Welcome to the NEOS Website!

The New England Otolaryngological Society (NEOS) prides itself on the advancement of the science and practice of otolaryngology for physicians, physicians-in-training, and allied health professionals. Through educational activities held throughout the year, we hope to provide a forum to update the community on the latest discoveries in order to expand its collective medical knowledge.

Please Save the Date for the 2026  NEOS Meetings:

Spring Meeting: Friday, April 10, 2026

"The Great Debates: Current Controversies in Otolaryngology

MEEI, Boston, MA

Fall Meeting: Friday, October 2, 2026

"Injuries to the Head and Neck”

MEEI, Boston, MA

Winter Meeting: Friday, December 4, 2026

“Comprehensive Rhinology: Structural, Inflammatory, Neoplastic”

MMS, Waltham, MA

Resident Award Winners

Congratulations to our Resident Winners from the 2025 winter program entitled,

Manifestations of Rheumatological Disorders in the Head and Neck Region

First: Sejal McDonough, MD -Boston University

Don’t Take it so Dryly- Sialendoscopy for Sjogren’s Syndrome

Second: Kavita Prasad, MD – Harvard Medical School/BIDMC

  A Case of the Phantom Fishbone: An Unexpected Diagnosis in the Larynx

Third: Philip Maxwell, MD– University of Connecticut 

When Trismus isn’t Tumor: IgG4-Related Disease of the Parapharyngeal Space 

 2025 Resident Research Grant Award

Congratulations to Lauren C. Williams, MD  from Yale School of Medicine

who has been awarded the 2025 Resident Research Grant Award.

Dr. Williams project is entitled: 

Comparison of Practice Patterns and Patient Demographics for Male and Female Otolaryngologists

 Dr. Williams will receive a $5,000 grant from NEOS, and will present an update of her work at the Spring 2026 NEOS meeting. Thank you to all residents who submitted proposals.