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Dr. Nayak’s paper on creating and validating a highly reliable questionnaire to support a diagnosis of ENS was given the award for “Best Clinical Research Paper” at the American Rhinologic Society Spring Meeting in Chicago in May 2016. “Today, the assessments of clinical outcomes of ENS treatments primarily depend on limited indicators, such as patient history and nasal examination,” explains Dr. Nayak. “Because of our interest in ENS and the number of patients fortunately interested in seeing us and participating in our research programs, we can now make inroads into understanding ENS more globally from measuring metrics such as quality of life, sinus imaging, and objective airflow testing. We can also test the impact of potential treatment options with each individual. We are trying to understand ENS, and therefore nasal physiology, on many levels, from breathing and airflow measurements to the effects on anxiety and sleep. We feel this challenging ENS disease can be better understood when distilled down to impaired, but reparable, physiology and function.”
The Stanford Sinus Center maintains a highly regarded national and international profile as one of the top centers in the world for clinical care and research in Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery. On a weekly basis, surgeons from around the world come to the Sinus Center as part of the International Observers’ Program to learn the most up-to-date office practices and to observe advanced surgical cases. The Visiting Research Scholar Program is another avenue for international collaboration, wherein faculty rhinologists from overseas institutions come to Stanford for one to two years to perform clinical and basic research. The Visiting Scholars then return to their home institutions poised to become academic leaders in rhinology in their home countries. Recent scholars have hailed from Brazil, China, Colombia, Japan, Korea, Morocco, and Taiwan. In addition to training otolaryngology residents, the faculty in the Stanford Sinus Center also offer a highly regarded fellowship training program in rhinology, drawing applicants from across the U.S. and the globe. The Sinus Center is also conducting globally minded research in the area of surgical telementoring for endoscopic sinus surgery. Using a web-based, interactive video teaching model, Dr. Hwang and colleagues are evaluating the efficacy of remote, real-time teaching of surgical skills via two-way, livestreamed video sessions. Dr. Hwang hopes this technology can ultimately be applied to teach operative techniques to surgeons working in underserved regions of the world, where access to learning opportunities may be severely restricted. Drs. Hwang, Nayak, and Patel serve frequently as invited speakers at a variety of international venues, with recent destinations including Sweden, Dubai, and the Czech Republic. These invitations reflect the recognition of the Stanford faculty’s leadership in academic rhinology. Dr. Hwang currently serves as the President of the American Rhinologic Society; Dr. Patel is currently Chair of the Education Committee for the American Rhinologic Society; and Drs. Hwang and Nayak have contributed to the recent International Consensus Statement on Rhinosinusitis.
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