EXPLORING PEDIATRIC RHINOSINUSITIS: Updates in the Medical and Surgical Management of Pediatric Rhinosinusitis

Monday, October 19, 2026

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PT

Location: 409AB

Moderator(s)

AS

Amanda L. Stapleton, MD

Associate Professor of Otolaryngology
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Panelist(s)

Uma S. Ramaswamy, MD

Assistant Professor
Texas Children’s Hospital-Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, United States
Sophie G. Shay, MD

Associate Professor
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
NC

Naweed I. Chowdhury, MD

Professor
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, Tennessee, United States

The goal of this panel presentation is to address challenges facing the otolaryngologist managing pediatric rhinosinusitis. Through case-based discussions with practicing pediatric otolaryngologists and rhinologists, the panelists will discuss patient care challenges, review the current evidence, discuss the role of biologics, present the role of immune workup, and debate areas of controversy in:
1)     Medical and surgical management of chronic pediatric rhinitis: What to do with the chronic runny nose after adenoidectomy.
2)     Pediatric rhinosinusitis and its medical and surgical management with special focus on: biologics, allergy management, and immune workup
3) Pediatric Allergic Rhinitis treatment and the emerging fields of endotypes of chronic rhinosinusitis.

Learning Objectives:

Recognize the clinical and radiographic findings separating pediatric rhinitis, rhinosinusitis, and acute complicated sinusitis.
Implement evidence-based management strategies including both medical and surgical therapy for pediatric rhinosinusitis.
Recognize the indications for allergy/immunology evaluation and biologic use in the pediatric rhinosinusitis patient.