2025 Ultimate Colorado Mid-Winter Meeting
February 2-6, 2025
​Addressing the needs of hearing health professionals, the Ultimate Colorado Midwinter Meeting offers two concurrent tracks. Attendees are encouraged to attend the sessions of their choice.
Event registration booth and on-site registration is 3-5 pm on Saturday, February 1, 2025.
| Sunday AM 2/2 | Topic | Speakers |
| 7:00 - 9:00 | Hearing Loss: State of the Art | Moderators: Sam Gubbels, MD and Yuri Agrawal, MD, MPH, FACS |
| 7:00 - 7:20 | From How’s Your Hearing to What’s Your Hearing – Transforming Hearing Globally with a Common Metric | Frank Lin, MD, PhD |
| 7:20 - 7:40 | Clinical Practice Guidelines for Age Related Hearing Loss. | Seth Schwartz, MD |
| 7:40 - 8:00 | A Totally Implantable Cochlear Implant Shows Potential Benefits for Adults with Hearing Loss | Philippe Lefebvre, MD |
| 8:00 - 8:20 | Clinically Useful Genetic Testing and Gene Therapy for Hearing Loss | Aaron Tward, MD, PhD |
| 8:20 - 9:00 | Q&A and Panel Discussion on the next 10 years in hearing health | Samuel Gubbels (moderator), Frank Lin, Philippe Lefebvre, Seth Schwartz, Aaron Tward |
| Sunday PM | ||
| 4:00 - 6:00 | Translational Session I - Head and Neck | Moderator: Carissa Thomas, MD, PhD, FACS |
| 4:00 - 4:20 | The Impacts of Cancer Therapies on Taste Bud Homeostasis | Linda Barlow, PhD |
| 4:20 - 4:40 | Practice-Altering Changes in Head and Neck Cancer | Patrick Ha, MD |
| 4:40 - 5:00 | Cancer Patient Reported Quality of Life Predicts Mortality and Unplanned Healthcare Utilization | Steven Chang, MD |
| 5:00 - 5:20 | The Changing Face of Oral Cancer | Nishant Agrawal, MD |
| 5:20 - 5:40 | Molecular Heterogeneity and Outcomes in HPV (+) Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma | Jose Zevallos, MD, MPH, FACS |
| 5:40 - 6:00 | Q&A and Panel Discussion on State of the Art Head and Neck Cancer Care | Carissa Thomas (moderator), Linda Barlow, Patrick Ha, Steven Chang, Nishant Agrawal, Jose Zevallos |
| Monday AM 2/3 | ||
| 7:00 - 9:00 | Translational Session II - Sensory Translational | Moderators: Sue Kinnamon, PhD and Katie Rennie, PhD |
| 7:00 - 7:20 | Mechanisms and Treatments for Cocktail Party Deficit | Achim Klug, PhD |
| 7:20 - 7:40 | Level Specific Chirp Stimuli Elicit Enhanced Binaural Interaction Components of the Auditory Brainstem Response | Dan Tollin, PhD |
| 7:40 - 8:00 | Impaired Immune Function During Viral Co-Infection in the Middle Ear | Sarah Clark, PhD |
| 8:00 - 8:20 | Quantifying Risks of Hearing Loss During Otologic Surgery | Nataniel Greene, PhD |
| 8:20 - 8:40 | Next-Gen Strategies: Innovative Treatments and Paradigms for Chronic Rhinosinusitis | Stella Lee, MD |
| 8:40 - 9:00 | Q&A and panel session | Sue Kinnamon and Katie Rennie (moderators), Achim Klug, Dan Tollin, Sarah Clark, Nate Green, Stella Lee |
| Monday PM | ||
| 4:00 - 6:00 | New Windows Into the Inner Ear | Moderator: Yuri Agrawal, MD, MPH, FACS |
| 4:00 - 4:20 | Multi-modal Teaching of Mastoid Surgery | Pascal Senn, MD |
| 4:20 - 4:40 | Hearing Within the Bubble: A Novel Machine Learning Approach for Spatial Noise Reduction in Hearing Technologies | Gavriel Kohlberg, MD |
| 4:40 - 5:00 | Development of Inner Ear Gene therapy as a Treatment for Usher Syndrome | Wade Chien, MD |
| 5:00 - 5:20 | Conjunctive Consolidation: A Novel Staging System for CI Candidacy Risk Calculator | Matthew Shew, MD |
| 5:20 - 5:40 | 3-D Bioprinted Conduits with Wireless Sensors to Promote and Monitor Nerve Regeneration | Quyen Nguyen, MD, PhD |
| 5:40 - 6:00 | Q&A and Panel Discussion on Translation to the Clinic of Inner Ear Insights | Yuri Agrawal (moderator), Pascal Senn, Gavriel Kohlberg, Wade Chien, Matt Shew, Quyen Nguyen |
| Tuesday AM - 2/4 | ||
| 7:00 - 9:00 | Cochlear Implants: Best Practices | Moderator: Sam Gubbels, MD |
| 7:00 - 7:20 | Cochlear Implantation for Patients with Chronic Otitis Media: Best Practices and Outcomes | Alex Huber, MD |
| 7:20 - 7:40 | Electrocochleography for Cochlear Implant Preservation: The Washington University Experience | Jacques Herzog, MD |
| 7:40 - 8:00 | Cochlear Implantation for Single-Sided Deafness and Asymmetric Hearing Loss in Patients Older than 60 years | Daniel Zeitler, MD |
| 8:00 - 8:20 | Cochlear implant outcomes in patients in their 90’s. | Jack Wazen, MD |
| 8:20 - 8:40 | Cochlear Implants for the Treatment of Hearing Loss: Can All Types of Candidates Get the Same Benefits? | Renee Banakis Hartl, MD |
| 8:40 - 9:00 | Q&A and Panel Discussion on Cochlear Implants: Best Practices | Sam Gubbels (moderator), Alex Huber, Jacques Harzog, Daniel Zeitler, Jack Wazen, Renee Banakis Hartl |
| Tuesday PM | ||
| 4:00 - 6:00 | Cochlear Implants and Otologic Surgery: New Horizons | Moderator: Steve Cass, MD, MPH/MSPH |
| 4:00 - 4:20 | Iowa Cochlear Implant Research Update: Dexamethasone Eluding Electrodes | Bruce Gantz, MD |
| 4:20 - 4:40 | Operative Efficiency in Otology | Nathan Cass, MD |
| 4:40 - 5:00 | Ergonomics and Surgeon Pain In Otologic Surgery | Miriam Smetak, MD |
| 5:00 - 5:20 | What Can Improve Hearing Preservation in Partial Deafness Treatment with Cochlear Implants | Piotr Skarzynski, MD, PhD, MSc |
| 5:20 - 5:40 | Cochlear Implantation After Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Microsurgery for Vestibular Schwannoma | Mia Miller, MD |
| 5:40 - 6:00 | Q&A and Panel Discussion on New Directions for CI Surgery | Steve Cass (moderator), Bruce Gantz, Nathan Cass, Miriam Smetak, Piotr Skarzynski, Mia Miller |
| Wednesday AM - 2/5 | ||
| 7:00 - 9:00 | Translational Session III - Otology and Neurotology | Moderator: Yuri Agrawal, MD, MPH, FACS |
| 7:00 - 7:20 | Mechanisms of Hearing Loss in a Mouse Model of Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Deficiency | Dave Jung, MD, PhD, FACS |
| 7:20 - 7:40 | Rethinking our approach to chronic bacterial infections in Otolaryngology | Peter Santa Maria, MD, PhD |
| 7:40 - 8:00 | Unlocking the Cochlea with Synchrotron Phase-Contrast Imaging | Sumit Agrawal, MD, FRCSC |
| 8:00 - 8:20 | High Frequency Hearing Mechanics – Diagnostics and Treatment | Aaron Remenschneider, MD, MPH, FACS |
| 8:20 - 8:40 | Exploring Hereditary Deafness: Unveiling Insights with Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells | Brigitte Malgrange |
| 8:40 - 9:00 | Q&A and panel session | Yuri Agrawal (moderator), Dave Jung, Peter Santa Maria, Sumit Agrawal, Aaron Remenschneider, Brigitte Malgrange |
| Wednesday PM | ||
| 4:00 - 6:00 | Vestibular | Moderator: Maria Machala, NP, MS |
| 4:00 - 4:20 | Why Does Vestibular Migraine Cause Vertigo? An fMRI Investigation | Jeffrey Sharon, MD |
| 4:20 - 4:40 | Updates and Controversies in Meniere's Disease and Other Hearing Instability Disorders 2025 | Mike Hoa, MD |
| 4:40 - 5:00 | Effects on Endolymphatic Hydrops by Sac Decompression Surgery in Patients with Meniere's Disease | Won-Ho Chung, MD |
| 5:00 - 5:20 | Vestibular Function and Spatial Cognition | Yuri Agrawal, MD, MPH, FACS |
| 5:20 - 5:40 | Decoding Dizziness: the Impact of PPPD on Diagnosis and Management | Maria Machala, NP, MS |
| 5:40 - 6:00 | Q&A and panel session: Vestibular Health Care | Maria Machala (moderator), Jeffrey Sharon, Mike Hoa, Won-Ho Chung, Yuri Agrawal |
| Thursday AM - 2/6 | ||
| 7:00 - 9:00 | Audiology | Moderator: Vinaya Manchaiah |
| 7:00 - 7:20 | Usability and Outcomes of Self-Fitting OTC Hearing Aids | Vinaya Manchaiah, AuD, PhD |
| 7:20 - 7:40 | Using Quicksin Scores for Cochlear Implant Candidacy Evaluation Referral | Laura Campos, AuD, PhD |
| 7:40 - 8:00 | Outcomes and Experience from Cochlear Implantation in the Pediatric Single Sided Deafness Population | Jennifer Drohosky, AuD |
| 8:00 - 8:20 | Pediatric Vestibular Protocols and Early Outcomes for the cCMV and Cochlear Implant Population | Karen Hendrick, AuD, CCC-A |
| 8:20 - 8:40 | Effects of Immersive Virtual Reality Mindfulness Application on Quality of Life, Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Children with Severe Tinnitus and Misophonia | Alyssa Schoenborn, AuD, CCC-A |
| 8:40 - 9:00 | Q&A and panel session: Audiology update | Vinaya Manchaiah (moderator), Laura Campos, Jennifer Drohosky, Karen Hendrick, Alyssa Schoenborn |
| Sunday AM 2/2 | Topic | Speaker |
| 7:00 - 9:00 | Laryngology | |
| 7:00 - 7:20 | Emerging Technologies | Greg Dion, MD |
| 7:25 - 7:55 | Panel on Posterior Glottic Lesions: Diagnosis and Management | Mark Gilbert, MD; Daniel Fink, MD; Laura Matrkam, MD; Gregory Dionm, MD |
| 8:00 - 8:20 | Essential Updates in Laryngeal Stenosis | Robbi Kupfer, MD |
| 8:25 - 9:00 | Zenker's Diverticulum: Myths and Realities | Joshua Schindler, MD |
| Sunday PM | ||
| 4:00 - 6:00 | Sleep | |
| 4:00 - 4:05 | Introduction | Amy Schell, MD and Katherine Green, MD, MS |
| 4:05 - 4:35 | A Decade of Progress in Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation and Evolving Technologies | Maria Suurna, MD |
| 4:35 - 5:05 | Non Surgical Options for the Management of OSA | Eugene Chio, MD |
| 5:05 - 5:35 | Barbed Reposition Pharyngoplasty | Ryan Nord, MD |
| 5:35 - 6:00 | Great Debate: Future of PAP Alternatives for Moderate to Severe OSA | Katherine Green, MD and Amy Schell, MD, MS (moderators); Maria Suurna, MD; Eugene Chio, MD; Ryan Nord, MD |
| Monday AM 2/3 | ||
| 7:00 - 9:00 | Rhinology I | |
| 7:00 - 7:05 | Introduction & Welcome | Todd Kingdom, MD |
| 7:05 - 7:25 | Update on the Use of Biologics for Nasal Polyposis | Sarah Wise, MD; Dan Beswick, MD |
| 7:25 - 7:45 | Panel Discussion: Repair of CSF Leaks | Emily Barrow, MD (moderator); Ash Khanwalkar, MD; Conner Massey, MD; Stacey Gray, MD |
| 7:45 - 8:05 | Coding & Reimbursement in Rhinology | Peter Manes, MD, FACS |
| 8:05 - 8:25 | Articifical Intelligence in Rhinology | Zara Patel, MD |
| 8:25 - 8:50 | Panel Discussion: What I Do Now That I DIdn’t Do 5 Years Ago | Vijay Ramakrishnan, MD (moderator); John Delgaudio, MD; Anne Getz, MD; Richard Orlandi, MD |
| 8:50 - 9:00 | Questions, Discussion, and Wrap-up | |
| Monday PM | ||
| 4:00 - 6:00 | Rhinology II | |
| 4:00 - 4:05 | Introduction & Welcome | Anne Getz, MD |
| 4:05 - 4:25 | Management of Anaphylaxis: Current Practice Guidelines | Sarah Wise, MD |
| 4:25 - 4:45 | Environmental Factors Imapcting CRS | Conner Massey, MD |
| 4:45 - 5:05 | Endoscopic Management of Orbital Tumors | John DeGaudio, MD |
| 5:05 - 5:25 | Panel Discussion: Olfactory Trouble: Case Presentations | Ash Khanwalkar, MD (moderator); Zara Patel, MD; Peter Manes, MD FACS; Vijay Ramakrishnan, MD |
| 5:25 - 5:50 | Panel Discussion: Challenging Cases | Dan Beswick, MD (moderator); Todd Kingdom, MD; Richard Orlandi, MD; Stacey Gray, MD; Emily Barrow, MD |
| 5:50 - 6:00 | Questions, Discussion, and Wrap-up | |
| Tuesday AM 2/4 | ||
| 7:00 - 9:00 | Comprehensive | |
| 7:00 - 7:05 | Introduction | Scott Mann, MD |
| 7:05 - 7:25 | Office-based Rhinology Procedures | Toby Steele, MD |
| 7:25 - 7:45 | Strategies for optimizing practice revenue | Kenny Rodriguez, MD |
| 7:45 - 8:05 | Advancing Health Equity | Emily Ambrose, MD |
| 8:05 - 8:25 | Practice Management | Troy Howard, MD |
| 8:25 - 9:00 | Panel Discussion: "Extend Yourself: Changing the Practice Model | Scott Mann (moderator), Toby Steele, Kenny Rodriguez, Emily Ambrose, Troy Howard |
| Tuesday PM | ||
| 4:00 - 6:00 | Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery | |
| 4:00-4:30 pm | Virtual Surgical Planning in Facial Trauma | Geoff Ferril, MD |
| 4:30-5:00 pm | An Evidence-Based Approach to Soft Tissue Trauma | Adam Terella, MD |
| 5:00-5:30 pm | My Approach to Orbital Trauma | Jeff Moyer, MD |
| 5:30-6:00 pm | Panel— Controversies in Facial Trauma | Andrew Winkler, MD (moderator), Geoff Ferril, Adam Terella, Jeff Moyer |
| Wednesday AM 2/5 | ||
| 7:00 - 9:00 | Head and Neck Surgery | |
| 7:00 - 7:05 | Introduction | Julie Goddard, MD |
| Time TBD | TBD | Lauren Fishbein, MD, PhD |
| Time TBD | Radiology of the Parapharyngeal Space | David Zander, MD |
| Time TBD | Radiation Therapy for Parapharyngeal Space Masses | Ryan Lanning, MD, PhD |
| Time TBD - 9:00 end | Surgery for Parapharyngeal Space Masses | James Netterville, MD |
| Wednesday PM | ||
| 4:00 - 6:00 | Pediatrics I | |
| 4:00 - 4:05 | Introduction | Christopher Discolo, MD |
| 4:05 - 4:30 | Facial Trauma in Kids: When are They No Longer a Kid | Travis Tollefson, MD, MPH, FACS |
| 4:30 - 4:55 | Update on the Management of Thyroid Nodules in Children | Christian Francom, MD |
| Sylvan Stool Memorial Lecture 5:00 - 6:00 | What Every Otolaryngologist Needs to Know About Over-the-Counter (OTC) and Generic Medications. | Anna Messner, MD, FACS, FAAP |
| Thursday AM 2/6 | ||
| 7:00 - 9:00 | Pediatrics II | |
| 7:00 - 7:05 | Introduction | Christopher Discolo, MD |
| 7:05 - 7:25 | Pediatric DCR: Pearls and Pitfalls | Zarah Taufique, MD |
| 7:25 - 7:45 | Management of Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma | Owen Darr, MD |
| 7:45 - 8:05 | Update on Nasal Polyps in Children | Mark Rizzi, MD |
| 8:05 - 8:25 | Conundrums in the Management of Pyriform Aperture Stenosis | Kristan Alfonso, MD |
| 8:25 - 9:00 | Panel: *Sinus Topic* | Kenny Chan, MD (moderator); Zarah Taufique, MD; Owen Darr, MD; Mark Rizzi, MD; Kristan Alfonso, MD |
| Sunday PM 2/2 | ||
| 4:00 - 6:00 | Laryngology Breakout | Moderator: Matthew Naunheim, MD |
| 4:00 - 4:45 | Glott Shot Competition | Molly Huston, MD |
| 4:45 - 5:30 | Rotten Tomatoes Session: Fables and Myths in Laryngology | Elizabeth Direnzo PhD, CCC-SLP |
| 5:30 - 6:00 | De-escalation of Laryngeal Surgery | Lyndsay Madden, MD |
| Monday AM 2/3 | ||
| 7:00 - 9:00 | Laryngology Breakout | Moderator: Molly Huston, MD |
| 7:00 - 7:20 | Chronic Laryngitis Cases – Diagnostic Dilemmas | Bill Gao, MD |
| 7:20 - 7:40 | Masculinizing Voice | Brian Nuyen, MD |
| 7:40 - 8:10 | Extending the Limits of In-Office Procedures | Andrew Tritter, MD |
| 8:15 - 9:00 | TikTok Laryngology: RCPD, Ehlers Danlos, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome | Elizabeth Shuman, MD |
| Monday PM | ||
| 4:00 - 6:00 | Laryngology Breakout | Moderator: Matthew Naunheim, MD |
| 4:00 - 4:45 | Billing and Coding Dilemmas | Joseph Chang, MD |
| 4:45 - 5:30 | Decannulate This | Yin Yiu, MD |
| 5:30 - 6:00 | How To Build a Tertiary Laryngology Private Practice | Chad Whited, MD |
Learning Objectives:
- After attending this session, the attendee will be able to identify virtual surgical planning issues in Facial Plastic Surgery.
- By the end of the session, learners will be able to assess key issues in the diagnosis and treatment of laryngeal disorders.
- By the end of this session, learners will be able to analyze current evidence-based guidelines and clinical trials supporting the use of biologics in CRS Management.
- Assess new indications for cochlear implantation.
- Identify new immune-based treatment of head and neck cancer.
CME Accreditation Statement:
The University 0f Colorado School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.The University of Colorado School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.