Allergy and Sinus Studies

Alexander Chiu, MD

• Topical antibiotics in the management of sinusitis
• Role of underlying bone in sinonasal papillomas
• Outcomes of frontal sinus surgery

Noam Cohen, MD, PhD

• Molecular modulation of sinonasal ciliary function
• Genetics of chronic rhinosinusitis

David Kennedy, MD

• 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, MD

• Biofilm diseases of the sinuses
• Allergic fungal sinusitis
• Outcomes of chronic sinusitis

Michael Ruckenstein, MD

• Immune-mediated ear disease
• Meniere's disease
• Benign positional vertigo
• Cochlear implants

Erica Thaler, MD

• Electronic nose technology
• Chronic sinusitis
• Hospital Acquired Pneumonia
• Zenker's Diverticulum
• Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease

Endocrine Studies

Marcia Brose, MD, PhD

• Genetics of H&N cancer
• HNSCC genome characteristics
• Thyroid cancer initiatives

Head and Neck Cancer Studies

Robert Lustig, MD

• 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, MD

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

Bert O'Malley, MD

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

Harry Quon, MD

• Penn IMRT program
• Photodynamic therapy of pre-malignant oral cavity lesions

Gregory Weinstein, MD

• 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

Barry Ziober, PhD

• Extracellular matrix regulation of tumor cell invasion and metastasis
• DNA and mRNA changes associated with squamous cell carcinoma development and invasion

Smell and Taste Studies

Richard Doty, PhD

• The Smell and Taste Center
• Neurodegenerative diseases
• Olfaction
• Gustation
• Behavioral endocrinology
• Psychophysics

Igor Kratskin, MD

• Physiological role of the amino acid taurine in olfaction
• Cellular sites of biosynthesis and accumulation of taurine in the olfactory epithelium and olfactory bulb

Natasha Mirza, MD

• Radiation and taste
• Clinical studies on voice problems

Wound Healing

Soo Kim Abboud, MD

• Speech and swallowing disorders
• Geriatric ear, nose and throat disorders
• BoTox therapy

Douglas Bigelow, MD

• Cochlear implantation
• Hydroxyapatite cement in acoustic neuroma surgery and in ear surgery
• Skull base and chronic ear surgery

Ara Chalian, MD

• 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

Michael Ann Gratton, PhD

• Auditory Research Lab

James Saunders, MD, PhD

• Hair cell function
• Middle ear function
• Coding in the auditory nerve
• Noise-induced hearing loss