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Masayoshi Takashima, MD, FARS, FAAOA

Professor and Chair of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Houston Methodist Academic Institute
Houston, TX, United States

Mas Takashima, MD, Chairman of the Dept. of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Houston Methodist Academic Institute

After obtaining his bachelor’s at Rice University, Dr. Takashima received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine where he also served his general surgery internship and residency in otolaryngology—head and neck surgery. He then spent time with Dr. PJ Wormald at the University of Adelaide in Australia where he learned advanced techniques in rhinology and skull base surgery.

He spent several years in Denver at National Jewish Medical Center, the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and the Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center and 14 years at Baylor College of Medicine before taking the leadership role of chair in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (OTO/HNS) at Houston Methodist. He currently leads a team of 22 faculty and oversees the main Texas Medical Center location as well as the 7 regional hospitals. Houston Methodist was also recently approved for an ACGME accredited OTO/HNS residency program which started in 2022. We also have an AFPRS accredited fellowship starting in 2023 along with a neurotology fellowship split between Houston Methodist, MD Anderson, and Baylor College of Medicine.

Dr. Takashima is double boarded in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and Sleep Medicine. He is also currently the Treasurer of the AAOA Foundation Board and serves as a senior board examiner for the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery.

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