Otolaryngology Research Program

The Division of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery conducts research on airway, feeding, and swallowing disorders, sinusitis, head and neck masses, and congenital and acquired problems of the ear and hearing. The division specializes in research on obstructive sleep apnea in children and collaborates with other divisions at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Another area of collaborative research is in the study of children who have received cochlear implants. Members of Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine and the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders make up the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Research Group of Northwestern. Learn more about the Otolaryngology Research Program.