Dr. Unsal, or “Dr. Ike” as many of his patients refer to him as, is Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and is affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He completed his pre-medical education at Boston College where he studied biology, computer science and music. Following his undergraduate studies, Dr. Unsal received a Masters degree at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He then received his medical degree and completed residency in Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery both at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in Stratford, New Jersey (now known as Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine & Thomas Jefferson University Health System).
Following residency, Dr. Unsal completed an additional year of elite fellowship training in advanced nasal, sinus and skull base surgery at the Medical College of Georgia with internationally recognized surgeons in the field of Rhinology. During fellowship, Dr. Unsal mastered cutting-edge techniques in endoscopic, minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Unsal has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals in the field of Rhinology and presents his research at national conferences annually.
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Asthma patients with sinusitis, polyps fare more poorly after sinus surgery
By Doug Brunk; MDedge News
Eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis decreases quality of life improvement after sinus surgery in patients with concurrent asthma, results from a retrospective study demonstrated.
"Patients with concurrent asthma and chronic sinusitis require more aggressive management than nonasthmatics," study author, Aykut A. Unsal, DO, said in an interview.
"Additionally, the degree of improvement of not only their sinusitis but possibly their asthma following medical/surgical treatment will also be limited if that patient also suffers from nasal polyps and/or eosinophilia. These patients will ultimately become more difficult to manage."
Dr. Unsal and his associates launched the study expecting that all patients with asthma were not only going to have worse symptoms scores, but also more recalcitrant disease. “This is based on our clinical experience, as well as previous literature that has shown that patients with exacerbations of asthma or sinusitis can worsen the symptoms of the other comorbid disease,” he said. “The opposite is also true; effective treatment of chronic sinusitis has been shown to also improve asthma symptoms.
