Author
Vijay A Patel, MD Clinical Instructor, Fellow in Rhinology and Cranial Base Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, UPMC Centers for Cranial Base Surgery and Sinonasal Disorders and Allergy, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Vijay A Patel, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Rhinologic Society, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, North American Skull Base Society, Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Pennsylvania Medical Society, The Triological Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Coauthor(s)
Chelsea Cleveland MD Candidate, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
Chelsea Cleveland is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Medical Student Association/Foundation, Association of Women Surgeons, Physicians for Human Rights
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Michele M Carr, MD, DDS, PhD, MEd Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
Michele M Carr, MD, DDS, PhD, MEd is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Specialty Editor Board
Mary L Windle, PharmD Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
John E McClay, MD Associate Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Children's Hospital of Dallas, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
John E McClay, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Chief Editor
Ravindhra G Elluru, MD, PhD Professor, Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine; Pediatric Otolaryngologist, Department of Otolaryngology, Dayton Children's Hospital Medical Center
Ravindhra G Elluru, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Bronchoesophagological Association, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Children, Triological Society, American Society for Cell Biology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Additional Contributors
Rahul K Shah, MD, FACS, FAAP Associate Professor of Otolaryngology and Pediatrics, Associate Surgeon-in-Chief, Medical Director, Peri-operative Services, Children's National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences; Attending Physician, Department of Otolaryngology, Children's National Medical Center
Rahul K Shah, MD, FACS, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Medical Quality, American Association for Physician Leadership, American College of Surgeons, Triological Society, Massachusetts Medical Society, Phi Beta Kappa
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Holly L Neville, MD Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Miami, Leonard M Miller School of Medicine
Holly L Neville, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, American Pediatric Surgical Association, Association of Women Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Jason L Acevedo, MD Otoloaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon
Jason L Acevedo, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Christopher J Gates, BS West Virginia University School of Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Acknowledgements
Orval Brown, MD Director of Otolaryngology Clinic, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Orval Brown, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Bronchoesophagological Association, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Children, and Society of University Otolaryngologists-Head and Neck Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
William K Chiang, MD Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Chief of Service, Department of Emergency Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center
William K Chiang, MD, is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, American College of Medical Toxicology, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Michael D Poole, MD, PhD Consulting Staff, Georgia Ear Institute
Michael D Poole, MD, PhD, is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, and American Society for Microbiology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
