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The SIU Medicine Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery team focuses on providing a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to caring for patients with diseases of the thyroid and parathyroid glands. Our endocrine surgeons are uniquely trained to provide both surgical and nonsurgical care for these disease processes. This is the area of medicine that deals with disorders conditions of the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) region, and related areas of the head and neck.

The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc., better known as the Triological Society, has named SIU Medicine surgeon Sandra Ettema, MD, PhD, CCC/SLP, a fellow of its 124-year-old organization. Ettema is the co-chair and an assistant professor of the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at SIU Medicine in Springfield, Illinois. Ettema specializes in treating disorders of the larynx and voice. As the director of the Voice, Airway and Swallowing Clinic at SIU Medicine, she enjoys treating children with difficulty swallowing as well as head and neck cancer

Enter to win one of eight tickets to the Illinois Women in Leadership's Annual Women's Symposium or one of 10 tickets to the Illinois Women in Leadership's Athena Awards . These professional development opportunity are brought to you by the Department of Internal Medicine, Office of Human Resources and the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion/Alliance for Women in Medicine and Science. The 2024 Athena Award presentation will be held on Thursday, July 18, at Erin's Pavilion in Springfield. The 2024 symposium will be on Wednesday, Sept. 25. To be eligible to win, you must be a current

Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain that causes repeated, unpredictable seizures, generally beginning in childhood or early adulthood. This condition can lead to serious complications, including injury to the brain. Epilepsy means the brain has formed abnormal electrical connections that disrupt normal brain function and cause seizures. Causes It can be caused by genetics or an injury, infection or illness to the brain, such as a stroke or brain tumor. Epilepsy can be caused by unknown reasons which occur in around half of cases. Treatment In adults, medication can frequently control epilepsy

SIU, MMC program earns Level 3 accreditation for expert care

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to maintain or get an erection long enough to have sexual intercourse. SIU healthcare providers will diagnose and treat ED. There may be many different causes for ED, including your blood vessels, neurological conditions, mental health conditions and injuries. ED is the most common sex-related condition that men and people assigned male at birth (AMAB) report to healthcare providers, especially as they age and develop other health issues.