Faculty Practice · Mount Sinai Health System · Upper East Side, NYC
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Alfred Iloreta, MD Director · Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
Research & publications

The work, in writing.

More than 110 peer-reviewed publications across surgical innovation, skull base outcomes, and olfactory science — as Director of Research for the Division of Rhinology & Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery at Mount Sinai. Selected recent work below; the complete bibliography lives on PubMed.

Research highlights

Six lines of inquiry.

Augmented reality & HoloLens surgery →

Overlaying carotid, cranial nerves, and tumor margins onto the surgeon's view.

5-ALA fluorescence-guided surgery →

First-in-field head & neck cancer study making tumor tissue glow at the margins.

AI & machine learning →

Pre-surgical tumor diagnosis, GPT-4 in the clinic, NLP at scale.

Recovery science →

RCTs on opioid-sparing pain control, steroids, and VR analgesia.

Skull base outcomes →

A decade of institutional evidence for the endoscopic approach.

Olfaction & smell loss →

Post-COVID anosmia trials, parosmia, and smell recovery after surgery.

Complete bibliography on PubMed →

Publications

2025.

  • Utilizing a publicly accessible automated machine learning platform to enable diagnosis before tumor surgery. Communications Medicine. PubMed →
  • Retractions in Otolaryngology Publications. JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery. PubMed →
  • Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation and Attempt in Patients With Skull Base Tumors. Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. PubMed →
  • Factors Associated with High-Risk Ergonomic Postures During Office-based Rhinology Procedures: A Pilot Biomechanical Analyses. International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology. PubMed →
  • Global Collaborative Trends in Otolaryngology Research: U.S. Partnerships With Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. PubMed →
  • Assessing adult sinusitis guidelines: A comparative analysis of AAO-HNS and AI Chatbots. American Journal of Otolaryngology. PubMed →
  • Head and neck injuries from personal motorised vehicles in the United States. Injury Prevention. PubMed →
  • Racial and Gender Disparities in Nasal Foreign Bodies in Pediatric Patients: A Decade-Long Analysis of U.S. Emergency Department Presentations. Clinical Pediatrics. PubMed →
Publications

2024.

  • Augmented and Virtual Reality Applications in Rhinology: A Scoping Review. The Laryngoscope. PubMed →
  • International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology: Sinonasal Tumors. International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology. PubMed →
  • Can GPT-4 revolutionize otolaryngology? Navigating opportunities and ethical considerations. American Journal of Otolaryngology. PubMed →
  • Replicating Current Procedural Terminology code assignment of rhinology operative notes using machine learning. World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. PubMed →
  • Implementation of an Optimized Preoperative Checklist for Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Within a Multiinstitutional Resident Education Curriculum. American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy. PubMed →
  • Machine Learning for Predictive Analysis of Otolaryngology Residency Letters of Recommendation. The Laryngoscope. PubMed →
  • Gender-based linguistic differences in letters of recommendation for rhinology fellowship over time: a natural language processing and deep learning study. International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology. PubMed →
  • Gender Differences in Letters of Recommendations and Personal Statements for Neurotology Fellowship over 10 Years: A Deep Learning Linguistic Analysis. Otology & Neurotology. PubMed →
  • Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis Rhinology Complications: A Rare Presentation. Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology. PubMed →
Publications

2023.

  • 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Fluorescence-Guided Surgery in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. The Laryngoscope. PubMed →
  • Gabapentin and postoperative pain and opioid consumption: A double-blind randomized controlled trial of perioperative pain management for sinus surgery. American Journal of Otolaryngology. PubMed →
  • Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation for the Treatment of Persistent COVID-Related Olfactory Dysfunction. American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy. PubMed →
  • Predictors of Prolonged Length of Stay After Pituitary Adenoma Resection: A Large Cohort Analysis Using the National Inpatient Sample. American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy. PubMed →
  • Letters of recommendations and personal statements for rhinology fellowship: A deep learning linguistic analysis. International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology. PubMed →
  • Ergonomic Analysis of Otologic Surgery: Comparison of Endoscope and Microscope. Otology & Neurotology. PubMed →
  • A natural language processing approach to uncover patterns among online ratings of otolaryngologists. Journal of Laryngology and Otology. PubMed →
Publications

2022.

  • Development of an optimized preoperative computed tomography imaging checklist for endoscopic sinus surgery utilizing a systematic review of the literature and the modified Delphi method. International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology. PubMed →
  • Seeking an optimal dose of preoperative corticosteroids in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis: A randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Otolaryngology. PubMed →
  • Post-operative vision loss: analysis of 587 patients undergoing endoscopic surgery for pituitary macroadenoma. British Journal of Neurosurgery. PubMed →
  • Exclusively endoscopic surgical resection of esthesioneuroblastoma: A systematic review. World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. PubMed →
  • Otolaryngology Patient Satisfaction with In-Office Appointments and Virtual Visits Due to COVID-19. Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology. PubMed →
Publications

2021.

  • Clinical Features of Parosmia Associated With COVID-19 Infection. The Laryngoscope. PubMed →
  • Long Term Olfactory Outcomes Following Frontal Sinus Surgery in Chronic Rhinosinusitis. The Laryngoscope. PubMed →
  • Ergonomic Analysis of Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Using Novel Inertial Sensors. The Laryngoscope. PubMed →
  • Virtual reality surgical planning for endoscopic endonasal approaches to the craniovertebral junction. American Journal of Otolaryngology. PubMed →
  • The utility of augmented reality in lateral skull base surgery: A preliminary report. American Journal of Otolaryngology. PubMed →
  • Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Paranasal Sinus Cancer Disease-Specific and Conditional Survival. Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. PubMed →
  • Sinonasal Issues After Maxillectomy With Free Flap Reconstruction: Incidence and Clinical Approach. The Laryngoscope. PubMed →
  • The value of Gallium-DOTATATE PET/CT in sinonasal neuroendocrine tumor management: A case series. Head & Neck. PubMed →
  • Incorporating Virtual Reality to Improve Otolaryngology Resident Wellness: One Institution's Experience. The Laryngoscope. PubMed →
  • Stimulating the Facial Nerve to Treat Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Neurology. PubMed →
  • Geriatric Sinus Surgery: A Review of Demographic Variables. Allergy & Rhinology. PubMed →
  • Enhancing Patient Experience in Office-Based Laryngology Procedures With Passive Virtual Reality. OTO Open. PubMed →
Publications

2019–2020.

  • Surgical outcomes in patients with endoscopic versus transcranial approach for skull base malignancies: a 10-year institutional experience. British Journal of Neurosurgery. PubMed →
  • The Role of Advanced Endoscopic Resection of Diverse Skull Base Malignancies: Technological Analysis during an 8-Year Single Institutional Experience. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B. PubMed →
  • Benefit of Endoscopic Surgery in the Management of Acute Invasive Skull Base Fungal Rhinosinusitis. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B. PubMed →
  • Virtual Reality as Distraction Analgesia for Office-Based Procedures: A Randomized Crossover-Controlled Trial. Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. PubMed →
  • Virtual Reality as Distraction Analgesia and Anxiolysis for Pediatric Otolaryngology Procedures. The Laryngoscope. PubMed →
  • Endoscopic Muscle Repair of Right Internal Carotid Artery Rupture Following Endovascular Procedure. The Laryngoscope. PubMed →
  • The prognostic significance of human papilloma virus in sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology. PubMed →
  • Influence of Insurance Status and Demographic Factors on Outcomes Following Tracheostomy. The Laryngoscope. PubMed →
  • Correlation of spontaneous and traumatic anterior skull base CSF leak flow rates with fluid pattern on early MRI. Journal of Neurosurgery. PubMed →

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