The world of medicine lost a true giant this month when Dr. William F. House passed away. Dr. House pioneered many of the treatments we take for granted today in the treatment of ear and skull base diseases. Known as the Father of Neurotology, Dr. House was the first surgeon to develop the middle fossa [...]
Joni Doherty, MD, PhD, joined her colleagues on a medical mission in October as part of Global ENT Outreach. The trip this time took them to El Salvador, where in the course of ten days they performed over 40 ear procedures on some of the country’s most needy citizens, both young and old. They also [...]
Joni Doherty, MD, PhD recently spent a week in Cambodia as part of "Impact Cambodia," a mission funded by Impact UK in the United Kingdom. The purpose of the mission was twofold: to treat ear disease in the Cambodian population, and to teach local ENT doctors about performing otologic surgery in order to create a [...]
Jack Shohet, M.D. recently traveled to Sao Paulo, Brazil on behalf of Envoy Medical to instruct South American physicians on a technique he has developed for implanting the company’s Esteem implantable hearing device. Shohet Ear Associates is one of three sites worldwide engaged in clinical trials of this totally implantable hearing aid. From left are Professor Pedro [...]
Dr. Jack Shohet recently traveled to Rome, Italy to teach a multi-national group of a surgeons a specialized technique he has developed for implanting the Esteem implantable hearing aid. His trip was sponsored by Envoy Medical. From left the surgeons are:Rafael Urquiza from Malaga, Spain, Thomas Nikolopoulos from Athens, Greece, Khalid Mohammed A.Taibah from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Aristides Sismanis from [...]
Jack Shohet, M.D. recently travelled to Paris, France on behalf of Envoy Medical to instruct European physicians on a technique he has developed for implanting the company’s Esteem implantable hearing device. Shohet Ear Associates is one of three sites worldwide engaged in clinical trials of this totally implantable hearing aid. Dr. Shohet is shown here with [...]
Dr. Jack Shohet recently traveled to London, England to teach a specialized technique he has developed for implanting the Esteem implantable hearing aid. His trip was sponsored by Envoy Medical. Pictured are Dr. Alec Fitzgerald O'Connor, FRCS of London, and Maurizio Barbara, MD, of Sapienzo University in Rome, Italy with Dr. Jack Shohet.