Definition of otolaryngology
: a medical specialty concerned especially with the ear, nose, and throat
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Dr. Rawal, also 29, is an otolaryngology head and neck surgery resident at the University of North Carolina Hospital.
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Dr. Michael Ellis, a professor of otolaryngology and a former present of the Louisiana Medical Society, said coders have the authority to override physicians' suggestions on how a procedure should be coded.
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Brad Welling, chief of otolaryngology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, wasn’t part of that team but is cheered by their work.
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Now, Gillison is credited with formally putting together the behavioral data and biomarkers to quell any skepticism, Carole Fakhry, an associate professor of otolaryngology and surgeon at Johns Hopkins, said.
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Michael Hoffer, a professor of otolaryngology and neurological surgery, used goggles, equipped with two high-resolution cameras, that could detect the desynchronization of the wearer’s rapid eye movements—a mark of a concussion.
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First Known Use of otolaryngology
1897
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