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.
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
Douglas JE, Wei K, Panara K, Lee DJ, Kohanski MA, Shanti RM, Panchal N, Palmer JN, Adappa ND.: Combined Transnasal, Transoral Excision of Odontogenic Cysts Offers Reduced Recurrence Rates and Favorable Sinonasal Outcomes. Laryngoscope Page: Online ahead of print, April 2024.
Fleseriu CM, Beswick DM, Maoz SL, Hwang PH, Choby G, Kuan EC, Chan EP, Adappa ND, Geltzeiler M, Getz AE, Humphries IM, Le CH, Abuzeid WM, Chang EH, Jafari A, Kingdom TT, Kohanski MA, Lee JK, Nabavizadeh SA, Nayak JV, Palmer JN, Patel ZM, Pinheiro-Neto CD, Resnick AC, Smith TL, Snyderman CH, St John MA, Storm J, Suh JD, Wang MB, Wang EW.: Predictive factors for decreased baseline quality of life in patients with sinonasal malignancies.
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 14(4): 775-785, April 2024.
Workman AD, Chang J, Lerner DK, Wilensky J, Montone KT, Bosso JV, Palmer JN, Adappa ND, Kohanski MA.: Utilizing Histopathology to Predict Success with Macrolide Therapy in CRS Patients. Laryngoscope 134(3): 1003-1004, March 2024.
Kohanski MA, Qatanani A, Lin C, Tan LH, Chang J, Corr A, Herzberg S, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Reed DR, Bosso JV, Cohen NA.: Long-term aspirin desensitization has mucosal cytokine features of immune tolerance.
Allergy 79(2): 507-509, February 2024.
Grimm DR, Beswick DM, Maoz SL, Wang EW, Choby GW, Kuan EC, Chan EP, Adappa ND, Geltzeiler M, Getz AE, Humphreys IM, Le CH, Abuzeid WM, Chang EH, Jafari A, Kingdom TT, Kohanski MA, Lee JK, Nayak JV, Palmer JN, Patel ZM, Pinheiro-Neto CD, Resnick AC, Sim MS, Smith TL, Snyderman CH, John MA St, Storm P, Suh JD, Wang MB, Hwang PH.: SNOT-22 subdomain outcomes following treatment for sinonasal malignancy: A prospective, multicenter study. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. Page: Online ahead of print, Feb 2024.
Douglas JE, Lee DJ, Sell E, Parasher AK, Lerner DK, Lazor JW, Kohanski MA, Lee JYK, Storm PB, Palmer JN, Adappa ND.: Long-Term Outcomes in Pediatric Midfacial Growth Following Expanded Endonasal Skull Base Surgery for Craniopharyngioma. Laryngoscope 134(1): 5-6, Jan 2024.
Salmon MK, Eide JG, Kshirsagar RS, Palmer JN, Adappa ND, Kohanski MA.: Bleeding risk from nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs after functional endoscopic sinus surgery: analysis of the TriNetX database. World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Page: 1-6 doi:10.1002/wjo2.142, December 2023.
Elizabeth Sell, David Renner, Li Hui Tan, PhD, Michael Kohanski, MD, PhD, Susan Weiss, PhD, Noam Cohen, MD, PhD, FARS: Common cold viruses activate the unfolded protein
response in chronic rhinosinusitis. ARS Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN September 2023 Notes: oral presentation.
Kush Panara, MD; Daniel Lee, MD; Elysia Grose; Jenelle Safadi; Jennifer Douglas, MD; Michael Kohanski, MD, PhD; James Palmer, MD, FARS; John Lee, MD
Nithin Adappa, MD, FARS; John Bosso, MD: Readability and quality analysis of patient education materials in aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease
ARS Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN September 2023 Notes: poster.
Jennifer Douglas, MD; Kimberly Wei; Kush Panara, MD; Daniel Lee, MD; Michael Kohanski, MD, PhD; Rabie Shanti, MD; Neeraj Panchal, MD; James Palmer, MD, FARS; Nithin Adappa, MD, FARS: Combined transnasal, transoral approach for excision of odontogenic cysts offers reduced recurrence rates and favorable sinonasal outcomes
ARS Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN September 2023 Notes: poster.
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