We would like to extend a special congratulations to the following recipients
of the ANS 58th Annual Spring meeting awards.
Neurotology Fellow Award - $1000
Dr. Pawina Jiramongkolchai, Fellow at UC-San Diego for her presentation titled,
“Application of Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography to Visualize Cochlear Microanatomy”
ANS Trainee Award (Basic Science) - $1000
Dr. Lisa Zhang, Resident at The Ohio State University for her presentation titled,
“Identifying Tumor Microenvironment Biomarkers in Adherent and Cystic Vestibular Schwannomas”
ANS Trainee Award (Clinical) - $1000
Dr. Ankita Patro, Resident at Vanderbilt University for her presentation titled,
“Machine Learning Approach for Screening Cochlear Implant Candidates: Comparing with the 60/60 Guideline”
Nicholas Torok Vestibular Award - $1500
Dr. Eric Formeister, Assistant Professor of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
at Duke University for his presentation,
“Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for the Treatment of Vestibular Migraine: A Prospective Trial"
WILLIAM F. HOUSE MEMORIAL LECTURE“Found in Translation: At the Intersection of Biomedical Engineering, Audiology and Neurotology”Suhrud M. Rajguru, PhD
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Otolaryngology
University of Miami
Director, Miami CTSI Workforce Development
Co-director, Institute for Neural Engineering at Miami
Research Health Scientist, Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Miami, FL
WILLIAM E. HITSELBERGER MEMORIAL LECTURE“Chemotherapy for Vestibular Schwannoma: Finding the Right Niche” Scott R. Plotkin, MD, PhD
Executive Director, Stephen E. & Catherine Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Armenise Family-Harvard Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA