Brent A. Senior, MD, FACS, FARS

Associate Professor
Chief, Division of Rhinology, Allergy, and Sinus Surgery

Specialty:

Rhinology, allergy, sinus surgery, sleep disorders

Education:

• MD: University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 1990
• Residency: General Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 1990-1991
• Residency: Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, The Combined Otolaryngology Training Program of Bostron University and Tufts University, Boston, MA, 1991-1995
• Fellowship: Rhinology and Sinus Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, 1995-1996

Professional Experience:

• Associate Professor, Chief, Division of Rhinology, Allergy, and Sinus Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, UNC, 2001-present
• Associate Professor, Director of Rhinology & Sinus Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology/Head&Neck Surgery, Dept. of Surgery, UNC School of Medicine, 1999-2001
• Senior Staff Surgeon, Dept. of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Specializing in Management of Sinus Disease & Sleep Disorders, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, 1996-99

Recent Honors:

• Best Doctors in America, USA and North Carolina, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
• Medal for People’s Health, from the Minister of Health of Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam, August 24, 2007.
• Sam Sanders Basic Science Research Award, Discovering Eotaxin at the Frontier of Sinusitis. Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, Toronto, September, 2006
• Freshman Basic Science Course Award, 2006-7, University of North Carolina Medical School, August 16, 2006
• People’s Medal, Peoples Committee HCMC, Vietnam for service to people of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, March, 2006
• Humanitarian of the Year, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Los Angeles, September, 2005
• Unlocking Possibilities Award, BrainLab, AG, Munich, Germany, 2004, 2005
• Who’s Who in America, 2001, 2004
• Honor Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, 2004

Recent Publications:

• Bassim M, Senior BA. Endoscopic anatomy of the parasellar region. Am J Rhinol 2007 Jan Feb;21(1):27-31.
• Dejima K, Randell SH, Stutts MJ, Senior BA, Boucher RC. Potential role of abnormal ion transport in the pathogenesis of chronic sinusitis. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Dec;132(12):1352-62
• Das S, Kim D, Cannon TY, Ebert CS, Senior BA. High-resolution computed tomography analysis of the greater palatine canal. Am J Rhinol. 2006 Nov-Dec;20(6):603-8
• Bassim M, Senior BA. Minimally Invasive Pituitary Surgery. Op Tech Otolaryngol 2006 March; 17(1):31-6.
• Melroy CT, Senior BA. Benign sinonasal neoplasms: a focus on inverting papilloma. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2006 Jun;39(3):601-17.
• Melroy CT, Dubin MG, Hardy SM, Senior BA. Analysis of methods to assess frontal sinus extent in osteoplastic flap surgery: Transillumination versus 6-ft Caldwell versus image guidance. Am J Rhinol. 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 rhinosinusitis. Am J Rhinol. 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. Am J Rhinol. 2006 Jan-Feb;20(1):48-52.
• Dubin MG, Ebert CS, Coffey CS, Melroy CT, Sonnenburg RE. 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. 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.
• Bassim MK, Ebert CS, Sit RC, Senior BA. Radiation dose to the eyes and parotids during CT of the sinuses. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005 Oct;133(4):531-33.
• Zanation AM, Senior BA. The relationship between extraesophageal reflux and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Sleep Med Rev. 2005 Sep 21
• Couch ME, Senior BA. Nonsurgical and surgical treatments for sleep apnea. Anesthesiol Clin North America. 2005 Sep;23(3):525-34.
• 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.
• Copeland BJ, Senior BA, Buchman CA, Pillsbury HC. The Accuracy of Computer Aided Surgery in Neurotologic Approaches to the Temporal Bone: A Cadaver Study, Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005 Mar, 132(3): 421-8.
• White DR, Sonnenburg RE, Ewend MG, Senior BA. Safety of Minimally Invasive Pituitary Surgery (MIPS) Compared with a Traditional Approach, Laryngoscope, 2004 Nov, 114(11):1945-1948.
• Sonnenburg RE, White DR, Ewend MG, Senior BA. The Learning Curve in Minimally Invasive Pituitary Surgery. Am J Rhinol, 2004 July-Aug, 18(4):259-63.
• 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, May-Jun 2004, 18(3):151-6.
• Melroy CT, Dubin MG, Senior BA. Management of Benign Frontal Sinus Tumors with Osteoplastic Flap Obliteration. Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, 2004 March 15(1):16-22
• Altman JS, Senior BA, Ransom E. The Effect of Electrocautery Versus Cold Scalpel Technique on the Incidence Early Postoperative Tonsillar Pillar Dehiscence after Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with Tonsillectomy. Laryngoscope, 2004 Feb, 114(2):294-6.
• Sonnenburg RE, Senior BA. Revision Endoscopic Frontal Sinus Surgery. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 Feb; 12(1):49-52.
• Brinson GM, Senior BA, Yarbrough WG. Endoscopic Management of Retained Airgun Projectiles in the Paranasal Sinus. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 Jan; 130(1):25-30.
• Dixon JW, Reebye UN, Cottrell DA, Senior BA. Rhinosinusitis: Diagnosis, Management, and Dental Implications. J Mass Dent Soc, 2004 Winter, 52(4):50-2.