27th Annual McGill University Update in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Fairmount Tremblant Hotel, Mont-Tremblant, Québec
Mali III and IV Meeting Rooms
PROGRAM
Friday March 13, 2026
| 6:45 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 7:00 a.m. |
Welcome |
| FACIAL PLASTICS SESSION- Moderator: Dr. Mark Samaha |
| 7:15 – 8:00 a.m. |
Moderator: Dr. Mark Samaha - Topic: Injectable dermal fillers and Neurotoxins: An introduction and practical approach Panelists: Dr. Yalon Dolev, Dr. Amanda Fanous, Dr. Sami-Pierre Moubayed |
| 8:00 - 8:15 a.m. | Question Period |
| 8:15 – 8:35 a.m. | Morning Stretch |
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Live Demonstration |
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| 8:35 – 9:20 a.m. |
Speaker: Dr. Mark Samaha Topic: Live Demonstration: "Injectables" |
| 9:20 – 9:35 a.m. | Question Period |
| 3:45 p.m. | Intermission |
| RHINOLOGY SESSION- Moderator: Dr. Marc Tewfik |
| 4:00 – 4:45 p.m. |
-Moderator: Dr. Marc Tewfik Topic:Pearls and Pitfalls: Navigating Challenges and Implementing Strategies for Safer Sinus Surgery |
| 4:45 – 5:00 p.m. | Question Period |
| 5:00 – 5:10 p.m. | Coffee & Tea |
| 5:10 – 5:55 p.m. |
Moderator: Dr. Marc Tewfik Topic: “Managing Complications of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery” - Panelists: Dr. Saul Frenkiel, Dr. Nathalie Gabra , Dr. Joseph Schwartz |
| 5:55 – 6:10 p.m. | Question Period |
Saturday – March 14, 2026
| 7:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
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HEAD & NECK SURGERY SESSION- Moderator: Dr. Michael Hier |
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7:15 – 8:00 a.m. |
Speaker: Dr. Khash Esfahani Topic: “Neoadjuvent Approaches in Cancers of the Head and Neck” |
| 8:00 – 8:15 a.m. | Question Period |
| 8:15 – 8:35 a.m. | “Morning Stretch” |
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8:35 – 9:30 a.m. |
Topic: "Immunomodulators & other Neoadjuvent Approaches in Head & Neck Oncology" - Panelists: Dr. Khash Esfahani , Dr. Marco Mascarella, Dr. Alex Mlynarek, Dr. Keith Richardson, Dr. Nader Sadeghi |
| 9:30 - 9:45 | Question Period |
| Intermission |
| LARYNGOLOGY SESSION - Moderator: Dr. Karen Kost |
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4:00 – 4:45 p.m. |
Speaker: Dr. R. Jun Lin - University of Toronto Topic: “The Difficult Adult Airway” |
| 4:45 – 5:00 p.m. | Question Period |
| 5:00 – 5:10 p.m. | Coffee & Tea |
| PEDIATRIC SESSION- Moderator: Dr. Lily HP Nguyen | |
| 5:10 – 6:15 p.m. |
Topic: The Pediatric Airway: What’s Different, What’s Difficult, and What Can Go Wrong - Case presentations (panel/audience discussion) |
Sunday – March 15, 2026
| 7:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| OTOLOGY SESSION – Moderator: Dr. Jamie Rappaport |
| 7:15 – 8:00 a.m. |
Speaker: Dr. Julien Dallaire (Université de Sherbrooke) - Topic: "Pulsatile tinnitus : a neurotologist review" |
| 8:00 – 8:15 a.m. | Question Period |
| 8:15 – 8:30 a.m. | “Morning Stretch” |
| SPECIAL INTEREST SESSION – Moderators: Dr. Tamara Mijovic | |
| 8:30 – 9:15 a.m. | INVITED GUEST SPEAKER : Myriam Denault-Bois & Dr. Gregory K. Berry
- Topic: "From Delays to Flow: A Multifaceted Approach to Operating Room Efficiency" |
| 9:15 – 9:30 a.m. |
Question Period |
| SPECIAL INTEREST SESSION – Moderators: Dr. Karen Kost | |
| 9:30 – 10:15 a.m. | INVITED GUEST SPEAKERs
Speaker: Dr. R. Jun Lin - University of Toronto Speaker: Dr. David Eibling (University of Pittsburgh, PA) - Topic: “Sponsorship” |
| 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. | Question Period |
| 10:45 – 11:00 a.m. | Closure of Meeting |