Sunday's lineup features some of our most popular and innovative programming series designed to keep you engaged, informed, and entertained. From the comprehensive CME ENThusiast track offering up to 28 CME to the fast-paced debates of our brand-new Pardon the OTO-ruption sessions, there's something for every learning style and career stage. Whether you're looking to tackle complex clinical challenges with Ask the Experts, witness heated discussions in our legendary Great Debates, or explore hands-on learning through our new Problem-Based Learning sessions, Sunday's signature series deliver the high-impact education and collegial exchange that is unmissable.
Join us for our popular Ask the Experts sessions, where panels of expert faculty tackle your most perplexing clinical challenges. These interactive sessions bring together leaders in the specialty who thrive on discussing complex cases that defy easy answers—whether due to their rarity, limited evidence base, conflicting guidelines, or uncertain risk-benefit profiles. Sunday's sessions include:
Ask the Experts: Endocrine
Sunday | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Room 126
Moderator: Mark E. Zafereo, Jr., MD
Speakers: Elizabeth E. Cottrill, MD, Allen S. Ho, MD, David L. Steward, MD, and Vaninder K. Dhillon, MD
Ask the Experts: Laryngology/Broncho-Esophagology
Sunday | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Room 127
Moderator: Matthew Clary, MD
Speakers: Blake Simpson, MD, Maggie A. Kuhn, MD, MAS, Mark S. Courey, MD, and Al Merati, MD
Ask the Experts: Otology and Neurotology
Sunday | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Room 230
Moderator: Stephanie A. Moody Antonio, MD
Speakers: Elizabeth Toh, MD, MBA, Alex D. Sweeney, MD, Christine T. Dinh, MD, and Marlan R. Hansen, MD
The CME ENThusiast track provides the opportunity to earn up to 28 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ with continuous continuing medical education sessions to optimize your CME/MOC credit-earning potential. Sunday’s sessions, which are held in Wabash 3, include the following topics (Check the app for time, location, and presenter details):
The Great Debates are some of the most popular events at the Annual Meeting. The Academy is once again showcasing another amazing series of structured debates by prominent thought leaders on some of the specialty’s most contentious issues. Sunday’s Great Debates topics include:
AI Scribes in Healthcare: Help or Hype
Sunday | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Room: 245
Moderator: Brian C. Lobo, MD
Panelists: John Paul Giliberto, MD, and Amrita Ray, MD, MPH
Are Side Hustles a Valuable Asset or a Distraction for Otolaryngologists?
Sunday | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Room 128
Moderator: Mark P. Prince, MD
Panelists: Yash J. Patil, MD, and Anand K. Devaiah, MD
Early Stage Oral Cavity Cancer- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy or No?
Sunday | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Room 109-110
Moderator: David M. Cognetti, MD
Panelists: Stephen Y. Lai, MD, PhD, and Thomas J. Ow, MD
Should We Cut to the Chase? Debating Early Sub-specialization in Otolaryngology
Sunday | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Room 121-122
Moderator: Ernest D. Gomez, MD, MTR
Panelists: Tiffany N. Chao, MD, MSEd, and Carolyn M. Jenks, MD
Based off the popular ESPN show “Pardon the Interruption,” “Pardon the OTO-ruption” features panelists debating the hottest topics across a variety of specialty areas, including Laryngology/Broncho-Esophagology, Otology/Neurotology, Private Practice, and Rhinology/Allergy. A referee will decide a winner, but the real winners will be attendees who gain knowledge from some of the brightest minds in the specialty.
Pardon the OTO-ruption: Otology & Neurotology
Sunday | 8:00 - 9:00 am | Room: Wabash 2
Moderator: Michael D. Seidman, MD
Panelists: David R. Friedland, MD PhD, Maja Svrakic, MD, Seilesh C. Babu, MD, Sujana S. Chandrasekhar, MD, and Sonya M. Malekzadeh, MD
Pardon the OTO-Ruption: Private Practice
Sunday | 9:30 - 10:30 am | Room: Wabash Ballroom 1
Moderator: Sujana S. Chandrasekhar, MD
Panelists: Annette M. Pham, MD, Steven T. Kmucha, MD, JD, Gavin Setzen, MD, Angela M. Powell, MD, and Nila Novotny, MD
Pardon the OTO-ruption: Rhinology & Allergy
Sunday | 2:30 - 3:30 pm | Room: Wabash Ballroom 2
Moderator: Sarah K. Wise, MD, MSCR
Panelists: Marc G. Dubin, MD, Jessica W. Grayson, MD, Zara M. Patel, MD, Edward C. Kuan, MD, MBA, and Matthew W. Ryan, MD
Immerse yourself in our dynamic problem-based learning activities, where scientific medical evidence meets actual clinical experience in a collaborative environment designed to sharpen your clinical reasoning and decision-making skills. These carefully structured sessions challenge your critical thinking skills, placing you and your colleagues at the center of patient cases developed from clinical practice. These will be small group, interactive sessions. Sunday’s PBL includes:
Problem-Based Learning: Neck Mass
Sunday | 2:30 - 3:30 pm | Room 116
Presenters: Laura M. Dooley, MD, and Sarah Jacob