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Nithin Adappa, M.D.

Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Physican, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Fellowship Director for the Rhinology and Skull Base Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
Unit Based Clinical Leader Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director of Marketing, HUP-Department of Otorhinolaryngology
Director of Otorhinolaryngology Clinic, HUP
Associate Director Otolaryngology Penn Specialty Network, University of Pennsylvania
Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, HUP-Department of Otorhinolaryngology
Department: Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery

Contact information
Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
5 Silverstein
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215 662 2360
Fax: 215 614-0071
Education:
BA (Economics)
University of Michigan, 2001.
MD (Medicine)
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2005.
Post-Graduate Training
Internship in General Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, 2005-2006.
Resident in Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, 2006-2010.
Fellow in Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 2010-2011.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

Dr. Adappa has been on faculty at the University of Pennsylvania since 2010. He is in the division of Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery as both the co-fellowship director of the Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery Fellowship as well as the Surgical Director of the AERD center. His specific focus included revision sinus surgery, sinus cancers treatment, endoscopic csf leak repairs, and he also works closely with the neurosurgery department on endoscopic anterior cranial base tumor resection including pituitary tumors, craniopharyngiomas, rathke's cleft cysts, and meningiomas. Dr. Adappa is an associate editor of the "Atlas of Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery" and has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers.

Description of Research Expertise

PUBLICATIONS

Peer-Reviewed Journals

1. Scolieri P, Adappa ND, Coticchia JM. Value of Rigid Bronchoscopy in the Management of Critically Ill Children with Acute Lung Collapse. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2004 Jun;20(6):384-6.

2. Adappa ND, Coticchia JM. Management of Refractory Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Children. Am J Otolaryngol. 2006 Nov-Dec;27(6):384-9.

3. Alagramam KN, Miller ND, Adappa ND, Pitts DR, Heaphy JC, Yuan H, Smith RJ. Promoter, Alternative Splice Forms, and Genomic Structure of Protocadherin 15. Genomics. 2007 Oct;90(4):482-92.

4. Eloy JA, Adappa ND, Genden EM. Parathymic Parathyroid Adenoma. Thyroid 2007 Aug;17(8):797-8.

5. Adappa ND, Sung C-K, Choi B, Huang T-G, Genden EM, Shin EK. The Administration of IL-12/GM-CSF and Ig-4-1BB Ligand Markedly Decreases Murine Floor of Mouth Squamous Cell Cancer. Otlaryngol Head Neck Surgery. 2008 Sep;139(3):442-8.

6. Govindaraj S, Adappa ND, Kennedy DW. Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: evolution and technical innovations. J Laryngol Otol. 2009 Nov;23:1-9.

7. Adappa ND, Lee JY, Chiu AG, Palmer JN. Olfactory Groove Meningioma. Otolaryngolog Clin of North Am. 2011 Aug;44(4):965-80.

8. Kennedy DW, Adappa ND. The Maxillary Antrostomy; Not just a simple procedure. Laryngoscope. 2011 Oct 121:2142-45.

9. Adappa ND, Wei CC, Palmer JN. Nasal Irrigation with or without Drugs: The Evidence. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Dec 1.

10. Adappa ND, Learned KO, Newman J, Palmer JN, Lee JY. Radiographic Enhancement does not predict CSF leaks in Skull Base Reconstruction. Laryngoscope. 2012 Jun;122(6):1226-34.

11. Sanborn M, Adappa ND, Lee JY. Endoscopic, Endonasal, Transclival Resection of a Pontine Cavernoma. Neurosurgery. 2012 Sep:71(1 Suppl Operative): onsE198-203.

12. Kofonow J, Adappa ND. Antimicrobial properties of Sinusurftm. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2012 Jul: 74(4):179-84.

13. Lee RJ, Xiong G, Kofonow JM, Chen B, Lysenko A, Jiang P, Abraham V, Doghramji L, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Kennedy DW, Beauchamp GK, Doulias PT, Ischiropoulos H, Kreindler JL, Reed DR, Cohen NA. T2R38 taste receptor polymorphisms underlie susceptibility to upper respiratory infection. J Clin Invest. 2012 Oct 8. pii: 64240. doi: 10.1172/JCI64240.

14. Bohman LE, Stein SC, Newman JG, Palmer JN, Adappa ND, Khan A, Sitterley TT, Chang D, Lee JY. Decision Analysis on Open Versus Endoscopic Approaches to Tuberculum Sellae Meningiomas. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2012 Oct 26;74(5):255-263.

15. Learned KO, Adappa ND, Newman JN, Lee JY, Palmer JN, Loevner LA. MR Imaging Evaluation of Endoscopic Cranial Base Reconstruction with Pedicled Nasoseptal Flap Following Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery. Eur J Radiol. 2012 Dec 3. Doi:pii: S0720-048X(12)0053305.

16. Hahn S, Palmer JN, Adappa ND. A catecholamine-secreting skull base sinonasal paraganglioma presenting with labile hypertension in a patient with previously undiagnosed genetic mutation. J Neurol Surgery Rep 2012; 73(01): 019-024.

17. Hatten K, Loevner LA, Palmer JN, Adappa ND. Isolated post transplantation lymphoproliferative disease: clinically and radiographically mimicking invasive fungal sinusitis. ORL J Otorhinolarygol Relat Spec. 2013 Feb 1:74(6):339-342.

18. Adappa ND, Howland TJ, Palmer JN, Kennedy DW, Doghramji L, Lysenko A, Reed DR, Lee RJ, Cohen NA. Genetic of the taste receptor T2R38 correlates with chronic rhinosinusitis necessitating surgical intervention. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2013 Jan 16. Doi: 10.10002/alr.21140.

19. Adelson R, Adappa ND. What is the proper of oral antibiotics in the treatment of patients with chronic sinusitis. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Feb:21(1):61-8. Doi:10.1097/MOO.0b013e32835ac625.

20. Wei CC, Adappa ND, Cohen NA. Use of topical nasal irrigations in the management
of chronic sinusitis. Laryngoscope. 2013 Apr 1. doi: 10.1002/lary.24066.

21. Ali ZS, Lang SS, Kamat AR, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Storm PB, Lee JY. Suprasellar pediatric craniopharyngioma resection via endonasal endoscopic approach. Childs Nerv Syst. 2013 May 24.

22. Ali ZS, Land SS, Adappa ND, Barkley A, Palmer JN, Lee JY. Expanded endoscopic treatment of primary intracranial tumors within the paransal sinuses. ISRN Minimally Invasive Surgery, vol. 2013, Article ID 129780, 2013.

23. Lee RJ, Chen B, Doghramji L, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Kennedy DW, Cohen NA. Vasoactive intestinal peptides regulates sinonasal mucociliary clearance and synergizes with histamine in stimulating sinonasal fluid secretion. FASEB J. 2013 Dec;27(12):5094-103.

24. Literature Review-A roundup of important recent studies. Wei CC, Adappa ND, Cohen NA. Use of topical nasal therapies in the management of chronic rhinosinusitis. Laryngoscope. 2013; 123:2347-2359. Cited by ENT Today October 2013 Volume 8, Issue 10.

25. Adappa ND, Zhang Z, Palmer JN, Kennedy DW, Doghramji L, Lysenko A, Reed DR, Scott T, Zhao NW, Owens D, Lee RJ, Cohen NA.The bitter taste receptor T2R38 is an independent risk factor for chronic rhinosinusitis requiring sinus surgery. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2013 Dec 2. doi: 10.1002/alr.21253.

26. Adappa ND, Becker SS. Rhinology: clinical questions, practical answers. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Feb;22(1):1.

27. Crosby DL, Adappa ND. What is the optimal management of chronic rhinosinusitis in cystic fibrosis? Current Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Feb;22(1):42-6.

28. Brastianos PK, Taylor-Weiner A, Manley PE, Jones RT, Dias-Santagata D, Thorner AR, Lawrence MS, Rodriguez FJ, Bernardo LA, Schubert L, Sunkavalli A, Shillingford N, Calicchio ML, Lidov HG, Taha H, Martinez-Lage M, Santi M, Storm PB, Lee JY, Palmer JN, Adappa ND, Scott RM, Dunn IF, Laws ER Jr, Stewart C, Ligon KL, Hoang MP, Van Hummelen P, Hahn WC, Louis DN, Resnick AC, Kieran MW, Getz G, Santagata S. Exome sequencing identifies BRAF mutations in papillary craniopharyngiomas. Nat Genet. 2014 Jan 12. doi: 10.1038/ng.2868.

29. Zhang Z, Adappa ND, Lautenbach E, Chiu AG, Doghramji L, Howland TJ, Cohen NA, Palmer JN. The effect of diabetes mellitus on chronic rhinosinusitis and sinus surgery outcome. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2014 Jan 10. doi: 10.1002/alr.21269.

30. Zhang Z, Palmer JN, Morales KH, Howland TJ, Doghramji LJ, Adappa ND, Chiu AG, Cohen NA, Lautenbach E. Culture-inappropriate antibiotic therapy decreases quality of life improvement after sinus surgery. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2014 Jan 10. doi: 10.1002/alr.21277.

31. Learned KO, Adappa ND, Lee JY, Newman JG, Palmer JN, Loevner LA. MR imaging evolution of endoscopic cranial defect reconstructions using nasoseptal flaps and their distinction from neoplasm. Am J Neuroradiol. 2014 Jun;35(6):1182-9. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A3853. Epub 2014 Jan 23.

32. Lee RJ, Kofonow JM, Rosen PL, Siebert AP, Chen B, Doghramji L, Xiong G, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Kennedy DW, Kreindler JL, Margolskee RF, Cohen NA. Bitter and sweet taste receptors regulate human upper respiratory innate immunity. J Clin Invest. 2014 Feb 17. pii: 72094. doi: 10.1172/JCI72094.

33. Zhang Z, Adappa ND, Doghramji LJ, Chiu AG, Lautenbach E, Cohen NA, Palmer JN. Quality of life improvement from sinus surgery in chronic rhinosinusitis patients with asthma and nasal polyps. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2014 Sept 25. Doi: 10.1002/alr.21406.

34. Zhang Z, Adappa ND, Lautenbach E, Chiu AG, Doghramji LJ, Cohen NA, Palmer JN. Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus culture in chronic rhinosinusitis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2014 Nov 3. doi: 10.1002/alr.21439

35. Suh JD, Ramakrishnan VR, Thompson CF, Woodworth BA, Adappa ND, Nayak J, Lee JM, Lee JT, Chiu AG, Palmer JN. Inverted papilloma of the sphenoid sinus: Risk factors for disease recurrence. Laryngoscope. 2014 Nov 24. doi: 10.1002/lary.24929.

36. Kim LY, Cohen NA, Palmer JN, Kennedy DW, Zhang Z, Adappa ND. Bacteriology of inverted papilloma. Rhinology. 2014 Dec;52(4):366-70. doi: 10.4193/Rhin14.007.

37. Adappa ND, Becker SS. Rhinology and skull base surgery: key updates in our field. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Feb;23(1):1. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000127.

38. Farquhar DR, Kovatch KJ, Palmer JN, Shofer FS, Adappa ND, Cohen NA. Phenylthiocarbamide taste sensitivity is associated with sinonasal symptoms in healthy adults. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2014 Dec 22. doi: 10.1002/alr.21437.

39. Khalili S, Palmer JN, Adappa ND. The expanded endonasal approach for the treatment of intracranial skull base disease in the pediatric population. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Feb;23(1):65-70. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000126.

40. Zhang Z, Adappa ND, Chiu AG, Doghramji LJ, Cohen NA, Palmer JN. Biofilm-forming bacteria and quality of life improvement after sinus surgery. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2015 Mar 27. doi: 10.1002/alr.21505.

41. Hatten KM, Palmer JN, Lee RJ, Adappa ND, Kennedy DW, Cohen NA. Corticosteroid use does not alter nasal mucus glucose in chronic rhinosinusitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck surg. 2015 Mar 27. pii: 0194599815577567.

42. Kamat A, Lee JY, Goldstein GH, Newman JG, Storm PB, Palmer JN, Adappa ND. Reconstructive challenges in the extended endoscopic transclival approach. J Laryngol Otol. 2015 Apr 1:1-5.

43. Zhang Z, Adappa ND, Doghramji LJ, Chiu AG, Cohen NA, Palmer JN. Different clinical factors associated with Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in chronic rhinosinusitis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2015 Apr 21. doi: 10.1002/alr.21532.

44. Ghosh A, Hatten K, Learned KO, Rizzi MD, Lee JY, Storm PB, Palmer JN, Adappa ND.
Pediatric nasoseptal flap reconstruction for suprasellar approaches. Laryngoscope. 2015 May 28. doi: 10.1002/lary.25395

45. Carey RM, Workman AD, Chen B, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Kennedy DW, Lee RJ, Cohen NA. Staphylococcus aureus triggers nitric oxide production in human upper airway epithelium. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2015 Jun 22. doi: 10.1002/alr.21568.

46. Worrall DM, Campbell RG, Palmer JN, Kennedy DW, Adappa ND. Concha Bullosa: A Shield against Allergens? ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2015;77(5):281-6. doi: 10.1159/000438763

47. Craig JR, Lee JY, Petrov D, Mehta S, Palmer JN, Adappa ND. Two- versus four-handed techniques for endonasal resection of orbital apex tumors. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2015 Sep-Oct;29(5):383-8. doi: 10.2500/ajra.2015.29.4184.

48. Zhao K, Craig JR, Cohen NA, Adappa ND, Khalili S, Palmer JN. Sinus irrigations before and after surgery-Visualization through computational fluid dynamics simulations. Laryngoscope. 2015 Oct 15. doi: 10.1002/lary.25666.

49. Workman AD, Palmer JN, Adappa ND, Cohen NA. The Role of Bitter and Sweet Taste Receptors in Upper Airway Immunity. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2015 Dec;15(12):72. doi: 10.1007/s11882-015-0571-8.

50. Adappa ND, Farquhar D, Palmer JN, Kennedy DW, Doghramji L, Morris SA, Owens D, Mansfield C, Lysenko A, Lee RJ, Cowart BJ, Reed DR, Cohen NA. TAS2R38 genotype predicts surgical outcome in nonpolypoid chronic rhinosinusitis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2015 Nov 12. doi: 10.1002/alr.21666.

51. Schwartz JS, Palmer JN, Adappa ND. Contemporary management of esthesioneuroblastoma. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Nov 14.

52. Adappa ND, Workman AD, Hadjiliadis D, Dorgan DJ, Frame D, Brooks S, Doghramji L, Palmer JN, Mansfield C, Reed DR, Cohen NA. T2R38 genotype is correlated with sinonasal quality of life in homozygous ΔF508 cystic fibrosis patients. Int ForumAllergy Rhinol. 2015 Dec 17. doi: 10.1002/alr.21675.

53. Ahn PH, Mitra N, Alonso-Basanta M, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, O'Malley BW Jr, Rassekh CH, Chalian A, Cohen RB, Lin A. Nodal metastasis and elective nodal level treatment in sinonasal small-cell and sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma: a surveillance, epidemiology and end results analysis. Br J Radiol. 2015 Dec 14:20150488.


54. Nalavenkata SB, Sacks R, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Purkey MT, Feldman MD, Schlosser RJ, Snyderman CH, Wang EW, Woodworth BA, Smee R, Havas TE, Gallagher R,Harvey RJ. Olfactory Neuroblastoma: Fate of the Neck-A Long-term Multicenter Retrospective Study. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Dec 15. pii:0194599815620173.

55. Ahn PH, Mitra N, Alonso-Basanta M, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, O'Malley BW Jr, Rassekh CH, Chalian A, Cohen RB, Lin A. Nodal metastasis and elective nodal level treatment in sinonasal small-cell and sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma: a surveillance, epidemiology and end results analysis. Br J Radiol. 2015 Dec 14:20150488.

56. Becker SS, Adappa ND. Rhinology: updates on best practice. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 Feb;24(1):1-2.

57. Craig JR, Zhao K, Doan N, Khalili S, Lee JY, Adappa ND, Palmer JN. Cadaveric validation study of computational fluid dynamics model of sinus irrigations before and after sinus surgery. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2016 Feb 16. doi: 10.1002/alr.21677.

58. Farquhar D, Kim L, Worrall D, Chiu A, Lee JY, Khalili S, Grady S, O'Malley BW Jr, Kennedy DW, Newman JG, Palmer JN, Adappa ND. Propensity score analysis of endoscopic and open approaches to malignant paranasal and anterior skull base tumor outcomes. Laryngoscope. 2016 Mar 12. doi: 10.1002/lary.25885

59. Khalili S, Worrall DM, Brooks S, Morris SM, Farquhar D, Newman JG, Learned KO, Ahn PH, Craig J, Kennedy DW, O'Malley BW, Palmer JN, Adappa ND. Endoscopy versus imaging: Analysis of surveillance methods in sinonasal malignancy. Head Neck. 2016 May 3. doi: 10.1002/hed.24413.

60. Craig JR, Petrov D, Khalili S, Brooks SG, Lee JY, Adappa ND, Palmer JN. The nasofrontal beak: A consistent landmark for superior septectomy during Draf III drill out. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2016 May;30(3):230-4. doi: 10.2500/ajra.2016.30.4312.

61. Bur AM, Brant JA, Newman JG, Hatten KM, Cannady SB, Fischer JP, Lee JY, Adappa ND. Incidence and Risk Factors for Prolonged Hospitalization and Readmission after Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery.Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 May 24. pii: 0194599816652379.

62. Adappa ND, Truesdale CM, Workman AD, Doghramji L, Mansfield C, Kennedy DW, Palmer JN, Cowart BJ, Cohen NA. Correlation of T2R38 taste phenotype and in vitro biofilm formation from nonpolypoid chronic rhinosinusitis patients. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2016 Jun 16. doi: 10.1002/alr.21803.

63. Tajudeen BA, Adappa ND. Instrumentation in Frontal Sinus Surgery. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2016 Jun 18. pii: S0030-6665(16)30023-8. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2016.03.018.

64. Schwartz JS, Brooks SG, Stubbs V, Ghosh A, Tajudeen BA, Khalili S, Palmer JN, Lee JY, Nabavizadeh SA, Learned KO, Adappa ND. Temporal patterns of 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography sinonasal uptake after treatment of sinonasal malignancy. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2016 Jul 7. doi: 10.1002/alr.21814.

65. Tajudeen BA, Adappa ND, Kuan EC, Schwartz JS, Suh JD, Wang MB, Palmer JN. Smell preservation following endoscopic unilateral resection of esthesioneuroblastoma: a multi-institutional experience. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2016 Jul 19. doi: 10.1002/alr.21794.

66. Hariri BM, Payne SJ, Chen B, Mansfield C, Doghramji LJ, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Kennedy DW, Niv MY, Lee RJ. In vitro effects of anthocyanidins on sinonasal epithelial nitric oxide production and bacterial physiology. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2016 Jul;30(4):261-8. doi: 10.2500/ajra.2016.30.4331.

67. Campbell RG, Farquhar D, Zhao N, Chiu AG, Adappa ND, Palmer JN. Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea secondary to idiopathic intracranial hypertension: Long-term outcomes of endoscopic repairs. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2016 Jul;30(4):294-300. doi: 10.2500/ajra.2016.30.4319.

68. Carey RM, Chen B, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Kennedy DW, Lee RJ, Cohen NA.
Human upper airway epithelium produces nitric oxide in response to Staphylococcus epidermidis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2016 Aug 10. doi: 10.1002/alr.21837.

69. Lee RJ, Workman AD, Carey RM, Chen B, Rosen PL, Doghramji L, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Kennedy DW, Cohen NA. Fungal Aflatoxins Reduce Respiratory Mucosal Ciliary Function. Sci Rep. 2016 Sep 14;6:33221. doi: 10.1038/srep33221.

70. Cottrill EE, Chen B, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Kennedy DW, Lee RJ, Cohen NA. Expression of dermcidin in human sinonasal secretions. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2016 Sep 21. doi: 10.1002/alr.21851.

71. Ahn PH, Mitra N, Alonso-Basanta M, Palmer JN, Adappa ND, O'Malley BW Jr, Rassekh C, Chalian A, Cohen RB, Lin A. Risk of lymph node metastasis and recommendations for elective nodal treatment in squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal cavity and maxillary sinus: a SEER analysis. Acta Oncol. 2016 Aug 11:1-8.

72. Archer NK, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Cohen NA, Harro JM, Lee SK, Miller LS, Shirtliff ME. IL-17A and IL-17F are critical for antimicrobial peptide production and clearance of Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization. Infect Immun. 2016 Oct 10.





Book Chapters


1. Reed JT, Suh JD, Adappa ND, Palmer JN. Surgical and radiological anatomy of the paranasal sinuses. Chiu AG, Ramakrishnan VR, Suh JD,eds. Sinonasal Tumors. New Delhi, India. Jaypee Brothers Publishing. 2011:8-20.

2. Adappa ND, Reed JR, Palmer JN. Recurrence and surveillance for sinonasal cancers. Chiu AG, Ramakrishnan VR, Suh JD,eds. Sinonasal Tumors. New Delhi, India. Jaypee Brothers Publishing. 2011:177-184.

3. Adappa ND, Reed JT, Palmer JN. Balloon Catheter Dilatation. Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: Optimizing Outcomes and Avoiding Failures. Schlosser, Harvey (Editors). Plural Publishing. 2012: 129-140.

4. Adappa ND, Cohen NA, Palmer JN. Developmental Disorders of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses. Integrated Rhinology: From the Lab to the Operating Room. Georgalas, Fokkens (Editors). Thieme. 2013: 606-624.

5. Reed JT, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Chiu AG. Partial and Complete Ethmoidectomy. Atlas of Endoscopic
Sinus and Skull Base Surgery. Palmer, Chiu (Editors). Elsevier Saunders. 2013:75-84.

6. Adappa ND, Reed J, Chiu AG. Sphenoidotomy. Atlas of Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery. Palmer, Chiu (Editors). Elsevier Saunders. 2013:85-92.

7. Reed JT, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Chiu AG. Frontal Sinusotomy. Atlas of Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery. Palmer, Chiu (Editors). Elsevier Saunders. 2013:93-108.

8. Adappa ND, Cohen NA. Applied Physiology of the Paranasal Sinuses. Rhinology. Devaiah, Marple (Editors). Thieme Medical Publishers Inc. In submission.

9. Wei CC, Adelson RT, Adappa ND, Cohen NA. Postoperative Debridement. Atlas of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Palmer, Chiu (Editors). Elsevier Saunders. 2013:109-114.

10. Adappa ND, O’Malley BW. Juvenile Angiofibroma. Atlas of Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery. Palmer, Chiu (Editors). Elsevier Saunders. 2013:219-227.

11. Iloreta AM, Adappa ND, Govindaraj S. Frontal Sinus Trephination. Atlas of Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery. Palmer, Chiu (Editors). Elsevier Saunders. 2013:319-326.

12. Adappa ND, Palmer JN. Biofilms in Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Diseases of the Sinuses: A Comprehensive Textbook of Diagnosis and Treatment. Chang, Incaudo, Gershwin (Editors). Springer. 2014: 109-117.

13. Adappa ND, Palmer JN. Disorders of the Orbit. Scott-Brown’s Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery 8th edition. McGarry, Carrie (Editors). Currently in submission.

14. Adappa ND. Septodermoplasty. Masters Technique in Otolaryngology- Rhinology. Kennedy, Myers (Editors). Wolters Kluwer. 2015:47-54.

15. MS Grady, Ali Z, Yan C, Adappa ND, Palmer JN. Traumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistulas. 7th ed. of Youmans and Winn, Neurological Surgery. Currently in submission.

16. Schwartz J, Adappa ND. Congenital and Pediatric Frontal Pathology: Frontal Sinus Surgery: A Systematic Approach. Lal and Hwang (Editors). Springer. In preparation.

17. Glicksman J, Adappa ND, Palmer JN. Complication of Orbital Decompression and Management: Endoscopic Surgery of the Orbit: Anatomy, Pathology, and Management. Bleier, Freitag, and Sacks (Editors). Thieme Publishers. In preparation.

18. Craig JC, Adappa ND. Endoscopic Surgical Approaches to Frontal Sinus Disease-Delivery of Topical Therapy to the Frontal Sinus: Frontal Sinus Surgery. Georgalas and Sama (Editors). Theime Publishers. In preparation.

19. Schwartz J, Adappa ND. Sinonasal Development and Anatomy: Rhinology and Allergy: Clinical reference Guide. Chan and Senior (Editors). Plural Publishing. In preparation.

Editor

Peer-Reviewed Journals
1. Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery Guest Editors: Becker SS, Adappa ND. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery. Wolters Kluwer, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. February 2014.
2. Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery Guest Editors Becker SS, Adappa ND. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery. Wolters Kluwer, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. February 2015.
3. Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery Guest Editors Becker SS, Adappa ND. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery. Wolters Kluwer, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. February 2016.
4. Associate Editor: Adappa ND. Otolaryngology Case Reports. Elsevier. 2016-present.


Books
1. Editors: Palmer JN, Chiu AJ. Associate Editor Adappa ND. Atlas of Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery. Elsevier Saunders. 2013.
2. Editors: Chiu AJ, Adappa ND, Palmer JN. Atlas of Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery. Elsevier Saunders 2017 (In development)

Selected Publications

Henry LE, Eide JG, Kshirsagar RS, Tong CCL, Kuan EC, Poonia SK, Storm PB, Palmer JN, Adappa ND: Incidence of Sinus Inflammation After Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery in the Pediatric Population. Laryngoscope 133(8): 2014-2017, Aug 2023.

Douglas JE, Lin C, Mansfield CJ, Bell K, Salmon MK, Kohanski MA, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Bosso JV, Reed DR, Cohen NA: Genetics of denatonium-responsive bitter receptors in aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 13(3): 269-272, Mar 2023.

Parasher AK, Lerner DK, Miranda SP, Douglas JE, Glicksman JT, Alexander T, Lin T, Ebesutani D, Kohanski M, Lee JY, Storm PB, O'Malley BW Jr, Yoshor D, Palmer JN, Grady MS, Adappa ND: In-Hospital Costs for Open versus Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for Craniopharyngioma Resection. Laryngoscope 133(1): 83-87, Jan 2023.

Eide JG, Kshirsagar RS, Brant JA, Palmer JN, Adappa ND: A National Cancer Database Analysis of Sinonasal Malignant Myoepithelial Carcinoma Outcomes. Am J Rhinol Allergy 37(1): 7-12, Jan 2023.

Douglas JE, Patel TD, Rullan-Oliver BE, Kohanski MA, Palmer JN, Adappa ND: Novel intraoperative fast anatomic mapping as teaching adjunct in endoscopic sinus surgery. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 12(12): 1575-1577, Dec 2022.

Eide JG, Kshirsagar RS, Harris JC, Civantos A, Brody RM, Lee JYK, Alonso-Basanta M, Lazor JW, Nabavizadeh A, Wang BY, Kuan EC, Palmer JN, Adappa ND: Multi-institutional review of sinonasal and skull base chondrosarcoma: A 20-year experience. Head Neck 44(12): 2686-2695, Dec 2022.

Patel TD, Rullan-Oliver B, Ungerer H, Storm PB, Kohanski MA, Adappa ND, Palmer JN: Outcomes of endoscopic endonasal resection of pediatric craniopharyngiomas. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 12(12): 1517-1526, Dec 2022.

Birkenbeuel JL, Goshtasbi K, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Tong CCL, Kuan EC: Recurrence rates of de-novo versus inverted papilloma-transformed sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis. Rhinology 60(6): 402-410, Dec 2022.

Douglas JE, Patel T, Rullan-Oliver B, Ungerer H, Hinh L, Peterson EL, Kohanski MA, Kennedy DW, Palmer JN, Adappa ND, Craig JR: Odontogenic Sinusitis is a Common Cause of Operative Extra-Sinus Infectious Complications. Am J Rhinol Allergy 36(6): 808-815, Nov 2022.

Eide JG, Salmon MK, Kshirsagar RS, Patel TD, Davin KM, Prasad A, Stevens EM, Ungerer H, Sweis AM, Locke TB, Lee JY, Grady MS, Yoshor D, Storm PB, Adappa ND, Palmer JN: Reconstruction with Mucosal Graft Reduces Recurrence After Endoscopic Surgery of Rathke Cleft Cyst. World Neurosurg 167: e664-e669, Nov 2022.

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