Sinusitis: A Treatment Plan That Works
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Wellington S. Tichenor, M. D.
New York, New York
212-517-6611

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GoldSeal_3.jpg - 5391 Bytes Dr. Tichenor's office was officially accredited as an office based surgery facility (called Park Avenue Endoscopy, PLLC) by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) in November 2006. He was reaccredited on September 23, 2009. Accreditation is a rigorous process which only a limited numbers of doctors attempt to attain.
qs_hot!.gif - 162 Bytesnew1.gif - 125 Bytes Dr. Tichenor and his associate, nurse practitioner Jennifer Walsh, presented a paper on non-tuberculous (atypical) mycobacteria (a tuberculosis-like organism, also abbreviated NTM) as a cause of chronic sinusitis at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology meeting on March 18, 2008. Ms. Walsh was interviewed for WABC news concerning this. .

Dr. Tichenor completed a task force report on endoscopic evaluation of patients with sinusitis (both before and after surgery). It is available at http://www.aaaai.org/media/resources/academy_statements/practice_papers/endoscopy.pdf and also in the April, 2008 issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology with videos. He teaches a course on endoscopy in patients who have previously had sinus surgery at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology each year. The next course will be in February, 2010. This years' course is available on the internet through the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

hotA study has begun which will hopefully lead to the approval by the FDA of the first treatment for chronic sinusitis. This involves a new formulation of Amphotericin B. For more information on the study, please contact Accentia Pharmeuticals. If you are in the New York area, you can contact our office (212-517-6611). Preliminary results are promising

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What is sinusitis ?

Sinusitis treatment regimen
(Don't miss this page. It has a list of suggested medications.)

Frequently asked questions (FAQ's)

General Information
Treatment
Complicating Factors (includes allergies)
Surgery
Complications
           Information on fungal sinusitis

Special Topics

Fungal Sinusitishotnew
Surgery - What to expect
Persistent Sinusitis After Surgery hot
Sinusitis in children

Letters

Anatomy and CT Scans
(This is a 170K JPEG file with explanations for the layman - very helpful)

Technical Information for physicians new

Image guided surgeryhot
Update on Sinusitis, Allergy and Asthma newhot
     Includes the double blind study on use of Amphotericin B in treatment of chronic sinusitis.
When should an ENT refer to an allergist? hot
Link to the article that Dr. Tichenor wrote on endoscopic evaluation of sinusitis in pre and post-surgical patients.

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More updates...
Dr. Tichenor has written the introduction to a new book on the empty nose syndrome. There is more information about the book available through the author's blog as well as information about how to purchase it.

Dr. Grossan, who developed the Hydropulse irrigation system, has revised his book entitled "The Sinus Cure". It available on the website http://www.thesinuscure.com.

U.S. News and World Report featured a report on Chronic Sinusitis with an interview with Dr. Tichenor. The magazine is available on their website.

Any comments on this site would be appreciated. Please send mail
to wtichenor@sinuses.com. We will attempt to answer as many
questions as is feasible personally, but are obviously limited
due to time constraints. Any items of general interest will be
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Last modified November 28, 2009.

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