Posts by Alan D. Workman, MD, MTR
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Inside the Nose: Exploring the Effects of Microplastics and Nanoplastics on Human Airway Tissue
Mass Eye and Ear researchers found that inhaled microplastics and nanoplastics may cause upper airway inflammation, based on the use of human tissue models of the nasal lining.
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Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Emerges as Global Leader in Early COVID-19 Research
Clinicians and researchers at Mass Eye and Ear rapidly mobilized to conduct studies that combatted the spread of COVID-19 and mitigated its long-term symptoms. Over 25 peer-reviewed articles about the virus were published.
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Endonasal Surgery Using High-Speed Drill Puts Health Care Team at Risk of COVID-19
High-speed drilling appears to be the single greatest risk factor for potentially infectious aerosolization of new coronavirus during endonasal surgery, even when activated for only several seconds.
Biography
Alan D. Workman, MD, MTR, is a fellowship-trained sinus surgeon with expertise in complex sinus surgery and endoscopic treatment of sinus tumors, cerebrospinal fluid leaks and skull base lesions. He is passionate about improving quality of life for patients with disorders of the nose and sinuses through effective medical and surgical treatments.
Dr. Workman has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and has a special interest in research on the pathophysiology of chronic sinusitis, focusing on interventions for patients with severe or refractory symptoms. He is also active in research regarding clinical surveillance following treatment of sinonasal malignancy.
Mass Eye and Ear/Mass General Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
A teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, Mass Eye and Ear/Massachusetts General Hospital combines the expertise of highly specialized ear, nose, and throat physicians, audiologists, speech-language pathologists and auxiliary health care professionals to provide care for patients with problems affecting the ear, nose, throat, head and neck areas. The department, which is led by Chief and Chair Mark A. Varvares, MD, FACS, is one of the largest otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (OHNS) departments in the country, with more than 70 physicians staffed at 15 locations in the greater Boston area.