Allergy and Sinus Studies
Erica Thaler:
Electronic nose technology
Chronic sinusitis
Hospital Acquired Pneumonia
Zenker's Diverticulum
Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease
Noam Cohen:
Molecular modulation of sinonasal ciliary function
Genetics of chronic rhinosinusitis
Alexander Chiu:
Topical antibiotics in the management of sinusitis
Role of underlying bone in sinonasal papillomas
Outcomes of frontal sinus surgery
David Kennedy:
Causes of sinusitis and role of underlying
bone in Chronic sinusitis
Outcomes in sinus disease
Minimally invasive tumor surgery
Endoscopic nasal surgery
Dr. Kennedy recently completed a double
blind study on the role of Lamisil in the management of chronic rhinosinusitis.
James Palmer:
Biofilm diseases of the sinuses
Allergic fungal sinusitis
Outcomes of chronic sinusitis
Michael Ruckenstein:
Immune-mediated ear disease
Meniere's disease
Benign positional vertigo
Cochlear implants
Endocrine Studies
Marcia Brose:
Genetics of H&N cancer
HNSCC genome characteristics
Thyroid cancer initiatives
Smell and Taste Studies
Richard Doty:
www.med.upenn.edu/stc
Neurodegenerative diseases
Olfaction
Gustation
Behavioral endocrinology
Psychophysics
Natasha Mirza:
Radiation and taste
Clinical studies on voice problems
Igor Kratskin:
Physiological role of the amino acid
taurine in olfaction
Cellular sites of biosynthesis and
accumulation of taurine in the olfactory epithelium and olfactory bulb
Head and Neck Cancer Studies
Harry Quon:
Penn IMRT program
Photodynamic therapy of pre-malignant
oral cavity lesions
Duane Sewell:
Basic science research on immunotherapy
for head and neck cancer
Barry Ziober:
Extracellular matrix regulation of tumor cell invasion and metastasis
DNA and mRNA changes associated with squamous cell carcinoma development and invasion
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Head and Neck Cancer Studies cont'd
Bert O’Malley:
Basic and Translational Research:
Targeted Gene and Molecular Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer
Molecular Therapy for Sinus Disease
Molecular Based Strategies for Radiation and Chemotherapy Sensitization
Image Guided and Minimally Invasive Sinus and Skull Base Surgery
Robotic Head and Neck and Skull Base Surgery
Gregory Weinstein:
Quality of life following treatment of laryngeal carcinoma
Utilization of lymphoscintigraphy in lymph node cancer
Hyperbaric oxygen to avoid complications in laryngeal carcinoma
Multi-modality treatment of head and neck cancers
Minimally invasive surgery
Robotic Head and Neck Surgery
Robert Lustig:
Photodynamic therapy for the treatment of head and neck cancer
Use of targeted therapies combined with radiation for the treatment of head and neck cancer
Jason Newman:
Translational and Clinical Research
Quality of life in head and neck cancer
Minimally invasive cranial base surgery
The role of PET/CT in management of head and neck cancer
Intra-tumoral and lymphatic injectable chemotherapy for head and neck cancer
Government and industry-sponsored Clinical trials
Wound Healing
Ara Chalian:
Quality of life surrounding laryngectomy surgery
Gene and immunotherapy for cancer (in collaboration with Dr.David Weiner and the head and neck cancer center)
Wound healing
Speech and Audiology
Douglas Bigelow:
Cochlear implantation
Hydroxyapatite cement in acoustic neuroma surgery and in ear surgery
Skull base and chronic ear surgery
Soo Kim Abboud:
Speech and swallowing disorders
Geriatric ear, nose and throat disorders
BoTox therapy
James Saunders:
Hair cell function
Middle ear function
Coding in the auditory nerve
Noise-induced hearing loss
Joel Blumin:
Spasmodic dysphonia/Laryngeal dystonia
Laryngeal biomechanics
Laryngeal reinnervation
Laryngeal transplantation
Michael Ann Gratton:
Link to Auditory Research Lab
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