Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Fellow, Rhinology And Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Otolaryngology, Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine 2012 - 2013
  • Resident, Otolaryngology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 2008 - 2012
  • Intern, General Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 2007 - 2008
  • M.D., State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center 2007
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  Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

  • Division Chief, Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
    Co-Director, Duke Rhinology Fellowship
• Recognition
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  Awards & Honors

  • Maureen Hannley Thesis Award. Triological Society. January 2021
  • Marketscan Pilot Grant. Duke Surgery Center for Outcomes Research (SCORES). June 2019
  • Resident Mentorship Award. Department of Head and Neck Surgery. June 2018
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea
  • Endoscopy
  • Nasal Polyps
  • Nasal Septum
  • Pharynx
  • Rhinitis
  • Sinusitis
  • Skull Base Neoplasms
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Facial Pain, Rhinosinusitis and Migranine Disease awarded by Amgen, Inc. 2020 - 2022
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  External Relationships

  • Amgen, Inc.
  • Association for Migraine Disorders
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC Foundation
  • Medtronic
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Issa, Khalil, Jordan I. Teitelbaum, David W. Jang, Bradley J. Goldstein, Lyndon Chan, and Ralph Abi Hachem. “Sinus Irrigation Penetration After Proposed Modified Draf IIa Technique in a Side-to-Side Cadaveric Model.” Am J Rhinol Allergy 35, no. 4 (July 2021): 487–93. https://doi.org/10.1177/1945892420969141.
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    • Jang, David W., Hui-Jie Lee, Philip G. Chen, Seth M. Cohen, and Charles D. Scales. “Management of Chronic Rhinosinusitis Prior to Otolaryngology Referral: An Opportunity for Quality Improvement.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, June 15, 2021, 1945998211017486. https://doi.org/10.1177/01945998211017486.
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    • Fish, Taylor, Khalil Issa, Corinna G. Levine, David W. Jang, and Philip G. Chen. “Assessment of Available Online Information About Nasopharyngeal Swab Testing in Patient Instructions for Sinus and Pituitary Surgery.” Jama Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 147, no. 6 (June 1, 2021): 572–73. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2020.5663.
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    • Issa, Khalil, Blaine D. Smith, Samantha J. Kaplan, John Madden, David W. Jang, Ali Zomorodi, David Brizel, and Ralph Abi Hachem. “A systematic review on sinonasal mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma.” Int Forum Allergy Rhinol, May 19, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.22811.
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    • Jang, David W., Hui Jie Lee, Philip G. Chen, Seth M. Cohen, and Charles D. Scales. “Geographic Variations in Healthcare Utilization and Expenditure for Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Population-Based Approach.” Laryngoscope, April 27, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.29588.
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    • Ackall, Feras Y., Khalil Issa, Ian Barak, Jordan Teitelbaum, David W. Jang, Sin-H Jung, Bradley Goldstein, Ricardo Carrau, and Ralph Abi Hachem. “Survival Outcomes in Sinonasal Poorly Differentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma.” Laryngoscope 131, no. 4 (April 2021): E1040–48. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.29090.
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    • Teitelbaum, Jordan I., Catie Grasse, Dennis Quan, Ralph Abi Hachem, Bradley J. Goldstein, Xiaoyang Hua, and David W. Jang. “General Complications after Endoscopic Sinus Surgery in Smokers: A 2005-2016 NSQIP Analysis.” Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 130, no. 4 (April 2021): 350–55. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003489420952481.
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    • Issa, Khalil, Feras Ackall, Sin-Ho Jung, Jianghao Li, David W. Jang, Sanjeet V. Rangarajan, and Ralph Abi Hachem. “Survival outcomes in sinonasal carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation: A NCDB analysis.” Am J Otolaryngol 42, no. 2 (March 2021): 102851. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102851.
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    • Teitelbaum, Jordan I., Khalil Issa, Ian R. Barak, Feras Y. Ackall, Sin-Ho Jung, David W. Jang, and Ralph Abi Hachem. “Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Outcomes: Does Treatment at a High-Volume Center Confer Survival Benefit?” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 163, no. 5 (November 2020): 986–91. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599820935395.
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    • Jang, David W., Derek D. Cyr, Kristine Schulz, Richard Scher, Phil Ryan, Ralph Abi Hachem, and David L. Witsell. “The use of balloon dilation in revision sinus surgery.” Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 10, no. 10 (October 2020): 1158–64. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.22571.
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    • VanDusen, Keith W., Sarada Eleswarpu, Eugene W. Moretti, Michael J. Devinney, Donna M. Crabtree, Daniel T. Laskowitz, Marty G. Woldorff, et al. “The MARBLE Study Protocol: Modulating ApoE Signaling to Reduce Brain Inflammation, DeLirium, and PostopErative Cognitive Dysfunction.” J Alzheimers Dis 75, no. 4 (2020): 1319–28. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-191185.
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    • Choi, Kevin J., David W. Jang, Ali R. Zomorodi, Patrick J. Codd, Allan Friedman, and Ralph Abi Hachem. “Novel Application of Steroid Eluting Stent in Petrous Apex Cholesterol Granuloma.” J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 80, no. 5 (October 2019): 500–504. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1675751.
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    • Ji, Keven, Thomas J. Risoli, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Lyndon Chan, Ralph Abi Hachem, and David W. Jang. “Symptom Profile of Chronic Rhinosinusitis Versus Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Tertiary Rhinology Clinic.” Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 128, no. 10 (October 2019): 963–69. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003489419851527.
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    • Choi, Kevin J., Feras Y. Ackall, Tracy Truong, Tracy Z. Cheng, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Ali R. Zomorodi, Patrick J. Codd, Peter E. Fecci, Ralph Abi Hachem, and David W. Jang. “Sinonasal Quality of Life Outcomes After Extended Endonasal Approaches to the Skull Base.” J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 80, no. 4 (August 2019): 416–23. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1675592.
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    • Raikundalia, Milap D., Tracy Z. Cheng, Tracy Truong, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Jiyoung Ryu, Ralph Abi Hachem, and David W. Jang. “Factors associated with opioid use after endoscopic sinus surgery.” Laryngoscope 129, no. 8 (August 2019): 1751–55. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.27921.
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    • Cheng, Tracy Z., Kevin J. Choi, Adam L. Honeybrook, Rasheedat T. Zakare-Fagbamila, Alice L. Gray, Laurie D. Snyder, Scott M. Palmer, Ralph Abi-Hachem, and David W. Jang. “Decreased Antibiotic Utilization After Sinus Surgery in Cystic Fibrosis Patients With Lung Transplantation.” Am J Rhinol Allergy 33, no. 4 (July 2019): 354–58. https://doi.org/10.1177/1945892419830624.
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    • Jang, David W., Cecily Abraham, Derek D. Cyr, Kristine Schulz, Ralph Abi Hachem, and David L. Witsell. “Preoperative Management of Chronic Rhinosinusitis Prior to Office Balloon Sinus Dilation: A 2011-2014 MarketScan® Analysis.” Am J Rhinol Allergy 33, no. 4 (July 2019): 347–53. https://doi.org/10.1177/1945892419829335.
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    • Cooper, Matthew, Tracy Cheng, Tracy Truong, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Ralph Abi Hachem, and David W. Jang. “Factors Associated with Revision Surgery after Balloon Sinuplasty.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 160, no. 4 (April 2019): 734–39. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599818813044.
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    • Khoury, Tawfiq, David Jang, Ricardo Carrau, Neal Ready, Ian Barak, and Ralph Abi Hachem. “Role of induction chemotherapy in sinonasal malignancies: a systematic review.” Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 9, no. 2 (February 2019): 212–19. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.22229.
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    • Villarreal, Ricardo, Bozena B. Wrobel, Luis F. Macias-Valle, Greg E. Davis, Thomas J. Prihoda, Amber U. Luong, K Christopher McMains, et al. “International assessment of inter- and intrarater reliability of the International Frontal Sinus Anatomy Classification system.” Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 9, no. 1 (January 2019): 39–45. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.22200.
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    • Jang, David W., Cecily Abraham, Derek D. Cyr, Kristine Schulz, Ralph Abi Hachem, and David L. Witsell. “Balloon Catheter Dilation of the Sinuses: A 2011-2014 MarketScan Analysis.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, August 7, 2018, 194599818791811. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599818791811.
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    • Brown, Clifford Scott, Ralph Abi-Hachem, and David Woojin Jang. “Management of epistaxis in patients with ventricular assist device: a retrospective review.” J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 47, no. 1 (August 2, 2018): 48. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40463-018-0295-6.
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    • Cobb, Mary In-Ping Huang, Matthew Crowson, Rachael Mintz-Cole, Aatif M. Husain, Miles Berger, David Jang, and Patrick Codd. “Transnasal Transsphenoidal Elevation of Optic Chiasm in Secondary Empty Sella Syndrome Following Prolactinoma Treatment.” World Neurosurg 112 (April 2018): 250–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2018.01.202.
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    • Choi, Kevin J., Tracy Z. Cheng, Adam L. Honeybrook, Alice L. Gray, Laurie D. Snyder, Scott M. Palmer, Ralph Abi Hachem, and David W. Jang. “Correlation between sinus and lung cultures in lung transplant patients with cystic fibrosis.” Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 8, no. 3 (March 2018): 389–93. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.22067.
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    • Choi, Kevin J., David W. Jang, and Ralph Abi Hachem. “Endoscopic Endonasal Approaches to the Orbit.” Int Ophthalmol Clin 58, no. 2 (2018): 85–99. https://doi.org/10.1097/IIO.0000000000000222.
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    • Johnson, Sean M., Adam L. Honeybrook, Vaibhav H. Ramprasad, Ralph Abi Hachem, and David W. Jang. “Radiodensity of the Ostiomeatal Complex in Recurrent Acute Rhinosinusitis.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 157, no. 5 (November 2017): 887–90. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599817717682.
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    • Cheng, Jeffrey, Beiyu Liu, Alfredo E. Farjat, and David W. Jang. “Adverse Events in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery for Infectious Orbital Complications of Sinusitis: 30-Day NSQIP Pediatric Outcomes.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 157, no. 4 (October 2017): 716–21. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599817717675.
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    • Wang, Cynthia S., Adam Honeybrook, Nikita Chapurin, Anjeni Keswani, and David W. Jang. “Sinusitis in patients on tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors.” Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 7, no. 4 (April 2017): 380–84. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.21895.
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    • Chapurin, Nikita, Adam Honeybrook, Sean Johnson, Cynthia Wang, and David W. Jang. “Radiographic characterization of the retroantral ethmoid cell.” Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 6, no. 12 (December 2016): 1315–18. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.21817.
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    • Choi, Kevin J., David W. Jang, Matthew D. Ellison, and Dennis O. Frank-Ito. “Characterizing airflow profile in the postoperative maxillary sinus by using computational fluid dynamics modeling: A pilot study.” Am J Rhinol Allergy 30, no. 1 (January 2016): 29–36. https://doi.org/10.2500/ajra.2016.30.4266.
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    • Ramprasad, Vaibhav H., Charles R. Woodard, and David W. Jang. “Surgical Correction of an Extensive Skull Base Defect as a Result of Pneumocele.” J Craniofac Surg 27, no. 1 (January 2016): 163–65. https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000002315.
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    • Caten, Alexander, Christopher Johnson, David Jang, Jose Gurrola, and Stilianos Kountakis. “Comorbidities in patients with all-positive symptoms on sinonasal outcomes test quality-of-life instrument.” Laryngoscope 125, no. 12 (December 2015): 2648–52. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.25456.
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    • Sajisevi, Mirabelle, Jenny K. Hoang, Rose Eapen, and David W. Jang. “Nasopharyngeal Masses Arising from Embryologic Remnants of the Clivus: A Case Series.” J Neurol Surg Rep 76, no. 2 (November 2015): e253–57. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1564603.
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    • Cobb, Mary In-Ping Huang, Shahid Nimjee, L Fernando Gonzalez, David Woojin Jang, and Ali Zomorodi. “Direct Repair of Iatrogenic Internal Carotid Artery Injury During Endoscopic Endonasal Approach Surgery With Temporary Endovascular Balloon-Assisted Occlusion: Technical Case Report.” Neurosurgery 11 Suppl 3 (September 2015): E483–86. https://doi.org/10.1227/NEU.0000000000000863.
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    • White, Lauren C., David W. Jang, Joshua C. Yelvertan, and Stilianos E. Kountakis. “Bony erosion patterns in patients with allergic fungal sinusitis.” Am J Rhinol Allergy 29, no. 4 (July 2015): 243–45. https://doi.org/10.2500/ajra.2015.29.4186.
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    • Frank-Ito, Dennis O., Mirabelle Sajisevi, C Arturo Solares, and David W. Jang. “Modeling alterations in sinonasal physiology after skull base surgery.” Am J Rhinol Allergy 29, no. 2 (March 2015): 145–50. https://doi.org/10.2500/ajra.2015.29.4150.
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    • White, Lauren C., Aasif A. Kazi, David W. Jang, Jose Gurrola, and Stilianos E. Kountakis. “The effect of smoking on quality of life following sinus surgery: 10-year follow-up.” Orl J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 77, no. 1 (2015): 39–43. https://doi.org/10.1159/000367695.
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    • Jang, David W., Vasileios A. Lachanas, Lauren C. White, and Stilianos E. Kountakis. “Supraorbital ethmoid cell: a consistent landmark for endoscopic identification of the anterior ethmoidal artery.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 151, no. 6 (December 2014): 1073–77. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599814551124.
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    • Ho, Brian, David W. Jang, Jason Van Rompaey, Ramon Figueroa, Jimmy J. Brown, Ricardo L. Carrau, and C Arturo Solares. “Landmarks for endoscopic approach to the parapharyngeal internal carotid artery: a radiographic and cadaveric study.” Laryngoscope 124, no. 9 (September 2014): 1995–2001. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.24601.
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    • Jang, David W., Andrew G. Sikora, and Anatoly Leytin. “Thyroglossal duct cyst carcinoma: case report and review of the literature.” Ear Nose Throat J 92, no. 9 (September 2013): E12–14.
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    • Jang, David W., Vasileios A. Lachanas, Jamie Segel, and Stilianos E. Kountakis. “Budesonide nasal irrigations in the postoperative management of chronic rhinosinusitis.” Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 3, no. 9 (September 2013): 708–11. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.21189.
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    • Jang, David W., Marita S. Teng, Bukola Ojo, and Eric M. Genden. “Palliative surgery for head and neck cancer with extensive skin involvement.” Laryngoscope 123, no. 5 (May 2013): 1173–77. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.23657.
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    • Bush, Carrie M., David W. Jang, Jason P. Champagne, and Stilianos E. Kountakis. “Epidemiologic factors and surgical outcomes in patients with nasal polyposis and asthma.” Orl J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 75, no. 6 (2013): 320–24. https://doi.org/10.1159/000354804.
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    • Jang, David W., Alifia Khan, Eric M. Genden, and Maoxin Wu. “Syphilitic lymphadenitis diagnosed via fine needle aspiration biopsy.” Diagn Cytopathol 39, no. 8 (August 2011): 603–5. https://doi.org/10.1002/dc.21503.
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    • Rosenfeld, Richard M., David W. Jang, and Konstantin Tarashansky. “Tympanostomy tube outcomes in children at-risk and not at-risk for developmental delays.” Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 75, no. 2 (February 2011): 190–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.10.032.
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    • Desai, Shaun C., Chih-Kwang Sung, David W. Jang, and Eric M. Genden. “Transoral robotic surgery using a carbon dioxide flexible laser for tumors of the upper aerodigestive tract.” Laryngoscope 118, no. 12 (December 2008): 2187–89. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLG.0b013e31818379e4.
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  • Book Sections

    • Jang, D. W., and S. E. Kountakis. “Primary endoscopic surgery.” In The Frontal Sinus, Second Edition, 257–70, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48523-1_19.
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    • Jang, D. W., B. T. Comer, and S. E. Kountakis. “Pathophysiology and etiologic factors of chronic rhinosinusitis.” In Pediatric and Adult SinoNasal Disorders, 137–54, 2015.
    • Weiner, M. M., F. Y. Lin, D. W. Jang, and B. D. Malkin. “Adult sleep apnea and related procedures.” In Anesthesiology and Otolaryngology, 9781461441847:133–46, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4184-7_9.
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  • Conference Papers

    • White, Lauren C., Paul Weinberger, Hannah Coulson, Dehuang Guo, David Jang, Jose Gurrola, and Stilianos E. Kountakis. “Why sinonasal disease spares the inferior turbinate: An immunohistochemical analysis.” In Laryngoscope, 126:E179–83, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.25791.
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    • Jang, D. W., A. Avivar-Valderas, A. Banach, and J. Aguirre-Ghiso. “Autophagy and tumor cell dormancy in head and neck cancer.” In Laryngoscope, 121:S125, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.22002.
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    • Jang, D. W., A. Del Signore, A. Reino, S. Omerhodzic, M. Rivera, and J. E. Colon. “Hamartoma of the larynx: A report of two cases.” In Laryngoscope, 121:S128, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.22005.
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    • Ojo, B., D. W. Jang, and V. V. Gurudutt. “Case report of Madelung's disease with upper airway obstruction.” In Laryngoscope, 121:S177, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.22059.
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    • Jang, David W., Erika Johnson, and Sujana S. Chandrasekhar. “Neuromonics™ Tinnitus Treatment: preliminary experience in a private practice setting.” In Laryngoscope, 120 Suppl 4:S208, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.21675.
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    • Pelosi, S., D. Jang, and S. S. Chandrasekhar. “Hearing loss in vogt-koyanagi-harada syndrome treated with intratympanic steroids.” In Laryngoscope, 119:47, 2009. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.20381.
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    • Jang, D. W., A. Khan, E. M. Genden, and M. Wu. “Case report of patient with neck mass diagnosed as syphilitic lymphadenitis via fine needle aspiration biopsy.” In Laryngoscope, 119:S10, 2009. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.20302.
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  • Theses and Dissertations

    • Antisdel, Jastin L., Annika Meyer, Brett Comer, David Jang, Jose Gurrola, Eyad Khabbaz, Kara Christopher, and Stilianos Kountakis. “Product comparison model in otolaryngology: Equivalency analysis of absorbable hemostatic agents after endoscopic sinus surgery.,” 2016.
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