Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
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2023 - Present
Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery,
Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Professor of Cell Biology
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2023 - Present
Cell Biology,
Basic Science Departments
Professor in Neurobiology
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2023 - Present
Neurobiology,
Basic Science Departments
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 CiteOlfactory 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 CiteLong-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 CiteRecent Grants
Towards a molecular biology of human olfaction in health and disease
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029University of Rochester R25
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Rochester Medical Center · 2024 - 2029Neurobiology Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029View All Grants
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.