Melroy

Education

• Doctor of Medicine
  (M.D.)
• Medical College of
  Georgia – Augusta, GA
• Bachelor of Science – Microbiology
• University of
  Georgia – Athens, GA
• High School
• Benedictine Military
  School – Savannah, GA

Training

• Fellowship in
  Rhinology & Sinus Surgery
• Georgia Nasal &
  Sinus Institute – Savannah, GA
• Otolaryngology/Head
  & Neck Surgery Residency
• University of North
  Carolina Hospitals – Chapel Hill, NC
• General Surgery
  Internship
• University of North
  Carolina Hospitals- Chapel Hill, NC

Board
Certification

• Board Certified
  Diplomate of the American Board of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
• Certificate # 019468
• Maintenance of
  Certification in Rhinology & Allergy subsection

Medical
Staff /Faculty Membership

• Memorial Health
  University Medical Center – Savannah, GA (2006 – Present)
• St. Joseph’s /Candler
  Health System – Savannah, GA (2006 – Present)
• Mercer University
  School of Medicine – Department of Surgery Savannah, GA
• Clinical Assistant
  Professor (2015 – Present)

Honors
& Awards

• Distinguished Graduate
  Award from St. James Catholic School (2015)
• Keynote Speaker at
  First Asia-Pacific Balloon Sinuplasty Masterclass; Singapore (2014)
• Keynote Speaker at
  Minnesota Society of Otolaryngology (2013)
• Invited Visiting
  Professor, University of North Carolina Dept. of Otolaryngology (2012)
• International Guest
  Lecturer, Polish Military ENT Society; Szczyrk, Poland (2011)
• Keynote Speaker
  Florida Society of Otolaryngology Annual Meeting; Orlando (2009) 
• University of North
  Carolina Housestaff Award (2006)
• American Rhinologic
  Society 2nd Place Poster Award (2005)
• Eskelund Award for Top
  Pediatric Surgery Intern at UNC Hospitals (2002)
• Alpha Omega Alpha
  Medical Honor Society at Medical College of Georgia (2000)
• Alumni Scholarship to
  Medical College of Georgia (1997-2001)
• Graduating Honors from
  University of Georgia (1996)
• First Honors
  Graduate ~ Valedictorian 
• Summa Cum Laude
• With Highest Honors
• Honors in
  Microbiology
• Phi Beta Kappa Honor
  Society at University of Georgia (1996)
• University of Georgia
  Scholarships (1993-1996)
• Alumni, Hope and
  Robert C. Byrd Scholarships
• Valedictorian from
  Benedictine Military School (1993)

Publications

• Payne SC, Stolovitzky
  P, Mehendale N, Matheny K, Brown W, Reider A, Leipert D, Tseng E, Gould A,
  Powell S, Van HimbergenD, Karanfilov B, Hare D, England L, Melroy C.
  Medical therapy versus sinus surgery using balloon sinus dilation
  technology: A prospective multicenter study. American Journal of Rhinology
  and Allergy. Jul 2016 30(4):279-86.
• Sillers MJ, Melroy
  CT. In-office functional endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic
  rhinosinusitis utilizing balloon catheter dilation technology. Current
  Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. February 2013
  21(1):17-22.
• Chan Y, Melroy CT,
  Kuhn FA. Endoscopic Frontal Sinusotomy.In: Rhinology: Diseases of the
  Nose, Sinuses, and Skull Base,  Kennedy DW,Hwang PH (Eds.). Thieme,
  New York, New York, 2012, 347-359.
• Melroy CT, Kuhn FA.
  Safety of ethmoid sinus drug-eluting catheter insertion.  Annals of
  Otology Rhinology and Laryngology. October 2009. 118(10):708-713.
• Chan Y, Melroy CT,
  Kuhn CA, Daniel TW, Dempsey SI, Kuhn FA.  Long term frontal sinus
  patency after endoscopic frontal sinusotomy.  Laryngoscope. June
  2009. 119(6):1229-32.
• Melroy CT. The
  balloon dilating catheter as an instrument in sinus surgery.
  Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. September 2008. 139(3 Suppl
  3):S23-6.
• Melroy CT, Dubin MG,
  Senior BA. The role of nasal endoscopy in the diagnosis and medical
  management of chronic rhinosinusitis. Clinical Allergy and Immunology,
  2007;20:227-240.
• Melroy CT, Dubin MG,
  Senior BA. The role of nasal endoscopy in the diagnosis and medical
  management of chronic rhinosinusitis, in: Chronic Rhinosinusitis:
  Pathogenesis and Medical Management. Hamilos DL, Baroody FM (Eds.).
  Informa Healthcare, New York, New York, 2007, 227-240.
• Dubin MG, Kuhn FA,
  Melroy CT. Radiographic resolution of chronic rhinosinusitis without
  polyposis after 6 weeks vs 3 weeks of oral antibiotics. Annals of Allergy
  Asthma and Immunology. 2007;98:32-35.
• Melroy CT, Kuhn
  FA.  Frontal Sinus Instrumentation.  In: Rhinologic and Sleep
  Apnea Surgical Techniques, Kountakis SE, Metin O (Eds.). Springer, New
  York, New York, 2007, 27-40.
• Dubin MG, Melroy CT,
  Kuhn FA. Radiographic resolution of chronic rhinosinusitis without
  polyposis after six weeks versus three weeks oral antibiotics. 
  Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. 2007 January; 98(1):32-5.
• Melroy CT, Senior BA.
  Benign sinonasal neoplasms: a focus on inverting papilloma. Otolaryngic
  Clinics of North America. 2006 June; 39(3):601-617.
• Rhinosinusitis-
  Review.  Resident Online Study Guide. American Academy of
  Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery.
• Rhinosinusitis-
  Radiographic Review.  Resident Online Study Guide. American Academy
  of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery.
• Melroy CT, Dubin MG,
  Hardy SM, Senior BA. Analysis of methods to assess frontal sinus extent in
  osteoplastic flap surgery: transillumination vs. six foot Caldwell vs.
  image guidance. American Journal of Rhinology. 2006 Jan-Feb; 20(1):77-83.
• Coffey CS, Sonnenburg
  RE, Melroy CT, Dubin MG, Senior BA. Endoscopically guided aerobic cultures
  in postsurgical patients with chronic sinusitis. American Journal of
  Rhinology, 2006 Jan-Feb:20(1):72-6.
• Hardy SM, Melroy C,
  White DR, Dubin M, Senior B. A comparison of computer-aided surgery
  registration methods for endoscopic sinus surgery. American Journal of
  Rhinology. 2006 Jan-Feb;20(1):48-52.
• Melroy CT, Dubin MG,
  Senior BA. The role of nasal endoscopy in the diagnosis and medical
  management of chronic rhinosinusitis. In Chronic rhinosinusitis: patterns
  of illness, pathophysiology, and management. Hamilos DL, Baroody FM, eds.
  New York, Informa Healthcare, 2007.
• Dubin MG, Ebert CS,
  Coffey CS, Melroy CT, Sonnenburg RE, Senior BA. Concordance of middle
  meatal swab and maxillary sinus aspirate in acute and chronic sinusitis: a
  meta-analysis. Am J Rhinol. 2005 Sep-Oct;19(5):462-70.
• Dubin MG, Sonnenburg
  RE, Melroy CT, Ebert CS, Coffey CS, Senior BA. Staged endoscopic and
  combined open/endoscopic approach in the management of inverted papilloma
  of the frontal sinus. Am J Rhinol. 2005 Sep-Oct;19(5):442-5.
• Senior BA, Dubin MG,
  Sonnenburg RE, Melroy CT, Ewend MG. Increased role of the otolaryngologist
  in endoscopic pituitary surgery: endoscopic hydroscopy of the sella. Am J
  Rhinol. 2005 Mar-Apr;19(2):181-4.
• Dubin MG, White DR,
  Melroy CT, Gergan MT, Rutala WA, Senior BA. Multi-use Venturi nasal
  atomizer contamination in a clinical rhinologic practice. Am J Rhinol.
  2004 May-Jun;18(3):151-6.
• Melroy CT, Dubin MG,
  Senior BA. Osteoplastic flap without obliteration for the treatment of
  benign frontal sinus tumors. Operative Techniques in Otolaryngolgy. 2004;
  15(1): 16-22.
• Melroy CT, Pillsbury
  HC 3rd. A rationale for therapy of skull-base tumours. Asian J Surg. 2004
  Apr;27(2):69-72.
• Melroy CT, Pillsbury
  HC 3rd. Conductive hearing loss and learning disabilitiesin children.
  Asian J Surg. 2004 Jul;27(3):169-71.
• Melroy CT.
  Identification, cloning, and characterization of a 6-pyruvoyl
  tetrahydropterin synthase homologue found in Pyrococcus furiosus.
  University of Georgia Press; Athens, Georgia, 1997.

Presentations

• Management of nasal
  disorders: the forgotten aspect of Rhinology. Ground Rounds, Department of
  Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at
  Chapel Hill, October 31, 2012.
• Tips for a successful
  start in the practice of Otorhinology. Visiting Professor, Department of
  Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at
  Chapel Hill, October 30, 2012.
• The balloon as an
  instrument in my practice and challenging cases. Savannah Sinus Course
  2012. Savannah, GA, October 27, 2012.
• Balloon dilation
  complexities and in-office alpplications. Savannah Sinus Course 2012.
  Savannah, GA, October 27, 2012.
• Advanced Techniques
  in Frontal Sinus Surgery. Annual Meeting, American Academy of
  Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Washington DC. September 10, 2012.
• Gussack Memorial
  Lecture- Avoiding Bad Results in Sinus Surgery. Annual Meeting, American
  Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Washington DC. September
  9, 2012.
• A nurse’s
  introduction to ENT surgery. OR Nursing Program, Memorial Health
  University Medical Center. August 14, 2012.
• Live Case Moderator,
  Open Forum 2012.
• The balloon dilating
  catheter as an instrument in my practice. St. Simons ENT physician
  meeting, June 28, 2012.
• Controversies in
  balloon sinus surgery. Fisher Society Meeting, University of North
  Carolina. June 2, 2012.
• Management of sinus
  disorders: an internal medicine approach to sinus and nasal disease.
  Department of Internal Medicine Ground Rounds. March 2, 2012
• Sinus balloon
  dilation evidence. Expo of the Annual Meeting, American Academy of
  Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Washington DC. September 9-10, 2012.
• Advanced Techniques
  in Frontal Sinus Surgery. Annual Meeting, American Academy of
  Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. San Francisco, CA. September 2011.
• Gussack Memorial
  Lecture- Avoiding Bad Results in Sinus Surgery. Annual Meeting, American
  Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. San Francisco, CA.
  September 2011.
• Multi-Angle Nasal
  Endoscopy. Sinus Forum 2011. Waldorf=Astoria, Manhattan, NY, July 2011.
• Transition Space
  Intervention. Sinus Forum 2011. Waldorf=Astoria, Manhattan, NY, July 2011.
• The Balloon Dilating
  Catheter as an Instrument in My Practice. Journal Club, University of
  Louisville Department of Otolaryngology. Louisville, Kentucky. January 12,
  2011.
• The Balloon Dilating
  Catheter as an Instrument in My Practice. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
  December 15, 2010, Valdosta, GA and Gainesville, FL, April 2011.
• Chronic
  Rhinosinusitis, New Treatment Paradigms. Visiting Professor, University of
  Kentucky, Department of Otolaryngology. Lexington, Kentucky. October 27,
  2010
• Challenging Cases in
  Sinus Surgery.  Real Case Examples. Savannah Sinus Course, Savannah,
  Georgia. October 23, 2010.
• Advanced Techniques
  in Frontal Sinus Surgery. Annual Meeting, American Academy of
  Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Boston, Massachusetts. September 28,
  2010.
• Gussack Memorial
  Lecture- Avoiding Bad Results in Sinus Surgery. Annual Meeting, American
  Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Boston, Massachusetts.
  September 27, 2010.
• Keeping the Function
  in FESS. Upstate South Carolina ENT. Greenville, South Carolina. Monday
  August 23, 2010.
• Keeping the Function
  in FESS. Louisville, Kentucky. Monday August 12, 2010.
• Case Examples: A
  Collaborative Review of Real World Cases. Sinus Forum Workshop, New York
  City, New York. July 16-17, 2010.
• Live Cases: Applied
  Decision Making and Techniques to Complex Surgical Cases. Moderator of
  Live Surgery Presentation. Sinus Forum Main Arena, New York City, New
  York. July 16-17, 2010.
• Keeping the Function
  in FESS- The Talk of Texas. Greater Dallas ENT. May 26, 2010, Dallas,
  Texas.
• Keeping the Function
  in FESS- The Talk of Texas. San Antonio Community ENT. May 25, 2010, San
  Antonio, Texas.
• From One Surgeon to
  Another- Use of the Balloon Catheter and Irrigation in Our Practice.
  Hartford, Conneticut. April 9, 2010.
• Visiting Lecturer-
  Evolve Training Course- Acclarent Balloon Sinuplasty and the Balloon
  Dilating Catheter.  University of North Carolina, Department of
  Otolaryngology. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. March 11, 2010.
• Balloon Technology in
  Complex Cases. Acclarent Worldwide Sales Meeting. Phoenix/Scottsdale,
  Arizona. January 22, 2010.
• The Balloon Dilating
  Catheter, Sinus Irrigation, and Drug Elution in Our Practice.  Tysons
  Corner, Virginia.  Anova Health Systems Visiting Lecturer. 
  Tysons Corner, Virginia. January 18, 2010.
• Christopher T.
  Melroy. Achieving long-term success in frontal sinus surgery. Keynote
  Speaker, Florida Society of Otolaryngology Annual Meeting. November 8,
  2009.
• Christopher T.
  Melroy. How to improve your management of chronic sinusitis outside of the
  operating room: a focus on office-based management. Keynote Speaker,
  Florida Society of Otolaryngology Annual Meeting. November 6, 2009.
• Christopher T. Melroy
  MD. Role of catheters and irrigation in the rhinologist’s office. Guest
  Speaker, Greater Jacksonville ENT Society. October 19, 2009. Jacksonville,
  FL
• Christopher T. Melroy
  MD, Charles S. Ebert, Jr. MD MPH, Karen A. Bednarski MD, Frederick A. Kuhn
  MD. Endoscopic transnasal dilation of the nasolacrimal duct. Presented at
  the American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery Annual
  Meeting. October 7, 2009. San Diego, CA.
• Karen A. Bednarski
  MD, Christopher T. Melroy MD, Frederick A. Kuhn MD. Late development of
  mucopyoceles in osteoneogenesis of the skull base. Presented at the
  American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting.
  October 7, 2009. San Diego, CA.
• Christopher T. Melroy
  MD, Martin Citardi MD, Michael Sillers MD. Advanced techniques in frontal
  sinus surgery.  Instructional course at the American Academy of
  Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting. October 5, 2009. San
  Diego, CA.
• Christopher T. Melroy
  MD, Martin Citardi MD, Scott Graham MD. Avoiding bad results in sinus
  surgery.  Instructional course at the American Academy of
  Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting. October 4, 2009. San
  Diego, CA.
• Christopher T. Melroy
  MD. Charles S. Ebert, Jr. MD MPH, Jared M. Intaphan MD, Frederick A. Kuhn
  MD. Positive fungal cultures in allergic and non-allergic fungal
  sinusitis. Presented at the American Rhinologic Society Annual Meeting
  October 3, 2009. San Diego, CA.
• Christopher T. Melroy
  MD. An internal medicine approach to nasal and sinus disease. 
  Presented at Grand Rounds for the Department of Internal Medicine,
  Memorial University Medical Center. August 7, 2009. Savannah, GA.
• Christopher T. Melroy
  MD. The balloon-dilating catheter as an instrument in my practice.
  Presented at the North Carolina/South Carolina Society of Otolaryngology
  Annual Meeting. July 31, 2009. Isle of Palms, SC.
• Christopher T. Melroy
  MD, Anthony Sertich MD.  Point-counterpoint discussion. A rationale
  for not connecting maxillary sinus accessory ostia. Presented at Sinus
  Forum. July 25, 2009. Washington DC.
• Christopher T. Melroy
  MD, Benjamin Chack MD. Fundamental maxillary techniques: a didactic review
  and hands-on session. Workshop at Sinus Forum. July 24-25, 2009.
  Washington DC.
• Christopher T. Melroy
  MD. Frontal sinuses- preoperative planning: gems and jewels to take to the
  operating room. Presented at Sinus Forum. July 24, 2009. Washington DC.
• Charles S. Ebert, Jr.
  MD, Christopher T. Melroy MD, Frederick A. Kuhn, MD. Rhinosinusitis: An
  update on classification, diagnosis, and treatment. Presented at the
  Newton D. Fischer Society Annual Meeting, Chapel Hill, NC, June 6, 2009.
• Keys to Success in
  Frontal Sinus Surgery. Spring Meeting of the Northwest Association of
  Otolaryngology, Seattle, Washington, April 23, 2009.
• The Balloon Dilating
  Catheter as an Instrument in Sinus Surgery- Dade County (Miami, FL) ENT
  Society December 2008, Durham/Chapel Hill February 2009.
• Christopher T. Melroy
  MD, Frederick A. Kuhn MD.  Safety of ethmoid sinus drug-eluting
  catheter insertion.  Presented at the American Academy of
  Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, Chicago, September
  2008.
• Frederick A. Kuhn MD,
  Christopher T. Melroy MD, Howard L. Levine MD, Andrew J. Diamond MD. The
  ethmoid sinus spacer: treatement of chronic ethmoid sinusitis without
  ethmoidectomy.  Presented at the American Academy of
  Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, Chicago, September
  2008.
• Yvonne Chan MD,
  Christopher T. Melroy MD, Frederick A. Kuhn MD.  Is anterior ethmoid
  disease really responsible for chronic frontal sinusitis?  Presented
  at the Annual Meeting of the American Rhinologic Society Annual Meeting,
  Chicago, September 2008.
• Christopher T. Melroy
  MD, Frederick A. Kuhn MD.  Balloon catheter frontal sinusotomy
  outcomes.  Presented at the Fischer Society Annual Meeting, Chapel
  Hill, June 2008.
• Christopher T. Melroy
  MD, Yvonne Chan MD, Frederick A. Kuhn MD.  Office management of
  frontal ostium stenosis- efficacy and cost analysis.  Presented at
  the Triological Society Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting, Orlando,
  May 2008.
• Yvonne Chan MD,
  Christopher T. Melroy MD, Frederick A. Kuhn MD.  Long-term frontal
  sinus patency after endoscopic frontal sinusotomy.  Presented at the
  Triologic Society Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting 2008.
• Christopher T. Melroy
  MD, Sarah I. Dempley BS, Marc G. Dubin MD, Frederick A. Kuhn MD. 
  Development of Criteria in Allergic Fungal Sinusitis. Presented at the
  Triologic Society Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting 2008.
• European Federation
  of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies Annual Meeting, Vienna, Austria,
  July 2007.  The Balloon Catheter as an Instrument in Sinus Surgery-
  live surgical dissection.
• Ardeshirpour F, Eapen
  R, Melroy CT, Weissler MC. Management of Laryngotracheal and Esophageal
  Disruption Following Clothesline Injury.  Submitted to the American
  Bronchoesophagological Association Spring Meeting 2007.
• Christopher T. Melroy
  MD, Marc K. Bassim, Carlton Zdanski, Brent A. Senior.  Novel
  Sinonasal Complications of Maxillary Orthognathic Surgery (LeFort I
  Osteotomy). Presented at the American Rhinologic Society Annual Meeting,
  Los Angeles, September 2005.
• Christopher T. Melroy
  MD, Marc G. Dubin MD, Frederick A. Kuhn MD. Allergic Fungal Sinusitis
  without “Characteristic CT Changes”. Presented at the American
  Rhinologic Society Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, September 2005.
• Christopher T.
  Melroy, Marc G. Dubin, Frederick A. Kuhn. Inflammatory Mucous Membrane
  Disease in Chronic Sinusitis. Presented at the American Rhinologic Society
  Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, September 2005.
• Christopher T.
  Melroy, Marc G. Dubin, Frederick A. Kuhn. Coagulase negative
  staphylococcus from purulent sinonasal secretions. Presented at the
  American Rhinologic Society Spring Meeting, Boca Raton, September 2005.
• Christopher T.
  Melroy. The Use of Nasal Endoscopy in the Diagnosis and Management of
  Chronic Rhinosinusitis. UNC Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck
  Surgery Grand Rounds, Chapel Hill, June 2005. 
• Christopher T.
  Melroy, Frederick A. Kuhn, Amir Tavakkol. Total IgE Level Changes after
  Six Weeks of Terbinafine Therapy for Chronic Sinusitis. Presented at the
  American Rhinologic Society Spring Meeting, May 2005.
• Christopher T.
  Melroy, Brent A. Senior, Matthew Ewend.  Advances in Minimally
  Invasive Pituitary Surgery. Presented at the Annual Newton D. Fischer
  Society, Chapel Hill, May 2005.
• Christopher T.
  Melroy, Carol G. Shores. The Use of Ultrasound in Otolaryngology- Head and
  Neck Surgery. Presented at the Annual Newton D. Fischer Society, Chapel
  Hill, May 2005.
• Marc G. Dubin, MD,
  Robert E. Sonnenburg, MD, Christopher T. Melroy, MD, Charles S. Ebert, MD,
  MPH, Charles S. Coffey, MD,Brent A. Senior, MD.  Staged Endoscopic
  and Combined Open/Endoscopic Approach in the Management of Inverted
  Papilloma of the Frontal Sinus. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
  American Rhinologic Society, New York, September 2004.
• Marc G. Dubin, M.D.,
  Charles S. Ebert, M.D., MPH, Charles S. Coffey, Christopher T. Melroy,
  M.D., Robert E. Sonnenburg, M.D., Brent A. Senior, M.D.  Accuracy of
  Middle Meatal Swab versus Maxillary Sinus Aspirate in the Diagnosis of
  Bacterial Sinusitis: A Meta Analysis. Presented at the Annual Meeting of
  the American Rhinologic Society, New York, September 2004.
• Christopher T.
  Melroy, Marc G. Dubin, Stuart M. Hardy, Brent A. Senior. Analysis of
  methods to assess frontal sinus extent in osteoplastic flap surgery:
  transillumination vs. six foot Caldwell vs. image guidance. Presented
  American Rhinologic Society Spring Meeting, Nashville, 2003.
• Melroy CT.
  Identification, cloning, and characterization of a 6-pyruvoyl
  tetrahydropterin synthase homologue found in Pyrococcus furiosus.
  Presented at the American Society for Microbiology annual meeting, Miami,
  1997.

Instructional
Courses Taught

• Savannah Sinus Course,
  October 27, 2012. Co-Program Director.
• You, Your Surgeon, and
  the Sinus CT: Market Development Specialists. Houston, TX. March 2011.
• Evolve Training. 
  Macon, Georgia. December 8, 2010
• Savannah Sinus Course,
  October 23, 2010. Co-Program Director
• Hands on with the
  Cyclops Multi Angle Rigid Endoscope and Balloon Catheters. Savannah Sinus
  Course, Savannah, Georgia. October 23, 2010.
• Evolve Training
  Webinar, Balloon Dilating Catheter. June 9, 2010.
• CT Scans of the
  Sinuses- Interpretation and Clinical Pearls. Instructional Course. 
  San Diego, CA, Acclarent International Sales Meeting- January 22,2009;
  Phoenix, AZ, National Sales Meeting- January 23, 2009; Miami FL, National
  Sales Meeting, January 18, 2012.
• Head and Neck Physical
  Examination.  Given to 1st year medical students, Mercer University
  Medical School, November 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.
• Acclarent “Evolve”
  Sinus Course, Wilmington, NC, September 2007; Savannah, GA, October 2007;
  Orlando, FL, November 2007; Indianapolis, IN, March 2007; Orlando, FL,
  April 2008; Detroit, MI May 2008, Charlotte, NC November 2008, Richmond,
  VA December 2008, Roanoke, VA February 2009, Duke Hospital- Durham, NC
  February 2009.
• In-Office Placement of
  Frontal Sinus Stent- Live Surgical Demonstration.  The Sinus Forum,
  Chicago, IL, July 2008.
• The Advanced Frontal
  Sinus Course. The Sinus Forum, Chicago, IL, July 2007. 
• European Federation of
  Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies Annual Meeting, Vienna, Austria, July
  2007.  The Balloon Catheter as an Instrument in Sinus Surgery- live
  surgical dissection.
• Sphenoid Sinus
  Surgery- Current Concepts and Approaches.  Given at the University of
  North Carolina Sinus Course, April 2007, Savannah, GA.
• Open Rhinologic
  Approaches. Given at the University of NorthCarolina Sinus Course, April
  2007, Savannah, GA.
• A Surgeon’s Approach
  to Airway Management.  Given to the Department of General Surgery,
  September 2006, Chapel Hill, NC

Memberships/
Committees

• Member – American
  Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
• Member – American
  Rhinologic Society
• Fellow (2011)
• Consultant to the
  Board (2010-2012, 2012-2015)
• Chairman of the
  Membership Committee (2012-2015)
• Membership
  Committee Member (2009-11)
• Program Committee
  Member (2009-11)
• Residents and
  Fellows Committee Member (2006-08)
• Session Moderator
  (2010-11)
• Member – Georgia
  Society of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery. 
• Board of Directors,
  Savannah Speech and Hearing. 
• Planning Committee
  Member for Open Forum. Manhattan, NY, July 27-28, 2012.
• Executive Committee
  Member – Sinus Forum (2010, 2012).
• Stewardship Committee
  Member – Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church

Research Grants

• Acclarent Fellow
  Research Grant(Georgia Nasal and Sinus Institute)- to investigate the use
  of balloon dilating catheters in sinus surgery (2007). 

Consultant

• Gyrus/Olympus
  (2011)