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Published on November 27, 2023 by David Allen

David Allen – Houston, Texas

Practice Contact Information

University of Texas Health Science Center At Houston
6400 Fannin Street

Houston
Texas
77030
United States

Phone: 16144778477
Email: [email protected]
Web Site:


Areas of surgical specialization

Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Research, Head and Neck Surgeon, Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery


Biography/Statement

I am PGY-4 at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in the department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. I am interested in fellowship in head and neck surgery. My research interests are in clinical trials and predictive modeling.

Clinical Trials

I am currently running a trial investigating the effects of Radiofrequency Ablation of Posterior Nasal Nerves on Inflammatory Cytokines, Peak Nasal Inspiratory Flow, and Nasal Blood Flow in Patients With Chronic Rhinitis. NCT05648565

Bibliography

  1. Ericka Erickson, Taylor Freeman, Shuai Sun, Brandon Kock, David Z. Allen, Rishabh Sethia, Brad deSilva, Laura Matrka. Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis (RRP) disease course in immunosuppressed populations. J Laryngol Otol. 2023 Oct 25; 1-16. doi: 10.1017/S0022215123001470. PubMed PMID: 37877153.
  2. David Z. Allen, Jumah G. Ahmad, Sean P. McKee, Natalia Suarez, Ugur Nur Basmaci, Ibrahim Alava III. The Impact of the Pandemic on The Presentation and Treatment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma at a County Hospital. Am J Otolaryngol. PubMed PMID: 37988796.
  3. David Z. Allen & Amber Luong. “Reserve Biologics for Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps after Failed Sinus Surgery.” Current Otorhinolaryngology Reports (2023).
  4. Ryan Bishop, Rishabh Sethia, David Z. Allen, Sameer Siddiqui, Soham Roy, Charles Elmaraghy. Medical Student Mentorship in the COVID-19 Era. Med Sci Educ. 2023 Oct;33(5):1081-1087. doi:10.1007/s40670-023-01838-4. 2023 Oct. PubMed PMID: 37886279.
  5. Jumah Ahmad, David Z. Allen, Erickson S, Hasan S, Shenouda M, Jiang ZY, Huang Z, Yuksel S, Roy S. Noise exposure in pediatric otolaryngology clinic: A sound survey of a single-institution tertiary care facility. Am J Otolaryngol. 2023 Jul-Aug;44(4):103913. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2023.103913. PubMed PMID: 37172457.
  6. David Z. Allen, Emily M. Cao, Gabriela Cruz, and Joshua J. Kain. Use of an open partial laryngectomy technique for a massive laryngeal leiomyosarcoma in a 40-year-old man with functional preservation postoperatively. Journal of Surgical Case Reports 2023, no. 6 (2023): rjad370. PubMed PMID: 37346453; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10281704.
  7. David Z. Allen, Sai D. Challapalli, Samuel G. Erickson, Jing Liu, Andy Chua, and Martin J. Citardi. Invasive Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Sinusitis in an Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Patient. The Laryngoscope (2023), PubMed PMID: 37129373.
  8. Hasan, Salman S., Elena E. Skaribas, Elaijah Islam, David Z. Allen, and Sancak Yuksel. The application of simultaneous mainstem bronchus dilation with pulmonary artery stenting in the context of hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Journal of Surgical Case Reports 2023, no. 5 (2023): rjad236. PubMed PMID: 37255954; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10226806.
  9. David Z. Allen, Daniel Gorelik, Edward B. Butler, Jun Zhang, and Joshua J. Kain. Single-port transoral robotic surgery for a rare tonsil mass. Journal of Surgical Case Reports 2023, no. 4 (2023): rjad197. PubMed PMID: 37090905; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10115462.
  10. Taylor Freeman, Ericka Erickson, Brandon Koch, Tyler Young, David Z. Allen, Brandon Kim, Brad deSilva, and Laura Matrka. Smoking and Carcinoma Trends in Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis Patients. Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology (2023): 00034894231158459. PubMed PMID: 36879422.
  11. David Z. Allen, Gianna L. Rosamilia, Kyung Hyun Lee, and Zhen Huang. Evaluation of cost data associated with pediatric cochlear implantation (CI) throughout 2016–2021. American Journal of Otolaryngology 44, no. 2 (2023): 103790. PubMed PMID: 36706716.
  12. Syed Navqi, Paul Hung, David Z. Allen, Syed HS Naqvi, Elizabeth T. Ricks, Karan Saluja, Arturo A. Eguia, and Ron J. Karni. Infected Ruptured Parathyroid Cyst Presenting with Hypercalcemia and Airway Obstruction: A Case Report. Ear, Nose & Throat Journal (2023): 01455613231159133. Pubmed PMID: 36794637.
  13. Syed HA Navqi, Syed HS Naqvi, David Allen, Arturo A. Eguia, Jing Liu, and Ron J. Karni. Synchronous Presentation of Right Parotid Branchial Cleft Cyst and Left Neck HPV-Associated Cystic Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Diagnostic Quandary. Ear, Nose & Throat Journal (2023): 01455613231158803. PubMed PMID: 36798986.
  14. Austin D. Schafer, David Z. Allen, Weston L. Niermeyer, Charles A. Elmaraghy, and Miriam Conces. Presentation and evaluation of an atypical, supraclavicular mass in a pediatric patient. Journal of Surgical Case Reports 2022, no. 9 (2022): rjac340. PubMed PMID: 36196129; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9526543.
  15. David Z. Allen, Sai Challapalli, Kyung Hyun Lee, Cynthia S. Bell, Soham Roy, Sarah Bowe, Karthik Balakrishnan, CW David Chang, and Zhen Huang. Impact of COVID-19 on nationwide pediatric otolaryngology practice: Adenotonsillectomies (TA) and tonsil-related diagnoses trends. American Journal of Otolaryngology 43, no. 5 (2022): 103526. PubMed PMID: 35717857; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9386644.
  16. David Z. Allen, and Soham Roy. Otologic manifestations of Floating Harbor Syndrome (FHS): A case series and a review of the literature. Otolaryngology Case Reports 23 (2022): 100406.
  17. David Z. Allen, Sai Challapalli, Sean McKee, Kyung Hyun Lee, Cynthia S. Bell, Soham Roy, Sarah Bowe, Karthik Balakrishnan, CW David Chang, and Zhen Huang. “Impact of COVID-19 on nationwide pediatric otolaryngology: Otitis media and myringotomy tube trends.” American Journal of Otolaryngology 43, no. 2 (2022): 103369. PubMed PMID: 35033925; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8748207.
  18. David Z. Allen, Lucy X. Liu, Kelly Turner, Matthew R. Greives, Phuong D. Nguyen, and Soham Roy. “Soft palatal mass containing heterotopic neural tissue causing airway obstruction in a Pierre-Robin sequence patient.” Journal of Surgical Case Reports 2021, no. 12 (2021): rjab510, PubMed PMID: 34992764; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8718372.
  19. Brady J. Anderson, David Z. Allen, Sean P. McKee, Garren Low, and Sancak Yuksel. “Traumatic xylophagia leading to foreign body removal and tracheostomy in the setting of postpartum psychosis.” Journal of surgical case reports 2021, no. 12 (2021): rjab467, PubMed PMID: 34909161; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8666155.
  20. Ryan Bishop, Rishabh Sethia, David Z. Allen, and Charles A. Elmaraghy. Pediatric nasal septoplasty outcomes. Translational Pediatrics 10, no. 11 (2021): 2883. PubMed PMID: 34976754; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8649597.
  21. David Z. Allen, Jihad Aljabban, Dustin Silverman, Sean McDermott, Ross A. Wanner, Michael Rohr, Dexter Hadley, and Maryam Panahiazar. Meta-Analysis illustrates possible role of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced tissue injury in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) pathogenesis. Plos one 16, no. 10 (2021): e0258187. PubMed PMID: 34648530; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8516236.
  22. David T. Mitchell, David Z. Allen, Matthew R. Greives, and Phuong D. Nguyen. A Critical Assessment and Review of Artificial Intelligence in Facial Paralysis Analysis: Uncovering the Truth. FACE 2, no. 3 (2021): 200-207.
  23. Evan Li, Antony Rodriguez, Amber U. Luong, David Z. Allen, John Morgan Knight, Farrah Kheradmand, and David B. Corry. The immune response to airway mycosis. Current opinion in microbiology 62 (2021): 45-50. PubMed PMID: 34052540; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8286351.
  24. Weston L. Niermeyer, David Z. Allen, Charlemagne Kern, and Charles Elmaraghy. Iatrogenic orbital cerebrospinal fluid leak in a young pediatric patient: Factors to consider. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 140 (2021): 110500. PubMed PMID: 33218688.
  25. David Z. Allen, Rishabh Sethia, Erin Hamersley, Charles A. Elmaraghy, and Tendy Chiang. Laryngotracheal injuries after intubation in pediatric seizure patients: A case series and a review of the literature. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 139 (2020): 110400. PubMed PMID: 33099191.
  26. David Z. Allen, Rishabh Sethia, Erin Hamersley, and Charles A. Elmaraghy. Presentation of an iatrogenically displaced third molar into the maxillary sinus in a 14-year-old patient successfully removed with an endoscopic approach: a case report and a review of the literature. Journal of surgical case reports 2020, no. 10 (2020): rjaa290. PubMed PMID: 33101636; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7568961.
  27. Kevin Y. Zhan, Ursula M. Findlen, David Z. Allen, Michelle K. Shannon, Jameson K. Mattingly, and Oliver F. Adunka. Therapeutic challenges and clinical characteristics of single-sided deafness in children. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 135 (2020): 110116, PubMed PMID: 32502913.
  28. David Z. Allen, Noah Worobetz, Jordan Lukens, Cameron Sheehan, Amanda Onwuka, Ryan M. Dopirak, Tendy Chiang, and Charles Elmaraghy. Outcomes intensive care unit placement following pediatric adenotonsillectomy. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 129 (2020): 109736. PubMed PMID: 31704575.
  29. Kasey W. Rawlins, David Z. Allen, Amanda J. Onwuka, and Charles A. Elmaraghy. Computed tomography use patterns for pediatric patients with peritonsillar abscess. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 123 (2019): 22-25. PubMed PMID: 31063948.
  30. David Z. Allen, K. Rawlins, A. Onwuka, and C. A. Elmaraghy. Comparison of inpatient versus outpatient management of pediatric peritonsillar abscess outcomes. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 123 (2019): 47-50. PubMed PMID: 31063948.
  31. Geyer, Emily D., Prithvi A. Shetty, Christopher J. Suozzi, David Z. Allen, Pamela P. Benavidez, Joseph Liu, Charles N. Hollis et al. Adaptation of microelectrode array technology for the study of anesthesia-induced neurotoxicity in the intact piglet brain. JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) 135 (2018): e57391. PubMed PMID: 29806825; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6101183.

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