Michael A. Kohanski, MD, PhD

Otorhinolaryngology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Perelman
Schedule onlineCall 800-789-7366
Headshot of Michael A. Kohanski, MD, PhD
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Michael Kohanski, MD PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Rhinology within the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck surgery at Penn Medicine. He is a fellowship-trained Rhinologist with clinical expertise in the treatment of inflammatory disorders of the nose and sinuses ( i.e., chronic rhinosinusitis, nasal polyps, AERD, allergic rhinitis) including advanced endoscopic sinus surgery, and endoscopic anterior skull base techniques for resection of benign or malignant sinus tumors and repair of cerebrospinal fluid leaks.   Dr. Kohanski also works closely with his neurosurgery colleagues on endoscopic approaches to pituitary tumors and brain tumors accessible through the sinuses and reconstruction of the skull base following tumor removal.  In addition to his practice, Dr. Kohanski has an active research program studying the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.

My education and training

  • Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital

Watch video featuring Michael A. Kohanski, MD, PhD on YouTube

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

400 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

Anonymous
May 2026
he is great
Anonymous
May 2026
i love this dr always straight to the point explained everything so i could understand
Anonymous
May 2026
i felt like i was more certain about my condition and was given the proper information about what's going on!
Anonymous
May 2026
dr kohanski is very straightforward and explains procedures, expected outcomes well, and is also friendly.

Insurance accepted

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Kohanski is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Yu AJ, Tapescu I, Venkatesh S, Montone K, Espinosa MC, Douglas JE, Palmer JN, Kohanski MA, Adappa ND. Diagnostic Accuracy of Office Biopsy for Inverted Papilloma. , Am J Rhinol Allergy. , 40(3): 2026,239-244

Kim AH, Tham T, Giannaris PS, Kokabee M, Wilensky J, Tsang C, Wang BY, Panara K, Kuan EC, Papagiannopoulos P, Tajudeen B, Eide JG, Craig JR, Kshirsagar RS, Christian Z, Locke TB, Fastenberg JH, Chaskes MB, Pollack AZ, Har-El G, Cui S, Guerrero D, Ahn S, Oh EJ, Workman AD, Kohanski MA, Douglas J, Robertson ES, Jalaly J, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Tong CCL. Sinonasal Inverted Papilloma and Clinical Significance of Dysplasia: A Multi-Institutional Study. , Laryngoscope, 136(4): 2026,1656-1664

Talati VM, Zhang K, Wei KX, Mitchell MB, Adappa ND, Kohanski MA, Douglas JE, Jackson C, Lee JYK, Storm PB, Lazor JW, Palmer JN. Fascia-Fat-Fascia "Sandwich Graft" Decreases Postoperative Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Rate for High-Flow Skull Base Defects. , Int Forum Allergy Rhinol.: 2026,online ahead of print

Margaret Mitchell, Alex Gordon, Vikram Vasan, Michael Xiang, Vidit Talati, Nithin Adappa, James Palmer, Michael Kohanski, John Lee, Christina Jackson, Jennifer Douglas Suprasellar extension of pituitary tumors and olfactory outcomes after transsphenoidal approach , ARS at COSM, Phoenix AZ: 2026

Vidit Talati, Kathy Zhang, Randy Bach, Margaret Mitchell, Nithin Adappa, Jennifer Douglas, James Palmer, John Bosso, Michael Kohanski Risk factors for Draf 2B failure in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps , ARS at COSM, Phoenix AZ: 2026

Margaret Mitchell, Michael Xiang, Vidit Talati, Nithin Adappa, James Palmer, Michael Kohanski, Phillip Storm, John Lee, Christina Jackson, Jennifer Douglas Olfactory outcomes after planum meningioma resection , ARS at COSM, Phoenix AZ: 2026

Michael Xiang, Ankit Chauhan, Randy Bach, Margaret Mitchell, Vidit Talati, Nithin Adappa, James Palmer, Noam Cohen, Michael Kohanski, Jennifer Douglas Highly-effective modulator therapy and olfactory-specific gene expression in Cystic Fibrosis , ARS at COSM, Phoenix AZ: 2026

Randy Bach, Ankit Chauhan, Michael Xiang, James Palmer, Nithin Adappa, Noam Cohen, Michael Kohanski, Jennifer Douglas Modeling age-dependent olfactory function in human olfactory organoids , ARS at COSM, Phoenix, AZ: 2026

Margaret Mitchell, Isha Thapar, Saawan Patel, Jennifer Douglas, Michael Kohanski, Nithin Adappa, James Palmer, Alan Workman The utilization of the completeness of surgery index in revision ESS patients on biologic therapy. , ARS at COSM: 2026

Herpin LP, Bach R, Bruneto R, Faltas KA, Kohanski MA, Palmer JN, Adappa ND, Douglas JE, Bosso JV. Dupilumab-Related Adverse Events and Intolerance in Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease Patients. , Int Forum Allergy Rhinol., 16(4): 2026,413-417