Selected Research by Physician

Dr. Hadi Seikaly

Dr. Kal Ansari

Dr. Jeffrey Harris

Dr. Erin Wright

Book Chapters

Wright E.D., Bolger W.E., Kennedy D.W. Anatomic Terminology and Nomenclature of the Paranasal Sinuses and Quantification for Staging. In “Pediatric Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Allergies”, Monograph from series “Lung Biology in Health and Disease”, Vol 199 Editors: Sih T.M. and Clement P., Marcel Dekker, 2005.

Bhalla R.K., Wright E.D. Medical Therapies for Sinusitis: Anti-Inflammatory. In “Rhinology: Diseases of the Nose, Sinuses, and Skull Base”. Editors: Kennedy, D.W., Hwang, P.H., Thieme, New York, 2008.

Peer Reviewed Journals

Sindwani, R., Wright E.D. The role of endoscopic septoplasty in the treatment of atypical facial pain. Journal of Otolaryngology, 32(2):77-80, 2003.

Sindwani R., Wright E.D. Perioperative Management of the Sinus Patient: A Canadian Perspective. Journal of Otolaryngology, 32(3):155-159, 2003.

Wright, E.D., Frenkiel, S. Advances in the Surgical Management of Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology, 1(1)21-27. 2004.

Wright, E.D., Razza, S.N., Heathcoate, J.G. Atypical Diagnostic, Endoscopic, and Pathologic Findings in a Case of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Arising From the Sphenoid Sinus. Journal of Otolaryngology, 34(4):226-230, 2005

Wright, E.D., Frenkiel, S. Infectious Adult Rhinosinusitis: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management Principles. Journal of Otolaryngology, Volume 34, Suppl 1, 2005.

Durr D, Wright E.D., Gall RM. Sinonasal Endoscopy Reporting Format: Emphasis on Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Journal of Otolaryngology, 34(2): 2005.

Brandt, M.G., Wright, E.D. Medical Student Career Choice and Mental Rotations Ability. Clinical and Investigative Medicine, 28(3):112-117, 2005.

Yousuf, K., Wright E.D. Site of Attachment of Inverted Papilloma Predicted by CT findings of Osteitis. American Journal of Rhinology, 21(1):32-36, 2007.

Franklin, J.H., Wright, E.D. Randomized, controlled, study of biocompatible nasal packing on outcomes of surgical treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis without polyposis. American Journal of Rhinology, 21(2):214-217, 2007.

Desrosiers M, Hussain A, Frenkiel S, Kilty S, Marsan J, Witterick I, Wright E. Intranasal corticosteroid use is associated with lower rates of bacterial recovery in chronic rhinosinusitis, Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, 136 (4): 605-609, 2007.

Small P., Frenkiel S., Becker A., Boisvert P., Bouchard J., Cockcroft D., Denburg J., Desrosiers M., Gall R., Hamid Q., Hébert J., JaverA., Keith P., Kim H., Lavigne F., Lemière C., Massoud E., Payton K., Schellenberg B., Sussman G., Tannenbaum D., Watson W., Witterick I., Wright E., The Canadian Rhinitis Working Group. Rhinitis: A Practical and Comprehensive Approach to Assessment and Therapy. Journal of Otolaryngology, 36 (Suppl 1): S1-S27, 2007.

Wright E.D., Agrawal S.K. “Impact of Perioperative Systemic Steroids on Surgical Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Polyposis – Evaluation with the novel Post-Operative Sinus Endoscopy (POSE) Scoring System”; Laryngoscope, 117(Suppl): 1-28, 2007.

Brandt M., Wright E.D. “Silent sinus syndrome is a form of chronic maxillary atelectasis: A systematic review of all reported cases”. American Journal of Rhinology, 2008 (In Press)

Annual Otolaryngology Surgery Resident Research Day

Research Day is annual event designed to encourage our surgical residents to present clinical research. Many of our residents present their research during our Research Day as well as during national meetings.

Resident Research Day May 7, 2010

Guest Speaker: Dr. Lorne Parnes
Presentation topic: My Top Ten Favourite Things about being a Neurologist.
Dr. Parnes is a devoted Professor and past-Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology, and Professor of Clinical Neurological Sciences at the University of Western Ontario (UWO), London, Canada where he also served as chief of otolaryngology at both the London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph's Health Care.

Programme - Resident Research
Dr. David Cote,Triamcinolone-Impregnated Nasal Dressing Following endoscopic Sinus Surgery A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study.

Dr. Morgan Langille, Pediatric Inferior Turbinoplasty With or Without Adenoidectomy: Preliminary Report on Safety, Symptom Control and Improvement of Quality of Life.

Dr. Peter Dziegielewski, Stereolithographic Biomodelling in Mandibular Reconstruction: A Prospective Trial

Dr. Praby Singh, Heparin vs Tirofiban in Microvascular Anastomosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a Rat Model

Dr. Jacek Szudek, Preservation of Residual Hearing in Cochlear Implantation with Deep Electrode Insertion - Is there a Hearing Advantage?

Dr. Jeffrey Yu, Exploring the Reliability of an Automated Audiometer in Comparison to Manual Audiometry on patients Who Require Complex Masking.

Dr. Monty Ghosh, The Patterns of Obstruction and Collapse in Children with Down Syndrome on Sleep Nasopharyngoscopy: A Case Controlled Study

Dr. Andrew Morrissey, Thermal Upper Airway Injury Following Pharyngeal Aspiration of Crack Pipe Filter: Case Series and Review of the Literature

Dr. Raiyan Chowdhury, Perceptions Regarding Employment Amongst Residents in Canadian Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Programs

Dr. George Kurien, Cost Benefit Analysis of Whole Body PET-CT in the Diagnostic Workup of Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

Dr. Vincent Biron, Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma and HPV-Associated Cancers in Women: An Epidemiological Evaluation of Association

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