Is Patient Abandonment in the Operating Room Ever Justified?

I ask this question mainly because there WAS an ENT who WAS sued for NOT abandoning his patient in the operating room [ link ]. No way to v...

Actor Larry Hagman Dies of Throat Cancer

Today, on November 24, 2013, media has reported that actor Larry Hagman died of complications related to his throat cancer at the age of 81...

ENT Surgeon Sues Spine Surgeon for Wrong Sided Surgery

Wrong sided surgery is extremely rare occurring anywhere from 0.09 to 4.5 per 10,000 surgeries performed. It is almost unheard of when the p...

Taste Changes after Tonsillectomy

Very rarely, patients will complain of taste changes after tonsillectomy . Such taste changes (aka dysgeusia) is most often described as met...

Problem with Medical Protocols (and Lawsuits Because of Them)

Over the past decade working in hospitals, I've seen the proliferation of "established procedures and protocols" for literally...

Video and Audio Recording with RCA Connectors: Primer for Surgeons

In the medical world, video recording of surgical procedures is not unusual, especially when it comes to endoscopy. A camera attached to an ...

New Video on Treatment of Hyper-Nasal Speech by Injection

Our office has created a new video that we have uploaded that shows how hyper-nasal speech can be corrected via injection of filler agents...

Why Is Eustachian Tube Balloon Dilation to Treat Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Slow to Catch On?

Eustachian tube dysfunction  is a phenomenon whereby a person is unable to  pop their ears  to relieve symptoms of ear pressure, clogging, o...

Is Social Media Bad for Doctors?

I was recently asked to participate as a speaker in a panel discussion on social media next year in Canada and while preparing my thoughts o...

Brooke Burke Has Thyroid Cancer

Brooke Burke , TV personality best known for winning the 7th season of Dancing with the Stars and later co-hosting the show starting in 201...

Dr. Chang Quoted in Voice Council Magazine

Dr. Christopher Chang was quoted in a Nov 4, 2012 article published in Voice Council Magazine. The Voice Council Magazine is based out of...

Breathing or Voice... You Can Only Have One...

Sounds like a choice taken out of a morbid horror movie... "You can ONLY have one... Your voice or your breath..." The victim than...

Nasal Sounding Speech

There are actually TWO different flavors of nasal sounding speech . HYPO-nasal speech is due to reduced or no nasal airflow and HYPER-nasal...