Mas Takashima, M.D., MD, FACS

  • Houston Methodist otolaryngologist
  • Houston Methodist ear, nose and throat physician
  • Chair, Houston Methodist Hospital department of otolaryngology

Mas Takashima, M.D., MD, FACS

Areas of Expertise

  • Allergic disorders
  • Chronic rhinosinusitis
  • Endoscopic sinus procedures
  • Head/neck surgery
  • Obstructive sleep apnea
  • Sinus microbiome
  • Skull-base surgery (pituitary tumor, sinonasal cancer, brain fluid leaks)

Credentials

BOARD CERTIFICATION
Otolaryngology, Otology/Neurotology | American Board of Otolaryngology
Sleep Medicine | American Board of Otolaryngology
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas | 1996
INTERNSHIP
Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals, Houston, Texas | 1997
RESIDENCY
Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals, Houston, Texas | 2002
FELLOWSHIP
Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery | 2008
Fellow, American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, Houston, Texas | 2013

Publications

Climate change, the environment, and rhinologic disease
Kim, J, Waugh, DW, Zaitchik, BF, Luong, A, Bergmark, R, Lam, K, Roland, L, Levy, J, Lee, JT, Cho, DY, Ramanathan, M, Baroody, F, Takashima, M, OBrien, D, Lin, SY, Joe, S, Chaaban, MR, Butrymowicz, A, Smith, S & Mullings, W 2023, , International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 865-876. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.23128

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

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

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 2023, , International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.23298

Epidural Interlay Graft for Pituitary Surgery: A 4-Year Institutional Experience
Snyder, R, Lee, S, Athukuri, P, Ngo, E, Fox, M, Fakhri, S, Takashima, M, Force, B, Samson, S, Gallagher, K, Yoshor, D & Jalali, A 2023, , Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part B: Skull Base. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2175-8181

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

Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgery for Patients with Prolactinomas: Indications and Outcomes
Force, BK, Staggers, K, Sebastian, S, Takashima, M, Yoshor, D & Samson, SL 2022, , World neurosurgery, vol. 168, pp. e626-e635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2022.10.043

New Medical Device and Therapeutic Approvals in Otolaryngology: State of the Art Review of 2021
Choi, AM, Brenner, MJ, Gorelik, D, Erbele, ID, Crowson, MG, Kadkade, P, Takashima, M, Santa Maria, PL, Hong, RS, Rose, AS, Ostrander, BT, Rabbani, CC, Morrison, RJ, Weissbrod, PA, Tate, AD, Kain, JJ, Lina, IA, Shaffer, SR & Ahmed, OG 2022, , OTO Open, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 2473974X221126495. https://doi.org/10.1177/2473974X221126495

New Medical Device and Therapeutic Approvals in Otolaryngology: State of the Art Review of 2021
Choi, AM, Brenner, MJ, Gorelik, D, Erbele, ID, Crowson, MG, Kadkade, P, Takashima, M, Santa Maria, PL, Hong, RS, Rose, AS, Ostrander, BT, Rabbani, CC, Morrison, RJ, Weissbrod, PA, Tate, AD, Kain, JJ, Lina, IA, Shaffer, SR & Ahmed, OG 2022, , OTO Open, vol. 6, no. 3. https://doi.org/10.1177/2473974X221126495

Orbital Ependymoma
Tsimchi, IM, Malik, AI, Takashima, M & Lee, AG 2022, , Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. E51-E54. https://doi.org/10.1097/IOP.0000000000002095

Orbital Ependymoma
Tsimchi, IM, Malik, AI, Takashima, M & Lee, AG 2022, , Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. E51-E54. https://doi.org/10.1097/IOP.0000000000002095

Indirect comparison of the efficacy of radiofrequency neurolysis and cryotherapy in the treatment of chronic rhinitis
Gorelik, D, Choi, A, Desisto, N, Ordonez, A, Takashima, M, Rowan, NR, Tang, DM, Syed, T, Yim, MT & Ahmed, OG 2023, , International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 175-178. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.23068

Is Posterior Nasal Nerve Ablation Effective in Treating Symptoms of Allergic Rhinitis?
Davies, C, Gorelik, D, Lane, AP, Takashima, M & Ahmed, OG 2022, , Laryngoscope, vol. 132, no. 12, pp. 2295-2298. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.30337

Temperature-controlled radiofrequency neurolysis for treatment of chronic rhinitis: 12-month outcomes after treatment in a randomized controlled trial
Takashima, M, Stolovitzky, JP, Ow, RA, Silvers, SL, Bikhazi, NB & Johnson, CD 2023, , International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 107-115. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.23047

Correlation between middle turbinate insertion in relation to sphenopalatine foramen and failure rates of cryotherapy and radiofrequency treatment for chronic rhinitis
Fan, T, Chandna, M, Gorelik, D, Takashima, M, Yim, MT, Rowan, NR, Dubey, P, Garner, JJ, Ohlstein, JF, Wu, AW & Ahmed, OG 2023, , International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 88-91. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.23058

Vidian canal diameter: A possible link to chronic rhinitis diagnosis
Chandna, M, Gorelik, D, Takashima, M, Ordonez, A, Rowan, NR, Jafari, A, Razmi, SE, Newstrom, E, Choi, A, Dubey, P, Syed, T & Ahmed, OG 2022, , International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.23091

Vidian canal diameter: A possible link to chronic rhinitis diagnosis
Chandna, M, Gorelik, D, Takashima, M, Ordonez, A, Rowan, NR, Jafari, A, Razmi, SE, Newstrom, E, Choi, A, Dubey, P, Syed, T & Ahmed, OG 2023, , International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 942-945. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.23091

Telemedicine in Otolaryngology in the COVID-19 Era: A Year Out
Ohlstein, JF, Ahmed, OG, Garner, J & Takashima, M 2021, , Cureus, vol. 13, no. 12, pp. e20794. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20794

Effect of Radiofrequency Neurolysis on the Symptoms of Chronic Rhinitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Stolovitzky, JP, Ow, RA, Silvers, SL, Bikhazi, NB, Johnson, CD & Takashima, M 2021, , OTO Open, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 2473974X211041124. https://doi.org/10.1177/2473974X211041124

Languages

  • English
  • Japanese