💫#COSM2026 starts today with ABEA, AAFPRS , and ALA! UCSF is representing at all three societies. We cannot wait to hear the latest in research and exchange ideas with our colleagues in the service of better patient care!✨
Graphic with red border and AOS branding reading “Welcome New AOS Fellow! Aaron D. Tward, MD, PhD.” Centered is a professional headshot of Dr. Tward, an adult male smiling and wearing a collared shirt against a neutral background. UCSF Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery and American Otological Society (AOS) logos appear along the bottom.
Graphic with red border and AOS branding titled “Background Aaron D. Tward, MD, PhD.” A red text box lists: Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco; Associate Vice President of Gene Therapy at Eli Lilly and Company; Scientific co-founder of Affinia Therapeutics; Residency at Harvard; Neurotology fellowship at Mass Eye and Ear. UCSF Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery and American Otological Society (AOS) logos appear along the bottom.
14/18 Aaron D. Tward, MD, PhD — Associate Professor, @ucsfohns.bsky.social and Assoc. VP, Gene Therapy at @elilillyandcompany.bsky.social.
Learn more about our 2026 AOS Fellows
🔗 americanotologicalsociety.org/2026/03/01/n...
📍 Meet them in Phoenix at #AOS159 during #COSM2026
#AOSEarSurgery
Happy Administrative Professionals Day!
Behind every successful team is an extraordinary administrative professional— and in our case, several! Today, we extend our sincere appreciation and gratitude to our incredible admin team for all that you do. 💐
Interesting @cp-cell.bsky.social paper from @ucsfohns.bsky.social on inter-personal variability of immune states in healthy humans. TL;DR: Microbiome & metabolite variability is associated with differential interferon responses, which are stable over time: www.cell.com/cell/fu... 🧪
3/6 🎥Clip 2: Charles Limb, MD | @ucsfohns.bsky.social
“The brain is ready for more than we often ask of it.”
Full Video: 🔗 americanotologicalsociety.org/2026/02/26/a...
Speakers:
Nancy M. Young, MD
Francis Collins, MD, PhD
Huey Lewis
Sujana Chandrasekhar, MD
#AOSEarSurgery #CochlearImplants
Graphic reading “Welcome New AOS Fellow! Dylan K. Chan, MD, PhD” above a professional headshot of a man with short dark hair and glasses, smiling and wearing a white coat and tie. UCSF Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and American Otological Society logos appear at the bottom.
Graphic titled “Background Dylan K. Chan, MD, PhD” with a red panel listing: Professor in Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery at University of California, San Francisco; Director of the UCSF Children’s Communication Center; Medical Director of Cochlear Implant Program at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital–Oakland; Complex Pediatric ENT Fellowship: Seattle Children’s Hospital; Residency: Stanford University. UCSF Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and American Otological Society logos at bottom.
5/18 Dylan K. Chan, MD, PhD is an Assoc. Professor at @ucsfohns.bsky.social and Director of the Children’s Communication Center.
🔗 americanotologicalsociety.org/2026/03/01/n...
📍 Meet the 2026 AOS Fellows in person at the 159th Annual Meeting in Phoenix at COSM.
#AOSEarSurgery #AOS159 #COSM2026
We're heading to #2026COSM this week with a strong presence across the five days and multiple societies.
Follow us on X @UCSF_OHNS for daily conference coverage.https://cosm.md/program/
💫Our OHNS Department hosted the annual Medical Student Research Presentation Session, featuring seven medical students and research fellows presenting their recent work to the residents and faculty mentors.
Thank you to all who participated and supported this event.✨
In honor of World Voice Day, UCSF & Stanford host the UCSF–Stanford Educational Celebration on April 18 🎤
Join us for a laryngology panel + research on vocal fold paralysis, transmasculine voice, vaping impacts & patient care.
8:30 AM start — see you there!
70,000+ people are diagnosed with head & neck cancer each year in the U.S. Early detection saves lives.
Join us for a FREE screening
📅 Tues, April 14 | 9 AM–3 PM
📍 UCSF Bakar Precision Cancer Medicine Building
Walk-ins welcome or sign up: tinyurl.com/ucsfhnc
Honored to be featured by the Hearing Health Foundation, Dr. Nicole Jiam shares her journey into cochlear implant research and her work towards improving how patients experience complex sounds. ⤵️ view.publitas.com/p222-4764/he... (pg.32)
Women in academic medicine still face inequities in funding, promotion, and leadership—why do they persist?
Dr. Jennifer Grandis explores this in Harsh Medicine.
Join her July 6 at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco with Katie Hafner.
Learn more: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...
Dr. Nicole Jiam had the honor of presenting Grand Rounds at the University of North Carolina, where she spoke on emerging directions in cochlear implant rehabilitation.
A central theme of her talk: the field needs to look beyond traditional speech perception metrics. 👏
This Doctors' Day, we celebrate you and the extraordinary impact you make every day. Your commitment to patient care, education, and research strengthens our department and enriches our entire institution.
Happy Doctors' Day! 🩺💉🩻
SPRING SWALLOW: A free WEBINAR hosted by The Fall Voice. Register Here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
UCSF OHNS’ sleep surgery program advances patient care through integrated clinical work, education, and research. Drs. Jolie Chang and Megan Durr lead these efforts, including a recent study showing significant disparities in access to sleep surgery. ⤵️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Why do some people respond well to cancer immunotherapy while others don't? A new study from UCSF Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery's Dr. Matt Spitzer and team offers fresh insight, published this week in Cell Press.
Read the full study: doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
Last chance: complete the U.S. News Best Hospitals survey by end of March.
UCSF led in 2025—Honor Roll, CMS 5-Star, Vizient top performer.
Eligible physicians: check Doximity to nominate UCSF.
More: Doximity.com
It’s #MatchDay2026, and we’re excited to welcome our newest UCSF OHNS residents:
Isaac Alter – Columbia University
May Gao – Duke University
Sarah Hughes – University of Michigan
Rachel Kutler – Columbia University
Hannah Weinstein – Columbia University
Welcome to the team! ⚕️
We’re excited to welcome Dr. Josh Wiedermann (Mayo Clinic Rochester) for Grand Rounds, presenting “What Does Global Surgery Mean To Me.”
The session will explore the history of global surgery, new approaches, and building meaningful collaborations.
Learn more: ohns.ucsf.edu/events/grand...
Thank you to everyone who joined us for “Music, Hearing Loss and the Brain,” hosted by American Otological Society.
We’re grateful to our speakers—Francis Collins, Huey Lewis, and Charles Limb—for an engaging discussion at the intersection of music, hearing loss, and medicine. 🎵
The UCSF Women in Otolaryngology Innovator Webinar is live now!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8J4...
This past Saturday, we hosted our Endoscopic Sinus Course—a full-day program covering FESS fundamentals to advanced procedures like Draf 3, pituitary exposure, and orbital decompression, with case discussions over lunch.
Thank you to everyone who participated!
Music powerfully stimulates the brain—but what happens with hearing loss?
Join American Otological Society, Inc. for “Music, Hearing Loss & the Brain” featuring Dr. Francis Collins, Huey Lewis & Dr. Charles Limb.
🗓 Mar 18 | 6 PM PT
🎥 Live on YouTube
🔗 tinyurl.com/55t5y47m
Mayo Clinic Otolaryngologist Dr. Linda Yin joins us for this week’s Grand Rounds!
Her talk highlights surgical de-escalation in HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer, ctDNA detection of minimal residual disease, and future clinical trial concepts.
bit.ly/4rMeILK 👍
🏓 Inaugural Pickleball Showdown!
Intern Class vs. Peds OHNS Faculty - fierce rallies, friendly competition, and lots of laughs. Safe to say… fun was had by all! 🎉
Our UCSF OHNS residents (PGY2-5) completed the annual Otolaryngology Training Examination (OTE) this weekend! An important part of residency training and a reflection of their continued dedication to learning and professional growth! 🩺
Happy Staff Appreciation Day🎉
Today we celebrate the dedication, hard work, and passion of our incredible OHNS Administration team. Your commitment makes a difference every day, and we are truly grateful for all that you do. 💙 Thank you for everything you bring to the department!
We're looking for a Fellowship Coordinator to join our team! The requirements are a Bachelor's degree, three years of related experience & thorough knowledge of relevant policies, regulations, administrative analysis & operations research. Full details: sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...
The Pacific Rim Otolaryngology Update, hosted by @UCSF Otolaryngology - HNS included topics like hearing loss, the laryngeal nerve, HPV-associated head and neck cancer, sleep surgery and chronic rhinosinitus. View some sights from the eventful weekend in Honolulu, HI! ⬇️
