Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Clinical Fellow-Advanced Rhinology & Skull Base Surgery, Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Ohio State University 2015 - 2016
  • Resident, Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, University of Miami 2010 - 2015
  • Research Fellow, Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, University of Miami 2009 - 2010
  • M.D., St. Joseph University of Beirut (Lebanon) 2008
  • M.S., St. Joseph University of Beirut (Lebanon) 2008
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Books

    • Younis, RT, and Hachem, RA. Pediatric and adult sinonasal disorders. April 1, 2015.
    • Younis, RT, and Hachem, RA. Preface. April 1, 2015.

  • Book Sections

    • Hachem, RA, Beer-Furlan, A, Jamshidi, A, ElKhatib, A, Carrau, RL, and Prevedello, DM. "Skull base reconstruction following resection of skull base chordomas and chondrosarcomas." In Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas of the Skull Base and Spine, 259-270. September 18, 2017.  Full Text
    • Jamshidi, AO, Prevedello, DM, Beer-Furlan, A, Hachem, RA, Otto, B, and Carrau, R. "Surgical Management of Pituitary Apoplexy." In Primer on Cerebrovascular Diseases: Second Edition, 830-835. March 7, 2017.  Full Text
    • Hachem, RA, Goncalves, S, Rivera, A, and Younis, R. "Choanal atresia: Anatomy, etiology, pathophysiology and management." In Pediatric and Adult SinoNasal Disorders, 241-254. April 1, 2015.
    • Hachem, RA, Rose, A, and Younis, RT. "Congenital nasal and paranasal masses." In Pediatric and Adult SinoNasal Disorders, 255-269. April 1, 2015.
    • Younis, R, Abouyared, M, Herman, B, and Hachem, RA. "Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma: Anatomy, pathophysiology and management." In Pediatric and Adult SinoNasal Disorders, 271-284. April 1, 2015.

  • Conference Papers

    • Van De Water, TR, Hachem, RA, Bohorquez, J, Eshraghi, AA, Angeli, S, and Balkany, TJ. "Polymer-eluted Dexamethasone Protects Hearing and Hair Cells Against Trauma-induced Loss." : FEDERATION AMER SOC EXP BIOL, April 1, 2010.  Link to Item

  • Journal Articles

    • Brown, CS, Abi Hachem, R, Pendse, A, Madden, JF, and Francis, HW. "Low-Grade Papillary Schneiderian Carcinoma of the Sinonasal Cavity and Temporal Bone.(Accepted)" The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology 127, no. 12 (December 2018): 974-977.  Full Text
    • Jang, DW, Abraham, C, Cyr, DD, Schulz, K, Abi Hachem, R, and Witsell, DL. "Balloon Catheter Dilation of the Sinuses: A 2011-2014 MarketScan Analysis." Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery : Official Journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (August 7, 2018): 194599818791811-null.  Full Text
    • Brown, CS, Abi-Hachem, R, and Jang, DW. "Management of epistaxis in patients with ventricular assist device: a retrospective review." Journal of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery = Le Journal D'Oto Rhino Laryngologie Et De Chirurgie Cervico Faciale 47, no. 1 (August 2, 2018): 48-null.  Full Text
    • Abi Hachem, R, Goncalves, S, Walker, T, and Angeli, S. "Middle ear irrigation using a hydrodebrider decreases biofilm surface area in an animal model of otitis media." Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology 3, no. 3 (June 2018): 231-237.  Full Text
    • Kang, SY, Eskander, A, Hachem, RA, Ozer, E, Teknos, TN, Old, MO, Prevedello, DM, and Carrau, RL. "Salvage skull base reconstruction in the endoscopic era: Vastus lateralis free tissue transfer." Head & Neck 40, no. 4 (April 2018): E45-E52.  Full Text
    • Choi, KJ, Cheng, TZ, Honeybrook, AL, Gray, AL, Snyder, LD, Palmer, SM, Abi Hachem, R, and Jang, DW. "Correlation between sinus and lung cultures in lung transplant patients with cystic fibrosis." International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology 8, no. 3 (March 2018): 389-393.  Full Text
    • Choi, KJ, Jang, DW, and Abi Hachem, R. "Endoscopic Endonasal Approaches to the Orbit." International Ophthalmology Clinics 58, no. 2 (January 2018): 85-99.  Full Text
    • Johnson, SM, Honeybrook, AL, Ramprasad, VH, Abi Hachem, R, and Jang, DW. "Radiodensity of the Ostiomeatal Complex in Recurrent Acute Rhinosinusitis." Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery : Official Journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 157, no. 5 (November 2017): 887-890.  Full Text
    • Elkhatib, A, McMullen, K, Hachem, RA, Carrau, RL, and Mastros, N. "Rapidly Progressive Maxillary Atelectasis." The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 28, no. 5 (July 2017): e451-e453.  Full Text
    • Rangarajan, S, Hachem, RA, Ozer, E, Beer-Furlan, A, Prevedello, D, and Carrau, RL. "Robotics in Sinus and Skull Base Surgery." Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America 50, no. 3 (June 2017): 633-641. (Review)  Full Text
    • Hachem, RA, Rangarajan, S, Beer-Furlan, A, Prevedello, D, Ozer, E, and Carrau, RL. "The Role of Robotic Surgery in Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancy." Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America 50, no. 2 (April 2017): 385-395. (Review)  Full Text
    • Elkhatib, AH, Soldatova, L, Carrau, RL, Hachem, RA, Ditzel, L, Campbell, R, Prevedello, DM, Prevedello, L, Filho, LFSD, and Campbell, RG. "Role of 18 F-FDG PET/CT differentiating olfactory neuroblastoma from sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma." The Laryngoscope 127, no. 2 (February 2017): 321-324.  Full Text
    • Beer-Furlan, A, Abi-Hachem, R, Jamshidi, AO, Carrau, RL, and Prevedello, DM. "Endoscopic trans-sphenoidal surgery for petroclival and clival meningiomas." Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 60, no. 4 (December 2016): 495-502. (Review)
    • Beer-Furlan, A, Abi-Hachem, R, Jamshidi, AO, Carrau, RL, and Prevedello, DM. "ndoscopic trans-sphenoidal surgery for petroclival and clival meningiomas." Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 60, no. 4 (December 1, 2016): 495-502. (Review)  Link to Item
    • Beer-Furlan, A, Abi-Hachem, R, Goksel, B, Otero, JJ, Carrau, RL, and Prevedello, DM. "Letter: Radiation-Induced Malignant Transformation of Craniopharyngiomas." Neurosurgery 79, no. 2 (August 2016): E313-E315. (Letter)  Full Text
    • Perez, E, Hachem, RA, Carlton, D, Bueno, I, Vernon, S, Van De Water, TR, and Angeli, SI. "Comparison of packing material in an animal model of middle ear trauma." American Journal of Otolaryngology 37, no. 4 (July 2016): 323-329.  Full Text
    • Hachem, RA, Elkhatib, A, Beer-Furlan, A, Prevedello, D, and Carrau, R. "Reconstructive techniques in skull base surgery after resection of malignant lesions: a wide array of choices." Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery 24, no. 2 (April 2016): 91-97. (Review)  Full Text
    • Bollig, C, Huang, LC, Abi-Hachem, R, Kryvenko, ON, and Leibowitz, JM. "Base of Tongue Mass. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma." Jama Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery 141, no. 10 (October 2015): 935-936.  Full Text
    • Ghorra, C, Rizk, H, Abi Hachem, R, Tannoury, J, and Abboud, B. "Association of parathyroid pathology with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma." Presse Medicale (Paris, France : 1983) 41, no. 6 Pt 1 (June 2012): e265-e271.  Full Text
    • Angeli, SI, Abi-Hachem, RN, Vivero, RJ, Telischi, FT, and Machado, JJ. "L-N-Acetylcysteine treatment is associated with improved hearing outcome in sudden idiopathic sensorineural hearing loss." Acta Oto Laryngologica 132, no. 4 (April 2012): 369-376.  Full Text
    • Eshraghi, AA, Dinh, CT, Bohorquez, J, Angeli, S, Abi-Hachem, R, and Van De Water, TR. "Local drug delivery to conserve hearing: mechanisms of action of eluted dexamethasone within the cochlea." Cochlear Implants International 12 Suppl 1 (May 2011): S51-S53.  Full Text
    • Lipan, MJ, Alava, I, Abi-Hachem, R, Vernon, S, Van De Water, TR, and Angeli, SI. "Middle ear packing: comparison of materials in an animal model of mucosal trauma." Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery : Official Journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 144, no. 5 (May 2011): 763-769.  Full Text
    • Abi-Hachem, RN, Zine, A, and Van De Water, TR. "The injured cochlea as a target for inflammatory processes, initiation of cell death pathways and application of related otoprotectives strategies." Recent Patents on Cns Drug Discovery 5, no. 2 (June 2010): 147-163. (Review)  Full Text
    • Van De Water, TR, Abi Hachem, RN, Dinh, CT, Bas, E, Haake, SM, Hoosien, G, Vivero, R, Chan, S, He, J, Eshraghi, AA, Angeli, SI, Telischi, FF, and Balkany, TJ. "Conservation of hearing and protection of auditory hair cells against trauma-induced losses by local dexamethasone therapy: molecular and genetic mechanisms." Cochlear Implants International 11 Suppl 1 (June 2010): 42-55.  Full Text
    • Hachem, RNA, Bared, A, Zeitouni, J, and Younis, RT. "Single-stage total endoscopic resection of a plexiform neurofibroma of the maxillary sinus in a child with type 1 neurofibromatosis." International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 74, no. 4 (April 2010): 426-429.  Full Text

  • Reports

    • Hachem, RA, Beer-Furlan, A, Elkhatib, A, Rangarajan, S, Prevedello, D, Blakaj, D, Bhatt, A, and Carrau, R. Modern Treatment Outcomes in Sinonasal Malignancies. December 2016.  Full Text

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