A record number of abstracts were received for the Spring AOS Annual Meeting for Platform and Poster presentation. The 141 abstracts will be reviewed by the Program Advisory Committee as Chaired by AOS President Nancy M. Young MD and AOS Education Director Bradley W. Kesser MD. Make plans to attend the AOS Annual Spring Meeting in Phoenix on April 24-25, 2026 and engage with over 300 otology colleagues for a great educational program.

Record number of AOS Membership Applications reviewed. At the Fall AOS Council meeting a record 15 applications for Fellowship in AOS were reviewed and approved for advancement to the full membership for final vote. Kudos to AOS Fellow Ana H. Kim MD for her spectacular work as Membership Liaison. These candidates are voted on by the membership in November 2025. Attend the Annual Spring AOS meeting and welcome our new Fellows in person.

AOS held a webinar on Wednesday, October 22^nd on the topic of hearing loss and cognition. Entitled “Sound Mind: Hearing Loss and Cognitive Health”, this webinar featured expert panelists Justin S. Golub, MD, MS from Columbia University, Richard K. Gurgel, MD, MSCI from the University of Utah, and Carrie L. Neiman, MD, MPH from Johns Hopkins University.

Lawrence Lustig MD, former President of AOS, delivered the Howard P. House Memorial Lecture for Advances in Otology at the annual AAO-HNSF meeting this past September.