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The COVID-19 pandemic put a roadblock on many specialties, including otolaryngology this year. With the year wrapping up, three ENTs told Becker's ASC Review about what they were most excited for in 2021.

Tarrytown, N.Y. based ENT and Allergy Associates grew this year adding new physicians and expanding its footprint in the New York area.

Certain states regularly make Medscape's Physician Compensation Report's top 10. Here are the 25 top-earning states that made multiple appearances from 2016-20. 

Using Medscape's Physician Compensation Report from 2016-20, here are the top-earning states for physicians overall: 

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine designed and prototyped a nasolaryngoscopy hood to prevent COVID-19 exposure for ENTs and patients, according to a Dec. 23 news release.

The average salary for otolaryngologists has increased about 14 percent since 2017, according to yearly data from Medscape.

Orthopedic surgeon compensation will be affected by COVID-19, ending a generally upward trend from the last several years. 

A new variant of the COVID-19 virus is spreading across the United Kingdom, according to The New York Times.

Using Medscape's Physician Compensation Report from 2018-20, here is how physician salaries have changed over the last three year: 

Market research on ENT surgical devices is expected to grow with rising prevalence of ENT disorders and preference for minimally invasive surgeries, according to a Dec. 17 news release from Transparency Market Research.