Peter H. Hwang

Clinical Focus

• Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
• Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
• Otolaryngology
• Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Ear, Nose and Throat)

Professional Education

• Board Certification: Otolaryngology, American Board of Otolaryngology (1997)
• University of Pennsylvania (1997) PA
• UCSF Medical Center (1996) CA
• UCSF Medical Center (1992) CA
• UCSF Medical Center (1991) CA
• Fellowship, Univ. of Pennsylvania Rhinology & Sinus Surgery (1997)
• Residency, UC San Francisco Otolaryngology (1996)
• MD, UC San Francisco (1991)
• BS, Stanford University Biology (1987)

Industry Relationships

Stanford is committed to ethical and transparent interactions with our industry partners. It is our policy to disclose payments of $5,000 or more, equity valued at $5,000 or more in a publicly traded company, or any equity in a privately held company, to physicians and scientists employed by Stanford University from companies or other commercial entities with which they interact as part of their professional activities. 

• Consulting: Sinexus, Inc.
• Equity: Sinexus, Inc.

Research Interests

- Characterization of ion transport activity in sinonasal epithelium
- Optimization of mucosal wound healing in a rabbit model of sinus surgery
- Clinical outcomes in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery
- Effect of intraoperative local anesthetic use on post operative pain in patients undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery

Clinical Trials

• Postoperative Pain and Functional Patient Outcomes after Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. Recruiting

Publications

• Effect of L-ascorbate on chloride transport in freshly excised sinonasal epithelia. Cho DY,  Hwang PH, Illek B.  Am J Rhinol Allergy.  2009 May-Jun; 23 (3): 294-9
• Integration of patient-specific paranasal sinus computed tomographic data into a virtual surgical environment. Parikh SS,  Chan S, Agrawal SK, Hwang PH, Salisbury CM, Rafii BY, Varma G, Salisbury KJ, Blevins NH.  Am J Rhinol Allergy.  2009 Jul-Aug; 23 (4): 442-7
• Pathology quiz case 1. Glomangiopericytoma (sinonasal-type hemangiopericytoma [HPC]). Worden B,  Getz A, Luo R, Hwang PH.  Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  2009; 135 (5): 520, 522
• A 51-year-old woman with acute onset of facial pressure, rhinorrhea, and tooth pain: review of acute rhinosinusitis. Hwang PH,  JAMA.  2009; 301 (17): 1798-807
• Results of endoscopic maxillary mega-antrostomy in recalcitrant maxillary sinusitis. Cho DY,  Hwang PH.  Am J Rhinol.  2008 Nov-Dec; 22 (6): 658-62
• The effects of retinoic acid on ciliary function of regenerated sinus mucosa. Erickson VR,  Antunes M, Chen B, Cohen NA, Hwang PH.  Am J Rhinol.  2008 May-Jun; 22 (3): 334-6
• Balloon catheter technology in sinus surgery. Hwang PH,  Am J Rhinol.  2008 Mar-Apr; 22 (2): 105
• Effects of sinus surgery on lung transplantation outcomes in cystic fibrosis. Leung MK,  Rachakonda L, Weill D, Hwang PH.  Am J Rhinol.  2008 Mar-Apr; 22 (2): 192-6
• Endoscopic septoplasty. Getz AE,  Hwang PH.  Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  2008; 16 (1): 26-31
• Pathology quiz case. Cholesterol granuloma (CG) of the left maxillary sinus. Parikh S,  Mattoch IW, Kong C, Hwang PH.  Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  2008; 134 (11): 1233-4
• Rehabilitation of surgically traumatized paranasal sinus mucosa using retinoic acid. Leung MK,  Hwang PH.  Am J Rhinol.  2007 May-Jun; 21 (3): 271-5
• Wegener's granulomatosis: current trends in diagnosis and management. Erickson VR,  Hwang PH.  Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  2007; 15 (3): 170-6
• Intranasal deposition of nebulized saline: a radionuclide distribution study. Hwang PH,  Woo RJ, Fong KJ.  Am J Rhinol.  2006 May-Jun; 20 (3): 255-61
• Retinoic acid improves ciliogenesis after surgery of the maxillary sinus in rabbits. Hwang PH,  Chan JM.  Laryngoscope.  2006; 116 (7): 1080-5
• Surgical revision of the failed obliterated frontal sinus. Hwang PH,  Han JK, Bilstrom EJ, Kingdom TT, Fong KJ.  Am J Rhinol.  2005 Sep-Oct; 19 (5): 425-9
• The office management of recalcitrant rhinosinusitis. Zacharek MA,  Hwang PH, Fong KJ.  Otolaryngol Clin North Am.  2004; 37 (2): 365-79
• Surgical rhinology: recent advances and future directions. Hwang PH,  Otolaryngol Clin North Am.  2004; 37 (2): 489-99
• Paranasal sinus mucosal regeneration: the effect of topical retinoic acid. Maccabee MS,  Trune DR, Hwang PH.  Am J Rhinol.  2003 May-Jun; 17 (3): 133-7
• Effects of topically applied biomaterials on paranasal sinus mucosal healing. Maccabee MS,  Trune DR, Hwang PH.  Am J Rhinol.  2003 Jul-Aug; 17 (4): 203-7
• Head and neck manifestations of Wegener's granulomatosis. Gubbels SP,  Barkhuizen A, Hwang PH.  Otolaryngol Clin North Am.  2003; 36 (4): 685-705
• Contemporary use of image-guided systems. Han JK,  Hwang PH, Smith TL.  Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  2003; 11 (1): 33-6
• Radiologic correlates of symptom-based diagnostic criteria for chronic rhinosinusitis. Hwang PH,  Irwin SB, Griest SE, Caro JE, Nesbit GM.  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  2003; 128 (4): 489-96
• Headset-related sensory and motor neuropathies in image-guided sinus surgery. Hwang PH,  Maccabee M, Lindgren JA.  Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  2002; 128 (5): 589-91
• Outpatient intravenous antibiotics for chronic rhinosinusitis. Gross ND,  McInnes RJ, Hwang PH.  Laryngoscope.  2002; 112 (10): 1758-61
• Bony abnormalities of the paranasal sinuses in patients with Wegener's granulomatosis. Yang C,  Talbot JM, Hwang PH.  Am J Rhinol.  2001 Mar-Apr; 15 (2): 121-5
• Medical therapy of acute and chronic frontal rhinosinusitis. Maccabee M,  Hwang PH.  Otolaryngol Clin North Am.  2001; 34 (1): 41-7
• Applications of in situ hybridization techniques in the diagnosis of chronic sinusitis. Hwang PH,  Montone KT, Gannon FH, Senior BA, Lanza DC, Kennedy DW.  Am J Rhinol.  1999 Sep-Oct; 13 (5): 335-8
• Endoscopic septoplasty: indications, technique, and results. Hwang PH,  McLaughlin RB, Lanza DC, Kennedy DW.  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  1999; 120 (5): 678-82
• Correction of the twisted nose deformity: a surgical algorithm using the external rhinoplasty approach. Hwang PH,  Maas CS.  Am J Rhinol.  1998 May-Jun; 12 (3): 213-20
• Facial nerve dysfunction associated with cystic lesions of the mastoid. Hwang PH,  Jackler RK.  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  1998; 119 (6): 668-72