RACS ASC 2026

Research Papers

Scientific Session

Scientific Session

1:30 pm

03 May 2026

Bellevue Ballroom 2

Disciplines

Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery

Chairs

Dr Aaron Esmaili
Australia

Session Program

1:30 pm

Defining Dysbiosis in Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Resequencing the International Sinonasal Microbiome Study with Species Level Metagenomics

Ms Isabella Amy Burdon (South Australia)

1:40 pm

Predicting and Optimising Ossiculoplasty Outcomes: Lessons from a Multi-Institutional Study of 1679 Cases

Dr Chaithanya Jeganathan (WA)

1:50 pm

The Impact of Travel Distance on the Presentation and Outcomes of Head and Neck Cancer in Australia

Dr Janis Wong (WA)

2:00 pm

Oral Cavity Cancers in Non smokers and Non Drinkers - A distinct clinical phenotype?

Dr. Jonathan Daniel (SA)

2:10 pm

Rapid Access Neck Lump Clinic – A First of Its Kind in Australia: A Prospective Analysis Over a Five-Year Period

Dr Chaithanya Jeganathan (WA)

2:20 pm

Treatment-Related Soft Tissue Necrosis in Oropharyngeal Cancer: Ten Years of Experience in Western Australia

Dr Gabrielle Croker (WA)

2:30 pm

Multisite and multidisciplinary research in Post-tonsillectomy bleeding: Lessons for early control and escalation

Dr Amy Hannigan (WA)

2:40 pm

Comparative analysis of surgical and anaesthetic complications in children under two years old

Dr Ha My Ngoc Nguyen (VIC)

2:50 pm

A Comparison of Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Endoscopic Versus Cricotracheal Resection in Subglottic Stenosis

Dr Amy Hannigan (WA)

3:00 pm

Elimination of Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis – Australia paving the way globally for HPV vaccination. No country should be left behind.

Dr Nicole Dumitrascu (Western Australia)

3:10 pm

Laryngeal Gout: Literature review and an Australian experience

Dr Telvinderjit Singh Harbhajan Singh (NT)

3:20 pm

Thyroid Surgery: History to Modernity

Dr Eamon Kelly (QLD)

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