• Adult/Pediatric Sinus Disease - Medical & Surgical Treatment
• Adult Surgical/Medical Management of OSA
• Ankyloglossia (Tongue-Tie)
• Antibiotics in ENT
• Common Oral Pathology
• Common Voice Disorders
• Drug Talk
• ENT Emergencies
• Evidence-Based Management of Common Pediatric ENT Conditions
• Otologic Dizziness vs. Vestibular Migraines
• Pediatric Voice Disorders
• Sinus Headaches, Ear Pain, and Pain with Speaking

7:30 – 8:00 AM

• Registration & Breakfast

8:00 – 8:05 AM

• Welcome Remarks
  John Seibert, MD, FACS

Morning Sessions

8:05 – 8:45 AM

• Sinusitis and the Role of Antibiotics
  Milner Staub, MD, MPH; Kaitlyn Reasoner, MD

8:45 – 9:25 AM (Concurrent Sessions)

• Understanding Common Oral and Ear Pathology
  Elise Lippmann, MD
• Pediatric OSA
  Amy Whigham, MD, MEd

9:25 – 10:05 AM (Concurrent Sessions)

• Ear Pain and Fullness in Primary/Acute Care: Common and Uncommon Causes
  Daniel Schuster, MD
• Head and Neck Masses in Children
  Ryan Belcher, MD

10:05 – 10:15 AM

• Break

10:15 – 10:55 AM (Concurrent Sessions)

• Comprehensive Evaluation of Benign Positional Vertigo
  Richard Roberts, PhD, CCC A, MS
• Pediatric Dysphonia, Hoarseness & Chronic Cough
  Lyndy Wilcox, MD, MMHC

10:55 – 11:35 AM (Concurrent Sessions)

• Otologic Dizziness versus Vestibular Migraines
  Ken Watford, DNP, MSN
• Pediatric ENT Office Procedures (Tongue Ties, Ear Deformities & Ear Tubes):
  When Tiny Humans do not Need the Operating Room
  Filipina C. Schnabel, MD, MPH, DNP, FNP BC, APRN

11:35 AM – 12:15 PM (Concurrent Sessions)

• Facial Plastics
  Emily Rebula, PA C
• Updates on Pediatric ENT Guidelines & Consensus Statements in Pediatric ENT:
  Evidence Based Management of Otitis Media, Tympanostomy Tubes, and Pediatric Rhinosinusitis in Children.
  Jessica Teston, FNP BC, APRN

12:15 – 1:00 PM

• Lunch

Afternoon Sessions

1:00 – 1:30 PM

• Finding Meaning in Life
  James Netterville, MD

1:30 – 2:10 PM

• Evolution of AI in Medicine
  John Seibert, MD, FACS

2:10 – 2:50 PM (Concurrent Sessions)

• Adult Dysphagia
  Hannah Malamud Hoffman, MS, CCC SLP
• Pediatric Dysphagia
  Kaitlyn July, MD

2:50 – 3:00 PM

• Break

3:00 – 3:40 PM (Concurrent Sessions)

• Unilateral Sinusitis-Half the Face, Double the Trouble
  Mason Krysinski, MD
• Hearing Loss in Children: From Hearing Aids to Bone Anchored Hearing Surgery and Other Implants
  Jason Park, MD, PhD

3:40 – 4:20 PM (Concurrent Sessions)

• Pre surgical Evaluation of Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders: When to Operate?
  Derek Spath, MD
• Multidisciplinary Approach to Children with Complex Airway and Upper GI Issues: An Overview of the VUMC Children’s CADET Clinic
  Michael Seyman, APRN, CPNP PC

4:20 PM

• Closing Remarks
  John Seibert, MD, FACS

The Vanderbilt Otolaryngology Comprehensive ENT Course for the Primary Care Provider taking place June 5, 2026 on Vanderbilt University’s main campus is pending approval by the VUMC Office for Continuous Professional Development, Division of CME for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s).

• Primary Care Providers
• Advanced Practice Proivders
• Urgent Care Providers
• Family Practice Physicians
• Pediatricians
• ...and anyone else who is interested in joining us!

Ossoff Endowed Keynote Speaker

To be announced soon

Director 

John W. Seibert, MD, FACS

Co-Directors and Faculty

• Filipina Cevallos Schnabel, MD, DNP, MPH, FNP-BC, APRN
• Holly Budnick, APRN
• Brittany A. Topf, PA-C

The conference does not have a coordinating hotel block. Below are suggestions of near-by accommodations within short distance to the Vanderbilt campus. (Please note: Prices and availability are not guaranteed).

• Moxy Downtown Nashville
• Graduate Nashville
• Kimpton Aertson
• Loews Vanderbilt
• Homewood Suites by Hilton Nashville Vanderbilt
• Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt
• Hampton Inn & Suites Nashville-Vanderbilt at Elliston Place

CANCELLATION POLICY

Registration cancellations, less a $50 administration fee, will be accepted until Monday, March 25, 2024. Unfortunately, cancellations after that date are not able to be refunded but will be accepted.