Dr. Arturo Bonilla Published Articles, Books, Lectures, Conferences

COURSES AND MEETINGS

1.         North Texas Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Dallas, Texas

2.         Shambaugh-Shea Weekend of Otology, 9th Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois

3.         Sisters of Charity Microsurgery Laboratory Course, Buffalo, New York

4.         Endoscopic Foreign Body Techniques, State University of New York at Buffalo,   Buffalo, New York

5.         Topics in Orofacial Medicine Second Annual Symposium, “ Temporomandibular  Disorders: New Concepts in Diagnosis in Pathophysiology”, Buffalo, New York

6.         Academic Risk Management Course, State University of New York, Children’s    Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York

7.         Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Children. 20th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada

8.         Second Annual Otolaryngology Chief Resident Symposium, St. Petersburg, Florida

9.         American Academy of Otolaryngology 97th Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota

10.       The 19th Annual Symposium of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases in Children, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

11.       Temporal Bone Surgical Dissection Course, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

12.       Mini-Seminar in Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

13.       Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Children 22nd Annual Meeting, Sacramento, California

14.       Mini-Seminar in Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

15.       Eastern Section of the American Laryngological, Rhinological, Otological Society, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

16.       Mini-Seminar in Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

17.       American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology 10th Annual Meeting, Durango, Colorado

18.       Sixth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Otitis Media, Fort  Lauderdale, Florida

19.       Osler Otolaryngology Board Review Course, Chicago, Illinois

20.       House Ear Institute Temporal Bone Surgical Dissection Course, House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, California

21.       Osler Otolaryngology Board Review Course, Chicago, Illinois

22.       The 3rd International Symposium on the Pediatric Airway, Orlando, Florida

23.       Unilateral Microtia/Atresia Repair, Robert A. Jahrsdoerfer Lectureship, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas

24.       Academy of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas

 

PRESENTATIONS

1.         Santos A, Bonilla JA, Dunn E: Cholecystectomy in the Elderly: A Plea for Elective Surgery. Presented at the North Texas Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Dallas, Texas

2.         Bonilla JA, Pizzuto M, Brodsky L, Brody A: Absence of the Epiglottis: A Rare    Laryngeal Anomaly. Presented at the Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Advances     in Children 20th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada

3.         Bonilla JA: Presenter of Educational Videotape: Laryngeal Carcinoma for the      Inner-City Population (translated in Spanish).

4.       Bonilla JA, Casselbrant ML, Yellon RF, Gartner C: Airway Obstruction in a Patient with Maroteaux-Oamy Syndrome. Presented at eht Society for Ear, Nose & Throat Advances in Children 22nd Annual Meeting, Sacramento, California

5.         Bonilla JA, Stanievich JF, Simpson GT, Rossman JE: Biosurface and  Bacteriologic Characteristics of Commonly Used Myringotomy Tubes. Presented at the 6th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Otitis Media, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

6.         Bonilla JA, Rimell FL, Post, EhrlichGD: Bacteriologic and Epstein-Barr Virus     Analysis of Adenotonsillar Tissue Using the Polymerase Chain Reaction,          Presented as a Poster Presentation at the Research Forum of the American Academy of    Otolaryngology 99th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana

7.         Dohar JE, Bonilla JA: Processing of Adenoid and Tonsil Specimens in Children - A National Survey of Standard Practice and a Five Year Review of the  Experience at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Presented at the American      Academy of Otolaryngology 99th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana

8.         Bonilla, JA: Otitis Media and Sinusitis in Children, South Texas Chapter of the Academy of Family Physicians, 19th Annual Family Practice Seminar, Port Royal Resort, Port Aransas, Texas

 

ABSTRACTS SUBMITTED/ ACCEPTED TO MEETINGS

1.         DiBiase P, Timmis H, Bonilla JA, Szeremeta W, Post JC: Munchausen by Proxy Complicating Ear Surgery, Accepted as a poster at the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology 11th Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida

PUBLICATIONS ACCEPTED AND MANUSCRIPTS SUBMITTED

1.         Bonilla JA, Bluestone CD, Evaluation and Treatment of Pharyngitis, Published in Postgraduate Medicine

2.         Boas SR, Bloom MD, Bonilla JA: Infantile Laryngeal Neurofibroma Presenting   as Stridor and Dysphagia, Published in Clinical Pediatrics

3.        Dohar JE, Bonilla JA: Processing of Adenoid and Tonsil Specimens in Children -A National Survey of Standard Practice and a Five-Year Review of the Experience at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Published in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

4.         Bonilla, JA, Stanievich J, Simpson G, Rossman J, Biosurface and Bacteriologic    Characteristics of Commonly Used Myringotomy Tubes, Published in the Advances in Otitis Media Proceedings

5.        Bonilla JA, Yellon R: Teratoid Cyst of the Floor of Mouth, Published in the International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

6.         DiBiase P, Timmis H, Bonilla JA, Szeremeta W, Post JC: Munchausen by Proxy Complicating Ear Surgery, Published in the Archives of Otolaryngology

7.        Bonilla JA, Pizzuto M, Brodsky L: Aplasia of the Epiglottis: A Rare Laryngeal Anomaly, Published in ENT Journal, Vol 77 No 1:51-55, 1998.

8.         Bonilla JA, Yellon RF: Principal Author Chapter 21: Surgical Management of      Microtia and Congenital Aural Atresia:  Pediatric Otolaryngology Textbook, 2002

 

TELEVISION AND NEWPAPER FEATURES

1.         Television Feature Story, San Antonio Person of the Week: “Lo Mejor De Lo Nuestro”, KWEX Channel 41, San Antonio, Texas, 1996

2.         Lead Article: “From Ricki’s Rib”, Microtia Reconstruction, Published in the Medical Gazette, San Antonio, Texas, 1996

3.         Lead Article: Microtia Reconstruction, La Prensa Newspaper, San Antonio, Texas, 1996

4.         Newspaper Article: Reconstruction of Congenital Ears, La Opinion Newspaper,    San Antonio Texas, July 1997

5.         Television Feature Story, Channel 5 Eyewitness News, Day to Day: Microtia and its Reconstruction, October 1997

6.         Lead Article: Microtia Reconstruction, Medical Gazette, San Antonio, Texas

7.         Lead Newspaper Article: Reconstruccion De Microtia, Phoenix, Arizona, 1998

8.         Television Article: Future Treatment of Otitis Media, Channel 5 Eyewitness News, October, 1998

9.         Newspaper Article: “Making an ear takes knife of artist”, San Antonio Express-News, Story on ear surgery on patient from Cairo, Egypt, September 1999

10.       Telemundo: Story on Ear Surgery on patient from South America

11.       Univision: Story on Ear Surgery on patient from South America

12.       Newspaper Article: San Antonio Express-News: Ear surgery on patient from South America

13.       Medical Gazette: Featured in “In Profile”, March 2000

14.       Newspaper Article: “To hear anew”, San Antonio Express-News, Story on operating on 5 children, all born without ears, November 2001

15.       Appeared on the CRISTINA Show, Miami, Florida: “Regalo de Amor Para Niños”, (Surprise operation on a child born without an ear), 2000

  

INVITED LECTURES / PRESENTATIONS

1.         Absence of the Epiglottis: A Rare Laryngeal Anomaly, Resident’s Day,     Department of Otolaryngology, SUNY at Buffalo, June 1992.

2.         Nasal Masses in Children: Department of Otolaryngology, SUNY at Buffalo

3.         Recurrent Parotitis in Children: Department of Otolaryngology, SUNY at Buffalo

4.         Deep Neck Infections: Department of Otolaryngology, SUNY at Buffalo

5.         Frey’s Syndrome: Department of Otolaryngology, SUNY at Buffalo

6.         Medico-Legal Issues in Otolaryngology: Department of Otolaryngology, SUNY at Buffalo

7.         Parathyroid Cysts: Department of Otolaryngology, SUNY at Buffalo

8.         Head and Neck Manifestations of Metastatic Disease: Department of Otolaryngology, SUNY at Buffalo, December 1993.

9.         Congenital Epulis: Department of Otolaryngology, SUNY at Buffalo

10.       Pediatric Nasal Masses: Diagnosis and Management, Department of

Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh

11.       Sinusitis Update, 1996, Methodist Hospital, San Antonio, Texas

12.       Otitis Media and Sinusitis Update, 1996, Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital

13.       Otitis Media and Managed Care, Reconstruction of Congenital Auricular Anomalies,

            San Antonio, Texas

14.       Otitis Media and Managed Care, Reconstruction of Congenital Auricular Anomalies,

            Mercy Hospital, Laredo, Texas

15.       Otitis Media and Managed Care, Reconstruction of Congenital Auricular Anomalies

            McAllen, Texas

16.       Otitis Media and Managed Care, Reconstruction of Congenital Auricular Anomalies

            Rio Grande City, Texas

17.       Microtia and Its Reconstruction, Mercy Hospital, Laredo, Texas

18.       Microtia and Its Reconstruction, Eagle Pass, Texas

19.       Update in Otitis Media and Sinusitis in Children, Fairfield, Texas

20.       Resistant Strep. Pneumoniae.: Applications to Otitis Media and Sinusitis

            Brownsville, Texas

21.       Otitis Media and Sinusitis in Children: 1997, Texas Academy of Family    Physicians, Victoria, Texas

22.       Clinical Embryology of the Head and Neck, St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas

23.       Pediatric Airway Obstruction & Microtia Reconstruction, Women's and Children's Hospital Grand Rounds, San Antonio, Texas

24.       Pediatric Otitis Media in the Managed Care Setting, Microtia - Congenital Ear Deformities & Reconstruction

            Valley Baptist Hospital, Harlingen, Texas

25.       Surgical Reconstruction of Microtia In-Service, North Central Baptist Hospital, San Antonio, Texas

26.       Pediatric ENT Emergencies, Methodist Hospital & Women's and Children's Hospital, San Antonio, Texas

27.       Pediatric ENT Emergencies, Private talk for Northeast Pediatrics, San Antonio, Texas

28.       Airway Foreign Bodies and Other ENT Emergencies, 6th Annual Pediatric Emergencies Symposium, San Antonio, Texas

29.       Indications for Tonsillectomy/Adenoidectomy and Indications for Myringotomy   Tube Placement, Pediatric Symposium, South Padre, Texas

30.       Pediatric Ear, Nose and Throat Emergencies, Pediatric Symposium, South Padre,  Texas

31.       Otitis Media in the Pediatric Population Microtia Ear Reconstruction in Relation to Hearing Loss and Speech, Academy of Valley Speech Pathologists and Audiologists, Valley Baptist Hospital, Harlingen Texas

32.       Common Pediatric Emergencies 1998: Pediatric ENT Emergencies, Baptist Health System, Boerne, Texas

33.       Reconstruction of the Microtic Ear: Otolaryngology Grand Rounds, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

34.       Reconstruction of the Microtic Ear: Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

35.       Reconstruction of the Microtic Ear, Special Lecturer, Otolaryngology Session Monterrey, Mexico

36.       Invited to give lecture at the Congress of Pediatrics and Otolaryngology in Monterrey, Mexico

37.       Invited to give lecture for the local Congress of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Matamoros, Mexico

38.       Pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat Lecture, La Cantera, San Antonio, Texas

Optimizing the Management of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Dallas, Texas

39.       Pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat Infections Lecture, McAllen, Texas

40.       Pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat Emergencies Lecture, McAllen Texas

41.       Airway Obstruction Lecture, Pedi 911 Common Pediatric Emergencies Conference, San Antonio, Texas

42.       Pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat Emergencies, Abbott Laboratories, Ruth’s Chris, San Antonio, Texas

43.       Pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat Emergencies, Abbott Laboratories, Eddie V’s Edgewater Grill, San Antonio, Texas

44.       Pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat Emergencies, Abbott Laboratories, Texas Med Clinic, San Antonio, Texas

45.       Pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat Emergencies, Abbott Laboratories, Texas Med Clinic, San Antonio, Texas

46.       Deformities of the Ear, Pediatric Clinical Service Meeting, North Central Baptist Hospital, San Antonio, Texas

47.       Pediatric Potpourri, “Microtia and other ear deformities”, Valley Regional Medical Center, Brownsville, Texas

48.       Pediatric Microtia Reconstruction Using the Cartilage Technique, LAMAC Annual Conference, Palos Verdes, California

49.       Pediatric Microtia Reconstruction Using the Cartilage Technique, LAMAC Annual Conference, Palos Verdes, California

50.       Pediatric Microtia Reconstruction Using the Cartilage Technique, Let Them Hear Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado

51.       Pediatric Microtia Reconstruction Using the Cartilage Technique, MiniMac Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois

52.       Pediatric Microtia Reconstruction Using the Cartilage Technique, Australian Microtia & Atresia Annual Conference

53.       Pediatric Microtia Reconstruction Using the Cartilage Technique, Let Them Hear Annual Conference, NYC, New York

54.       Pediatric Microtia Reconstruction Using the Cartilage Technique, MiniMac Annual Conference, Washington DC

55.       Pediatric Microtia Reconstruction Using the Cartilage Technique, Australian Microtia & Atresia Annual Conference

56.       Pediatric Microtia Reconstruction Using the Cartilage Technique, Let Them Hear Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida

57.       Pediatric Microtia Reconstruction Using the Cartilage Technique, Nashville, Tennessee

58.       Pediatric Microtia Reconstruction Using the Cartilage Technique, Australian Microtia & Atresia Annual Conference

59.       Pediatric Microtia Reconstruction Using the Cartilage Technique, LAMAC Annual Conference, Rancho Palos Verdes

60.       Pediatric Microtia Reconstruction Using the Cartilage Technique, Australian Microtia & Atresia Annual Conference

61.       Pediatric Microtia Reconstruction Using the Cartilage Technique, Chicago, Illinois

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