Osborne Head and Neck Institute is an innovative ear, nose and throat / head and neck surgical practice based at the Cedar Sinai Medical Towers in Los Angeles, California. OHNI founder, Dr. Ryan Osborne, led 17 team members on their first medical mission trip to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in January of 2016. In 10 days, the OHNI team performed 16 minor operations, 51 major operations, and treated over 1000 patients in the clinic.
The OHNI team faces the difficult decision of how to treat a young woman who discovers a tumor in her parotid gland while she is in the second trimester of her pregnancy. The surgeons must treat this potentially cancerous growth without harming the patient or her baby.
This episode features a 16-year- old girl from the Midwest who discovers a growth in her face. Despite her young age, she must make adult decisions about complex surgery. Her close-knit family, church, and community support her in her search for the best surgical care. When she comes to Osborne Head and Neck Institute, Dr. Ryan Osborne and Dr. Jason Hamilton must decide how to handle a growth that is exceedingly rare in a pediatric patient. They must determine the best plan of action, recognizing surgery could have disfiguring, life-altering consequences.
This episode features a 5-year-old boy from Ventura, California who has been suffering with recurrent growths on his vocal cords.
The OHNI medical team encounter a New Jersey woman with a giant tumor who has given up hope. Her daughter tricks her into a consultation with Dr Ryan Osborne and Dr Jason Hamilton which ultimately changes her life and their careers.
The OHNI family pack their bags and travel to Central America. Specifically, to Belmopan, Belize to assist the Western Regional Medical Center meet the Ear, Nose, Throat/Head and Neck surgical needs of the citizens of Belize. Sponsored by the Osborne Head and Neck Foundation (OHNF) and the worldwide community supporters of the global outreach efforts of OHNI. The team works together to tackle a wide range of problems from hearing loss to skin cancer. They remove live beetles from the ear canal and tumors from awake patients under local anesthesia. Friendships are made, trust is built, and more than 55 major operations are completed.
Lydia Simpson is a woman who was diagnosed with a deep lobe parapharygeal space tumor. She was told she would likely suffer facial paralysis and would need her jaw split in order to remove the tumor. Relying upon the support of her husband Ward, CEO of God TV, they pray for direction and guidance.
Dr Ryan F. Osborne travels to India to locate a site for a humanitarian medical mission. He travels to the state of Punjab and makes plans for the OHNI Team to come back in March 2018 and provide free medical and surgical care to those in need.
Dr. Osborne was invited to Serbia by the Minister of Health. He accepted this invitation and put together a small OHNI delegation to engage in a medical exchange between the United States and the Republic of Serbia. See how the OHNI team navigate geopolitics and make profound bonds with the Serbian medical community.
Waleed was diagnosed with bilateral large parotid Wharthin's tumors. Only about 10 to 20 percent of patients with parotid tumors will be diagnosed with a Warthin's tumor, and only about 5 percent of Warthin's tumors will present on both parotid glands simultaneously. It was the rarity of his case and the risk of bilateral facial paralysis that made Waleed seek out the OHNI team.
Profound hearing loss has made it difficult for Norman to function in the world. Hearing aids were ineffective and he was told there was nothing that could be done. Norman began to withdraw from society until he crossed paths with Dr. Ronen Nazarian. Norman's life is forever changed as Dr Nazarian restores his hearing by surgically implanting a device in Norman's ear called a cochlear implant.
Anthony Evans, a professional singer faces the most difficult decision of his life. Repeated vocal hemorrhages threaten his career, and Dr. Reena Gupta advises him to proceed with a laser vocal cord procedure to try and save his voice.
When a woman in her midlife discovers a lump along her jaw line she embarks on a search that brings her to the Osborne Head and Neck Institute and Head and Neck surgeon Dr. Ryan Osborne and cosmetic surgeon Dr. Hootan Zandifar. Follow her transformational journey through parotid surgery, plastic surgery and her final results from a facelift procedure.
Paris is a 23 year-old woman diagnosed with a peripheral nerve sheath tumor that is located in the brachial plexus between a network of nerves that control the arm. When the tumor starts to cause Paris unbearable pain, she seeks the help of Dr. Ryan Osborne to tackle her challenging case. Faced with losing function of her arm, Paris makes the ultimate decision that could alter the rest of her life.
The OHNI Team is back in Serbia. Over the next year, Dr. Ryan Osborne and his team must overcome the hurdles of establishing a European headquarters. Putting aside politics, the OHNI team work side by side with the Serbian medical community to create a global healthcare network.
David has an extremely rare condition called Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia which causes him to have life-threatening nose bleeds. After many trips to the ER, David is left with a large hole in his septum. David seeks the help of Dr. Jason Hamilton. Dr. Hamilton must find a way to repair the hole in David's septum knowing that with one wrong move he could put David's life in danger.
The OHNI Team travels to India to provide free ENT surgical care. The team must work together to overcome fatigue, cultural and language differences and help a community in desperate need of care.
Ron, a 3x Iraq War Veteran, came to Osborne Head & Neck Institute after being placed on a long waiting list for a surgery he needed immediately. His flow of saliva was being blocked by a salivary stone and causing him significant amount of pain. Dr. Ryan Osborne, with the help of The Osborne Head and Neck Foundation, provides Ron with the surgery he so desperately needed.
Françoise, a children's teacher from London, has been suffering for over 20 years with a large growth on the side of her face. Francoise travels to Serbia to have surgery with Dr. Ryan Osborne. Working in an unfamiliar setting, Dr. Osborne and his team must a way to safely remove her parotid tumor.
Alexa is an 11-year-old girl with a deep lobe parotid tumor. Faced with potential facial paralysis, recurrent tumors, and a large scar, Alexa's parents must make a life-altering decision to find the right surgeons to operate on their little girl. Dr. Ryan Osborne and his team tackle on the pressure of operating on a young child.
Julie, an inspiring singer/songwriter from Las Vegas has a septal perforation caused by a trauma from child abuse. She seeks the help of specialist, Dr. Jason Hamilton to repair the hole in her septum so she can finally close that chapter of her life.
Shane, a U.S. Navy Veteran, has an extremely rare condition called Eagle Syndrome which causes him extreme pain. After numerous attempts to find a surgeon within the VA network, Shane is left depressed and forced to search for a doctor who could treat him. Shane seeks the aide of Dr. Ryan Osborne and his team to help him get the surgery he so desperately needs.
Pany is a young mother of two from London. After discovering a small lump behind her ear, Pany is told by doctors that it was only a cyst and that the lump would eventually go away. When the MRI results came back, Pany discovers that she has a deep lobe parotid tumor. After doing a lot of research, she seeks the help of Dr. Ryan Osborne and Dr. Jason Hamilton to safely remove the tumor.
Rahim, a successful 36-year old business analyst has suffered from profound sensorineural hearing loss for most of his life. It wasn't until Rahim became a father, that he realized he was missing the ability to hear his own daughter. Rahim seeks the help of Dr. Ronen Nazarian, to help restore his hearing through a cochlear implant hearing restoration surgery.
Imelda is a woman with a rare condition called recurrent dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. After numerous surgeries to remove the large growth on her face, Imelda and her family seek the help of Dr. Ryan Osborne and Dr. Jason Hamilton. Imelda must undergo two stages, one to insert tissue expanders to allow enough tissue to grow for reconstruction, and to remove the tumor and reconstruct her face.