2027 Ultimate Colorado Mid-Winter Meeting
January 31 - February 3, 2027
Addressing the needs of Otolaryngology 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, January 30, 2027.
| Otology-Audiology Session Schedule | ||
| Saturday - 1/30 | ||
| 3:00 - 5:00 pm | Registration | |
| Otology / Audiology - Sunday 1/31 | ||
| 6:30 - 7:00 am | Registration & Breakfast | |
| AM Session: | Combined Session - all conference | Moderator: Yuri Agrawal, MD, MPH, FACS |
| 7:00 - 8:00 am | Sylvan Stool Memorial Lecture:
| Keiko Hirose, MD |
| 8:00 - 9:00 am | Stephen Cass Lectureship | Bruce Gantz, MD |
| 3:15 - 4:00 pm | Coffee Break & Reconvene | |
| PM Session: | General Otolaryngology | |
| 4:00 - 4:20 pm | Achim Klug, PhD | |
| 4:20 - 4:40 pm | Dan Tollin, PhD | |
| 4:40 - 5:00 pm | Jose Zevallos, PhD | |
| 5:00 - 5:20 pm | Sarah Clark, PhD | |
| 5:20 - 5:40 pm | Alan Cheng, MD | |
| 5:40 - 6:00 pm | Linda Barlow, PhD | |
| 6:00 - 8:00 pm | Welcome Reception | |
| Otology / Audiology - Monday 2/1 | ||
| 6:30 - 7:00 am | Registration & Breakfast | |
| AM Session: | Otology/Audiology | Moderator: Ashley Nassiri, MD MBA |
| 7:00 - 7:20 am | Ashley Nassiri, MD, MBA | |
| 7:20 - 7:40 am | Hong Ju Park, MD, PhD | |
| 7:40 - 8:00 am | Won-Ho Chung, MD, PhD | |
| 8:00 - 8:20 am | First Experiences and Outcomes with the Totally Implantable Cochlear Implant (TICI) System in St. Polten | Georg Sprinzl, MD |
| 8:20 - 8:40 am | Optimizing Cochlear Implantation: From Planning, to Robotic Insertion, to Fitting | Astrid Magele, MD, PhD, MBA |
| 8:40 - 9:00 am | Wolf-Dieter Baumgartner, MD | |
| 3:15 - 4:00 pm | Coffee Break & Reconvene | |
| PM Session: | Otology/Audiology | Moderator: Stephen Cass, MD |
| 4:00 - 4:20 pm | Radical Cavity and Hearing Implants - Our Approach | Piotr Skarzynski, MD, PhD, MSc |
| 4:20 - 4:40 pm | Francis Creighton, MD | |
| 4:40 - 5:00 pm | Michael Hoa, MD | |
| 5:00 - 5:20 pm | Jeffrey Sharon, MD | |
| 5:20 - 5:40 pm | Kristen Steenerson, MD | |
| 5:40 - 6:00 pm | From Barrio to Benchtop: Insights Into Noise Induced Pathophysiology from Novel Gene Discovery in Nicaragua | James Saunders, MD |
| Otology / Audiology - Tuesday 2/2 | ||
| 6:30 - 7:00 am | Registration & Breakfast | |
| AM Session: | Otology/Audiology | Moderator: Samuel Gubbels, MD |
| 7:00 - 7:20 am | Mapping New Frontiers in Pediatric Vestibular Care | Karen Hendrick, AuD |
| 7:20 - 7:40 am | Pediatric Single-Sided Deafness: Ten Years of Clinical Experience in the Context of Evolving Literature | Jennifer Drohosky, AuD |
| 7:40 - 8:00 am | David Jung, MD PHD | |
| 8:00 - 8:20 am | Gregory Basura, MD PHD | |
| 8:20 - 8:40 am | ||
| 8:40 - 9:00 am | Joseph Chen, MD | |
| 3:15 - 4:00 pm | Coffee Break & Reconvene | |
| PM Session: | Otology/Audiology | Moderator: Eric Formeister, MD |
| 4:00 - 4:20 pm | Eric Formeister, MD | |
| 4:20 - 4:40 pm | Update: Robotic-Assisted Cochlear Implant Surgery | Jay Gantz, MD, PhD |
| 4:40 - 5:00 pm | Decoding Dizziness in Vestibular Schwannoma Through CSF Biomarkers | Olivia Kalmanson, MD |
| 5:00 - 5:20 pm | Juan A Chiossone-Kerdel, MA, MD, FRCS | |
| 5:20 - 5:40 pm | Tessa Hennesy, MD | |
| 5:40 - 6:00 pm | Practical Considerations for use of Anatomy Based Fitting | Laura Campos, AuD, PhD |
| Otology / Audiology - Wednesday - 2/3 | ||
| 6:30 - 7:00 am | Registration & Breakfast | |
| AM Session: | Otology | Moderator: Donald Tan, MD |
| 7:00 - 7:20 am | Simon Ignacio Angeli, MD | |
| 7:20 - 7:40 am | Donald Tan, MD | |
| 7:40 - 8:00 am | Renee Banakis-Hartl, MD, AuD | |
| 8:00 - 8:20 am | Alex Huber, MD | |
| 8:20 - 8:40 am | Jeffrey Vrabec, MD | |
| 8:40 - 9:00 am | ||
| General Otolaryngology Session Schedule | ||
| Saturday 1/30 | ||
| 3:00 - 5:00 pm | Registration | |
| General Otolaryngology - Sunday 1/31 | ||
| 6:30 - 7:00 am | Registration & Breakfast | |
| AM Session: | Combined Session - all conference | Moderator: Yuri Agrawal, MD, MPH, FACS |
| 7:00 - 8:00 am | Sylvan Stool Memorial Lecture:
| Keiko Hirose |
| 8:00 - 9:00 am | Stephen Cass Lectureship | Bruce Gantz, MD |
| 3:15 - 4:00 pm | Coffee Break & Reconvene | |
| PM Session: | Sleep | Moderators: Amy Schell, MD; Katherine Green, MD, MS |
| 4:00 - 4:05 pm | Introduction and Objective Review | Amy Schell, MD; Katherine Green, MD, MS |
| 4:05 - 4:25 pm | Pediatric HGNS Experience | Norman Friedman, MD |
| 4:25 - 4:45 pm | Introduction to Genio | Colin Huntley |
| 4:45 - 5:00 pm | Inspire V Updates | Phillip Huyett |
| 5:00 - 5:15 pm | Evolution of Inspire Surgical Approaches | Maria Suuna |
| 5:15 - 6:00 pm | Panel Discussion: Patient and Clinical Factors in Choosing Respiratory-Coupled vs. Bilateral HGNS | Ryan Nord |
| 6:00 - 8:00 pm | Welcome Reception | |
| General Otolaryngology - Monday 2/1 | ||
| 6:30 - 7:00 am | Registration & Breakfast | |
| AM Session: | Head & Neck Surgery | Moderator: Brian Cervenka, MD |
| 7:00 - 8:00 am | Immunotherapy in Head and Neck Mucosal and Cutaneous Malignancy | Moderator: Carissa Thomas, MD Panel: Keith Casper, MD Steven Chang, MD Arvind Badhey, MD Neil Gross, MD Alice Weaver, MD |
| 8:00 - 9:00 am | Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of Parotid Masses and Malignancy, Preoperative and Interoperative Decision Making | Moderator: Brian Cervenka, MD Panel: Patrik Pipkorn, MD Steve Shinn, MD Nolan Seim, MD Michelle Miranza, MD |
| 3:15 - 4:00 pm | Coffee Break & Reconvene | |
| PM Session: | Facial Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery | Moderator: Andrew Winkler, MD |
| 4:00 - 4:20 pm | Lessons from the Unhappy Tip: What Revision Rhinoplasty has Taught Me About Primary Rhinoplasty | Jeff Moyer, MD |
| 4:20 - 4:40 pm | Creating Femininity: My Philosophy in Feminization Rhinoplasty | P. Daniel Knott, MD |
| 4:40 - 5:00 pm | The Thick Envelope: The Evidence for What Works Before, During, and After Rhinoplasty | Edgar Ochoa, MD |
| 5:00 - 5:20 pm | Two Goals, One Nose: Navigating the Combination Functional and Cosmetic Rhinoplasty Case | Geoff Ferril, MD |
| 5:20 - 6:00 pm | Controversies in Rhinoplasty | Adam Terella, MD Jeff Moyer, MD P. Daniel Knott, MD Edgar Ochoa, MD Geoff Ferril, MD Eric Wei, MD |
| General Otolaryngology - Tuesday 2/2 | ||
| 6:30 - 7:00 am | Registration & Breakfast | |
| AM Session: | Pediatric Otolaryngology | Moderator: Christopher Discolo, MD |
| 7:00 - 7:25 am | Contemporary Management of Head & Neck Hemangiomas | Adam Johnson, MD |
| 7:25 - 7:50 am | Medical Management of Vascular Anomalies | Taizo Nakano, MD |
| 7:50 - 8:35 am | Integrating Phenotype and Genotype to Transform Care of Head & Neck Lymphatic Malformations | Juliana Bonilla-Velez, MD |
| 8:35 - 9:00 am | Surgical Management of Vascular Lesions | Jonathan Perkins, MD |
| 3:15 - 4:00 pm | Coffee Break & Reconvene | |
| PM Session: | Laryngology | Moderator: Matthew Clary, MD' Matthew Naunheim, MD |
| 4:00 - 4:20 pm | Dysphagia and Cricopharyngeal Muscle Dysfunction | Sandra Stinnett, MD |
| 4:20 - 4:50 pm | The Aerologist: Combining Sleep and Laryngology Into Clinical Practice | Kevin Motz, MD |
| 4:50 - 5:15 pm | Minimally Invasive Approaches to Zenker's Diverticula | Daniel Cates, MD |
| 5:15 - 6:00 pm | Senior Laryngology Talk: Getting to the Burp - RCPD | Michael Pitman, MD |
| General Otolaryngology - Wednesday 2/3 | ||
| 6:30 - 7:00 am | Registration & Breakfast | |
| AM Session: | Rhinology | Moderator: Todd Kingdom, MD |
| 7:00 -7:05 am | Welcome & Introduction- Brief overview of objectives | Daniel Beswick, MD |
| 7:05 - 7:30 am | Sarah Wise, MD | |
| 7:30 - 7:55 am | John DelGaudio, MD | |
| 7:55 - 8:20 am | Emily Barrow, MD | |
| 8:20 - 8:45 am | Noam Cohen | |
| 8:45 - 9:00 am | Richard Orlandi, MD | |
CME Credit:
CME Learning Objectives:
CME Accreditation Statement:
The University of 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 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ASHA CEUs:
This course offers up to 1.4 ASHA CEUs (intermediate level; professional area). Attendees seeking education credit must attend the chosen sessions in full and must complete the course self-assessment and learning assessment and return them to Katie Schroder in person in order to receive ASHA CEUs.
ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
ASHA Learning Objectives:
- Identify key changes in thyroid cancer management proffered in 2024 ATA Guidelines for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
- Identify advanced techniques to close Mohs defects.
- Assess new techniques for cochlear implantation.
- Identify new genetic therapies for hearing loss.
- The learner will be able to describe the workup of stridor in children.
- Describe current treatments in voice, upper airway, and swallowing
- Describe current treatment for the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancers.
- Describe current research in hearing loss and intervention.
- Describe emerging impacts of cochlear implants.
The number of continuing education credits participants earn is determined by the duration of the educational sessions they attend. Your total hours will be converted to ASHA CEUs, which are rounded down to the nearest half hour. For example, if you attend 14 hours and 45 minutes of educational session, you will earn 14.5 hours or 1.45 ASHA CEUs. Participants must attend sessions in full in order to claim credit for them.
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