Topic
Pediatric Head and Neck Cancer
Podcasts
ENT & Allergy # 301Nov 3, 2026Hearing Loss & Aural Rehab in Children with Cancer
After months of chemotherapy, some children arrive in the clinic depressed and unable to hear their families, and after a cochlear implant, as Dr. Daniela Carvalho puts it, “you see a smile on their face again.” On this episode of the BackTable Creator Weekend™ series on pediatric head and neck cancer, host Dr. Anthony Sheyn welcomes pediatric otolaryngologist Dr. Daniela Carvalho and audiologist Dr. Julie Silva to discuss hearing loss and aural rehabilitation in children with cancer. They cover baseline and surveillance testing during ototoxic chemotherapy, how cisplatin, carboplatin, and cranial radiation shape the monitoring schedule, where sodium thiosulfate fits, and how extended high-frequency testing and otoacoustic emissions can catch changes before the standard audiogram does.
- ENT & Allergy # 300Oct 27, 2026
Surgical Management of Pediatric Invasive Fungal Sinusitis
What once meant a 3:00 AM trip to the operating room is now a planned daytime case: with antifungal pretreatment and a standardized protocol, one pediatric team in Memphis estimates survival of about 94 percent over 15 years for children with cancer and invasive fungal sinusitis (IFS), compared with published mortality estimates ranging from 20 to 80 percent. On this episode of the BackTable Creator Weekend™ series on pediatric head and neck cancer, host Dr. Javan Nation welcomes Dr. Rob Tuliszewski and Dr. Anthony Sheyn, pediatric otolaryngologists at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, to walk through the surgical management of invasive fungal sinusitis in children with cancer. They discuss pretransplant ENT screening, the inpatient consult, what early disease looks like on endoscopy, how antifungal pretreatment changes the urgency of surgery, and how they approach debridement in the operating room.
- ENT & Allergy # 295Sep 29, 2026
Pediatric Cancer: Managing Dysphonia, Dysphagia & Airway
When a child's cancer treatment threatens a child’s ability to speak, eat, or breath, how do leading care teams decide what to address first? On this episode of BackTable ENT, host Dr. Gopi Shah welcomes Dr. Anthony Sheyn, pediatric otolaryngologist at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and St. Jude, and Amber Bonner, MS, CCC-SLP, acute care speech-language pathologist at Le Bonheur, to explore how a multidisciplinary team navigates the most challenging functional decisions in pediatric head and neck oncology.
- ENT & Allergy # 293Sep 22, 2026
Innovations in Pediatric Head & Neck Oncology Care
Treating pediatric head and neck cancer means thinking far beyond the initial diagnosis to ensure healthy growth, function, and future quality of life. For Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month, BackTable ENT & Allergy spotlights the unique challenges and innovations in caring for children with head and neck cancer. Host Dr. Gopi Shah is joined by Dr. Anthony Sheyn, leader of the head and neck cancer program at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and Dr. Sara Helmig, pediatric oncologist at St. Jude, to discuss how multidisciplinary teams, advanced diagnostics, and family-centered care are reshaping outcomes for young patients.