Merati Delivers Double Keynotes at COSM

UW Oto professor Al Merati, MD, had the unusual privilege of being a keynote speaker at not one but TWO society meetings during the recent COSM meeting in Boston, MA.

ABEA president Peter Belafsky, MD, PhD, invited Dr. Merati to give the annual Chevalier Jackson Lecture for the 103rd meeting of the American Broncho-Esophagological Association. Dr Merati's lecture, "Dirty Laryngology: A Love Story," was provocative in its reflection on the changing nature of the work we do and our identity as laryngologists in this new era. Dr. Merati served as ABEA President from 2019-2020.

At the American Laryngological Association's 144th annual meeting, Dr. Merati was invited by ALA President Lucian Sulica, MD, to deliver the State-of-the-Art Lecture titled "Are we there yet: Laryngology education past, present, and future." The lecture received a positive response and included new data from a nationwide survey of laryngologists. Interestingly, the Puget Sound area boasts one of the highest concentrations of laryngologists in the country, thanks in no small part to our UW program, which is among the three largest nationwide!