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Ralph Abi Hachem

Associate Professor of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery
Duke South Yellow Zone 4000, DUMC Box 3805, Durham, NC 27710
40 Duke Medicine Circle, DUMC Box 3805, Durham, NC 27710

Research Interests


Sinonasal malignancies: population health outcomes, treatment outcomes, developing in vitro and in vivo models for targeted therapies
Skull base surgery
CSF leak repair
Endoscopic sinus surgery
Revision sinus surgery
Frontal sinus surgery
Balloon sinus dilation procedure
Sinus surgery outcomes in cystic fibrosis
Olfactory disorders and neuronal regeneration

Selected Grants


Migraine Study - Godley Gift

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Frederick Godley, III · 2021 - 2024

Development of an Esthesioneuroblastoma culture model

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by North American Skull Base Society · 2023 - 2024

SinoNasal HPV Study

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Johns Hopkins University · 2022 - 2024

External Relationships


  • Doseddaily

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