Alissa Kanaan

Researcher

Last publication 2023 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

7 h-index 25 pubs 121 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Alissa Kanaan's research focuses on the diagnosis and management of chronic and acute sinus conditions, including chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and invasive fungal sinusitis. Her work investigates prognostic indicators for acute invasive fungal sinusitis in patients with hematologic conditions, and the differences in sinus cultures related to odontogenic disease. Kanaan also studies the use of the SNOT-22 questionnaire to differentiate between spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea and chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps, as well as its utility in assessing quality of life improvements after surgical repair of CSF leaks. Her publications also include case reports on conditions such as Pott's puffy tumor from an odontogenic source and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease. Kanaan has an h-index of 7, with 24 total publications and 117 citations. She has collaborated with James Reed Gardner (7 shared publications), Tyler Merrill (3 shared publications), Deanne L. King (2 shared publications), and Donald M. Vickers (2 shared publications).

Metrics

  • h-index: 7
  • Publications: 25
  • Citations: 121

Selected Publications

  • Sinus culture differences in patients with radiographic evidence of odontogenic disease (2023)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • SNOT-22 Quality of Life Scores Improve After Endoscopic Endonasal Repair of Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea (2022)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Individual SNOT-22 Items Aid in Differentiating Between Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea and Chronic Rhinosinusitis Without Nasal Polyps (2022)
    7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Risk Stratification of Acute Invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis in Patients With Hematologic Pathology (2022)
    4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Managing Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps in the Elderly: Challenges and Solutions (2022)
    17 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A Case of Pott's Puffy Tumor from Odontogenic Source (2021)
  • Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia and Aspirin‐Exacerbated Respiratory Disease: A Case Report (2021)
  • Perioperative Indicators of Prognosis in Acute Invasive Fungal Sinusitis (2021)
    8 citations DOI OpenAlex

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