2021 ARS 67th Annual Meeting
October 1-2, 2021
Millennium Biltmore Los Angeles

Friday, October 1, 2021
General Session – Crystal Ballroom
1:00 pm - 1:15 pm Joseph Han, MD, FARS
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm Introduction: Rodney Schlosser, MD, FARS Guest Speaker: N. Lou Shipley "Leveraging disruptive technology in a post pandemic world"
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm Robert Kern, MD, FARS; Benjamin Bleier, MD, FARS; Jivianne Lee, MD, FARS
Moderators: Dana Crosby, MD, FARS; Jean Kim, MD, FARS; Ashutosh Kacker, MD
2:15 pm - 2:22 pm PK evidence of consistent drug release from long-acting implantable corticosteroid matrices for CRS Randall Ow, MD
2:22 pm - 2:29 pm Outcomes of Dupilumab treatment versus FESS for CRSwNP Harish Dharmarajan, MD
2:29 pm - 2:36 pm CRS-PRO and SNOT 22 correlations with type 2 inflammatory mediators in chronic rhinosinusitis Samuel Racette, MD
2:36 pm - 2:43 Dupilumab and ASA desensitization CEA Michael Yong, MD, MPH, MBA
2:43 pm - 2:50 pm Predicting malignant transformation of inverted papilloma using image-based machine learning Angela Yang, BS
Moderators: Stella Lee, MD; Cecelia Damask, DO; Justin Turner, MD, FARS
3:30 pm - 3:37 pm LPS decreases CFTR open probability and mucociliary transport through ROS Do-Yeon Cho, MD
3:37 pm - 3:44 pm Transcriptional changes in chronic rhinosinusitis with asthma Amarbir Gill, MD
3:44 pm - 3:51 pm Cystatin-induced coagulation and fibrinolysis pathway derangements in a murine model of CRSwNP Alan Workman, MD, MTR
3:51 pm - 3:58 pm Steroid responsive and steroid resistant cytokines in AERD Michael Kohanski, MD, PhD
3:58 pm - 4:05 pm A human paranasal sinus model of SARS-CoV-2 infection Wesley Stepp, MD, PhD
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm Moderator: Eugenia Vining, MD Panelists: Marilene Wang, MD, FARS; James Stankiewicz, MD, FARS; Michael Setzen, MD, FARS; Donald Lanza, MD, FARS
Fall Film FESStival
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Saturday, October 2, 2021 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Breakout Room A – Gold Room
Moderators: Andrew Lane, MD, FARS; Victoria Lee, MD; Bruce Tan, MD
8:00 am - 8:07 am Chronic rhinosinusitis mouse model John Lee, MD
8:07 am - 8:14 am Urinary leukotriene E4 as a biomarker for chronic rhinosinusitis clinical subtypes Beau Idler, BA
8:14 am - 8:21 am Central compartment atopic disease and allergic rhinitis have similar allergen patterns Bianca Rullan Oliver, MD
8:21 am - 8:28 am Biomarker model for predicting type 2 in patients diagnosed with CRS Austin Heffernan, MD Candidate
8:45 am - 9:30 am Moderator: Martin Citardi, MD, FARS Panelists: Chirag Patel, MD, FARS; Alexander Farag, MD, FARS
Moderators: Do-Yeon Cho, MD; Michael Kohanski, MD
10:00 am - 10:07 am Pseudomonas isolates from CRS with CF develop increased virulence under anaerobic conditions Do-Yeon Cho, MD
10:07 am - 10:14 am CF olfaction before and after elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor Daniel Bacon, BS
10:14 am - 10:21 am Comparison of endoscopic sinus surgery timing in lung transplant patients with Cystic Fibrosis Joseph Johnson, ScB
10:21 am - 10:28 am Topical antibiotics in chronic rhinosinusitis: A prospective pilot study Christopher Low, MD
10:28 am - 10:35 am Olfactory dysfunction in people with Cystic Fibrosis Daniel Beswick, MD, FARS
Moderators: Alissa Kanaan, MD; Thomas Higgins, MD, FARS; Jordan Teitelbaum, MD 10:45 am - 10:52 am Transnasal endoscopic management of frontal sinus anterior table fractures improves cosmetic quality Natalie Derise, MD
10:52 am - 10:59 am Clinical features and diagnoses of patients with primary complaints of facial pain Andrea Plawecki, MD
10:59 am - 11:06 am Outcome of immunoglobulin replacement therapy in children with rhinosinusitis John Behnke, MD
11:06 am - 11:13 am Contralateral sinonasal symptoms following unilateral ESS Kevin Hur, MD
Moderators: Nicholas Rowan, MD; Angela Donaldson, MD, FARS; Edward McCoul, MD, FARS
11:23 am - 11:30 am Otolaryngic sensory loss as a measure of frailty among older U.S. adults Nicholas Rowan, MD
11:30 am - 11:37 am Dietary habits and rhinitis Darren Cheng, MS
11:37 am - 11:44 am The diagnostic workup of patients with isolated post-nasal drip Hector Perez, MD
11:44 am - 11:51 am Histopathologic features of chronic rhinosinusitis in diabetic patients Vidit Talati, MD
Breakout Room B – Crystal Ballroom
Moderators: Jonathan Ting, MD, FARS; Joshua Levy, MD, FARS; Kara Detwiller, MD, FARS 8:00 am - 8:07 am Resource utilization analysis after PPSV23 vaccination in antibody deficient CRS and RABS patients Nrusheel Kattar, MD
8:07 am - 8:14 am Rhinology Medicare reimbursements have not been keeping up with inflation Sina Torabi, MD
8:14 am - 8:21 am Impact of gender on outcomes and cost in pediatric acute rhinosinusitis management Vraj P. Shah, BS
8:21 am - 8:28 am Impact of operative time on endoscopic sinonasal surgery Ariel Omiunu, BS
8:28 am - 8:35 am Procedural and geographic variation in price markup of common rhinology procedures Rahul A. Patel, Medical Student
Moderators: Lauren Roland, MD; Christine Franzese, MD, FARS; Daniel Beswick, MD, FARS
8:45 am - 8:52 am Long-acting implantable corticosteroid matrix for CRS: LANTERN study 6-month post-treatment outcomes Joanne Rimmer, MBBS, MA
8:52 am - 8:59 am The Effect of EDS-FLU on objective and subjective outcomes for patients with CRSwNP Randall Ow, MD, FARS
8:59 am - 9:06 am The potential for cortisol suppression with high dose mometasone irrigations Hannah Brown, BS
9:06 am - 9:13 am Type 2 inflammation decreases in CRSwNP after ESS with mometasone-eluting stent placement Bruce K. Tan, MD
9:13 am - 9:20 am SNOT-22 scores after six months of aspirin predict long-term quality of life in AERD Siddhant H. Tripathi, BS
9:20 am – 9:27 am Real world effectiveness of Dupilumab in CRSwNP Yi Zhang
10:00 am - 10:45 am Moderator: Justin Turner, MD, FARS Panelists: Bruce Tan, MD; Amber Luong, MD, PhD, FARS; Benjamin Bleier, MD, FARS
Moderators: Kristine Smith, MD; Christian Soneru, MD; Sanjeet Rangarajan, MD, FARS
10:45 am - 10:52 am Practice patterns and provider satisfaction in a virtual rhinology and skull base surgery clinic Emily Papazian, Medical Student
10:52 am - 10:59am Post-operative sinus polyp scale (POPS) Dhruv Sharma, MD
10:59 am - 11:06 am Modeling observed nasal nitric oxide levels Dennis Shusterman, MD, MPH
11:06 am - 11:13 The role of extraoral taste receptors in chronic rhinosinusitis: A systematic review Nicholas Rowan, MD
Moderators: Theodore Schuman, MD, FARS: Jeffrey Suh, MD, FARS; Stacey Gray, MD, FARS
11:23 am - 11:30 am Systemic corticosteroids-related adverse outcomes in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis Greg Davis, MD, FARS
11:30 am - 11:37 am Avascular necrosis and oral corticosteroid use David Poetker, MD, FARS
11:37 am - 11:44 am Odontogenic sinusitis causing extra-sinus complications Jennifer Douglas, MD
11:44 - 11:51 am Correlation of symptoms by sinus subsite Arthur Wu, MD, FARS
Breakout Room C – Emerald Ballroom
Skull Base Malignancies
Moderators: Kent Lam, MD, FARS; Jose Mattos, MD; Jeremiah Alt, MD, PhD, FARS
8:00 am - 8:07 am Treatment facility volume and esthesioneuroblastoma outcomes Khodayar Goshtasbi, MS
8:07 am - 8:14 am Effect of hospital safety-net burden on survival of sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma Christopher Tseng, BS
8:14 am - 8:21 am Sociodemographic factors in patients with esthesioneuroblastoma Ariel Omiunu, BS
8:21 am – 8:28 am Length of stay after surgery as a predictor of survival for sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma Jeff Gao, BS
Patient Demographics
Moderators: Charles Riley, MD; Naweed Chowdhury, MD; Marc Dubin, MD, FARS
8:38 am - 8:45 am Demographic variations of participants in rhinitis clinical trials Neil Mehta, BS
8:45 am - 8:52 am Effect of race in epistaxis treatment Avneet Randhawa, BS
8:52 am - 8:59 am Characterization of biologics patients Matthew Lelegren, MD
8:59 am - 9:06 am Demographics in chronic rhinosinusitis subtypes Cheng Ma, BS
9:16 am - 10:00 am Moderator: Andrew Goldberg, MD, FARS Panelists: Jolie Chang, MD; Maria Suurna, MD; Ilene Rosen, MD
Moderators: Carol Yan, MD; David Poetker, MD, FARS
10:30 am - 10:37 am Population differences between COVID-19 and post-viral olfactory dysfunction: Case-control study Nikita Chapurin, MD, MHS
10:37 am - 10:44 am Chemesthesis compensates for decreased flavor sensation due to chemosensory dysfunction in COVID-19 Sameer Kini, MD
10:44 am - 10:51 am Measurement of healthy utility state values in COVID-19 related anosmia Mena Said, MD
10:51 am - 10:58 am Cognitive impairment and awareness of olfactory dysfunction: NHANES 2013–2014 Srivats Narayanan, Medical Student
10:58 am - 11:05 am Parosmia and health utility state values for COVID-19 related olfactory loss Sophie Jang, Research Fellow
Moderators: David Jang, MD, FARS; Arthur Wu, MD, FARS; Jayakar Nayak, MD
11:15 am - 11:22 am Temperature-controlled RF treatment of the NV for NAO: A randomized controlled trial Stacey Silvers, Dr.
11:22 am - 11:29 am Temperature-controlled RF treatment of nasal valve for nasal airway obstruction William Yao, MD, FARS
11:29 am - 11:36 am Endoscopic techniques for nasal septal perforation repair: A systematic review Arron Gravina, DO
11:36 am - 11:43 am Surgical repair of nasal septal perforations Janmaris Marin, MD
11:43 am - 11:50 am Mental health burden of empty nose syndrome Meredith Meyer
Breakout Room D – Bernard’s Room
Moderators: Garret Choby, MD, FARS; Nyall London, MD, FARS
8:00 am - 8:07 am Nasal endoscopy and aerosol generation Amarbir Gill, MD
8:07 am - 8:14 am Surgical approach is associated with complication rate in sinonasal malignancy: A multi-center study Daniel Beswick, MD, FARS
8:14 am - 8:21 am Determinants of survival in sinonasal and skull base chondrosarcoma Ryan Rimmer, MD
8:21 am - 8:28 am Healthcare expansion and rhinologic malignancies Alexandria L. Irace
Moderators: Douglas Reh, MD, FARS; Erin O’Brien, MD, FARS; Mathew Geltzeiler, MD, FARS
8:38 am - 8:45 am Gender gap among rhinology and skull base surgeons Patricia Johnson, MD
8:45 am - 8:52 am Socioeconomic trends in rhinology and endoscopic skull base surgery in 2020 Sara Sun, MD
8:52 am - 8:59 am Predictors of academic career placement and scholarly impact in fellowship-trained rhinologists Nicholas Rowan, MD
8:59 am - 9:06 am A geospatial analysis of the rhinologist workforce in the United States Samir Hassanin, BA
Moderators: Waleed Abuzeid, MD; Joshua Levy, MD, FARS; Zara Patel, MD, FARS
9:16 am - 9:23 am Factors associated with postoperative outcomes in pituitary surgery Khodayar Goshtasbi, MS
9:23 am - 9:30 am Ecological momentary assessment of sinonasal outcomes Victoria Lee, MD
9:30 am - 9:37 am Endoscopic sinus surgery in patients with comorbidities Ariel Omiunu, BS
9:37 am - 9:44 am A cross-sectional analysis of patient information and education on sinusitis Kolin Rubel, MD
9:44 am - 9:51 am The use of SN-5 to differentiate chronic rhinosinusitis and chronic adenoiditis in children Norman Orabi, MD
Moderators: Corinna Levine, MD, FARS; Benjamin Bleier, MD, FARS; Raj Sindwani, MD, FARS
10:30 am - 10:37 am Outcomes of endoscopic resection of pediatric craniopharyngiomas Tapan Patel, MD
10:37 am - 10:44 am Occult nodal involvement in sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma Samer Elsamna, BA
10:44 am - 10:51 am Race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status in esthesioneuroblastoma outcomes Rahul Sharma, BS
10:51 am - 10:58 am Impact of distant metastasis in sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma Samer Elsamna, BA
10:58 am – 11:05 am Nasal cavity squamous cell carcinoma Blaine Smith
Moderators: Edward Kuan, MD, FARS; Eric Wang, MD, FARS; Bradford Woodworth, MD, FARS
11:15 am - 11:22 am Endoscopic repair of anterior encephaloceles: A cost-effective alternative to craniotomy Matthew Wu, BS
11:22 am - 11:29 am The role of fascia lata in complex skull base reconstruction: Emergence of a new workhorse Firas Sbeih, MD
11:29 am - 11:36 am False negative rate of intrathecal fluorescein in CSF leak repair Jeffrey Radabaugh, MD
11:36 am - 11:43 am Systematic review of olfactory preservation techniques in nasoseptal flap harvest Suat Kilic, MD
11:43 am - 11:50 am Endoscopic endonasal eustachian tube obliteration for cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea Ryan Rimmer, MD
Saturday, October 2, 2021 1:00 pm – 4:20 pm
General Session – Crystal Ballroom
1:00 pm - 1:40 pm Moderator: Thomas Higgins, MD, FARS Panelists: Greg Davis, MD, FARS; Winston Vaughan, MD, FARS; Danielle Warner, MD; Marc Dubin, MD, FARS; Douglas Reh, MD, FARS
1:40 pm - 2:20 pm Jivianne Lee, MD, FARS; David Gudis, MD, FARS; Brent Senior, MD, FARS; Kibwei McKinney, MD; Angela Donaldson, MD, FARS; Jose Mattos, MD
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm Moderator: Michael Stewart, MD, FARS Panelists: Lauren Roland, MD; Joshua Levy, MD, FARS; Michael Platt, MD
3:30 pm - 3:40 pm Joseph Han, MD, FARS; Michael Stewart, MD, FARS
3:40 pm - 4:20 pm Introduction: Rodney Schlosser, MD, FARS Guest Speaker: David W. Kennedy, MD, FARS “The introduction of endoscopic sinus surgery and the evolution of rhinology as a specialty”
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