Research Summary

Patricia Loftus, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Rhinology & Skull Base Surgery division in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) at the University of California, San Francisco. She obtained her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College of the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She completed her one-year internship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, New York, where she also completed her Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery residency. She then completed a Rhinology & Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery fellowship at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Loftus is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, American Rhinologic Society, North American Skull Base Society, and American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy. She is the first author of multiple book chapters and publications in peer-reviewed journals, and has been invited to present her research and to lecture at both national and international meetings. Her research interests lie in Eustachian tube dysfunction as it relates to allergy, fungal sinusitis, and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT).

Specialty:
Rhinology & Skull Base Surgery

Expertise:
Nasal and sinus surgery, endoscopic skull base surgery, general otolaryngology

Professional Interests:
Allergic and nonallergic rhinitis, chronic rhinosinusitis with and without nasal polyposis, fungal sinusitis, cerebrospinal fluid leaks, sinonasal tumors, skull base tumors, endoscopic orbital surgery, general otolaryngology, office-based rhinology procedures, mentoring

Education and Training:
• Medical School: Jefferson Medical College of the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
• Internship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
• Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
• Fellowship: Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA - Rhinology & Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery

Selected Publications

  1. Yusuf HM, Rasheed A, Hetts S, Kim H, Loftus P, Conrad M. Exploring effects of atmospheric conditions in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2023 May 15.  View on PubMed
  2. Wise SK, Damask C, Roland LT, Ebert C, Levy JM, Lin S, Luong A, Rodriguez K, Sedaghat AR, Toskala E, Villwock J, Abdullah B, Akdis C, Alt JA, Ansotegui IJ, Azar A, Baroody F, Benninger MS, Bernstein J, Brook C, Campbell R, Casale T, Chaaban M, Chew FT, Chambliss J, Cianferoni A, Custovic A, Davis EM, DelGaudio JM, Ellis AK, Flanagan C, Fokkens WJ, Franzese C, Greenhawt M, Gill A, Halderman A, Hohlfeld JM, Incorvaia C, Joe SA, Joshi S, Kuruvilla ME, Kim J, Klein AM, Krouse HJ, Kuan EC, Lang D, Larenas-Linnemann D, Laury AM, Lechner M, Lee SE, Lee VS, Loftus P, Marcus S, Marzouk H, Mattos J, McCoul E, Melen E, Mims JW, Mullol J, Nayak JV, Oppenheimer J, Orlandi RR, Phillips K, Platt M, Ramanathan M, Raymond M, Rhee CS, Reitsma S, Ryan M, Sastre J, Schlosser RJ, Schuman TA, Shaker MS, Sheikh A, Smith KA, Soyka MB, Takashima M, Tang M, Tantilipikorn P, Taw MB, Tversky J, Tyler MA, Veling MC, Wallace D, Wang Y, White A, Zhang L. International consensus statement on allergy and rhinology: Allergic rhinitis - 2023. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2023 04; 13(4):293-859.  View on PubMed
  3. David AP, Loftus PA, Russell MS, Goldberg AN, El-Sayed IH, Jan TA, Roland LT. RNA Sequencing and Gene Ontology Analysis in Acute Invasive Fungal Sinusitis. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2023 Jan; 37(1):78-82.  View on PubMed
  4. Lee JT, Abbas GM, Charous DD, Cuevas PDMM, Göktas PDMÖ, Loftus PA, Nachlas NE, Toskala EM, Watkins JP, Brehmer PDMD. Clinical and Quality of Life Outcomes Following Temperature-Controlled Radiofrequency Neurolysis of the Posterior Nasal Nerve (RhinAer) for Treatment of Chronic Rhinitis. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2022 Nov; 36(6):747-754.  View on PubMed
  5. Choy W, Garcia J, Safaee MM, Rubio RR, Loftus PA, Clark AJ. Superior Laryngeal Nerve Palsy After Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion: A Case Report and Cadaveric Description. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2022 08 01; 23(2):e152-e155.  View on PubMed
  6. Gurrola JG, Chang JL, Roland LT, Loftus PA, Cheung SW. Short-term chemosensory distortions and phantoms in COVID-19. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2021 Apr; 6(2):172-176.  View on PubMed
  7. Loftus PA, Roland LT, Gurrola JG, Cheung SW, Chang JL. Temporal Profile of Olfactory Dysfunction in COVID-19. OTO Open. 2020 Oct-Dec; 4(4):2473974X20978133.  View on PubMed
  8. Roland LT, Loftus PA, Chang JL. Reply to: Challenges in interpreting the diagnostic performance of symptoms to predict COVID-19 status: the case of anosmia. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2020 09; 10(9):1116-1117.  View on PubMed
  9. Juszczak HM, Loftus PA. Role of Allergy in Eustachian Tube Dysfunction. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2020 07 09; 20(10):54.  View on PubMed
  10. Roland LT, Gurrola JG, Loftus PA, Cheung SW, Chang JL. Smell and taste symptom-based predictive model for COVID-19 diagnosis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2020 Jul; 10(7):832-838.  View on PubMed
  11. Strohl MP, Choy W, Clark AJ, Mummaneni PV, Dhall SS, Tay BK, Loftus PA, El-Sayed IH, Russell MS. Immediate Voice and Swallowing Complaints Following Revision Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Oct; 163(4):778-784.  View on PubMed
  12. Juszczak H, Aubin-Pouliot A, Sharon JD, Loftus PA. Sinonasal risk factors for eustachian tube dysfunction: Cross-sectional findings from NHANES 2011-2012. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2019 05; 9(5):466-472.  View on PubMed
  13. Locketz GD, Brant JD, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Goldberg AN, Loftus PA, Chandra RK, Bleier BS, Mueller SK, Orlandi RR, Becker M, Dorminy CA, Becker SD, Blasetti M, Becker DG. Postoperative Opioid Use in Sinonasal Surgery. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 03; 160(3):402-408.  View on PubMed
  14. Hamizan AW, Loftus PA, Alvarado R, Ho J, Kalish L, Sacks R, DelGaudio JM, Harvey RJ. Allergic phenotype of chronic rhinosinusitis based on radiologic pattern of disease. Laryngoscope. 2018 09; 128(9):2015-2021.  View on PubMed
  15. Yen AJ, Conrad MB, Loftus PA, Kumar V, Nanavati SM, Wilson MW, Cooke DL. Internal Jugular Vein Embolization to Control Life-Threatening Hemorrhage after Penetrating Neck Trauma. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2018 03; 29(3):435-437.  View on PubMed
  16. DelGaudio JM, Loftus PA, Hamizan AW, Harvey RJ, Wise SK. Central compartment atopic disease. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2017 Jul 01; 31(4):228-234.  View on PubMed
  17. Loftus PA, Wise SK, Daraei P, Baugnon K, DelGaudio JM. Excavating meningoencephaloceles: A newly recognized entity. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2017 Mar 01; 31(2):127-134.  View on PubMed
  18. Loftus PA, Wise SK. Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis: The Latest in Diagnosis and Management. Adv Otorhinolaryngol. 2016; 79:13-20.  View on PubMed
  19. Siegel B, Ow TJ, Abraham SS, Loftus PA, Tassler AB, Smith RV, Schiff BA. How radiologic/clinicopathologic features relate to compressive symptoms in benign thyroid disease. Laryngoscope. 2017 04; 127(4):993-997.  View on PubMed
  20. Loftus PA, Wise SK, Nieto D, Panella N, Aiken A, DelGaudio JM. Intranasal volume increases with age: Computed tomography volumetric analysis in adults. Laryngoscope. 2016 10; 126(10):2212-5.  View on PubMed

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