Patricia Loftus, MD
Associate Professor
Otolaryngology
School of Medicine
Patricia Loftus, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Rhinology & Skull Base Surgery division in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) at the University of California, San Francisco. She obtained her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College of the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Show full bio (230 words) Hide full bio
She completed her one-year internship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, New York, where she also completed her Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery residency. She then completed a Rhinology & Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery fellowship at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Loftus is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, American Rhinologic Society, North American Skull Base Society, and American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy. She is the first author of multiple book chapters and publications in peer-reviewed journals, and has been invited to present her research and to lecture at both national and international meetings. Her research interests lie in Eustachian tube dysfunction as it relates to allergy, fungal sinusitis, and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT).
Specialty: Rhinology & Skull Base Surgery
Expertise: Nasal and sinus surgery, endoscopic skull base surgery, general otolaryngology
Professional Interests: Allergic and nonallergic rhinitis, chronic rhinosinusitis with and without nasal polyposis, fungal sinusitis, cerebrospinal fluid leaks, sinonasal tumors, skull base tumors, endoscopic orbital surgery, general otolaryngology, office-based rhinology procedures, mentoring
Education and Training:
- Medical School: Jefferson Medical College of the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
- Internship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
- Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
- Fellowship: Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA - Rhinology & Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
Publications (30)
Top publication keywords:
Goiter, NodularEar DiseasesEustachian TubeEncephaloceleCerebrospinal Fluid LeakSinusitisSkull BaseRespiratory Tract DiseasesRhinitisMeningoceleRhinitis, AllergicAngioedemaParanasal SinusesNasal MucosaUvula
-
Two-Year Outcomes After Radiofrequency Neurolysis of Posterior Nasal Nerve in Chronic Rhinitis.
The Laryngoscope 2023 Lee JT, Abbas GM, Charous DD, Cuevas M, Göktas Ö, Loftus PA, Nachlas NE, Toskala EM, Watkins JP, Brehmer D -
Exploring effects of atmospheric conditions in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.
International forum of allergy & rhinology 2023 Yusuf HM, Rasheed A, Hetts S, Kim H, Loftus P, Conrad M -
International consensus statement on allergy and rhinology: Allergic rhinitis - 2023.
International forum of allergy & rhinology 2023 Wise SK, Damask C, Roland LT, Ebert C, Levy JM, Lin S, Luong A, Rodriguez K, Sedaghat AR, Toskala E, Villwock J, Abdullah B, Akdis C, Alt JA, Ansotegui IJ, Azar A, Baroody F, Benninger MS, Bernstein J… -
RNA Sequencing and Gene Ontology Analysis in Acute Invasive Fungal Sinusitis.
American journal of rhinology & allergy 2022 David AP, Loftus PA, Russell MS, Goldberg AN, El-Sayed IH, Jan TA, Roland LT -
Clinical and Quality of Life Outcomes Following Temperature-Controlled Radiofrequency Neurolysis of the Posterior Nasal Nerve (RhinAer) for Treatment of Chronic Rhinitis.
American journal of rhinology & allergy 2022 Lee JT, Abbas GM, Charous DD, Cuevas PDMM, Göktas PDMÖ, Loftus PA, Nachlas NE, Toskala EM, Watkins JP, Brehmer PDMD
Show all (25 more) Hide
-
Superior Laryngeal Nerve Palsy After Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion: A Case Report and Cadaveric Description.
Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) 2022 Choy W, Garcia J, Safaee MM, Rubio RR, Loftus PA, Clark AJ -
Short-term chemosensory distortions and phantoms in COVID-19.
Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology 2021 Gurrola JG, Chang JL, Roland LT, Loftus PA, Cheung SW -
Temporal Profile of Olfactory Dysfunction in COVID-19.
OTO open 2020 Loftus PA, Roland LT, Gurrola JG, Cheung SW, Chang JL -
Reply to: Challenges in interpreting the diagnostic performance of symptoms to predict COVID-19 status: the case of anosmia.
International forum of allergy & rhinology 2020 Roland LT, Loftus PA, Chang JL -
Role of Allergy in Eustachian Tube Dysfunction.
Current allergy and asthma reports 2020 Juszczak HM, Loftus PA -
Smell and taste symptom-based predictive model for COVID-19 diagnosis.
International forum of allergy & rhinology 2020 Roland LT, Gurrola JG, Loftus PA, Cheung SW, Chang JL -
Immediate Voice and Swallowing Complaints Following Revision Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery.
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2020 Strohl MP, Choy W, Clark AJ, Mummaneni PV, Dhall SS, Tay BK, Loftus PA, El-Sayed IH, Russell MS -
Sinonasal risk factors for eustachian tube dysfunction: Cross-sectional findings from NHANES 2011-2012.
International forum of allergy & rhinology 2019 Juszczak H, Aubin-Pouliot A, Sharon JD, Loftus PA -
Postoperative Opioid Use in Sinonasal Surgery.
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2018 Locketz GD, Brant JD, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Goldberg AN, Loftus PA, Chandra RK, Bleier BS, Mueller SK, Orlandi RR, Becker M, Dorminy CA, Becker SD, Blasetti M, Becker DG -
Allergic phenotype of chronic rhinosinusitis based on radiologic pattern of disease.
The Laryngoscope 2018 Hamizan AW, Loftus PA, Alvarado R, Ho J, Kalish L, Sacks R, DelGaudio JM, Harvey RJ -
Internal Jugular Vein Embolization to Control Life-Threatening Hemorrhage after Penetrating Neck Trauma.
Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR 2018 Yen AJ, Conrad MB, Loftus PA, Kumar V, Nanavati SM, Wilson MW, Cooke DL -
Central compartment atopic disease.
American journal of rhinology & allergy 2017 DelGaudio JM, Loftus PA, Hamizan AW, Harvey RJ, Wise SK -
Excavating meningoencephaloceles: A newly recognized entity.
American journal of rhinology & allergy 2017 Loftus PA, Wise SK, Daraei P, Baugnon K, DelGaudio JM -
Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis: The Latest in Diagnosis and Management.
Advances in oto-rhino-laryngology 2016 Loftus PA, Wise SK -
How radiologic/clinicopathologic features relate to compressive symptoms in benign thyroid disease.
The Laryngoscope 2016 Siegel B, Ow TJ, Abraham SS, Loftus PA, Tassler AB, Smith RV, Schiff BA -
Intranasal volume increases with age: Computed tomography volumetric analysis in adults.
The Laryngoscope 2016 Loftus PA, Wise SK, Nieto D, Panella N, Aiken A, DelGaudio JM -
Epidemiology of asthma.
Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery 2016 Loftus PA, Wise SK -
Case-control study evaluating competing risk factors for angioedema in a high-risk population.
The Laryngoscope 2016 Kamil RJ, Jerschow E, Loftus PA, Tan M, Fried MP, Smith RV, Foster D, Ow TJ -
Anatomic variants of the paranasal sinuses in patients with recurrent acute rhinosinusitis.
International forum of allergy & rhinology 2015 Loftus PA, Lin J, Tabaee A -
Elongated Uvula Causing Chronic Cough: Role of the Modified Uvulopalatoplasty Procedure.
The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology 2015 Loftus PA, Stegnjajic A, Tibbetts KM, Badhey AK, Glicksman J -
Epidemiology and economic burden of asthma.
International forum of allergy & rhinology 2015 Loftus PA, Wise SK -
Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma of the Maxillary Sinus.
Head and neck pathology 2015 Avadhani V, Loftus PA, Meltzer D, Wang B, Tabaee A -
Risk factors associated with severe and recurrent angioedema: an epidemic linked to ACE-inhibitors.
The Laryngoscope 2014 Loftus PA, Tan M, Patel G, Lin J, Helman S, Badhey A, Du E, Smith RV, Fried MP, Ow TJ -
Risk factors for perioperative airway difficulty and evaluation of intubation approaches among patients with benign goiter.
The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology 2014 Loftus PA, Ow TJ, Siegel B, Tassler AB, Smith RV, Cohen HW, Schiff BA -
Lizard bites of the head and neck.
The Journal of emergency medicine 2010 Heffelfinger RN, Loftus P, Cabrera C, Pribitkin EA