Alexander Dorius, MBA – Texas Tech Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Wesley P. Allen, n/a – Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
    Co-Author: Carson J. Bateman, n/a – Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
    Senior Author: Winslo Idicula, MD – Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Wednesday, Oct 4th
    9:15 AM - 10:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Navigating Private Practice Life Knowing What I Know Now
    Location: 106A
    Moderator: Wesley H. Stepp, MD, PhD – University of North Carolina Department of Otolaryngology
    Panelist: Melanie W. Seybt, MD – Palmetto ENT and Allergy
    Panelist: Michael W. Sicard, MD – CEENTA
    Panelist: Manan Udayan Shah, MD – The Colorado Ear, Nose and Throat Group
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Wednesday, Oct 4th
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    RUC Survey Process: Your Direct Role in Reimbursement
    Location: 106A
    Lead Presenter: R. Peter Manes, MD – Yale School of Medicine
    Co-Presenter: Lance A. Manning, MD – ENT Centers of the Ozarks
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management
  • Wednesday, Oct 4th
    11:45 AM - 12:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Managing Your Revenue Cycle in 2023: Contracting, Coding, and Advocacy
    Location: 106A
    Moderator: Cristina M. Baldassari, MD – Eastern Virginia Medical School
    Panelist: James Lin, MD – Kansas University Medical Center
    Panelist: Will C. Harrill, MD FACS – Clinical Professor Dept Otolaryngology Wake Forest Baptist Health and UNC School of Medicine
    Panelist: Mary Mitskavich, MD – Coastal Ear, Nose, and Throat,LLC Neptune, NJ.
    Business of Medicine/Practice Management