The American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy is a 
peer-reviewed, scientific publication committed to expanding knowledge 
and publishing the best clinical and basic research within the fields of
 Rhinology & Allergy. Its focus is to publish information which 
contributes to improved quality of care for patients with nasal and 
sinus disorders. Its primary readership consists of otolaryngologists, 
allergists, and plastic surgeons. Published material includes 
peer-reviewed original research, clinical trials, and review articles.

Editor
Rakesh Chandra, MD   Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
Anju Peters, MD   Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
Raj Sindwani, MD  Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
Co-Editors-in-Chief
Rakesh Chandra, MD   Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
Anju Peters, MD   Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
Raj Sindwani, MD, FACS, FRCS  Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
Contributing Editor
Russell Settipane, MD  Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Past Editors-in-Chief
Alex Chiu, MD      Co-Editor-in-Chief, 2010–2015
David Kennedy, MD     Editor-in-Chief, 2004–2010, Co-Editor-in-Chief, 1991–2003
Phil Fireman, MD  Co-Editor-in-Chief, 1991–2003
Larry E. Duberstein, MD      Co-Editor-in-Chief, 1987–1991
John Connell, MD        Co-Editor-in-Chief, 1987–1991
Associate Editors
John V. Bosso,MD       Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
A. Simon Carney, MD  Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
Eugene Chang, MD     University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Seong Cho, MD    University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Cemal Cingi, MD  Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey
Anjeni Keswani, MD     Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Mahboobeh Mahdavinia, MD    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Douglas Reh, MD  Ear, Nose & Throat Associates, Baltimore, MD, USA
Brian Rotenberg, MD   University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
Christina Schwindt, MD       Allergy and Asthma Associates, Southern California Research, Mission Viejo, CA, USA
Zachary Soler, MD       Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
Tetsuji Takabayashi, MD, PhD    University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
Andrew White, MD      Scripps Clinic, San Diego, CA, USA
Ian Witterick, MD  University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Bradford Woodworth, MD  The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Internet Technology Editor
Vijay Ramakrishnan, MD     University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA
Editorial Board
Vijay Anand, MD  Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
Ben Bleier, MD     Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA
Larry Borish, MD   University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Karen Calhoun, MD     Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
Tara Carr, MD      University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Warner Carr, MD  Allergy and Asthma Associates, Southern California Research, Mission Viejo, CA, USA
Ricardo Carrau, MD     Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
Roy Casiano, MD  University of Miami Health System, Miami, FL, USA
Marco Caversaccio, MD      University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Bradley Chipps, MD     Capital Allergy & Respiratory, Sacramento, CA, USA
Alex Chiu, MD      University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
Martin Citardi, MD       University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
Mark Corbett, MD       Allergy & Immunology, Louisville, KY, USA
Jacquelynne Corey, MD      University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Chris DeSouza, MD     Holy Family Hospital, Mumbai, India
Hun-Jong Dhong, MD        Sungkyunkwan Kwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Mark Dykewicz, MD     SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, MO, USA
Jean Anderson Eloy, MD     Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
Alan Gaines, MD  Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Balwant Singh Gendeh, MD       National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Christos Georgalas, MD      Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece
Stacey Gray, MD   Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Dan Hamilos, MD        Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Richard Harvey, MD     St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Ashutosh Kacker, MD  NYP/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
Michael Kaliner, MD    Institute for Asthma & Allergy, Bethesda, MD, USA
Robert Kern, MD  Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
Jivianne Lee, MD  Sinus Institute of Orange County, Irvine, CA, USA
John Lee, MD       University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Wolf Mann, MD    University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Eli Meltzer, MD     Allergy & Asthma Medical Group and Research Center, San Diego, CA, USA
Ralph Metson, MD      Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA
Michael Nelson, MD    Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Jim Palmer, MD    University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Ruby Pawankar, MD    Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
David Poetker, MD      Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Alkis Psaltis, MD   University of Adelaide, Woodville, South Australia
Matthew Rank, MD      Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Ray Sacks, MD      ENT Clinic, Sydney, Australia
Rodney Schlosser, MD       Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
Raymond Slavin, MD   Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
Carl Snyderman, MD   University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Jeff Suh, MD  University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Justin Turner, MD        Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
De Yun Wang, MD      National University of Singapore, Singapore
Dehui Wang, MD  Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, Shanghai, China
Sarah Wise, MD    Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Troy Woodard, MD     Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
Erin Wright, MD   University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Bozena Wrobel, MD    University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Adam Zanation, MD    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA