Omar G. Ahmed, MD

Assistant Clinical Member, Academic Institute
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology , Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College


Publications

Air pollution, genetic factors, and chronic rhinosinusitis: A prospective study in the UK Biobank
Zhou, Q, Ma, J, Biswal, S, Rowan, NR, London, NR, Riley, CA, Lee, SE, Pinto, JM, Ahmed, OG, Su, M, Liang, Z, Du, R, Ramanathan, M & Zhang, Z 2024, , Science of the Total Environment, The, vol. 940, 173526, pp. 173526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173526

Modified technique improves efficacy for in-office posterior nasal nerve ablation
Gorelik, D, Dhanda, AK, Choi, A, Takashima, M, Khan, NS, Rowan, NR, Jafari, A, Syed, T & Ahmed, OG 2024, , Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, vol. 9, no. 2, e1238, pp. e1238. https://doi.org/10.1002/lio2.1238

Patient Questions Surrounding Posterior Nasal Nerve Ablation for Chronic Rhinitis
Gorelik, D, Razmi, SE, Sims, RK, Dhanda, AK, Takashima, M, Brissett, ES, Rowan, NR, Yim, MT, Khan, N, Fox, MG & Ahmed, OG 2024, , OTO Open, vol. 8, no. 2, e156. https://doi.org/10.1002/oto2.156

New Medical Device and Therapeutic Approvals in Otolaryngology: State of the Art Review of 2022
Wu, FM, Gorelik, D, Brenner, MJ, Takashima, M, Goyal, A, Kita, AE, Rose, AS, Hong, RS, Abuzeid, WM, Maria, PS, Al-Sayed, AA, Dunham, ME, Kadkade, P, Schaffer, SR, Johnson, AW, Eshraghi, AA, Samargandy, S, Morrison, RJ, Weissbrod, PA, Mitchell, MB, Rabbani, CC, Futran, N & Ahmed, OG 2024, , OTO Open, vol. 8, no. 1, e105. https://doi.org/10.1002/oto2.105

Posterior Nasal Nerve Ablation as a Viable Treatment Option for the Primary Symptom of Postnasal Drip
Dhanda, AK, Gorelik, D, Khan, N, Takashima, M, Bishara, P, McCoul, ED, Jafari, A & Ahmed, OG 2024, , American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 245-250. https://doi.org/10.1177/19458924241247107

Severe epistaxis after posterior nasal nerve ablation requiring surgical intervention: A multi-center case series
Khan, NS, Yoshiyasu, Y, Wang, BS, Khoudari, A, Clerico, DM, King, JM, Steele, TO, Dhanda, AK, Takashima, M & Ahmed, OG 2024, , International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology, vol. 14, no. 7, pp. 1269-1272. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.23339

Multi-Institutional Analysis of Insurance Denial Patterns Within Rhinology *
Janz, TA, Khan, NS, Dhanda, AK, Takashima, M, Wu, AW, Tang, DM, Higgins, TS, Ramanathan, M & Ahmed, OG 2024, , American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 218-222. https://doi.org/10.1177/19458924241242856

Disparities in seeking care for olfactory and gustatory dysfunction: A population analysis
Gorelik, D, Dhanda, AK, Khan, NS, Takashima, M, Nisar, T, Brissett, E, Ramanathan, M, Pinto, JM, Rowan, NR & Ahmed, OG 2024, , International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.23390

Features of Importance in Nasal Endoscopy: Deriving a Meaningful Framework
Babahaji, LM, Ganeshan, V, Nguyen, TS, Ahmed, O, Barton, BM, Chandra, R, Chen, PG, Gudis, DA, Halawi, A, Higgins, TS, Joe, SA, Kuan, EC, Marino, MJ, Patel, ZM, Ramakrishnan, VR, Rangarajan, SV, Riley, CA, Roxbury, CR, Tabaee, A, Tang, DM, Wu, AW, Yim, MT, Bidwell, J & McCoul, ED 2024, , Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States). https://doi.org/10.1002/ohn.889

What Questions Do Patients Ask About Biologic Therapies for Chronic Sinusitis With Nasal Polyps?
Razmi, SE, Goehring, L, Dhanda, AK, Shenoi, J, Khan, F, Rashidi, K, Gorelik, D, Sims, KR, Fox, MG, Takashima, M & Ahmed, OG 2024, , Ear, Nose and Throat Journal. https://doi.org/10.1177/01455613241264428

Histopathologic evaluation of Asian-American patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps
Wu, AW, Hur, K, Jafari, A, Ahmed, OG, Chen, PG, Takashima, M, Chang, EE, Balzer, B, Matthew, A, Xu, H, Divatia, MK, Tam, B, Robledo, J, Amin, L, Cvancara, DJ, Kinua, A, Syed, TA, Paderin, DL & Tang, DM 2024, , International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.23417

International consensus statement on allergy and rhinology: Allergic rhinitis – 2023
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, DY, White, A, Zhang, L, Ahmed, OG, Arianpour, K, Barrow, E, Cavaliere, C, Cantu, JCC, Chaskes, MB, Chua, AJK, Daggumati, S, Daines, L, Daraei, P, Edwards, T, Gigliotti, D, Gore, M, Goshtasbi, K, Han, DH, Hossenbaccus, L, Jolicoeur, M, Kanjanawasee, D, Kilic, S, Linton, S, Liu, D, Low, C, Mahomva, C, Malenke, JA, Miglani, A, Nagy, P, Park, JA, Paz-Lansberg, M, Pfeffer, P, Ryan, M, Saraswathula, A, Sheehan, C, Struss, N, Tie, K, Torabi, S, Tsai, EF, Velasquez, N, Vuncannon, J, Watley, D & Xu, X 2023, , International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 293-859. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.23090

Association between ambient temperature and chronic rhinosinusitis
Du, R, Jiao, W, Ma, J, Zhou, Q, Liang, ZS, Sun, S, Ahmed, OG, Rowan, NR, Pinto, JM, Ramanathan, M & Zhang, Z 2023, , International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology, vol. 13, no. 10, pp. 1906-1914. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.23152

GPT-4 accuracy and completeness against International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology: Rhinosinusitis
Yoshiyasu, Y, Wu, F, Dhanda, AK, Gorelik, D, Takashima, M & Ahmed, OG 2023, , International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology, vol. 13, no. 12, pp. 2231-2234. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.23201

Evaluation and treatment of rhinosinusitis with primary antibody deficiency in adults: Evidence-based review with recommendations
Makary, CA, Luong, AU, Azar, A, Kim, J, Ahmed, OG, Chaaban, MR, Damask, CC, Hannikainen, P, Joe, S, Lam, K, Peppers, BP, Peters, AT, Toskala, E & Lin, SY 2023, , International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology, vol. 13, no. 12, pp. 2205-2230. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.23206

Endotype evaluation of Hispanic/Latinx-American patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps
Wu, AW, Tang, DM, Hur, K, Jafari, A, Chen, PG, Takashima, M, Chang, EE, Balzer, B, Mathew, A, Divatia, M, Xu, H, Robledo, J, Amin, L, Tam, B, Cvancara, DJ, Kinua, AG, Syed, TA, Paderin, DL, Vasquez, M & Ahmed, OG 2024, , International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 981-985. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.23298

Utility of hospital frailty risk score in predicting postoperative outcomes of sinonasal malignancies
Kandula, RA, Linquest, LA, Kandregula, S, Latour, M, Ahmed, OG & Yim, MT 2024, , International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 1097-1100. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.23307

Optimization of diagnostic and procedural codes to identify patients with acute invasive fungal sinusitis
Munyemana, MA, Ahmed, OG, Takashima, M, Dhanda, AK, Tang, D, Wu, A, Wu, MJ, Kallogjeri, D, Piccirillo, JF & Roland, LT 2024, , International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 728-731. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.23253

Postnasal drip and chronic cough in patients with chronic rhinitis treated with temperature-controlled radiofrequency neurolysis
Gorelik, D, Ahmad, JG, Razmi, SE, Takashima, M, Yiu, Y, Thekdi, A, Ramanathan, M, Dhanda, AK, Yim, MT & Ahmed, OG 2024, , International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 621-629. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.23238

Air Quality, Allergic Rhinitis, and Asthma
Alenezi, A, Qureshi, H, Ahmed, OG & Ramanathan, M 2023, , Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, vol. 57, no. 2, pp. 293-307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otc.2023.10.005