Otolaryngology

Northwestern Medicine Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery has a long history of scientific excellence, advanced research and innovative clinical ear, nose and throat care. The Otolaryngology Department at Northwestern Memorial Hospital is home to one of the largest programs in the U.S, for managing chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). We care for about 10,000 patients with CRS per year and perform more than 1,000 sinus surgeries per year.
 
We also offer a world-renowned head and neck cancer program, combining comprehensive care and research to provide innovative treatment and medical breakthroughs. Our team of physicians and scientists specialize in treating a wide range of medical disorders, including hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, sinus and nasal disorders, as well as sleep surgery, diagnosis of head and neck cancers, and reconstructive and plastic surgery.
 
Northwestern Memorial Hospital is proud to be among the top-ranked ear, nose and throat programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, 2025 – 2026.

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Updates from Northwestern medicine OTOLARYNGOLOGY

In this episode of Better Edge, Kevin Y. Zhan, MD, director of the Northwestern Medicine Cochlear Implant Program, outlines the program’s multidisciplinary approach and its expanded candidacy criteria.

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Continuing Medical Education (CME)


​April 10 - April 12, 2026
Simulation Lab
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Credits: 21.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Bringing together skill sets from neurosurgery and otolaryngology, this comprehensive three-day CME course offered a unique opportunity to collaborate and learn complex surgical techniques from some of the top experts in the field of skull base pathologies, and to take advantage of the leading-edge technologies and cadaver dissection available in our lab. The Northwestern Medicine Skull Base Lab team instructed via didactic presentation, 3D and virtual reality anatomy demonstration, and guided cadaveric dissection. Participating surgeons got hands-on dissection experience using specimens to practice several complex approaches in both open and endoscopic cranial base surgery

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For a full list of CME opportunities, visit Continuing Medical Education at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.