Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Sleep Medicine
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Morgantown, WV, United States
Steven Coutras MD, Associate Professor and Chief of Sleep Medicine in the Department of Otolaryngology at the WVU School of Medicine, with joint appointment as adjunct faculty in Internal Medicine in the section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, received a B.S. from Houghton College 1976 and his MD from Georgetown University 1981. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology at the Naval Regional Medical Center at Portsmouth VA 1987 and served nearly 10 years active duty in the US Navy with deployment to the 6th Fleet as ship’s medical officer and 3 years on the territory of Guam. He entered private practice in 1990 and in 2010 joined the faculty at the WVU. He has been a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery since 1984, and of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine since 2010. He has been a fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy for 30 years, having provided lectures, moderated scientific sessions, served on the board and committees, and is an oral examiner for their fellowship exam. He was certified in Sleep Medicine in 2007. As Chief of Sleep Medicine in the Department of Otolaryngology, he is developed the surgical program for Obstructive Sleep Apnea with a variety of procedures specifically tailored to the patient’s individual airway anatomy, His current active interest involves surgical treatment of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea beyond Tonsillectomy, which comprises a large portion of his practice. He was involved in starting the hybrid Sleep Fellowship Program which includes surgical training for the appropriate fellow candidates.
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Sleep Outcomes of Coblation Lingual Tonsillectomy in Adults
Monday, October 2, 2023
8:54 AM - 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time