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Shawn Allen, MD, Otolaryngology (ENT), The Woodlands, TX

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Otolaryngology (ENT) • The Woodlands, TX

Rhinology & Paranasal Sinus Disease, Sleep Medicine

Private Practice Rhinologist

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Summary

  • Dr. Shawn Allen is a fellowship-trained sinus and nasal surgeon with additional expertise in the surgical management of obstructive sleep apnea. He completed residency training in Otolaryngology (ENT) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis and completed fellowship training in Rhinology at the University of Miami Miller College of Medicine. He has been in practice in Houston and The Woodlands for 7 years. He practices with My Houston Surgeons in Houston and The Woodlands, Texas. He manages sinus disease of all complexities, nasal breathing disorders, snoring, obstructive sleep apnea with failure to tolerate CPAP therapy, and is a certified Inspire hypoglossal nerve implant surgeon. He is experienced in office-based sinus and nasal surgery under IV sedation.

    Outside of clinic and the OR, Dr. Allen creates content for YouTube and Instagram under @SnotDocTX.

Clinical Expertise

  • Sinus surgery, Minimally invasive skull base surgery, Endoscopic septoplasty, Nasal surgery, Endoscopic turbinate resection, Endoscopic orbital decompresison, Balloon sinuplasty, Rhinology and sinus disease

Education & Training

  • University of Miami/Jackson Health System
    University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery, 2014 - 2015
  • University of Tennessee
    University of TennesseeResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2009 - 2014
  • University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
    University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 2008

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2015 - 2024
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2014 - 2016
  • American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

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

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

  • Endoscopic Sinonasal Dissection Guide 
    Chapter: Endoscopic Approach to the Clivus, Petrous Apex, and Upper Cervical Spine 
    Allen SMEditors: Roy Casiano, MD.Edition 2nd,2016
  • Pediatric and Adult Sinonasal Disorders 
    Chapter: Anatomy and Pathology of the Sphenoid Sinus 
    Allen SM, Sidani C, Lazar LNova Science Pub Inc2015
  • Surgical Infections 
    Chapter: Head and Neck Infections 
    Vieira F, Allen SM, Challis MEditors: Donald Fry.JP Medical Publishers2013

Professional Memberships

External Links

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