THANK YOU FOR AN INCREDIBLE COSM 2026! 

A huge thank you to all of our speakers, presenters and moderators for the time, energy, and expertise you brought to ANS/COSM. You are truly what made the 61st annual ANS Spring meeting so special, and we’re so grateful for all that you shared. And to all of our attendees—thank you for being there. It was wonderful to see so many of you connecting, learning, and enjoying time together. We hope you left feeling inspired and energized too!

HOW TO EARN CME HOURS, ABOHNS CREDIT OR SIMPLY DOWNLOAD A CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE

 On Wednesday, April 29, instructions to access the ANS CME evaluation form will be sent to registered ANS attendees only. You’ll have three weeks (May 20) to complete the evaluation and claim your CME credits. Periodic reminders will be sent until evaluation form is received. Your hours will be reported to ACS as our accredited CME partner. 



Congratulations to our ANS POSTER winners!

Click here to view all the COSM ePosters and the ANS winning entries!  

Click program book to view the ANS program, abstracts, 
research grants, member roster & so much more! 
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We are pleased to recognize & congratulate
the following recipients
2026 ANS ORAL PRESENTATION AWARDS! 

Neurotology Fellow Award
Kaitlyn A. Brooks, MD, Fellow at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine
for her presentation titled,

“Neoadjuvant Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy in Temporal Bone Squamous Cell Carcinoma

ANS Trainee Award
Anthony Thai, MD, Resident at Stanford University for his presentation titled,
Beta-2 Transferrin May Not Be Specific for Presence of Cerebrospinal Fluid in Middle Ear Fluid”

ANS Trainee Award
Madison V. Epperson, MD, Fellow at Mayo Clinic Rochester for her presentation titled,
A National Cross-sectional Assessment of the Mayo Clinic Vestibular Schwannoma Quality of Life (VSQOL) Index by Tumor Management Strategy”

Nicholas Torok Vestibular Award
Adam Y. Xiao, MD, PhD, Resident at UC Los Angeles for his presentation titled,
“Increased Adrenergic Receptor Expression in Meniere's Disease”

Herbert Silverstein Award for Research Excellence in Otology/Neurotology
Justin Cottrell, MD, Assistant Professor at Yale School of Medicine for his presentation titled,
“Apical Electrode Placement to Optimize Cochlear Implant Performance in Patients with
an Ossified Cochlea and Incomplete Electrode Array Insertion”

VeDA Vestibular Research Award
Alexandra T. Bourdillon MD, Resident at UC San Francisco for her presentation titled,
Visual Vertigo in Vestibular Migraine”

Michael E. Glasscock Scientific Merit Award
(highest scoring blinded abstract)
Kaitlyn A. Brooks, MD, Fellow at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine
for her presentation titled,

Neoadjuvant Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy in Temporal Bone Squamous Cell Carcinoma
 
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