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Giving Day Raises $76,900 for Head and Neck Cancer Research
Dr. Fan-Gang Zeng Awarded the Hartmann Prize in Auditory Neuroscience
New Faculty: Wei Dong, PhD
Dr. Hamid Djalilian: Novel Work on Mitochondrial Transplantation, Central Long COVID
2024
Grants & Funding
Strong Showing at Annual AAO Meeting (3 Podium Presentations)
Dr. Edward Kuan Receives Triological Award in Career Development
Clinical Trials
Dr. Yarah Haidar & Dr. Edward Kuan: Recognized as 2024 Rising Stars
Dr. Djalilian Named Muzzy Family Endowed Chair in Hearing and Balance at UC Irvine
Patents Issued: Treatment Developments for Tinnitus, Tonsil Stones
2023
GRANTS & FUNDING ($8+ MILLION PARTICIPATED IN AS INVESTIGATORS)
120+ PUBLICATIONS IN 2023 (50 AS FIRST/LEAD AUTHOR)
LANDMARK PAPER: LOUD TINNITUS CAUSED BY ATYPICAL MIGRAINE ACTIVATION
DR. EDWARD KUAN RECEIVES UCI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE EARLY CAREER FACULTY CLINICAL RESEARCH AWARD
Clinical Trials
Artificial Intelligence to Reinforce Otolaryngologists
Head & Neck Cancer Research with the UCI Center for Neural Circuit Mapping
Teach
2025
Textbook & Journal Authorships
Lectureships, Keynotes & Speaker Invitations
Dr. Fan-Gang Zeng Earns Title of Distinction: Chancellor’s Professor
Dr. Brian Wong Finishes Decade-Long Tenure as Editor-in-Chief of Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
Dr. Yarah Haidar: UCI Residency Program Director of the Year
Class of 2025
New Skull Base and Microvascular Training Lab
2024
Textbook & Journal Authorships
Lectureships, Keynotes & Speaker Invitations
Ranked First in ENT Department Medical Student Publications
Dr. Mehdi Abouzari Recognized for Mentorship & Inclusivity
Grand Rounds Highlight: Dr. Benjamin Bleier
Dr. Edward Kuan Publishes ARS Expert Practice Statements on Skull Base Reconstruction
2023
Resident Class of 2024
Residency Expansion
Otolaryngology Updates Course
Textbook & Journal Authorships
Lectureships, Keynotes & Speaker Invitations
Dr. Edward Kuan Leads International Consensus Statement on Sinonasal Tumors
DR. SEPEHR OLIAEI: NEW FACULTY MEMBER
Heal
2025
New Provider: Dr. Kaleigh Stabenau
Dr. Douglas Trask Places 300th Inspire® Implant
Dr. Yarah Haidar: Da Vinci Robotic Surgical Proctor
New Provider: Dr. Mark Swanson
2024
12 Clinical and 3 Basic Science Faculty (All Subspecialties)
Dr. Hamid Djalilian Receives 2024 Distinguished Service Award from AAOHNS
2023
12 Clinical and 3 Basic Science Faculty (All Subspecialties Represented)
7 Physicians named 2023 Orange County Physicians of Excellence
Highest Volume Head & Neck Cancer and skull Base Surgery Programs in Orange County
Pioneering Treatment: “Doc–I can’t Burp!”
Novel Procedure Eliminates the Need for Second Look Operations in Cholesteatoma
Enhancing Tip Support in Rhinoplasty: The Boomerang Graft Technique
Salivary Gland Preservation via Sialendoscopy
Dr. Douglas Trask: #1 Inspire Implanter in California
Dr. Tjoson Tjoa & Dr. Yarah Haidar: Recipients of 2022 Patient Experience Honor
Dr. Hamid Djalilian: New Device Developments
New Provider: Ha Huynh, PA
Other Department News
2025
New Roles
2024
News & Media Features
New Roles
2023
News & Media Features
New Roles
Discover
2025
Clinical Trials
Giving Day Raises $76,900 for Head and Neck Cancer Research
Dr. Fan-Gang Zeng Awarded the Hartmann Prize in Auditory Neuroscience
New Faculty: Wei Dong, PhD
Dr. Hamid Djalilian: Novel Work on Mitochondrial Transplantation, Central Long COVID
2024
Grants & Funding
Strong Showing at Annual AAO Meeting (3 Podium Presentations)
Dr. Edward Kuan Receives Triological Award in Career Development
Clinical Trials
Dr. Yarah Haidar & Dr. Edward Kuan: Recognized as 2024 Rising Stars
Dr. Djalilian Named Muzzy Family Endowed Chair in Hearing and Balance at UC Irvine
Patents Issued: Treatment Developments for Tinnitus, Tonsil Stones
2023
GRANTS & FUNDING ($8+ MILLION PARTICIPATED IN AS INVESTIGATORS)
120+ PUBLICATIONS IN 2023 (50 AS FIRST/LEAD AUTHOR)
LANDMARK PAPER: LOUD TINNITUS CAUSED BY ATYPICAL MIGRAINE ACTIVATION
DR. EDWARD KUAN RECEIVES UCI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE EARLY CAREER FACULTY CLINICAL RESEARCH AWARD
Clinical Trials
Artificial Intelligence to Reinforce Otolaryngologists
Head & Neck Cancer Research with the UCI Center for Neural Circuit Mapping
Teach
2025
Textbook & Journal Authorships
Lectureships, Keynotes & Speaker Invitations
Dr. Fan-Gang Zeng Earns Title of Distinction: Chancellor’s Professor
Dr. Brian Wong Finishes Decade-Long Tenure as Editor-in-Chief of Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
Dr. Yarah Haidar: UCI Residency Program Director of the Year
Class of 2025
New Skull Base and Microvascular Training Lab
2024
Textbook & Journal Authorships
Lectureships, Keynotes & Speaker Invitations
Ranked First in ENT Department Medical Student Publications
Dr. Mehdi Abouzari Recognized for Mentorship & Inclusivity
Grand Rounds Highlight: Dr. Benjamin Bleier
Dr. Edward Kuan Publishes ARS Expert Practice Statements on Skull Base Reconstruction
2023
Resident Class of 2024
Residency Expansion
Otolaryngology Updates Course
Textbook & Journal Authorships
Lectureships, Keynotes & Speaker Invitations
Dr. Edward Kuan Leads International Consensus Statement on Sinonasal Tumors
DR. SEPEHR OLIAEI: NEW FACULTY MEMBER
Heal
2025
New Provider: Dr. Kaleigh Stabenau
Dr. Douglas Trask Places 300th Inspire® Implant
Dr. Yarah Haidar: Da Vinci Robotic Surgical Proctor
New Provider: Dr. Mark Swanson
2024
12 Clinical and 3 Basic Science Faculty (All Subspecialties)
Dr. Hamid Djalilian Receives 2024 Distinguished Service Award from AAOHNS
2023
12 Clinical and 3 Basic Science Faculty (All Subspecialties Represented)
7 Physicians named 2023 Orange County Physicians of Excellence
Highest Volume Head & Neck Cancer and skull Base Surgery Programs in Orange County
Pioneering Treatment: “Doc–I can’t Burp!”
Novel Procedure Eliminates the Need for Second Look Operations in Cholesteatoma
Enhancing Tip Support in Rhinoplasty: The Boomerang Graft Technique
Salivary Gland Preservation via Sialendoscopy
Dr. Douglas Trask: #1 Inspire Implanter in California
Dr. Tjoson Tjoa & Dr. Yarah Haidar: Recipients of 2022 Patient Experience Honor
Dr. Hamid Djalilian: New Device Developments
New Provider: Ha Huynh, PA
Other Department News
2025
New Roles
2024
News & Media Features
New Roles
2023
News & Media Features
New Roles
Discover
2025
Clinical Trials
Giving Day Raises $76,900 for Head and Neck Cancer Research
Dr. Fan-Gang Zeng Awarded the Hartmann Prize in Auditory Neuroscience
New Faculty: Wei Dong, PhD
Dr. Hamid Djalilian: Novel Work on Mitochondrial Transplantation, Central Long COVID
2024
Grants & Funding
Strong Showing at Annual AAO Meeting (3 Podium Presentations)
Dr. Edward Kuan Receives Triological Award in Career Development
Clinical Trials
Dr. Yarah Haidar & Dr. Edward Kuan: Recognized as 2024 Rising Stars
Dr. Djalilian Named Muzzy Family Endowed Chair in Hearing and Balance at UC Irvine
Patents Issued: Treatment Developments for Tinnitus, Tonsil Stones
2023
GRANTS & FUNDING ($8+ MILLION PARTICIPATED IN AS INVESTIGATORS)
120+ PUBLICATIONS IN 2023 (50 AS FIRST/LEAD AUTHOR)
LANDMARK PAPER: LOUD TINNITUS CAUSED BY ATYPICAL MIGRAINE ACTIVATION
DR. EDWARD KUAN RECEIVES UCI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE EARLY CAREER FACULTY CLINICAL RESEARCH AWARD
Clinical Trials
Artificial Intelligence to Reinforce Otolaryngologists
Head & Neck Cancer Research with the UCI Center for Neural Circuit Mapping
Teach
2025
Textbook & Journal Authorships
Lectureships, Keynotes & Speaker Invitations
Dr. Fan-Gang Zeng Earns Title of Distinction: Chancellor’s Professor
Dr. Brian Wong Finishes Decade-Long Tenure as Editor-in-Chief of Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
Dr. Yarah Haidar: UCI Residency Program Director of the Year
Class of 2025
New Skull Base and Microvascular Training Lab
2024
Textbook & Journal Authorships
Lectureships, Keynotes & Speaker Invitations
Ranked First in ENT Department Medical Student Publications
Dr. Mehdi Abouzari Recognized for Mentorship & Inclusivity
Grand Rounds Highlight: Dr. Benjamin Bleier
Dr. Edward Kuan Publishes ARS Expert Practice Statements on Skull Base Reconstruction
2023
Resident Class of 2024
Residency Expansion
Otolaryngology Updates Course
Textbook & Journal Authorships
Lectureships, Keynotes & Speaker Invitations
Dr. Edward Kuan Leads International Consensus Statement on Sinonasal Tumors
DR. SEPEHR OLIAEI: NEW FACULTY MEMBER
Heal
2025
New Provider: Dr. Kaleigh Stabenau
Dr. Douglas Trask Places 300th Inspire® Implant
Dr. Yarah Haidar: Da Vinci Robotic Surgical Proctor
New Provider: Dr. Mark Swanson
2024
12 Clinical and 3 Basic Science Faculty (All Subspecialties)
Dr. Hamid Djalilian Receives 2024 Distinguished Service Award from AAOHNS
2023
12 Clinical and 3 Basic Science Faculty (All Subspecialties Represented)
7 Physicians named 2023 Orange County Physicians of Excellence
Highest Volume Head & Neck Cancer and skull Base Surgery Programs in Orange County
Pioneering Treatment: “Doc–I can’t Burp!”
Novel Procedure Eliminates the Need for Second Look Operations in Cholesteatoma
Enhancing Tip Support in Rhinoplasty: The Boomerang Graft Technique
Salivary Gland Preservation via Sialendoscopy
Dr. Douglas Trask: #1 Inspire Implanter in California
Dr. Tjoson Tjoa & Dr. Yarah Haidar: Recipients of 2022 Patient Experience Honor
Dr. Hamid Djalilian: New Device Developments
New Provider: Ha Huynh, PA
Other Department News
2025
New Roles
2024
News & Media Features
New Roles
2023
News & Media Features
New Roles
Resident
Class of 2024
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