Research Overview
As the primary teaching hospital affiliated with Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, the physicians, faculty, and staff in the Department of Otolaryngology are actively involved in research that advances patient care. Many faculty are engaged in research specific to their areas of expertise, and mentor resident physicians during research blocks through the Residency Research and Scholarly Activities Committee (RRSAC) program. Several specialty clinic teams also engage in research activities, including…
- Head and Neck Cancer Program
- Nose, Sinus, and Allergy Care
- Skull Base Surgery
- Speech Language Pathology
- Voice and Swallowing (Throat Problems)
Otolaryngology Clinical Outcomes, Assessment & Technological Innovation (COATI)
The Otolaryngology COATI Lab is a NIH funded clinical research lab that is engaged in three major areas of work; 1) developing and testing novel imaging technology that enhances clinical care, 2) evaluating the efficacy of clinical interventions, and 3) designing, refining, and testing patient outcome measurement tools. The lab’s research portfolio engages a multidisciplinary group of clinicians and researchers who specialize in areas such as head and neck cancer, laryngology, speech language pathology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, pathology, bioengineering, critical care pulmonology, and biostatistics. The COATI Lab is located on the 5th floor of the BCD Building. For more information, please visit the Oto-COATI lab website.
Head & Neck Cancer Treatment Clinical Trials
The department of otolaryngology collaborates with the departments of medical oncology and radiation oncology to provide patients with access to some of the latest head and neck cancer clinical trials. For more information on current interdisciplinary research studies in head and neck oncology, please visit the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Cancer Clinical Trials website.
STEPP Lab
The department of Otolaryngology collaborates with the STEPP LAB for Sensorimotor Rehabilitation Engineering which is located within the Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences (Sargent College). Under the direction of Principal Investigator Cara Stepp, they are a multidisciplinary group of researchers with the shared goal of improving the assessment and treatment of sensorimotor disorders of voice and speech, applying techniques from electrical engineering, computer science, rehabilitation engineering, neuroscience, laryngology, speech science, and communication disorders. Many of the studies conducted by the STEPP Lab are in collaboration with clinician-investigators in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. For more information, please visit the STEPP Lab website.