Simulation Events

AAO-HNSF Pre-Conference Workshop Worst Case Scenarios: Managing OTO Emergencies in Practice

Friday, October 16, 2026, 12:00 – 5:00 pm (PT)

This 4.5-hour course was geared towards practicing otolaryngologists to prepare them for low frequency, high stakes emergency situations that they may not encounter often in their daily routine. Attendees participated in a rotation of six simulated otolaryngology emergencies with a cohort of six peer attendees. Following each simulation, a debriefing was held with the group and a facilitator and included discussion of best practices for these situations based on published guidelines and available literature. The group members shared their own personal experiences as part of the debrief to learn from each other.

The workshop will be held at the Cedars-Sinai Women’s Guild Simulation Center.

Simulation Showcase

Sunday, October 18, 2026

The Simulation Showcase will provide an opportunity for simulation scholars to demonstrate their innovative otolaryngology simulators, projects, and curricula. The top three most innovative simulation project authors will present to a panel of expert judges while competing for the top prize during the SIM Tank. Both the Simulation Showcase and SIM Tank events will be held on Sunday, October 18, 2026.

• A Multi-Domain Web-Based problem-based-learning Simulator for Comprehensive Otolaryngology Resident Training
  Jing Li Leong, MD; YuShiun Juan, MD; Kuan-Chieh Chen, MD; Yu-Hsi Liu, MD; Sheng-Chiao lin, MD
  Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital 

• A Novel Face Model Simulation Enhancer for Facial Toxin and Filler Injections
  Mohsen Naraghi, MD, FARS; Jazmin Kazravan, PhD, DNP, MBA, MSN
  Orphans Worldwide
  Hamed Sarikhani, MD
  Department of Emergency Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine 

• A Novel Simulation Model for Intracapsular Tonsillectomy
  Samuel Shing, MD; Lilun Li, MD
  Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
  Brian Manzi, MD
  Rutgers New Jersey Medical School 

• Airway Foreign Body Removal Simulator: A Model for Low-Resource Settings
  Cody Messick, BS
  Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine – AZ
  Evani Patel, BS
  Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
  Annie Hughes, M.E.
  Mayo Clinic Rochester
  Grace Travers, BS
  Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  Joshua Wiedermann, MD, MGSC, FACS
  Mayo Clinic
  Kassandra Jade, MSc
  Kassandra Jade
  Jeffrey Black, MBA
  Taxes Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine 

• An Anatomically-Based Biomimetic 3D‑Printed Endoscopic High-Speed Bone Drilling Simulation Using Avian Egg as Bone-Dura Surrogate 
  Corinne Stonebraker, BA; Alfred-Marc Iloreta, MD
  Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  Megan Christy, BSE; Abdelrahman Ahmed, MS
  Pharyvac Surgical
  Turner Baker, PhD
  Mount Sinai BioDesign 

• Are You Teaching Residents How to Design Rhinoplasty Grafts? Try Using A Surgical Gown Tag 
  Andrew DiMatteo, MD; Elliott Koshi, MD; Grace Johnson, MD
  Tripler Army Medical Center 

• Automated Assessment of Injection Laryngoplasty Skills Using AI-Enhanced Simulation 
  Abdulla Elkhadrawy, BS
  Weill Cornell Medical College 

• Cognitive Surgery Simulator: AI-Powered Facial Reconstructive Decision Training
  Aamr Hasanjee, MD
  University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center 

• Development of a 3D-Printed Head and Neck Model for Simulation and Clinical Education
  Erin Kraus, DO; G Richard Holt, MD
  University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
  Earlanda Williams, PhD
  University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine
  Deepthi Akella, DO MS
  University of Missouri-Columbia 

• EnLIGHTened Needle Guidance: Real-Time Feedback for Long-Axis Ultrasound Training
  Merry Sebelik, MD
  Emory University
  William Sebelik-Lassiter, Other
  Milwaukee School of Engineering 

• Facial Flap and Suture 3D Model – A High Fidelity Trainer
  Deepthi Akella, DO MS; C. W. David Chang, MD
  University of Missouri-Columbia
  Damon Coyle, n/a;
  University of Missouri School of Medicine 
• Lamb Septum as a Model for Septoplasty Training
  Heather Yeakel, MD; Sean Setzen, MD
  St Luke’s Hospital – Anderson Campus
  Jarrod Keeler, MD
  St Luke’s University Health System
  David Yen, MD
  Bethlehem ENT Associates P C 

• Multi-Anatomy 3D Printed Temporal Bone Simulation for Surgical Education
  Brooke Swain, BS; Ina Lee, BS, MS 
  Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
  Michael Canfarotta, MD; Nadine Ibrahim, MD
  Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  David Haynes, MD, MMHC, FACS; Jason Park, MD, PhD
  Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  Brenton Griffith, BS; Department of Radiology – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Olives and Gelatin: An $18 3D-Printed Anatomic Neck Phantom for Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy Training
  Justin Fong, MD; Kevin Wang, MD
  Kaiser Permanente 

• Setting It Straight: A Low-Cost, Multi-Material 3D Printed Septoplasty Simulator
  Lauren Schlegel, MD; Kavita Prasad, MD; Gabriella Ojeda-Badillo, MD
  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
  Christopher Brook, MD; Ernest Gomez, MD, MTR
  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 

• Simulation training with 3D models for laryngotracheal reconstruction surgery
  Christian Hochstim, MD, PhD
  USC Keck School of Medicine/ Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 

• Stay Calm and Trach On: A 3D Simulation Model for Tracheostomy and Airway Emergencies
  Samuel Testani, n/a
  Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
  Justin Ryan, PhD
  Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
  Nicole Favre, MD; Michele Carr, DDS MD MEd PhD
  Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, Dept of Otolaryngology
  Vijay Patel, MD
  Rady Children’s Hospital 

• Using patient spesific 3D printed temporal bone model for surgical planning and education
  Egehan Salepci, MD MSc MRCS(ENT) MBA; Gozde Gunay, n/a
  Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital 

• Virtual Reality Anatomical Simulation for Skull Base Surgery
  Tony Satroplus, MD; Steven Goicoechea, MD; Christie Barnes, MD
  University of Nebraska Medical Center
  Noha Algahimi, BS
  UNMC 

• Virtual Reality Paradigm for Assessing Gait and Balance under Visuovestibular Conflict
  Catherine Gbekie, BS; Nandita Vegesna, BS
  Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
  Anil Lalwani, MD
  Columbia University Irving Medical Center 

SIM Tank

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Attendees will watch the top three most innovative simulation project authors present to a panel of expert judges and compete for cash prizes. Simulation projects will be judged on innovation and creativity, scalability throughout the specialty, and advancement of training and practice in the field of otolaryngology.

• An Anatomically-Based Biomimetic 3D‑Printed Endoscopic High-Speed Bone Drilling Simulation Using Avian Egg as Bone-Dura Surrogate
  Corinne Stonebraker, BA; Alfred-Marc Iloreta, MD
  Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  Megan Christy, BSE; Abdelrahman Ahmed, MS
  Pharyvac Surgical
  Turner Baker, PhD
  Mount Sinai BioDesign 

• Olives and Gelatin: An $18 3D-Printed Anatomic Neck Phantom for Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy Training
  Justin Fong, MD; Kevin Wang, MD
  Kaiser Permanente 

• Simulation training with 3D models for laryngotracheal reconstruction surgery
  Christian Hochstim, MD, PhD
  USC Keck School of Medicine/ Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 

Simulation Education Sessions

Topics for the simulation sessions range from cochlear malformations in your hand, endoscopic surgery of the pediatric airway using 3D simulation models, advanced ultrasonography techniques, and more!