American Neurotology Society 61St Annual Spring Meeting Scientific Program April 25-26, 2026 Phoenix, AZ

SATURDAY APRIL 25, 2026 1:00BUSINESS MEETING(New Member Induction/Treasurers report) 1:30SCIENTIFIC SESSION OPENING REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT- Colin L.W. Driscoll, MD (Open to registered Members and Non-members – Badge required for admittance) 1:32THE PRESIDENT'S SPOTLIGHT 1:397thANNUAL NOEL L. COHEN AWARD FOR SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO OTOLOGY AND NEUROTOLOGY Presented by Colin L.W. Driscoll, MD, President 1:44INTRODUCTION OF WILLIAM E. HITSELBERGER MEMORIAL LECTURE Colin L.W. Driscoll, MD 1:46WILLIAM E. HITSELBERGER MEMORIAL LECTURE Surgery of the Cerebellopontine Angle - Climbing a Gentle Learning Curve Michael J. Link, MD Charles B. and Ann L. Johnson Professor of Neurosurgery Professor, Depts. of Neurologic Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology Mayo Clinic - Rochester, Minnesota 2:06DISCUSSION/Q&A 2:11SESSION A - ELECTRICAL AND TECHNOLOGIC ADVANCES IN COCHLEAR IMPLANTS Daniel Jethanamest, MD & Emily Kay-Rivest, MD, MSc, Moderators Early Clinical Outcomes of a Fully Implantable Cochlear Implant: A U.S. Multicenter Trial Theodore R. McRackan, MD, MSCR Abraham Jacobs, MD Jack Shohet, MD Wayne Berryhill, MD Sammy Gao, BS Envoy Acclaim Clinical Trial Consortium Colin L.W. Driscoll, MD Complication Rates and Efficiency of Robotic Assisted versus Manual Insertion Cochlear Implantation Dhruv K. Patel, BS John J. Sykes, MD Kenneth R. Feehs, MD Eric M. Kraus, MD, MS Pedrom C. Sioshansi, MD, MS Michele M. Gandolfi, MD, MS HERBERT SILVERSTEIN AWARD FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE IN OTOLOGY/NEUROTOLOGY Apical Electrode Placement to Optimize Cochlear Implant Performance in Patients with an Ossified Cochlea and Incomplete Electrode Array Insertion Justin Cottrell, MD Emily R. Spitzer, Aud David M. Landsberger, PhD William Shapiro, AuD Rebecca Piper, AuD Sean McMenomey, MD J. Thomas Roland Jr, MD Cochlear Implant Mapping Without a Target: Basal Deactivation and the Role of Electrophysiologic-Guided Alignment Amit Walia, MD, MSCI Matthew A. Shew, MD Amanda Ortmann, PhD Nedim Durakovic, MD Shannon Lefler, AuD Jacques A. Herzog, MD Craig A. Buchman, MD Auto-Stopping Electrocochleography-Guided Cochlear Implant Insertion: First-in-Human Feasibility Study Maxwell Bergman, MD Naina Miranda Isaac Swink Rachel Scheperle, AuD Marlan R. Hansen, MD Alexander Claussen, MD Off-the-Ear vs Behind-the-Ear Cochlear Implant Processors: Comparative Analysis of Skin Complications and Retention Outcomes in a Large Institutional Cohort Maani M. Archang, MD, PhD Karl R. Khandalavala, MD Brian A. Neff, MD Aniket A. Saoji, PhD Matthew L. Carlson, MD, MBA Colin L.W. Driscoll, MD James R. Dornhoffer, MD 2:45DISCUSSION/Q&A WITH MODERATORS 2:50INTRODUCTION - ANS RESEARCH GRANT PRESENTATION Aaron K. Remenschneider, MD, MPH - Chair, ANS Research Committee 2:52ANS RESEARCH GRANT PRESENTATION Toward a Profile Instrument for Musical Enjoyment in Individuals with Hearing Loss Alexander Chern, MD University of Pennsylvania ANS Research Grant recipient 2024 3:00DISCUSSION WITH MODERATOR 3:02BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS 3:33SESSION B - VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMA MANAGEMENT: CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES Soha Ghossaini, MD & Nathan Lindquist, MD, Moderators Vestibular Schwannoma Growth Patterns in Patients Aged 70 and Older Kathy Le, MD Akshay Prabhakar, BSA Justina R. Varghese, BA Jeffrey Vrabec, MD Rate of Hearing Preservation After Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Treatment of Vestibular Schwannoma: Analysis of Patients with 100% Word Recognition Scores Karl R. Khandalavala, MD Hernan Vargas John P. Marinelli, MD Christine M. Lohse, MS Michael J. Link, MD Matthew L. Carlson, MD, MBA ANS TRAINEE AWARD A National Cross-sectional Assessment of the Mayo Clinic Vestibular Schwannoma Quality of Life (VSQOL) Index by Tumor Management Strategy Madison V. Epperson, MD Christine M. Lohse, MS Michael J. Link, MD Matthew L. Carlson, MD, MBA Emerging Non-Conventional Imaging Modalities Characterizing Vestibular Schwannoma Prognosis: A Scoping Review Nader G. Zalaquett, MD John P. Marinelli, MD Karl R. Khandalavala, MD Christine M. Lohse, MS Matthew L. Carlson, MD, MBA Response of NF2-Related Schwannomatosis (NF2) Associated Vestibular Schwannomas to Losartan: A Case Series Sophie Jabban, BA Spencer Frome, MA Maya Hatley, BA Kaleb Yohay, MD J. Thomas Roland Jr, MD Devorah Segal, MD, PhD 4:02DISCUSSION/Q&A WITH MODERATORS 4:07PANEL "MASTER" TECHNIQUES IN VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMA SURGERY: SPECIAL VIDEO SESSION Colin L.W. Driscoll, MD, Moderator Richard K. Gurgel, MD, MSCI Theodore R. McRackan, MD, MSCR Jay T. Rubinstein, MD, PhD Erika A. Woodson, MD 4:57CLOSING REMARKS – Colin L.W. Driscoll, MD 5:00ADJOURN SUNDAY APRIL 26, 2026 7:00BUSINESS MEETING/COMMITTEE REPORTS (All welcome) 7:30SCIENTIFIC SESSION OPENING REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT – Colin L.W. Driscoll, MD (Open to registered Members and Non-members – Badge required for admittance) 7:33SESSION C - SYSTEMIC INFLUENCES ON VESTIBULAR AND AUDITORY FUNCTION Hamed Sajjadi, MD & Nofrat Schwartz, MD, Moderators Long COVID Is Associated with Increased Odds of Neurotologic Manifestations: A National Database Study Anvitha R. Metpally, BS Taral K. Jella, BS Tara Menon, BS Eric Oliver, MD Hearing and Vestibular Deficits Following the Use of Teprotumumab: Preliminary Findings Samuel Johnson, BS Lydia Granados, BS Claudia Prospero-Ponce, MD Tamis Bright, MD Amanda Chiao, AuD, PhD Increased Risk of Inner Ear Disease in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease – A National Database Study Aaron Tucker, BA Yashnoor Sandhu, BS Aashish Batheja, MPH Daniel H. Coelho, MD NICHOLAS TOROK VESTIBULAR AWARD Increased Adrenergic Receptor Expression in Meniere's Disease Adam Y. Xiao, MD, PhD Achilles Kanaris, BS Masanori Ishii, MD Ivan A. Lopez, PhD Gail Ishiyama, MD Akira Ishiyama, MD VeDA VESTIBULAR RESEARCH AWARD Visual Vertigo in Vestibular Migraine Alexandra T. Bourdillon, MD Jason W. Allen MD PhD Jeffrey D. Sharon MD 8:02DISCUSSION/Q&A WITH MODERATORS 8:07INTRODUCTION OF WILLIAM F. HOUSE MEMORIAL LECTURE Colin L.W. Driscoll, MD 8:09WILLIAM F. HOUSE MEMORIAL LECTURE Fear not the Face: From "Oh No" to "On It!!" Advances in Facial Reanimation Over the Decades Tessa Hadlock, MD Professor, Harvard Medical School Director, Hadlock Facial Plastic Surgery / Facial Nerve Center 8:29DISCUSSION/Q&A 8:34SESSION D - EVOLVING TREATMENT STRATEGIES AT THE LATERAL SKULL BASE Neil S. Patel, MD & Mallory J. Raymond, MD, Moderators NEUROTOLOGY FELLOW AWARD MICHAEL E. GLASSCOCK SCIENTIFIC MERIT AWARD Neoadjuvant Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy in Temporal Bone Squamous Cell Carcinoma Kaitlyn A. Brooks, MD Nathan R. Lindquist, MD Meera Patel, MD MHS Neil D. Gross, MD Marc-Elie Nader, MD Neal S. Akhave, MD Paul W. Gidley, MD The Glasscock Award is given to the highest scoring blinded abstract. Intratympanic Embolization for Management of Glomus Tumors: A Case Series Benjamin T. Ostrander, MD Catherine L. Kennedy, MD Monika Manchanda, MD Ramachandra Tummala, MD Tina Huang, MD Short-and Long-Term Outcomes of Sigmoid Sinus Wall Resurfacing versus Compression Surgery for Venous Pulsatile Tinnitus: A 313-Case Cohort Yue-Lin Hsieh, MD, PhD Wuqing Wang, MD, PhD Thread-Guided Eustachian Tube Obturator for Patulous Symptoms Peter G. Volsky, MD Benjamin VanTasel, DO Aaron Snow, MD 8:57DISCUSSION/Q&A WITH MODERATORS 9:02INTRODUCTION of PANEL Colin L.W. Driscoll, MD 9:04PANEL CONVERGING PATHWAYS: RECONCILING TRAINING GAPS AND PRACTICE REALITIES IN OTOLOGIC & SKULL BASE CARE Oliver F. Adunka, MD, Moderator Samantha Anne, MD Jacqueline Weinstein, MD Doug Backous, MD Jacques Herzog, MD Rick Nelson, MD, PhD 9:54MID-MORNING BREAK 10:20SESSION E - WHEN THE EAR REFLECTS THE BODY: SYSTEMIC AND DIAGNOSTIC INSIGHTS IN NEUROTOLOGY Nicholas L. Deep, MD & Alicia M. Quesnel, MD, Moderators Cochlear Implantation in Asymmetric Hearing Loss: A Scoping Review of Functional and Quality-of-Life Gains Warren L. Luo, BS Emily Clementi, BA Ruth K. Mizu, MD J. Dixon Johns, MD Alexandra Arambula, MD Sarah Mowry, MD Michael Hoa, MD ANS TRAINEE AWARD Beta-2 Transferrin May Not Be Specific for Presence of Cerebrospinal Fluid in Middle Ear Fluid Anthony Thai, MD Sasha Vasilijic, PhD Lindsay S. Moore, MD Peter J. Kullar, MD Alan G. Cheng, MD Iram N. Ahmad, MD Douglas R. Sidell, MD Karthik Balakrishnan, MD, MPH Kay W. Chang, MD Jennifer Y. Lee, MD Konstantina M. Stankovic, MD, PhD Jennifer C. Alyono, MD, MS Assessment of MRI-Derived Synthetic CT for Otologic Surgical Planning Sammy Gao, BS Yubo Fan, PhD Kaiwen Chen, BS Benoit M. Dawant, PhD Robert F. Labadie, MD, PhD Jack H. Noble, PhD The Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Diagnosis and Treatment on Spontaneous CSF Leaks: A Multi-Institutional Database Study Adam S. Vesole, MD Michael J. Ruckenstein, MD Tiffany P. Hwa, MD Hearing Loss Is Associated with Longitudinal Accumulation of Regional Brain Amyloid in the NOMEM Cohort S. Dillon Powell, ME Froogh Aziz, MS Patrick J. Lao, PhD Adam M. Brickman, PhD Mark A. Eckert, PhD José A. Luchsinger, MD Justin S. Golub, MD, MS Cardiovascular Effects of Transcutaneous Auricular Nerve Stimulation in Rats Allison Oliva, MD Bharadwaj Nandakumar, PhD Lohane Moreira Da Costa Patrick Ganzer, PhD Vivek Kanumuri, MD 10:54DISCUSSION/Q&A WITH MODERATORS 10:59 INTRODUCTION of PANEL – Colin L.W. Driscoll, MD 11:01PANEL CLINICAL CURVEBALLS: COMPLICATIONS AND TOUGH CALLS Seilesh C. Babu, MD, Moderator Maura K. Cosetti, MD Hamid Djalilian, MD Prof Thomas Lenarz, MD, PhD Michael J. Link, MD Neil S. Patel, MD 11:56INTRODUCTION OF INCOMING PRESIDENT David S. Haynes, MD, MMHC CLOSING REMARKS Colin L.W. Driscoll, MD 12:00ADJOURN