Letter from the Editor: ENTtoday 2.0

by Alexander Chiu, MD •

Even with the changing times and our desire to evolve to keep pace, we must still remember what has served us well and what our readers have come to depend on. Last year, prior to the editorial search, the Triological Society performed a survey of the readership. The TRIO Best Practice articles, literature reviews, and the “Everyday Ethics” columns were among the most well-liked features. We will continue to offer these favorites while adding a physician voice to them, as we think the ability to absorb the evidence is augmented by the commentary of a thought leader.

We have many goals for ENTtoday and will gradually begin to introduce some new features. In this month’s issue, we conducted an interview with the new executive director for the American Board of Otolaryngology, Brian Nussenbaum, MD. Dr. Nussenbaum will share his thoughts about the ABOto’s role and address some of the issues surrounding maintenance of certification, a controversial topic that we dive into with a story on its evolution in other medical specialties (see “The Controversy Over Maintenance of Certification,”). He has also shared with us his music playlist for the operating room (below), which is something that we will ask of future interviewees. Who knows, there may be a Taylor Swift fan out there.

On behalf of our new editorial board and Wiley partners, I would like to wish all of our readers a happy and prosperous new year. We are excited for this opportunity and invite you to share with us your thoughts and opinions. Please join us on our quest to inform, entertain, challenge, and amuse.

Yours truly,
Alex Chiu, MD

What’s Your OR Playlist?

We asked Brian Nussenbaum, MD, executive director of the ABOto, what he likes to play during a procedure. “To add variety, I frequently ask one of the residents or fellows to choose a letter of the alphabet, and then play all songs whose title starts with that letter. Sometimes, the letter would be chosen based on the theme of the day.” So, if the case was a parotidectomy, he plays songs that start with the letter “P.”

Dr. Nussenbaum’s “Parotidectomy Playlist”

P.Y.T.—Michael Jackson
Paid in Full —Eric B. & Rakim
Pale Shelter—Tears for Fears
Panama—Van Halen
Papa Don’t Preach—Madonna
Paid in Full —Eric B. & Rakim
Pale Shelter—Tears for Fears
Panama—Van Halen
Papa Don’t Preach—Madonna
Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag—James Brown
Paper in Fire—John Cougar Mellencamp
Paperback Writer—The Beatles
Paperlate—Genesis
Paradise—Coldplay

What’s your OR playlist? Email us at enttoday@wiley.com.