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Last published 2026
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Adrian Williamson

Assistant professor

Also affiliated: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (2020); West Virginia University (2020–2025); Arkansas Children's Hospital (2025–2026); National Institute on Drug Abuse (2016); Children's Mercy Hospital (2025); Arkansas Cardiology (2021); National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (2016); University at Buffalo, State University of New York (2020)

Faculty Researcher

9 h-index 23 pubs 224 cited

  • Humans
  • Tonsillectomy
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
  • Child
  • Male
  • Child, Preschool
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Adolescent
  • Infant
  • Female
  • Endoscopy
  • Adenoidectomy
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Sleep

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Adrian Williamson's research focuses on pediatric obstructive sleep apnea and related upper airway disorders. He has investigated surgical interventions such as tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, and base of tongue surgery, examining their impact on sleep apnea severity and patient outcomes. His work also explores the use of sleep endoscopy in diagnosing and assessing pediatric airway conditions, including the development and reliability of scoring systems for these procedures. Williamson has also studied the effects of pharmacological interventions, like oral steroids, on post-tonsillectomy complications and pain, as well as the efficacy of nebulized tranexamic acid for controlling post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage. His publications include studies on lingual tonsillectomy for multilevel airway surgery and findings on drug-induced sleep endoscopy in infants with laryngomalacia. He has also published on late retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscesses in patients with a history of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Williamson's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 8, with 22 total publications and 213 total citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 9
  • Publications: 23
  • Citations: 224

Selected Publications

  • Tongue Reduction for Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review (2026)
    OTO Open DOI OpenAlex
  • To BB or not to BB: Algorithm to removal of sinonasal projectile foreign bodies (2025)
    Otolaryngology Case Reports DOI OpenAlex
  • Social Determinants of Health and No-Show Clinic Appointments in Children with 22q11.2-Related Disorders (2025)
    The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Impact of Oral Steroids on Tonsillectomy Postoperative Complications and Pain (2021)
    Ear Nose & Throat Journal 14 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Angioedema Involving the Larynx after Starting Apixaban (2019)
    OTO Open 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Role of monoaminergic systems and ambient temperature in bath salts constituent 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV)-elicited hyperthermia and locomotor stimulation in mice (2017)
    Neuropharmacology 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Stereoselective Effects of Abused “Bath Salt” Constituent 3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone in Mice: Drug Discrimination, Locomotor Activity, and Thermoregulation (2016)
    Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 74 citations DOI OpenAlex

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