Michael Aaron Kohanski, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director of Academic & Clinical Systems Integration, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-HNS, University of Pennsylvania
PCAM clinic medical director, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-HNS, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of ORL-HNS faculty search advisor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-HNS, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Contact information
3400 Spruce St, 5 Ravdin
Department of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-349-5766
Links
Penn Otorhinolaryngology-HNS Academic Website
Penn Rhinology Fellowship
Penn Rhinology clinical research
Kohanski Lab
Penn Rhinology Research Labs
Penn Otorhinolaryngology-HNS Academic Website
Penn Rhinology Fellowship
Penn Rhinology clinical research
Kohanski Lab
Penn Rhinology Research Labs
Education:
B.S.E. (Bioengineering)
University of Pennsylvania, 2002.
M.D./Ph.D. (Bioengineering)
Boston University, 2011.
Permanent linkB.S.E. (Bioengineering)
University of Pennsylvania, 2002.
M.D./Ph.D. (Bioengineering)
Boston University, 2011.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Dr. Kohanski has been on faculty at the University of Pennsylvania since 2018 following completion of his rhinology and skull base surgery fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. He is in the division of Rhinology and Skull Base surgery and is a member of the Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory Disease (AERD) Center. Dr. Kohanski focuses on the treatment of recalcitrant sinus infections, revision sinus surgery, sinus tumors and endoscopic cerebrospinal fluid leak repairs. Dr. Kohanski also collaborates closely with the Neurosurgery Department on endoscopic approaches to resect tumors of the anterior skull base. Dr. Kohanski has a special interest in translating new advances in our understanding of chronic rhinosinusitis from the bench to the bedside to improve the lives of those suffering from chronic rhinosinusitis. Dr. Kohanski brings a comprehensive clinical approach incorporating the latest clinical advances in rhinology while also tailoring care to the individual’s goals and needs to help those afflicted with disorders of the paranasal sinuses.Description of Research Expertise
Dr. Kohanski’s research focuses include understanding the role of inflammatory signals in the development of sinus polyps, with a focus on rare upper respiratory epithelial cells, solitary chemosensory cells, as a source of inflammation. From his Ph.D. work on antibiotic mechanisms of action and the development of antibiotic resistance, Dr. Kohanski also has an interest in understanding the evolution of antibiotic resistance as it pertains to the use of antibiotics in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis. Dr. Kohanski is an author/co-author on over 50 peer reviewed scientific articles.Selected Publications
Panara K, Workman AD, Lerner DK, Tong CCL, Wilensky J, Douglas JE, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Kohanski MA.: Prolonged Surveillance in Inverted Papilloma Reveals Delayed Recurrence and Lack of Benefit to Frozen Section. Am J Rhinol Allergy 39(2): 98-101, Mar 2025.Kshirsagar RS, Eide JG, Harris J, Abiri A, Beswick DM, Chang EH, Fung N, Hong M, Johnson BJ, Kohanski MA, Le CH, Lee JT, Nabavizadeh SA, Obermeyer IP, Pandrangi VC, Pinheiro-Neto CD, Smith TL, Snyderman CH, Suh JD, Wang EW, Wang MB, Choby G, Geltzeiler M, Lazor J, Mitchell TC, Kuan EC, Palmer JN, Adappa ND.: Outcomes of Immunotherapy Treatment in Sinonasal Mucosal Melanoma. Am J Rhinol Allergy 39(2): 102-108, Mar 2025.
Castellanos M, Lerner DK, Hamimi SA, Workman AD, Douglas JE, Kohanski MA, Storm PB, Palmer JN, Adappa ND.: Safety and feasibility of the endoscopic endonasal approach to anterior skull base tumour resections in young children. Rhinology Mar 2025 Notes: doi: 10.4193/Rhin24.494. Online ahead of print.
Lerner DK, Phung C, Workman AD, Patel S, Pennington G, Stetson R, Douglas JE, Kohanski MA, Palmer JN, Adappa ND: Time is money: An analysis of cost drivers in ambulatory sinus surgery. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 15(2): 120-127, Feb 2025.
Alison Yu, MD; Isha Thapar, BS; Shravan Asthana, BS; Maria Espinosa, MD; Jennifer Douglas, MD; Michael Kohanski, MD, PhD; James Palmer, MD; Nithin Adappa, MD: Delay in Treatment is not Associated with Worse Outcomes in Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. NASBS Annueal Meeting, New Orleans, LA Feb 2025 Notes: poster.
David K Lerner, MD; Dominick Rich, BA; Alan D Workman, MD, MTR; Sanjena Venkatesh; Sarah Barnett, BA; Jacob Eide, MD; Adam J Kundishora, MD; Jennifer E Douglas, MD; Michael A Kohanski, MD, PhD; James N Palmer, MD; Nithin D Adappa, MD; Phillip Storm, MD: Utility of Endoscopic Endonasal Cyst Fenestration and Marsupialization in the Treatment of Pediatric Craniopharyngioma. NASBS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA Feb 2025 Notes: presentation.
Maria Catalina Espinosa, MD; Sanjena Venkatesh, BA; Alison Yu, MD; Jennifer Douglas, MD; Nithin Adappa, MD; Michael Kohanski, MD, PhD;: Isolated Sphenoid Sinusitis: Frequency of Skull Base Erosion and Associated Complications. NASBS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA Feb 2025 Notes: presentation.
Craig JR, Saibene AM, Adappa ND, Douglas JE, Eide JG, Felisati G, Kohanski MA, Kshirsagar RS, Kwiecien C, Lee D, Makary CA, Palmer JN, Ray A, Wilson C, Kuan EC: Maxillary Antrostomy Versus Complete Sinus Surgery for Odontogenic Sinusitis With Frontal Sinus Extension. Laryngoscope 135(2): 586-592, Feb 2025.
Asthana S, Workman AD, Lopez D, Kim AH, Lerner DK, Panara K, Fastenberg JH, Chaskes MB, Pollack AZ, Douglas JE, Palmer JN, Adappa ND, Tong CCL, Kohanski MA. : Area Deprivation Index Is Associated With Extent of Disease at Presentation in Inverted Papilloma. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. Jan 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1002/alr.23535. Epub ahead of print.
Workman AD, Kuppusamy K, Lerner DK, Bosso JV, Douglas JE, Kohanski MA, Adappa ND, Palmer JN: Assessing adequacy of surgical extent in CRSwNP: The Completion of Surgery Index. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 15(1): 9-17, Jan 2025.