AAO-HNS 2026

Saturday, October 17

Laryngeal Edema in Newly Diagnosed Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Poster)
- Presenting Author: Hudson Surber, MD
- Co-Author: Samuel Cloyd, MD
- 225
Leukoplakia and Early Glottic Cancer
- Mentor: Andrew McWhorter, MD
- 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Location: 515 B
Midface Trauma Essentials: Pearls for Evaluation, Triage, and Operative Management
- Panelist: Laura Hetzler, MD
- 1:00 – 2:00 PM
- Location: 404 A
Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis & Airway Management for the Retrognathic Infants
- Faculty: Lisa Morris, MD
- 1:00 – 2:00 PM
- Location: OTO EXPO, Simulation Center 1
Fun with Flaps: Local Flap Reconstruction and Real-world Management of Complications
- Panelist: Laura Hetzler, MD
- 4:00 – 5:00 PM
- Location 502 B

Sunday, October 18

Beyond Basic Bell's Palsy: Management and Treatment of Synkinesis
- Panelist: Laura Hetzler, MD
- 8:00 – 8:50 AM
- Location: Petree Hall D

Rhinoplasty Pearls: Three Techniques I Can't Live Without
- Panelist: Laura Hetzler, MD
- 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Location: Theater

Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery Education Committee
- Committee Chair: Laura Hetzler, MD
- 1:00 – 2:00 PM
- Location: 507
Pardon the Oto-ruption: Laryngology/Broncho-Esophagology
- Panelist: Andrew McWhorter, MD
- 1:00 – 2:00 PM
- Location: 511 A – C
LSUHSC Dept of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Alumni Reception
- 5:00 – 7:00 PM
- Location: Perch; 448 S Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90013

Tuesday, October 20

Misinformation and Disinformation: Mitigation, Leaders, and Clinical Implications
- Panelist: Alyssa Ovaitt, MD
- 7:30 – 8:30 AM
- Location 502 A
Multilevel Associations of Food Environment with Tongue Carcinoma Prognosis in the United States
- Co-Author: Jill D’Souza, MD
- 7:42 – 7:48 AM
- Location: 406 A
Racial-ethnic Differences of Food Environment Impact on Head and Neck Melanoma Prognosis in the US
- Co-Author: Jill D’Souza, MD
- 8:06-8:12 AM
- Location: 406 A

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