Resident Research

Laura House, MD

• Diaph3 Expression and Localization in the Inner Ear Suggests Constitutive Function
  • Faculty sponsor: Brad Walters, MD
  • Poster: Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting, 2018
• Tinnitus and its Risk Factors in African-Americans: Jackson Heart Study
  • Faculty sponsor: John Schweinfurth, MD
  • Presentation: Triological Society at Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting, 2017
• Delayed Cochlear Implant Complications
  • Faculty sponsor: Thomas Eby, MD
  • Presentation: Gulf States Regional Otolaryngology Conference (MSO), 2018
• Correlation of Frontal Sinus Recess Anatomy with Ethnicity, Gender and Pathology
  • Faculty sponsor: Scott Stringer, MD
• Pneumoparotitis Case Report
  • Faculty sponsor: Andrea Lewis, MD
• Non-Syndromic Mitochondrial Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implantation
  • Faculty sponsor: Jeff Carron, MD
• Liposarcoma of the Glottis
• p27kip1 Direct Cell Fate in Postnatal Mouse
  • Faculty sponsor: Brad Walters, PhD
• Cost Effectiveness of Up-front Balloon Catheter Dilation in the Treatment of Pediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis
  • Faculty sponsor: Andrea Lewis

Kristen Pitts, MD

• Tongue Strength and Frailty in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
  • Faculty sponsor: Lana Jackson, MD / Gina Jefferson, MD
• Frailty Predicts Outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
  • Faculty sponsor: Lana Jackson, MD
  • Oral presentation: Gulf States Regional Otolaryngology Conference (MSO) 2018
  • Poster presentation: American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual Meeting, 2018 (Presented by Lauren Buck)
• The Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy on Nasal Patency
  • Faculty sponsor: Andrea Lewis, MD
  • Poster presentation: ARS at Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting, 2017
• Lean Thinking in an Inpatient Otolaryngology Consult Service
  • Faculty sponsor: Alexandra S. Brown, MD
  • Oral presentation: Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting, 2018
• Iatrogenic Pneumothorax during Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator Process
  • Faculty sponsor: Andrea Lewis, MD
  • Poster presentation: Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting, 2018 (Presented by Alberto Arteaga) 

Erin Smith, MD

• Relationship Between Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Auditory Processing in African-Americans: The Jackson Heart Study
  • Faculty sponsor: John Schweinfurth, MD
  • Presentation: ARS at American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual Meeting, 2017
• Retrospective Review of Outcomes of Ulnar Versus Radial Forearm Free Flaps
  • Faculty sponsor: Lana Jackson, MD
  • Poster presentation: American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual Meeting, 2018
• Economic Evaluation of Surgical Site Infection Prevention Measures in Rhinologic Procedures
  • Faculty sponsor: Scott Stringer, MD
• The Role of Intravenous Acetaminophen in Post-Operative Pain Control in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
  • Faculty sponsor: Lana Jackson, MD
  • Presentation: Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting, 2018
  • Presentation: Gulf States Regional Otolaryngology Conference (MSO), 2018

Lauren Buck, MD

• Effect of Frenulectomy on Aspiration Identified on Modified Barium Swallow Studies in Children with Anklyoglossia
  • Faculty sponsor: Jeff Carron, MD
• 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

• 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, MD

• 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
• Resource Utilization for Isolated Facial Trauma
  • Faculty sponsor: J. Randall Jordan, MD

Brandon Shepherd, MD

• Dysphagia in Laryngectomy
  • Faculty sponsor: Josie Alston, MA
• Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Presenting as a Metastatic Nasal Mass
  • Faculty sponsor: Lana Jackson, MD
  • Poster presentation: TRIO at the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting, 2018

Jaxon Jordan, 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

Jamie Stanford, MD

• The Application of Modified Cool Vestibular Caloric for Treatment of Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss
  • Faculty sponsor: Christopher Spankovich, AuD, PhD
• Laryngectomy Versus Tracheostomy Education
  • Faculty sponsor: Josie Alston, MA

Cindy Moore, 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

Recent resident publications 

• House LK, Lewis AF. Pneumoparotitis: A case report. Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine.
• House LK, Carron J, Bounds KL. Non-syndromic mitochondrial hearing loss successfully treated with bilateral cochlear implantation: A case report. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association. Vol 6/7 2018.
• House LK, Lewis AF, Ashmead MG. A cost-effectiveness analysis of the up-front use of balloon catheter dilation in the treatment of pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis. Am J Otolaryngo 2018 Jul-Aug.
• House LK, Bishop CE, Spankovich C, Su D, Valle K, Schweinfurth JM. Tinnitus and its risk factors in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study. Laryngoscope. 2017 Nov 29.
• House LK, Stringer SP, Seals S. Correlation of frontal sinus recess anatomy with ethnicity, gender, and pathology. Am J Otolaryngo 2017 Jul-Aug.
• Farkas AB, House LK, Khan M, Saad AG, Parker E, Joyner D. Liposarcoma of the glottis: A report of an unusual diagnosis in an unusual location. Radiol Case Rep. 2018 Mar.
• Pitts KD, Arteaga AA, Hardy ET, Stevens BP, Spankovich CS, Lewis AF. The effect of continuous positive airway pressure therapy on nasal patency. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2018 Oct.
• Arteaga AA, Pitts KD, Lewis AF. Latrogenic pneumothorax during hypoglossal nerve stimulator process. Am J Otolaryngol. 2018 Sep-Oct.
• Smith EJ, Stringer S. Current perioperative practice patterns for minimizing surgical site infection during rhinologic procedures. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2014 Dec.
• Ordemann AG, Stanford JK 2^nd, Sullivan DC, Reed JM. Can contaminated water be rendered safe for nasal saline irrigations? Laryngoscope. 2017 Feb.
• Kowalczyk DM, Jordan JR, Stringer SP. Cost-effectiveness of sialendoscopy versus medical management for radioiodine-induced sialadenitis. Laryngoscope. 2018 Aug.
• Kowalczyk DM, Jordan JR. Autografting in the treatment of large, auricular keloids. Laryngoscope. 2018 July.
• Sorrel JE, Bishop CE, Spankovich C, Su D, Valle K, Seals S, Schweinfurth JM. Relationship of stroke risk and hearing loss in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study. Laryngoscope. 2018 July.