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Recent Resident Research

Alberto Arteaga, MD

Use of COOL Therapy in Reducing CI Damage
- Faculty Sponsor: Christopher Spankovich, AuD, PhD
Repeated Temporary Threshold Shift and Changes in Cochlear and Neural Function
- Faculty Sponsor: Christopher Spankovich, AuD, PhD
Frailty in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Prospective Study
- Faculty Sponsor: Lana Jackson, MD
T2DN and Hearing: Diabetes and Hearing Loss
- Faculty Sponsor: Christopher Spankovich, AuD, PhD
TB Study: COOL Protection
- Faculty Sponsor:Christopher Spankovich, AuD, PhD
Follow-up TB Study: Cooling with Saline
- Faculty Sponsor:Christopher Spankovich, AuD, PhD
Complicated Acute Sinusitis in Children with MIS-C (COVID-19)
- Faculty Sponsor:
Sound Evoked Responses in the VOR Pathway in Rats
- Faculty Sponsor:
Rat Model to Study CI Induced Changes to the Vestibular System
- Faculty Sponsor:
Jackson Heart Study: Hearing and Cardiovascular Health
- Faculty Sponsor:Christopher Spankovich, AuD, PhD

Britton Beatrous, MD

Case Study: A Curious Case of Cutaneous Carcinoma Metastasis from Thyroid Cancer
- Faculty Sponsor: Gina Jefferson, MD
Case Study: An Enlarging, Painful Mass of the Nasal Tip in a Young African-American Male
- Faculty Sponsor: J. Randall Jordan, MD
In Vitro Comparison between Ovine and Human Recombinant Hyaluronidase on Hyluronic Acid Fillers
- Faculty Sponsor: J. Randall Jordan, MD
- Accepted for publication
TB Study: COOL Protection
- Faculty Sponsor:Christopher Spankovich, AuD, PhD
Follow-up TB Study: Cooling with Saline
- Faculty Sponsor:Christopher Spankovich, AuD, PhD

Alex de Gruy, MD

PPE Use, Handwashing, and Hospital Acquired Infections: Pre and Post COVID 2019
- Faculty Sponsor: Christopher Spankovich, AuD, PhD
Outcomes of Inspire Implantation using the ADHERE database
- Faculty Sponsor: Andrea Lewis, MD
Relationship of Overall Cardiovascular Health & Hearing Loss in an African American Population: The Jackson Heart Study
- Faculty Sponsor: John Schweinfurth, MD
Prevalence of Tinnitus Based on Duration, Frequency, and Bothersomeness
- Faculty Sponsor: Christopher Spankovich, AuD, PhD
20/20 Hearing: Data Driven Approach to Defining Hearing Loss
- Faculty Sponsor: Christopher Spankovich, AuD, PhD

Kelsey Bounds Wood, MD

Validation of Pre-operative CT Measurements of Tumor Depth of Invasion in Oral Cavity Cancers: Prospective Study
- Faculty Sponsor: Gina Jefferson, MD
Tracheostomy Outcomes: Using Data to Drive Quality Initiative
- Faculty Sponsor: Gina Jefferson, MD
Case Report: Rare Extracutaneous Manifestation of Juvenile Xanthogranuloma Involving the Epiglottis
- Faculty Sponsor: Claude Harbarger, MD

Hunter McMullen, MD

Determinants of Sedated Auditory Brainstem Response Testing
- Faculty Sponsor: Catherine Sassano, AuD, and Christopher Spankovich, AuD, PhD
Pediatric Tracheostomy Trends Survey
- Faculty Sponsor: Mark Reed, MD
10 Fact You Need to Know About Pediatric Sinusitis
- Faculty Sponsor: Jeff Carron, MD
- Published: Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 2021
Hypoglossal Nerve Implant Implications
- Faculty Sponsor: Andrea Lewis, MD

Benjamin Stevens, MD

Effect of Post-operative Oral Steroids on Bleeding Rate After Pediatric Tonsillectomy
- Faculty Sponsor: Jeff Carron, MD
- Published: American Journal of Otolaryngology, Aigust 2022
Patient provider communication for adults with hearing loss
- Faculty Sponsor: Christopher Spankovich, AuD, PhD
Top ten things you need to know about ear drainage
- Faculty Sponsor: Jeff Carron, MD
- Published: Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 2021
Top Ten Ear Pain
- Faculty Sponsor: Chris Lee, MD
- Published: Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 2021

Shelby Barrera, MD

OSA and Immunotherapy
- Faculty Sponsor: Andrea Lewis, MD
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Facial Trauma
- Faculty Sponsor: J. Randall Jordan, MD
Case Study: Cochlear Implantation in a child with Chudley-McCullough Syndrome
- Faculty Sponsor: Jeff Carron, MD
- Poster Presentation: COSM 2022
Hearing aid use in school aged children upgraded to Bluetooth enabled technology
- Faculty Sponsor: Jeff Carron, MD

Kacie Oglesby, MD

Oncologic Outcomes of Total Laryngectomy
- Faculty Sponsor: Anne Kane, MD
Outcomes of Free Flap in Renal Failure Patients
- Faculty Sponsor: Anne Kane, MD
- Oral Presentation: American Academy of Otolaryngology Meeting 2022
Laryngectomy Patients: Incidence and Associated Factors in Patients 55 and Younger
- Faculty Sponsor: Gina Jefferson, MD
- Poster Presentation: American Academy of Otolaryngology Meeting 2022
Case Report: Total Laryngectomy for Management of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma
- Faculty Sponsor: Gina Jefferson, MD and Anne Kane, MD
- Poster Presentation: American Academy of Otolaryngology Meeting 2022
Multi-Institution Immunosuppression project
- Faculty Sponsor: Anna Kane, MD
Tracheostomy Tube Selection in Obese Patients
- Faculty Sponsor: Andrea Lewis, MD
Total Laryngectomy Database
- Faculty Sponsor: Lana Jackson, MD, Gina Jefferson, MD, and Anne Kane, MD

Trace Palmer, MD

Mississippi Index for Swallowing and Stenosis in Laryngectomies: A screening tool for early detection of esophageal stricture development in post-laryngectomy patients.
- Faculty Sponsor: Anne Kane, MD
Case Report: Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma with Cerebellar Metastasis
- Faculty Sponsor: Lana Jackson, MD

Brooks Lampkin, MD

Case Report: A case of a giant nasopalatine duct cyst.
- Faculty Sponsor: Jeff Carron, MD
Calcitriol Loading Dose Protocol for Post-Parathyroidectomy Calcium Management
- Faculty Sponsor: Lana Jackson, MD
Best Practices in Inspire Implantation
- Faculty Sponsor: Andrea Lewis, MD

Jason Lee, MD

Establishment of a Resident-Led Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Clinic
- Faculty Sponsor: Gina Jefferson, MD
COVID-19 Facial trauma trends in mechanism and incidence
- Faculty Sponsor: J. Randall Jordan, MD

Eleni Mijalis, MD

Delayed Mastoiditis in Cochlear Implantation
- Faculty Sponsor: Jeff Carron, MD

Amy Krecker, MD

Top Ten Ear Pain
- Faculty Sponsor: Chris Lee, MD
- Published: Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 2021

Recent Graduates

Hudson Frey, MD

Orocutaneous Fistula Presentation in an Academic Facial Plastic Surgery Practice – Case Series
- Faculty Sponsor: J. Randall Jordan, MD
Characteristics and Considerations for Children with Ankyloglossia undergoing Frenulectomy for Dysphagia and Aspiration
- Faculty Sponsor: Jeff Carron, MD
Incidence and Trend of HPV Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Rates at a Tertiary Care Center: A 10 Year Review
- Faculty Sponsor: Gina Jefferson, MD
Review of Renal Transplant Parathyroidectomy Patients
- Faculty Sponsor: Lana Jackson, MD

Brian McManus, MD

Prevalence of Conductive Pathologies
- Faculty Sponsor: Christopher Spankovich, AuD, PhD
Oxymetazoline versus Ciprofloxacin/Dexamethasone or Ofloxacin for Prevention of Post-Tympanostomy Tube Otorrhea
- Faculty Sponsor: Jeff Carron, MD
Case Report: Pen Penetrating Retropharyngeal Space
- Faculty Sponsor: Jeff Carron, MD

Cindy Moore, MD

Pediatric Tracheostomy Trends
- Faculty Sponsor: Mark Reed, MD
Retrospective Tracheostomy Outcomes
- Faculty Sponsor: Gina Jefferson, MD
Head and Neck Trauma Trends with Changing Temperature and Spare Time
- Faculty Sponsor: J. Randall Jordan, MD
Enhanced Recovery after Surgery for Head and Neck Cancer
- Faculty Sponsor: Gina Jefferson, MD
Impact of ACGME Changes to Otolaryngology Intern Curriculum on Resident Operative Experience
- Faculty Sponsor: Lana Jackson, MD
- Poster Presentation: COSM

Jaxon Jordan, MD

Screening Recommendations for Hearing Loss in Adults
- Faculty Sponsor: Christopher Spankovich, AuD, PhD
Case Report: PET Scan Amino Acid Tagged Testing
- Faculty Sponsor: Eric Bridges, MD
Do AxoGuard Implants Decrease Shoulder Disability After Neck Dissections?
- Faculty Sponsor: Gina Jefferson, MD
Effect of a Standardized Pain Management Strategy on Postoperative Opioid Use in Sinonasal Surgery
- Faculty Sponsor: Scott Stringer, MD
- Oral Presentation: ARS at the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting, September 2019

Brandon Shepherd, MD

Application of the Validated Swallow Outcomes after Laryngectomy (SOAL) Scoring System for Detection of Esophageal Stenosis
- Faculty Sponsor: Gina Jefferson, MD
Central Auditory Processing and the Relationship to Perceived Hearing Difficulty
- Faculty Sponsor: John Schweinfurth, MD
- Poster Presentation: American Otological Society at Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting (COSM), 2020 (Virtual)
Dysphagia in Laryngectomy
- Faculty Sponsor: Josie Alston, MA, SLP
Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Presenting as a Metastatic Nasal Mass
- Faculty Sponsor: Lana Jackson, MD
- Poster Presentation: TRIO at the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting (COSM), 2018

Jamie Stanford, MD

The Application of Modified Cool Vestibular Caloric for Treatment of Cisplatin Induced Hearing Loss
- Faculty Sponsor: Christopher Spankovich, AuD, PhD
- Poster Presentation: American Otological Society at Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting (COSM), 2020 (Virtual)
Dosing Implications for Cisplatin Induced Hearing Loss
- Faculty Sponsor:Christopher Spankovich, AuD, PhD
Laryngectomy Versus Tracheostomy Education
- Faculty Sponsor: Josie Alston, MA

Lauren Buck, MD

Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma and Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
- Faculty Sponsor: Jeff Carron, MD
A Simple Technique for Droplet Control During Mastoid Surgery
- Faculty Sponsor: Jeff Carron, MD
Characteristics and Considerations for Children with Ankyloglossia undergoing Frenulectomy for Dysphagia and Aspiration
- Faculty Sponsor: Jeff Carron, MD
Does Graft Size Effect Hearing Result in Cartilage Button Tympanostomy?
- Faculty Sponsor: Jeff Carron, MD
A Case of Childhood Hearing Loss-JAMA-Oto Clinical Challenge
- Faculty Sponsor: Jeff Carron, MD
Effect of Frenulectomy on Aspiration Identified on Modified Barium Swallow Studies in Children with Ankyloglossia
- Faculty Sponsor: Jeff Carron, MD
- Podium Presentation: Mississippi Society of Otolaryngologists (MSO), 2019
Depth of Invasion Seen on CT Correlate with Pathologic DOI in Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Faculty Sponsor: Gina Jefferson, MD
Orbital Floor Fractures and Oculocardiac
- Faculty Sponsor: J. Randall Jordan, MD

Steven Curti, MD

Relationship of Overall Cardiovascular Health & Hearing Loss in an African American Population: The Jackson Heart Study
- Faculty Sponsor: John Schweinfurth, MD
- Podium Presentation: Mississippi Society of Otolaryngologists (MSO), 2019
- Podium Presentation: TRIO at Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting (COSM), 2019
Treatment of a Large, Obstructive Rhinophyma
- Faculty Sponsor: J. Randall Jordan, MD
- Poster Presentation: AAFPRS at Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting (COSM), 2019
Post Laryngectomy Care Pathway
- Faculty Sponsor: Lana Jackson, MD
JHS and Life Simple 7
- Faculty Sponsor: John Schweinfurth, MD
Survey on Facial Plastics
- Faculty Sponsor: J. Randall Jordan, MD
NHANES: Audiometric Thresholds and Perceived Hearing Status
- Faculty Sponsor: Christopher Spankovich, AuD, PhD

Amrita Ray, DO

Clinical challenge: An Unusual Case of Lacrimal Duct Obstruction
- Faculty Sponsor: Jeff Carron, MD
Association Between Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Dizziness in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study
- Faculty Sponsor: John Schweinfurth, MD
- Poster Presentation: TRIO at Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting (COSM), 2019
Standardization of a Post-Operative Calcium Monitoring Protocol
- Faculty Sponsor: Alexandra Brown, MD
- Presentation: American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual Meeting, 2017
Primadone Therapy for Vocal Tremor (Prospective Study)
- Faculty Sponsor: John Schweinfurth, MD
Balance Dysfunction and JHS
- Faculty Sponsor: John Schweinfurth, MD
Marketing Injectables
- Faculty Sponsor: J. Randall Jordan, MD
- Poster Presentation: AAFPRS at Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting (COSM), 2019
Resource Utilization for Isolated Facial Trauma
- Faculty Sponsor: J. Randall Jordan, MD
- Podium Presentation: Mississippi Society of Otolaryngologists (MSO), 2019
- Poster Presentation: AAFPRS at Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting (COSM), 2019