Jayakar Vasudev Nayak MD PhD

Summary

• Jayakar V. Nayak, MD, PhD is a surgeon-scientist based in Stanford, CA, who specializes in Otolaryngology with a subspecialty in Rhinology/Endoscopic Sinus & Skull Base Surgery.
  
  He completed his PhD in Immunology in 2001 and MD in 2003 (dual degree) at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, followed by residency training in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center from 2003-2008. He completed advanced fellowship training in Rhinologand sinus y at the University of Pennsylvania in 2009 and joined the faculty in the Stanford Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery in January 2010.
  
  Clinically, he treats the gamut of medical and surgical nasal and sinus disorders including nasal obstruction, acute and chronic rhinosinusitis, nasal polyposis, nosebleeds, fungal sinusitis, septal perforations, empty nose syndrome, and nasal tumors and cancers. When necessary, he performs a wide range of nasal and sinus surgeries in both the office and operating room to assist in the care of his complex patients.
  
  From the research front, I am interested in using basic science and translational approaches to better understand i) upper airway basal cell regeneration and capacity for stem cell therapy for cystic fibrosis chronic rhinosinusitis (CF-CRS); ii) innate and acquired upper airway immunity due to acute/chronic infection from SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses to aid in novel vaccine development; iii) immune system : nasal epithelium cellular and molecular dynamic interactions in the upper airway; iv) upper airway physiology in both health and during chronic inflammation and settings of tissue loss such as empty nose syndrome (ENS). I ultimately hope to create rational, easily implemeted, cell-based and cell-free biologic and regenerative therapies for patients suffering from airway diseases.