Minnesota Academy of Otolaryngology
January 31, 2026 - Hyatt Regency Bloomington-Mall of America

Scientific Schedule 

 7:00 AM   Registration and Continental Breakfast

 8:00 AM   Welcome
                   Neil Brown, MD  

 8:10 AM   Ask Your Legislators Session
                   Representatives: TBD

 9:00 AM   Keynote Presentation
                   Update in Rhinology 
                   Raj Sindwani, MD, FACS, FRCS(C)

 9:30 AM   How to Utilize AI in Your Practice

 10:00 AM   Break - Visit Exhibitors

 10:15 AM   Panel Discussion: Head & Neck Cancer Screening

 10:45 AM   Surgical Management of GERD

 11:15 AM   What is that Tickle?

 12:00 PM   Lunch / Business Meeting / Visit Exhibitors

 1:00 PM   Resident Bowl Jeopardy!
                   Neal Godse (Moderator)

 2:00 PM   Panel Discussion: To Trach or Not to Trach?                 

 2:40 PM   Rural Health Challenges: Tales from the Norte

 3:10 PM   Break & Visit Exhibitors

 3:30 PM   Business Class for Doctors: How Do I Do Estate Planning

 4:00 PM   Inaugural Gary E. Garvis, MD Memorial Lectureship on Otology
                   Simon I. Angeli, MD
                   William Garvis, MD (Moderator)

 5:00 PM   Poster Session/ Reception/ Exhibitor Passport Drawings

Industry partners have the opportunity to offer a separate event/hands-on training/meetings at the conclusion of the MAO Annual Meeting.  All attendees MUST be registered for the MAO Annual Meeting to attend these events. Invitations will be only sent out to those registered for the MAO Annual Meeting in a couple of weeks. So, DON’T DELAY REGISTERING to avoid missing these opportunities.