Zara M. Patel
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
NEUROSURGERY
Canary Center at Stanford
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Zara M. Patel is an Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology and of Neurosurgery at Stanford. She is currently the Chair of the Education Committee for the American Rhinologic Society and has developed a multitude of educational materials for both physicians and patients to help them better understand rhinologic disorders.Dr. Patel has been active in clinical research, publishing widely in topics such as avoiding complications in endoscopic sinus surgery, chronic rhinosinusitis in the immunosuppressed patient population, new devices and techniques for endoscopic skull base surgery, racial disparities in sinonasal cancer survival and olfactory dysfunction.
Research Interest
endoscopic sinus surgery, chronic rhinosinusitis in the immunosuppressed patient population, new devices and techniques for endoscopic skull base surgery, racial disparities in sinonasal cancer survival
Publications
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Patel ZM, Thamboo A, Rudmik L, Nayak JV, Smith TL, Hwang PH. Surgical therapy vs continued medical therapy for medically refractory chronic rhinosinusitis: a systematic review and metaâ€analysis. InInternational forum of allergy & rhinology 2017 Feb 1 (Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 119-127).
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Patel ZM. The evidence for olfactory training in treating patients with olfactory loss. Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery. 2017 Feb 1;25(1):43-6.
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Wallwork B, Coman W, Mackayâ€Sim A, Greiff L, Cervin A. A Doubleâ€Blind, Randomized, Placeboâ€Controlled Trial of Macrolide in the Treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis. The Laryngoscope. 2006 Feb 1;116(2):189-93.
