CuneytMAlperMD

Otolaryngology (ENT) • Castle Shannon, PA

Ped Otolaryngology (ENT)

Professor, Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Office
4411 Penn Ave
Castle Shannon, PA 15234
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Education & Training

Hacettepe University FOMClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1995 - 2024
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FAAO-HNS) American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Clinical Trials

Middle Ear Pressure Disregulation in Cleft Palate Patients Start of enrollment: 2006 Aug 01
Completed
Furlow Palatoplasty With Tensor Tenopexy Start of enrollment: 2012 Feb 28
Completed
Not Applicable
Eustachian Tube Function and Myringoplasty/Tympanoplasty Start of enrollment: 2012 Nov 01
Terminated
Trans-Middle-Ear Mucosal Gas Exchange Project 1, Specific Aim 1 Start of enrollment: 2014 May 13
Completed
Phase 1
Gas Supply, Demand and Middle Ear Gas Balance: Specific Aim 3 Start of enrollment: 2016 Dec 02
Terminated
Early Phase 1
TransMEM Gas Exchange -- Project 1, Aim 2 Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 1
Gas Supply, Demand and Middle Ear Gas Balance -- Preliminary Protocol Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Gas Supply, Demand and Middle Ear Gas Balance -- Diagnosis of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Gas Supply, Demand and Middle Ear Gas Balance -- Fly/Dive Simulation Start of enrollment: 2014 Dec 02
Completed
Not Applicable
Balloon Dilation in Selected Subjects With Refractory Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Tubomanometry and EarPopper Devices for Eustachian Tube Function Testing Start of enrollment: 2019 Feb 27
Completed
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Using Geometric Morphometric Analysis of Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Assess the Anatomy of the Eustachian Tube in Children with and without Otitis Media.
Ellen E Fricano, Allison P Gremba, Miriam S Teixeira, J Douglas Swarts, Cuneyt M Alper> ;Bioengineering. 2023 Sep 23
CT Imaging of Eustachian Tube Balloon Dilation: Method Development on Cadaver Heads.
Selma Cetin-Ferra, Miriam S Teixeira, J Douglas Swarts, Tanya J Rath, Cuneyt M Alper> ;Bioengineering. 2023 May 14
Tubomanometry in measurement of velopharyngeal closure: A pilot study.
Miriam S Teixeira, John Douglas Swarts, Audrey Y N Lim, Cuneyt M Alper> ;Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology. 2023 Apr 1
Dissecting eustachian tube dysfunction: From phenotypes to endotypes.
Cuneyt M Alper, Miriam S Teixeira, Ellen M Mandel, J Douglas Swarts> ;Plos One. 2023 Jan 1
6 citations
Controlled release of ciprofloxacin and ceftriaxone from a single ototopical administration of antibiotic-loaded polymer microspheres and thermoresponsive gel.
Liza A Bruk, Katherine E Dunkelberger, Pawjai Khampang, Wenzhou Hong, Srivatsun Sadagopan, Cuneyt M. Alper, Morgan V. Fedorchak> ;Plos One. 2020 Oct 12
4 citations
Change in Eustachian Tube Function With Balloon Dilation in Adults With Ventilation Tubes.
Cuneyt M Alper, Miriam S Teixeira, Tanya J Rath, Denise Hall-Burton, J Douglas Swarts> ;Otology & Neurotology. 2020 Apr 1
Change in Eustachian Tube Function With Balloon Dilation in Adults With Ventilation Tubes.
Alper, C. M., Teixeira, M. S., Rath, T. J., Hall-Burton, D., Swarts, J. D.> ;Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology. 2020 Jan 16
9 citations
Presentation and eustachian tube function test results in children evaluated at a specialty clinic
Cuneyt M. Alper, Miriam S. Teixeira, Beverly C. Richert, J. Douglas Swarts> ;The Laryngoscope. 2019 May 1
41 citations
Eustachian tube dysfunction: A diagnostic accuracy study and proposed diagnostic pathway
Matthew E. Smith, Yemisi Takwoingi, Jonathan J Deeks, Cuneyt M. Alper, Manohar Bance, Mahmood F. Bhutta, Neil Donnelly, Dennis S. Poe, James R. Tysome> ;Plos One. 2018 Nov 8
7 citations
Eustachian Tube Function in Adults with Ventilation Tubes Inserted for Otitis Media with Effusion
Cuneyt M. Alper, Miriam S. Teixeira, J. Douglas Swarts> ;The Journal of International Advanced Otology. 2018 Aug 1
8 citations
A Novel Imaging Method for the Cartilaginous Eustachian Tube Lumen: Computerized Tomography During the Forced Response Test.
Cuneyt M. Alper, Tanya J. Rath, Miriam S. Teixeira, J. Douglas Swarts> ;The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology. 2018 Jan 1
37 citations
Accuracy of the ETDQ-7 for Identifying Persons with Eustachian Tube Dysfunction:
Miriam S. Teixeira, J. Douglas Swarts, Cuneyt M. Alper> ;Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2018 Jan 1
23 citations
Panel 2: Anatomy (Eustachian Tube, Middle Ear, and Mastoid-Anatomy, Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Pathogenesis).
Cuneyt M Alper, Michal Luntz, Haruo Takahashi, Samir N Ghadiali, J Douglas Swarts, Miriam S Teixeira, Zsuzsanna Csákányi, Noam Yehudai, Romain Kania, Dennis S Poe> ;Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2017 Apr 1
21 citations
Diagnostic accuracy of tubomanometry R value in detecting the Eustachian tube pressure equalizing function
Cuneyt M. Alper, Miriam S. Teixeira, Jee-Hong Kim, J. Douglas Swarts> ;European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 2017 Apr 1
14 citations
Assessment and management of retraction pockets.
Cuneyt M. Alper, Ewa Olszewska> ;Otolaryngologia Polska = the Polish Otolaryngology. 2017 Feb 28
4 citations
Quantitative representation of Eustachian tube component movements during swallowing.
Selma Cetin, Miriam S. Teixeira, Cuneyt M. Alper> ;Auris, Nasus, Larynx. 2018 Feb 1
1 citations
Histamine Applied Topically to the Nasal Mucosa Increases the Transmucosal Nitrous Oxide Exchange for the Middle Ear.
Miriam S. Teixeira, Cuneyt M. Alper, Brian S. Martin, Selma Cetin, Jenna El-Wagaa, William J. Doyle> ;The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology. 2017 Jan 19
13 citations
Resolution of Otitis Media With Effusion in Children With Cleft Palate Followed Through Five Years of Age.
Cuneyt M. Alper, Joseph E. Losee, James T. Seroky, Ellen M. Mandel, Beverly C. Richert, William J. Doyle> ;The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. 2016 Sep 1
2 citations
Oxymetazoline Applied Topically to the Nasal Mucosa Decreases Trans-Mucosal Nitrous Oxide Exchange for the Middle Ear.
Miriam S. Teixeira, Cuneyt M. Alper, Brian S. Martin, Narmin Helal, Brendan M. Cullen Doyle, William J. Doyle> ;The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology. 2016 May 1
9 citations
Correlations between videoendoscopy and sonotubometry of eustachian tube opening during a swallow.
Cuneyt M. Alper, Miriam S. Teixeira, J. Douglas Swarts> ;The Laryngoscope. 2016 Mar 24
Efficacy of nasal balloon autoinflation for otitis media with effusion
Cuneyt M. Alper> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2016 Jan 1
3 citations
Oral pseudoephedrine decreases the rate of transmucosal nitrous oxide exchange for the middle ear.
Miriam S. Teixeira, Cuneyt M. Alper, Brian S. Martin, Brendan M. Cullen Doyle, William J. Doyle> ;The Laryngoscope. 2015 Jul 7
17 citations
Quantitative description of eustachian tube movements during swallowing as visualized by transnasal videoendoscopy
Cuneyt M. Alper, Miriam S. Teixeira, J. Douglas Swarts, William J. Doyle> ;JAMA Otolaryngology-- Head & Neck Surgery. 2015 Feb 1
21 citations
Eustachian tube opening measured by sonotubometry is poorer in adults with a history of past middle ear disease
Miriam S. Teixeira, Juliane Banks, J. Douglas Swarts, Cuneyt M. Alper, William J. Doyle> ;International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2014 Apr 1
8 citations
Idiopathic Intervertebral Disc Calcification in Childhood: An Atypical Case of an Uncommon Entity for Pediatric Pathologists
Dina El Demellawy, Jacob G. Robison, Ian F. Pollack, Michael Green, Cuneyt M. Alper, Miguel Reyes-Múgica> ;Pediatric and Developmental Pathology. 2013 Jul 31
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Journal Articles

Presentation and Eustachian Tube Function Test Results in Children Evaluated at a Specialty Clinic
Cuneyt M Alper, Beverly C Richert, The Laryngoscope

Grant Support

Furlow Palatoplasty With Tensor Tenopexy For Otitis MediaNational Institute On Deafness And Other Communication Disorders2011
GAS Supply, Demand And Middle EAR GAS BalanceNational Institute On Deafness And Other Communication Disorders2009
GAS Supply, Demand And Middle EAR GAS BalanceNational Institute On Deafness And Other Communication Disorders2007–2008
GAS Supply, Demand And ME GAS BalanceNational Institute On Deafness And Other Communication Disorders2006
Role Of Virus And Genetic Susceptibility In Otitis MediaNational Institute On Deafness And Other Communication Disorders2002–2006
AIR Inflation Efficacy--Corticosteroid Therapy Of Otitis Media With EffusionNational Institute On Deafness And Other Communication Disorders1999–2002