Description of Research Expertise

Dr. Kohanski’s research focuses include understanding the role of inflammatory signals in the development of sinus polyps, with a focus on rare upper respiratory epithelial cells, solitary chemosensory cells, as a source of inflammation. From his Ph.D. work on antibiotic mechanisms of action and the development of antibiotic resistance, Dr. Kohanski also has an interest in understanding the evolution of antibiotic resistance as it pertains to the use of antibiotics in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis. Dr. Kohanski is an author/co-author on 29 peer reviewed scientific articles.

Selected Publications

Bosso JV, Locke TB, Kuan EC, Tripathi SH, Ig-Izevbekhai KI, Kalaf LT, Kohanski MA, Palmer JN, Adappa ND.: Complete endoscopic sinus surgery followed by aspirin desensitization is associated with decreased overall corticosteroid use Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. : epub ahead of print,2020.

Weinstein GS, Cohen R, Lin A, O'Malley BW Jr, Lukens J, Swisher-McClure S, Shanti RM, Newman JG, Parhar HS, Tasche K, Brody RM, Chalian A, Cannady S, Palmer JN, Adappa ND, Kohanski MA, Bauml J, Aggarwal C, Montone K, Livolsi V, Baloch ZW, Jalaly JB, Cooper K, Rajaskeran K, Loevner L, Rassekh C.: Penn Medicine Head and Neck Cancer Service Line COVID-19 management guidelines. Head Neck : Epub Ahead of print,2020.

Kohanski MA, Palmer JN, Cohen NA.: Aerosol or droplet: critical definitions in the COVID-19 era. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. : 2020.

McMahon DB, Carey RM, Kohanski MA, Tong CCL, Papagiannopoulos P, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Lee RJ.: Neuropeptide regulation of secretion and inflammation in human airway gland serous cells. Eur Respir J. 55 (4): 2020.

Carey RM, Kuan EC, Workman AD, Patel NN, Kohanski MA, Tong CCL, Chen J, Palmer JN, Adappa ND, Brant JA.: A Population-Level Analysis of Pituitary Carcinoma from the National Cancer Database. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 81 (2): 180-186,2020.

Papagiannopoulos P, Tong CL, Kuan EC, Tajudeen BA, Yver CM, Kohanski MA, Cohen NA, Kennedy DW, Palmer JN, Adappa ND.: Inverted papilloma is associated with greater radiographic inflammatory disease than other sinonasal malignancy. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 10 (3): 278-281,2020.

Auddie Sweis, Tran Locke, Theodore Lin, Brian Sweis, Michael A Kohanski, Nithin Adappa, James Palmer: Utility of Post-Operative Nasal Steroid Irrigations in Patients with Skull Base Tumors. NASBS Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX : 2020.

Shah RR, Maina IW, Patel NN, Triantafillou V, Workman AD, Kuan EC, Tong CCL, Kohanski MA, O'Malley BW Jr, Adappa ND, Palmer JN.: Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of endoscopic sinus surgery after endoscopic skull-base surgery. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 10 (4): 521-525,2020.

Triantafillou V, Maina IW, Patel NN, Tong CCL, Papagiannopoulos P, Kohanski MA, Kennedy DW, Palmer JN, Adappa ND, Cohen NA, Bosso JV.: In vitro safety of ketotifen as a topical nasal rinse. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 10 (2): 265-270,2020.

Papagiannopoulos P, Devins K, Tong CCL, Yver C, Patel NN, Kuhar HN, Bosso JV, Kohanski MA, Tajudeen BA, Kuan EC, Batra PS, Cohen NA, Kennedy DW, Palmer JN, Montone K, Adappa ND.: Chronic rhinosinusitis precipitated by tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors is the phenotype of chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 10 (1): 23-28.,2020.

Academic Contact Information

3400 Spruce St, 5 Ravdin
Department of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-349-5766
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366