Congratulations to the AHNS Award winners who were honored last month during our Annual Meeting

AHNS Myers’ Family Diversity Summer Travel Fellowship Award
2019 Awardee Ms. Ezinne Agwaramgbo, MS2
Institution: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

AHNS Myers’ Family Diversity Summer Travel Fellowship Award
2018 Awardee Mr. Frantzlee LaCrete, MS3
Institution: University of Nebraska

African Head and Neck Society on behalf of American Head and Neck Society Scholar Award
Anna Konney MD, FWACS, FGCS
Institution: Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Kumasi, Ghana, West Africa

Margaret F. Butler Outstanding Mentor of Women in Head and Neck Surgery Award #BeLikeButler
2019 Awardee: Marion E. Couch, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS

Best Prevention and Early Detection Paper Award
Alia Mowery, MS3
Entitled work: “Elevated Risk of Head and Neck Cancer in Patients with History of Hematologic Malignancy”
Institution: Oregon Health and Science University

Best Prevention and Early Detection Paper Award
Nicole Craker MD, MPH
Entitled work: “Chronic Opioid Use After Laryngeal Cancer Treatment”
Institution: University of Kentucky Medical Center

Best Resident Basic Science Paper Award
Cory Fulcher, MD
Entitled work: “The CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib demonstrates efficacy alone and in combination with radiation in HPV-negative head and neck squamous cell”
Institution: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Randall Weber, MD Quality, Safety and Value Award 
Shaum Sridharan, MD (donated half of monetary prize amount to AHNS)
Entitled work: “Early Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Histologically Benign Lymph Nodes: A Model Predicting Local Control and Vetting of the 8th edition of AJCC pT Stage”
Institution: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)

Robert Maxwell Byers Award
Marco A. Mascarella, MD
Entitled work: “Preoperative Risk Index for Patients Undergoing Head and Neck Cancer Surgery”
Institution: McGill University

Best Resident Clinical Paper Award
Andrew Larson, MD
Entitled work: “Beyond Depth of Invasion: Adverse Pathologic Tumor Features in Early Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma”
Institution: University of California San Francisco

As you know, an AHNS Section is a subspecialty within the head and neck surgical practice, which is intended to represent the majority of practice within HNS. Sections enable our membership to identify with their subspecialty and work on subspecialty projects within the overall umbrella of the AHNS.

Below is the list of the six AHNS Sections:

1. Endocrine Surgery
2. Mucosal Malignancy
3. Reconstructive Head and Neck Surgery
4. Salivary Gland
5. Skin Cancer & Melanoma
6. Skull Base Surgery

Any current member can join a Section and there is no limit to the number of Sections each member can join. There is also no requirement to join a Section and no additional dues will be added if a member joins a Section.

To join a Section, the process is simple. Just go to the member login on the web site, log in with your user name and password and click on Manage Section Membership. There are no application or eligibility requirements to join.

We value your membership and hope that this added member benefit of connecting with your subspecialty will continue to enhance your AHNS member experience. If you have any questions about Section membership, please feel free to contact Christina Kasendorf at [email protected].

Sporting Events

1. College football tailgate (many of us are associated with universities with college football programs)
2. Professional golf tournaments (large proportion of light-skinned people attending an event, most of whom participate in the same outdoor event)
3. NASCAR races
4. Minor League baseball games
5. 5k/10k/half/full marathons and local running events

Music Events

1. Summer outdoor music festivals
2. College marching band camps
3. Symphony orchestra outdoor summer concerts

Community Service Events

1. Food Bank (while waiting in line)
2. Community “Fall/Spring Festival” gatherings
3. Charity 5Ks
4. Rural Access Medicine events (may overlap with the actual medical care portion)

Other

1. Craft beer festivals
2. Community arts festivals

Additional Resources

https://www.skincancerprevention.org/programs/dont-fry-day

https://www.aad.org/public/spot-skin-cancer/programs/skin-cancer-awareness-month

https://outrunthesun.org/

From the American Head & Neck Society Skin Cancer & Melanoma Section – Prevention Committee