Mas Takashima, MD, FACS

Lot of time and effort in creating the best oral exam possible for our specialty. Fun time catching up with colleagues across the country at the ABOHNS retreat in Phoenix.⁦@HMethodistOTO⁩ ⁦@HMethodistMD⁩

Another successful Houston Methodist Sinus and Skull Base course. Thanks to all those who helped make it an amazing success - Drs. Brent Senior, Amber Luong, Omar Ahmed, Michael Yim, Tran Locke, Will Yao, and Scott Hardison!

Always amazing to hear my good friend and colleague Jayakar Nayak speak about Empty Nose. Great lecture to my faculty and residents. ⁦@HMethodistOTO⁩ ⁦@HMethodistMD⁩ ⁦@sinusspecialist⁩

Great meeting in DC for the Society of University Otolaryngology meeting! Cautious but excited to discuss the utilization of AI in resident selection.

It was an honor to play a roll in the inaugural oral boards for our specialty!

Great to have Dr. Tony Sclafani, Division Head of Facial Plastic Surgery at Weill Cornell, come spend a day with us here at Houston Methodist!

What a great time talking with callers and an amazing host, Dr. Sean McMenomey!

Great discussion of head and neck reconstructive microvascular surgery by my amazing faculty Dr. Laura Kim! @HMethodistOTO @HMethodistMD Women In Surgery: Restoring Form and Function with Head and Neck Surgery... youtu.be/RzYZpS3CIJs?si…

Honored to have Dr. Ron Kuppersmith give our inaugural Weber Keynote Address at our Houston Methodist Departmental Resident Research Day.⁦@HMethodistMD⁩ ⁦@HMethodistOTO⁩

Amazing hands on Otolaryngology lab proctored by my departmental faculty for our EnMed (engineers in medicine) students ⁦@HMethodistMD⁩ ⁦@HMethodistGME⁩ ⁦@HMethodistOTO⁩ ⁦@sinusspecialist⁩ ⁦@EnMedStudents⁩

Honored to be the visiting professor at Cedar Sinai Medical Center and hanging out with friends, residents and colleagues! Thank you for the invitation. ⁦@HMethodistMD⁩ ⁦@HMethodistOTO⁩

Great to see my previous resident, Dr. Jose Zevallos, chair of Pittsburgh, visiting his old stomping grounds. So proud of his amazing accomplishments. ⁦@HMethodistOTO⁩ ⁦@HMethodistMD⁩

Compelling evidence showing a decrease in orbital decompressions after the availability of Tepezza (teprotumumab). Corroborates what we are seeing in our clinics. @sinusspecialist @HMethodistOTO @HMethodistMD @ifar_journal onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Great to have Dr. Maria Suurna, president elect of the International Surgical Sleep Society, spend the day with our Dept and give an amazing sleep surgery lecture to our residents. ⁦@HMethodistMD⁩ ⁦@HMethodistOTO⁩

An in-depth review by the Houston Methodist Rhinology team of the latest information that we have on in-office PNN ablation for the treatment of chronic rhinitis. oto.theclinics.com/article/S0030-…

Triological Society best practices article looking at the positive benefits of Dupilumab on sinonasal symptoms in AERD patients post FESS. Thanks to Dr. Andrew Lane (Johns Hopkins OTO) for collaborating with us on this important subject. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10…

Looking for another research coordinator to join our vibrant department! If you know someone who might fit, please let me know. houstonmethodistcareers.org/job/105759/res…

Have you had medication induced nasal congestion and rhinorrhea? We performed an in-depth look at this issue and here is what we found. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

A great collaboration between our Department and the EnMed students looking at GLP-1 receptor agonists and Otolaryngologic side effects, including GERD and thyroid carcinoma.

Honored to have Dr. Michael Stewart speak to our faculty and residents about expanding our collaborations between our two institutions. Great to hear his old stories about the years he spent here at Houston Methodist!