The American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA) represents over 2,700 Board-certified otolaryngologists and health care providers. Otolaryngology, frequently referred to as Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT), uniquely combines medical and surgical expertise to care for patients with a variety of conditions affecting the ears, nose, and throat, as well as commonly related conditions. AAOA members devote part of their practice to the diagnosis and treatment of allergic disease. The AAOA actively supports its membership through education, research, and advocacy in the care of allergic patients.
CEO September 2019 Update
by Jami Lucas, AAOA CEO/Executive Director Over 500 AAOA members were engaged, learning, and networking with each other in New Orleans. This is fabulous! Your AAOA leadership and staff team embarked on an Annual Meeting Re-Design effort for Chicago 2017. …
Here is What You Missed…
2019 New Orleans was an outstanding success? With over 500 participants, our AAOA members left New Orleans re-energized, re-freshed, and re-engaged. The program offered something for everyone — from cutting edge clinical content to every day how to’s for practice…
CEO Update – Re·im·ag·ine
re·im·ag·ineverb reinterpret (an event, work of art, etc) imaginatively; rethink Reimagined, Reinvented, Reinvigorated….these are all fervently used terms to help define how our world and our day-to-day activities are challenging us to rethink relevancy and how to make even simple…
CEO Update – Spring/Summer 2018
Having just finished our weekend effort to plan our annual meeting, like our leadership, our staff is excited about what we are offering. As Dr. Damask notes, this year celebrates a number of firsts. In addition to being our first…
CEO Update – October 2017
In Malcolm Gladwell’s schema, innovation requires: Pure thinkers Builders Improvisers In some cases, and he cites Apple, one needs to be both creator and innovator. The AAOA spent the last several months blending the role of creator and innovator. The…




