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Although it is a separate institution, the Infirmary is physically connected to
the Massachusetts General Hospital. The professional staffs of both institutions
cooperate to provide complete medical care to all patients. For example, the two
institutions together form a regional trauma center. The Departments of
Otolaryngology at the Infirmary, and Neurosurgery and Radiation Oncology at the
MGH co-sponsor the Cranial Base Center. The Director of Head and Neck Surgical
Oncology and the Head and Neck Tumor Clinic at the MGH is an otolaryngologist
who is Director of the Head and Neck Surgical Service at the Infirmary. The
Infirmary maintains its own imaging facility, including CT scan and MRI, whereas
interventional neuroradiology is done at MGH.
On a yearly basis, there are over 100,000 scheduled outpatient visits to the Department of Otolaryngology at the Infirmary and another 12,000 emergency visits. Clinical service is provided in seven divisions: otology/neurotology, head and neck surgical oncology, laryngology, general otolaryngology, pediatric otolaryngology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, and emergency services. Residents rotate from one to four times through each of these services.
There are over 7,000 surgical procedures performed by members of the Department of Otolaryngology on an annual basis in seven well-equipped operating rooms. Inpatient care is provided on a dedicated floor, which includes an intermediate care unit. Ambulatory surgery is provided both in the main OR and in a surgicenter as well as in a minor procedure area.
At the present time there are 32 full-time and 80 non-hospital based clinical otolaryngologists on the staff of the Infirmary. In addition to otolaryngology services, subspecialty care in otoneurology and head and neck pathology is provided. The Audiology Department provides behavioral audiometry, auditory evoked response testing, electroneuronography, facial nerve monitoring, cochlear implants, and hearing aids.
A full range of vestibular testing is provided in the Jenks Vestibular Laboratory, and our Voice and Speech Laboratory provides a full range of both diagnostic and therapeutic services.
The Norman Knight Center for Hyperbaric Medicine provides advanced treatment for problem wound healing and radiation treatment related bone loss.
The Department maintains an active basic and applied research program in a broad
range of areas, including otology, otopathology, immunohistochemistry,
biochemistry, physiology and anatomy of the larynx, voice disorders, immunology
of the ear, applications of laser technology, cochlear implantation, physiology
of the auditory system and molecular biology of head and neck cancer. Many of
the clinical faculty are actively engaged in research projects and, in addition,
there is a large contingent of full-time research faculty. All laboratories are
available for resident participation in research training.
Thank you for your interest.
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