Winston Liu Begins Medical School
The OTO-COATI Lab is proud to announce that our very own Winston Liu has matriculated into Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine’s Class of 2030. Since joining the lab in 2023 as a sophomore BU undergraduate student, Winston has become an integral team member, contributing time and expertise to many of our projects. […]
New Publication: Review of Laryngeal Edema Scales for ARF Survivors
The OTO-COATI Lab is excited to announce a new publication in the The Laryngoscope, entitled “A Scoping Review of Laryngeal Edema Rating Scales for Extubated Acute Respiratory Failure Survivors.” Congratulations to the authors, including lab members Lalita Sabat, Winston Liu, Dr. Lauren Tracy, Dr. Gintas Krisciunas, and our close collaborator in the Boston Medical Center intensive […]
AHNS 2026 International Conference on HNC
Congratulations to Nikhita Santebennur for her podium presentation entitled “Improving Accuracy of Oral Cancer Screening with ESS” and to Ruby Nguyen for his poster presentation entitled “Social and Structural Determinants of Health as Predictors of 90 Day Readmission Following Head and Neck Cancer Surgery”. A huge thank you to the many faculty, staff, and student co-authors […]
Milestones and Meals: A Night to Celebrate the Lab’s Successes
The OTO-COATI lab comes together for dinner to celebrate recent NIH grant submissions, conference presentations, and a successful annual audit of the lab’s clinical research studies. A huge thank you to our research specialist, Lucas Berry, for keeping our research projects in fantastic regulatory order!
The Lab Presents at COSM 2026
Congratulations to OTO-COATI Lab medical students Emma Kraus, Lalita Sabat, Sarah Chang, and Shivani Patel, and faculty, Drs. Krisciunas, Tracy, and Grillone for presenting multiple posters at the 2026 Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM) in Phoenix, Arizona.
New Research Publication: Spectroscopy Works Across Oral Cavity Sites
The OTO‑COATI Lab is pleased to announce a new paper in the American Journal of Otolaryngology: “A prospective cohort study testing whether oral cavity mucosal tissue variability influences elastic scattering spectroscopy (ESS) measures,” made available online April 14, 2026. Authors include Mitali Sakharkar (BU medical student, OTO‑COATI Lab), Gabriele Spokas (UNC graduate student, OTO‑COATI Lab), […]
Congratulations to Mitali Sakharkar for Matching into Otolaryngology Residency
We are delighted to congratulate Boston University medical student Mitali Sakharkar on matching into the otolaryngology residency program at the University of Miami! Mitali joined the OTO‑COATI Lab during her first year of medical school and has since made important contributions to our studies on acute respiratory failure survivors and spectroscopy for cancer detection. Over […]
Welcome Anna Jacobson & Dr. Anand Devaiah to the OTO-COATI Lab
We are pleased to welcome research assistant Anna Jacobson and Boston Medical Center otolaryngologist Dr. Anand Devaiah to the OTO‑COATI Lab. Dr. Devaiah — professor of otolaryngology, neurosurgery, and ophthalmology at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine — has long been a friend of the lab. He joins us to lead NIH‑funded […]
Congratulations to Lucas Berry for Earning SOCRA Certification
The OTO‑COATI Lab congratulates Lucas Berry, the lab’s research specialist, on earning the Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP) credential from the Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA). Lucas joined the OTO‑COATI Lab in 2020 and is the lab’s longest‑serving staff member. He plays a central cross functional role in the Lab, contributing expertise in research […]
New Research Publication: Laryngeal Edema & Aspiration in Acute Respiratory Failure Patients
We’re excited to share a new paper from the OTO‑COATI Lab, published in the European Archives of Oto‑Rhino‑Laryngology and made available online March 5, 2026: “Identifying the association between post‑extubation laryngeal edema and aspiration in acute respiratory failure patients.” Authors include Devin Lucas (OTO-COATI Lab clinical research coordinator), Ryan Peterson, Jared Rieck, Moses Owusu, Edel […]