Posted June 4, 2010 Congratulations to Tom Higgins, MD and Mike Chu, MD in matching for their respective fellowships in Rhinology and Plastic Surgery. Dr. Higgins is going to Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Dr. Chu to New York University School of Medicince.
Posted May 25, 2010 
Post May 17, 2010
Congratulations to the following 2010 Virginia Society of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery/Fitz-Hugh Conference winners... Abstracts Winners were --
Oral 1st Place Winner -
Thomas Higgins, MD
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Oral 2nd Place Winner -
Timothy, Clenney, MD
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Poster Winner - Philip Chen, MD
University of Virginia Medical School
Posted May 14, 2010 Voice Day 2010 
Posted April 28, 2010 Congratulations to Dr. Stephen Wold for receiving the 2010 Surgical Resident Humanitarian Award. 
Posted April 7, 2010 The Article below features Pamela Kennedy, RN, BSN, OCN, the Clinical Research Coordinator at Eastern Virginia Medical School Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Norfolk VA. Strength in Practice DiversityONS Special Interest Groups Connect Members by Specialties[By Seth Eisenberg, RN, OCN®, Contributing Editor] Special interest groups (SIGs) have been an integral part of the ONS structure since 1989. Born out of the desire to provide smaller, structured groups for areas of specialization, SIGs fulfill particular needs for ONS’s diverse membership. When Pamela Kennedy, RN, BSN, OCN®, coordinator of the Clinical Trials Nurse (CTN) SIG, first attended that SIG’s annual meeting at an ONS Congress, “Immediately I knew this would be exactly what I needed to foster growth and promote excellence within my practice.” For Mei R. Fu, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, coordinator of the Lymphedema Management (LYM) SIG, it was her interest in research. “My mentor at the University of Missouri introduced me to the LYM SIG. Joining meant finding a home for my research quest while achieving a sense of belonging.” Click here for the full article taken from ONS Connect
The Official News Magazine of the Oncology Nursing Society
Posted March 30, 2010
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Department of Otolaryngology will be participating in activities supporting the 2010 Oral, Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Week (OHANCAW) during the week of April 12-18 2010, including free screenings. Click here for more details Posted March 30, 2010
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Department of Otolaryngology will be participating in activities supporting the 2010 Oral, Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Week (OHANCAW) during the week of April 12-18 2010, including free screenings. Click here for more detailsThree Cheers for CHEAR
Click here to view an article from the March 29, 2010 Edition of Inside Business regarding the CHEAR Soundsation Event held February 27, 2010.
Posted March 15, 2010
First Annual CHEAR Soundsation a Rousing Success
The first annual CHEAR Soundsation event held February 27th at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott.
Proceeds supported the Coalition for Hearing, Education and Research (CHEAR), a non-profit organization committed to better hearing and balance through medical treatment, education, research and advocacy. CHEAR was founded by Barry Strasnick, MD, Professor and Chairman of the Deparment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
Making the Rounds, March 15, 2010: EVMS e-Newsletter Dr. Joseph Han discusses the benefits of sublingual immunotherapy....
Click here for the full article from the March 2010 The Health Journal
Dr. Strasnick explains an alternative to allergy shots
Posted February 25, 2010, on WVEC, by Brian Farrell, 13 News
go to http://www.wvec.com/home/Few-drops-a-day-promise-pain-free-treatment-for-people-with-allergies.html to see the full video. Eric Dobratz, MD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, has written a chapter titled "Osteotomies" that will be published April 2010 in Clinics in Plastic Surgery-Rhinoplasty: Current Concepts.
Posted February 22, 2010
Congratulations to both Dr. Strasnick and Dr. Moody Antonio for such a wonderful achievement.
For more information regarding CHEAR please visit www.CHEARVIRGINIA.com
Posted February 5, 2010; Inside Business, The Hampton Roads Business Journal
In 1999, Dr. Barry Starsnick, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Eastern Virginia Medical School, and Congressman Randy Forbes, R-Chesapeake, authored legislation that mandated that newborns be tested for hearing before they leave the hospital. Click Here to View the Complete Article |
