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Bradley John Goldstein

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

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences · 2023 - Present Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Professor of Cell Biology · 2023 - Present Cell Biology, Basic Science Departments
Professor in Neurobiology · 2023 - Present Neurobiology, Basic Science Departments

In the News


Published December 23, 2022
Scientists Find Key Reason Why Loss of Smell Occurs in Long COVID-19
Published January 11, 2021
Sniffing Out COVID-Related Loss of Smell
Published March 9, 2020
Neuron-making in nose could help people with smell loss; other neurologic disorders

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Recent Publications


Utility of Existing Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Identifying Non-Rhinogenic Facial Pain.

Journal Article Laryngoscope · March 22, 2025 OBJECTIVE: Facial pain/pressure is often non-rhinogenic and migraine-related in etiology. However, this is frequently misdiagnosed as sinusitis, leading to inappropriate antibiotic utilization and unnecessary procedures. We assessed the utility of the 3-It ... Full text Link to item Cite

Olfactory neuroblastoma mimics molecular heterogeneity and lineage trajectories of small-cell lung cancer.

Journal Article Cancer Cell · June 10, 2024 The olfactory epithelium undergoes neuronal regeneration from basal stem cells and is susceptible to olfactory neuroblastoma (ONB), a rare tumor of unclear origins. Employing alterations in Rb1/Trp53/Myc (RPM), we establish a genetically engineered mouse m ... Full text Link to item Cite

Long-term olfactory loss post-COVID-19: Pathobiology and potential therapeutic strategies.

Journal Article World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg · June 2024 An acute loss of smell emerged as a striking symptom present in roughly half of the people infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus in the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. In most COVID-19 patients, olfacti ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Towards a molecular biology of human olfaction in health and disease

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

University of Rochester R25

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Rochester Medical Center · 2024 - 2029

Neurobiology Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

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Education, Training & Certifications


State University of New York Upstate Medical University · 1999 M.D.
State University of New York Upstate Medical University · 1999 Ph.D.
University of Virginia · 1992 B.A.