Kunal S Jain , MD

Andrew G. Tritter, MD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He directs the department’s laryngology division and the Texas Voice Performance Institute. His experiences have given him extensive training in voice, airway, and swallowing disorders for patients of all ages. His clinical interests include care for the professional voice, vocal fold paralysis, spasmodic dysphonia, management of early-stage laryngeal cancer, benign vocal fold lesions, respiratory papillomatosis, tracheal stenosis, laryngeal stenosis, swallowing disorders, chronic cough, and numerous other conditions affecting the throat. Dr. Tritter graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 2014 and spent six years completing both an internship and residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the Louisiana State University in Shreveport. He then completed an additional year of fellowship training in laryngology at Columbia University and Weill-Cornell Medical College in New York City. He moved back to his hometown of Houston in 2021 to take a position as an assistant professor in otolaryngology and serves as the new director of the Texas Voice Performance Institute. Patients routinely appreciate Dr. Tritter’s kind and diligent bedside manner. You can rest easy knowing that Dr. Tritter will take his time to fully understand your issues when you come in for a consultation. He is an expert in caring for the needs of professional voice users. This includes singers, performers, teachers, lawyers, receptionists, and many other professions that depend on a strong and reliable voice to function. Patients value having an experienced physician who will listen intently and carefully to their complaints without making them feel rushed. Dr. Tritter’s primary goal is always to help his patients feel better. He strives to have every patient feel completely satisfied with their care when they leave his office. Dr. Tritter has been recognized with numerous awards during his academic career, including membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. He has presented routinely at national conferences and has multiple peer-reviewed publications in his field. He is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology, where he previously served as a representative on the Section for Residents and Fellows and has spent several years serving as a member of the Voice Committee. Dr. Tritter offers numerous procedures and services that are unique within the community, including: In-office awake esophagoscopy, without the need for sedation or anesthesia In-office esophageal balloon dilation for swallowing issues In-office laser treatment of vocal fold polyps and other benign laryngeal lesions In-office bronchoscopy for airway evaluation In-office vocal fold injections for vocal fold paralysis or atrophy Botox injections for spasmodic dysphonia, vocal tremor, and other neurological conditions Superior laryngeal nerve block for chronic cough management He also performs the full spectrum of surgical procedures to treat issues of the voice box and throat. In addition to these procedures and services, Dr. Tritter works closely with numerous speech-language Pathologists specializing in voice therapy and singing voice therapy in the greater Houston area. He works closely with numerous physicians in neurology, gastroenterology, rheumatology, and cardiothoracic surgery to help ensure that you always have an excellent team available to you, no matter the issue. Dr. Tritter is an avid musician and singer who loves experiencing live music around the city. He enjoys cooking, traveling the world, scuba diving, hiking, and spending time with friends and family.

Martin J. Citardi, MD, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained rhinologist focused on disorders of the nose and sinuses. His special clinical interests include refractory sinusitis, revision sinus surgery, CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) rhinorrhea, computer-aided (image-guided) surgery, and minimally invasive anterior skull base surgery.

William C. Yao, MD, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained otorhinolaryngologist specializing in nose, sinus, and skull base disorders. He is devoted to delivering leading-edge medical and surgical management for chronic rhinosinusitis and paranasal sinus diseases, as well as advanced endoscopic sinus surgery, revision sinus surgery, skull base surgery, and orbital surgery. Yao is an associate professor and division chief of rhinology in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. He also serves as the residency program director and is co-director of the Texas Sinus Institute Rhinology and Skull Base fellowship program. He has a strong interest in surgical technique and residency education, including the development of teaching instruments. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, and received his medical degree at the University of Colorado Health Science Center School of Medicine. He was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society in 2008. He completed his otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residency at Baylor College of Medicine, where he was recognized with the 2014 Resident Teaching Award. He completed a fellowship in rhinology and anterior skull base surgery at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary at Harvard Medical School. Yao is fluent in English and Japanese and is the author of chapters in many textbooks, as well as numerous articles published in peer-reviewed journals, including The Laryngoscope, the International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, the American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy, and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He has been awarded the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award by McGovern Medical School every year since 2017 and the Faculty of the Year Award on multiple occasions. He has been named a Houstonia Top Doctor, Castle Connolly Top Doctor, and a Texas Super Doctor Rising Star.