Office-Based Rhinology

Dr. Patel is originally from St. Louis, MO and attended the University of Missouri at Columbia for her undergraduate years, where she graduated magna cum laude. She moved to Portland, OR where she attended medical school at Oregon Health and Science University, and then to New York for residency training in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center. She then undertook a Rhinology fellowship at Stanford University in California under the mentorship of Dr. Peter Hwang, to become a specialist in Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery. She then joined the faculty of the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at Emory University in Atlanta, where she has taken on the role of Director of the Resident Sinus and Skull Base Dissection Course. Dr. Wise grew up in Houston, Texas. She graduated magna cum laude from Texas A&M University with a degree in Biochemistry. Dr. Wise obtained her M.D. degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio in 2001. She completed residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Emory University in 2006 and Rhinology fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina in 2007, under the direction of Dr. Rodney Schlosser. Dr. Wise is currently on the faculty of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Emory University, specializing in rhinology, allergy, and endoscopic skull base surgery. She also obtained a Master of Science in Clinical Research from Emory University in 2012. Dr. Wise serves as the Assistant Residency Program Director and Director of Resident Education and Research in the Emory Department of Otolaryngology. Dr. Del Gaudio was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. He attended LaSalle University, and received his medical school education at Jefferson Medical College, graduating Maxima Cum Laude. Dr. Del Gaudio completed his residency in Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Michigan Hospitals in Ann Arbor, MI in 1995. He then joined the Department of Otolaryngology at Emory University in Atlanta, where he presently holds the positions of Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology, Residency Program Director, and Chief of Rhinology and Sinus Surgery. Dr. Del Gaudio is nationally recognized for his academic achievements, and has been awarded the Golden Head Mirror Award by the American Rhinologic Society and the Gerald S. Gussack Award from the Georgia Society of Otoloryngology. He serves on the Board of Directors of the American Rhinologic Society, and is a Past President of the Georgia Society of Otolaryngology and the Metro Atlanta Otolaryngology Society. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, the Triological Society, and the American Rhinologic Society.

1. Introduction 2. History of Nasal Endoscopy 3. Pertinent Nasal and Sinus Anatomy for Office-Based Rhinology Procedures 4. Pertinent Radiology for Office-Based Rhinology Procedures 5. Room Setup and Equipment 6. Choosing the Appropriate Patient for Office-Based Rhinology Procedures 7. Anesthesia for Office-Based Rhinology Procedures 8. Basic nasal endoscopy 9. Basic Endoscopic Sinonasal Debridement and Biopsy 10. Treatment of Postoperative Issues Following Nasal and Sinus Surgery 11. Inferior Turbinate Reduction 12. Office-Based Evaluation and Treatment of Nasal Septal Pathology 13. Office-Based Nasal Polypectomy 14. Office-Based Drainage of Sinus Mucoceles 15. Office-Based Treatment of Epistaxis 16. Closed Reduction of Nasal Fractures 17. Office Evaluation of Epiphora 18. Closing remarks