MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR ASSOCIATES INC
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Excellence in Eye and Ear Care
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A: Massachusetts Eye and Ear is a specialty hospital dedicated to excellence in the care of disorders that affect the eye, ear, nose, throat and adjacent regions of the head and neck. 2016 was an exceptional year: U.S. News & World Report ranked the Mass. Eye and Ear Department of Otolaryngology #1 in the nation for the second consecutive year and the Department of Ophthalmology #4 in the nation; growth throughout eighteen clinical locations; advancements in research; academic excellence; commitment to community; and the implementation of two major technology transitions, PeopleSoft, which is the system Mass. Eye and Ear uses for all enterprise resource planning (payroll, general ledger, HR) and Epic, our new, unified patient care system. They are both considered the premier products in their field and have an impact on virtually every person in the Mass. Eye and Ear community. Clinical Care - Completed renovation of 12 surgical suites (ORs) on main campus - Opened new ophthalmology surgical training lab - Opened new ear, nose, throat, and hearing care service in Wellesley. - Launched Center for Thyroid Eye Disease and Orbital Surgery (Joint EYE/ENT) - Joan Miller, MD: elected into the National Academy of Medicine - Dr. Gregory Randolph was elected President of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS). He served as President Elect from October 2015 to September 2016 and starting in October 2016, he began serving as President. - Dr. Steven Rauch received the 2015 Champion of Vestibular Medicine award from the Vestibular Disorders Association. - Dr. Michael Cohen became the Director of the Multidisciplinary Pediatric Hearing Loss Clinic at Mass. Eye and Ear. - Sunil Eappen, MD promoted to - Associate Professor of Anesthesia - Anesthesia MOR office renovation - Office 712D office renovation - 23 MindRay Anesthesia machines - 5 Glidescope video laryngoscopes - Radiology will be implementing a new voice recognition program with Nuance Powerscribe (which is currently used at both MGH & BWH). - Radiology implemented Radimetrics, a new radiation dose management system from Bayer. New Hires: Radiology - Dr. Katherine Leung, full time staff radiologist Anesthesiology - Stephen Campo, MD- Staff Anesthesiologist - Ivanka Choumanova, MD- Staff Anesthesiologist - Susan Darrah, MD- Staff Anesthesiologist - Iuliu Fat, MD- Staff Anesthesiologist - Lisa Hammond, MD- Staff Anesthesiologist - Yuka Kiyota, MD- Staff Anesthesiologist - Suzanna Panitsas, MD- Staff Anesthesiologist - Yana Levin, MD- Staff Anesthesiologist - Matthew Mulholland, CRNA - Laura Weiner, CRNA Ophthalmology - Ryan Vasan, MD - Jan Kylstra, MD - Seanna Grob, MD - Veena Rao, MD - Richard Watson, MD - Milica Margeta, MD, PhD - Hajirah Saeed, MD - Xiaohong Zhou, OD - Silas Wang, MD Otolaryngology - Blake C. Alkire, MD, MPH - Caroline A. Banks, MD - Samir M. Bhatt, MD (named ENT Medical Director of Newton-Wellesley) - Gillian R. Diercks, MD - Nathan Jowett, MD, FRCSC - Aaron K. Remenschneider, MD, MPH - Jeremy D. Richmon, MDGeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2015 – Sep 30, 2016Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$92.6MMedical Education and Training Programs
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B: Education Harvard Medical School Training Programs A Harvard Medical School teaching hospital, Mass. Eye and Ear trains future medical leaders in ophthalmology and otolaryngology, through residency as well as clinical and research fellowships. Academic Programs Ophthalmology -24 Residents -32 Clinical Fellows -125 Research Fellows -1 Optometry Resident Otolaryngology -18 Residents -11 Clinical Fellows -55 Research Fellows -2 Research Residents - Joan W. Miller, MD elected to the National Academy of Medicine - Stacey T. Gray, MD chair elect for American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Rhinology and Allergy Education Committee Endowed Chairs - Demetrios G. Vavvas, MD, PhD first incumbent of the Monte J. Wallace Ophthalmology Chair in Retina at Mass. Eye and Ear - Gregory Randolph, MD first incumbent of the Claire and John Bertucci Professorship in Otolaryngology at Harvard Medical School Opthalmology Significant Awards/Honors Reza Dana, MD, MSc, MPH: Elected to Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis Reza Dana, MD, MSc, MPH: 2016 Endre A. Balazs Prize, International Society for Eye Research Reza Dana, MD, MSc, MPH: Kersley Medal, British Ocular Surface Society Claes Dohlman, MD, PhD, and Joan W. Miller, MD: Appointed honorary Heed Fellows Facility/Programmatic - Launch of the Altschuler Surgical Training Lab - New, one-year medical retina fellowship directed by Deeba Husain, MD (will be offered in July, 2017) Note: This fellowship is in addition to the existing Medical Retina Fellowship at MEE - New, one-year anterior segment fellowship directed by Kathryn Hatch, MD (will be offered in July, 2017) - The ACGME-accredited Oculoplastics Surgery Fellowship received accreditation from the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS), directed by Michael Yoon, MD Otolaryngology Faculty Accomplishments - Dr. Alicia Quesnel was named the recipient of the 2016 Eleanor and Miles Shore Fellowship Program Award for Scholars in Medicine. - Dr. Aaron Remenschneider received the MGH Research Fellow Poster Award for Excellence - Dr. Michael McKenna gave the AAO-HNSF/International Hearing Foundation/Michael M. Paparella, MD Endowed Lecture for Distinguished Contributions in Clinical Otology. - Dr. Leila Mankarious became the Harvard Medical School Director of Hearing Registries at Mass. Eye and Ear. Facility/Programmatic Headlines - The 14th Triennial International Otopathology Meeting was held at Mass. Eye and Ear. Radiology Highlights - For FY16, the Department of Radiology had a total of 81 residents and fellows join Dr. Curtin and faculty for daily read out sessions and head and neck imaging training (39 from MGH, 28 from BWH, and 14 from BIDMC). Faculty awards and prizes - Dr. Paul Caruso won the Derek Harwood-Nash award for the best oral presentation for the American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology at the American Society of Neuroradiology meeting in May 2016 in Washington, DC. The presentation was on "Effect of Early MRI on the Management of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury".GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2015 – Sep 30, 2016Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$17.3MCommunity Service and Health Education
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C: SERVICE/LECTURES LEADERS IN COMMUNITY SERVICE - MORE THAN 500 VISION AND HEARING SCREENINGS FOR CHILDREN - INNOVATIVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED ADULTS - FREE PUBLIC SEMINARS/HEALTH FAIRS TO SHARE RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ADVANCES IN SPECIALTIES - COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION SPONSORSHIPS AND VOLUNTEERISM Anesthesia Poster presentations: Comins J, Hartnick C, Sahani N. What should we know about Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator in adolescent patients with Obstructive sleep apnea? Poster presentation at Harvard Pediatric Clinical Update., Boston Childrens Hospital, Boston, May 2016 Publications: Macias AA, Eappen S, Malikin I, Goldfarb J, Kujawa S, Konowitz PM, Kamani D, Randolph GW. Successful intraoperative electrophysiologic monitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, a multidisciplinary approach: The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary monitoring collaborative protocol with experience in over 3000 cases. Head Neck. 2016 Apr 9. Lectures: Joseph Bayes, MD- invited speaker on Perioperative Management of Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnea, at the MEE/Harvard Course on Obstructive Sleep Apnea at MEE. September 2016. Radiology Highlights The radiologists wrote or participated in 40 papers including: - Fuller JC, Sinha S, Caruso PA, Hersch CJ, Butler WE, Krishnamoorty KS, Hartnick CJ. Chiari malformations: An important cause of pediatric aspiration. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Sep;88:124-8. - Eichler FS, Li J, Guo Y, Caruso PA, et al. CSF1R mosaicism in a family with hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with spheroids. Brain. 2016 J eun;139(Pt 6):1666-72. - Cunnane MB, Curtin HD. Imaging of orbital disorders. Handb Clin Neurol. 2016;135:659-72. - Radhakrishnan R, Cornelius R, Cunnane MB, Golnik K, Morales H. MR imaging findings of endophthalmitis. Neuroradiol J. 2016 Apr;29(2):122-9. - Kandathil CK, Cunnane MB, McKenna MJ, Curtin HD, Stankovic KM. Correlation between aspirin intake and reduced growth of human vestibular schwannoma: Volumetric analysis. Otol Neurotol. 2016 Oct;37(9):1428-34. - Curtin HD. Imaging of conductive hearing loss with a normal tympanic membrane. Am J Roentgenol. 2016 Jan;206(1):49-56. - Juliano AF, Ting EY, Mingkwansook V, Hamberg LM, Curtin HD. Vestibular aqueduct measurements in the 45? oblique (Pschl) plane. Am J Neuroradiol. 2016 Jul;37(7):1331-7. - Ochoa-Escudero M, Juliano AF. Unilateral hypoplasia with contralateral hypertrophy of anterior belly of digastric muscle: A case report. Surg Radiol Anat. 2016 Oct;38(8):973-4. - Kelly HR, Curtin HD. Imaging of skull base lesions. Handb Clin Neurol. 2016;135:637-57 (PubMed in process). - Lam S, Gupta R, Kelly HR, Curtin HD, Forghani R. Multiparametric evaluation of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma using a single-source dual-energy CT with fast kVp switching: State of the art. Cancers (Basel). 2016 Nov 6;7(4):2201-16. - Leung KJ, Quesnel AM, Juliano AF, Curtin HD. Correlation of CT, MR and histopathology in incomplete partition-II cochlear anomaly. Otol Neurotol. 2016 Jun;37(5):434-7. - Qu J, Qin L, Cheng S, Leung K, et al: Residual low ADC and high FA at the resection margin correlate with poor chemoradiation response and overall survival in high-grade glioma patients. Eur J Radiol. 2016 Mar;85(3):657-64. - Garzorz N, Diercks GR, Lin HW, Faquin WC, Romo LV, Hartnick CJ. A case of pediatric parapharyngeal space ganglioneuroma. Ear Nose Throat J. 2016 Apr-May;95(4-5):E16-20. Other achievements Several faculty members were invited speakers and presented scientific papers at the following societies: - American Society of Head and Neck Radiology (ASHNR) - American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) - Eastern Neuroradiological Society (ESNR) - North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) - Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Accreditation -The department is currently accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR) for CT and MRI and remains in good standing.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2015 – Sep 30, 2016Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$641.6K
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