Game Changers: Effect of Sarcopenia on Swallowing in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

Saturday, October 11, 2025

4:30 PM - 4:35 PM EDT

Location: Wabash Ballroom 2

AAO-HNSF journals Editor in Chief Cecelia E. Schmalbach, MD, MS has selected 12 breakthrough studies that have fundamentally impacted clinical practice, patient outcomes, and our understanding of the specialty. Authors from these 12 studies will have the opportunity to showcase the impact their work has had on patient care and clinical decision-making across the specialty. A variety of topics within the specialty are covered in the selected research, ensuring relevant takeaways regardless of your specific area of practice or interest. The audience will then vote on which of these articles was truly the most impactful to the specialty of otolaryngology. The winner will be awarded THE Game Changer of 2025!

Presenting Author(s)

Marianne Abouyared, MD

Associate Professor
University of California, Davis
Sacramento, California, United States

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Co-Author(s)

DC

Daniel J. Cates, MD

Associate Professor
University of California San Diego
San Diego, CA, United States

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Angela A. Colback, BS

Medical Student
UC Davis School of Medicine
Sacramento, CA, United States

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Daniel V. Arkfeld, MD

Otolaryngology resident
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California, United States

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Lisa M. Evangelista, CCC-SLP, CScD

Associate Professor & Director of Speech-Language Pathology
University of California, Davis, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Sacramento, CA, United States

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AP

Alireza Paydar

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OR

Osama Raslan

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