American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Virtual Annual Meeting

September 13 - October 25, 2020

The 2020 AAO-HNSF Virtual Annual Meeting & OTO Experience was held under unique circumstances. Academy members, non-member physicians, allied health professionals, administrators and exhibiting companies came together virtually over a period of six weeks to learn from one another.


AAO–HNSF 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting – Reconstructive Debates: 2020

Facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon Shaun Desai recaps a debate he participated in during a virtual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.
Shaun Desai, MD

Shaun Desai, MD

Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

AAO-HNSF 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting - Panel Discussion Recap: Laryngeal Dysfunction After Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery

Laryngologist and endocrine surgeon Vaninder Dhillon recaps a panel discussion focusing on the management of issues related to voice, swallowing and breathing after thyroid and parathyroid surgery that was held at the AAO-HNSF 2020 virtual annual meeting.
Vaninder Dhillon, MD

Vaninder Dhillon, MD

Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery


AAO-HNSF 2020 Panel Discussion Recap – The Chronically Draining Ear: Why Current Management Fails and What We Should Be Doing

Otologist Wade Chien recaps what he shared during a panel discussion about the chronically draining ear during the AAO-HNSF 2020 virtual annual meeting.
Wade Chien, MD

Wade Chien, MD

Associate Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

AAO-HNSF 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting — All That’s Red Isn’t Reflux: Getting Smarter about LPR — The Hoarseness Edition!

Laryngologist Lee Akst shares an overview of his expert lecture, given at the AAO–HNSF virtual annual meeting, about the importance of a broad differential diagnosis for patients presenting with hoarseness and dysphonia.
Lee Akst, MD

Lee Akst, MD

Director of the Johns Hopkins Voice Center

AAO-HNSF 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting – Pains in the Neck: Treating Globus Pharyngeus

Laryngologist Lee Akst shares an overview of his expert lecture given at the AAO–HNSF virtual annual meeting, which details the differential diagnosis for globus pharyngeus.
Lee Akst, MD

Lee Akst, MD

Director of the Johns Hopkins Voice Center