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Associate Professor of Otolaryngology
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Dr. Amanda Stapleton is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology and the Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship Director at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. Dr. Stapleton completed two fellowship training programs. The first was in Pediatric Otolaryngology and the second was in Open and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery. Her specialty interest is in pediatric patients with chronic sinusitis, cystic fibrosis, and skull base tumors. Her clinical research focuses on pediatric sinusitis, the microbiome of the sinuses, and cystic fibrosis. She also conducts translational research to study and improve patient outcomes within these disease pathologies. Dr. Stapleton is the director of the Pediatric Comprehensive Advanced Rhinology Clinic. The Center focuses on patients with advanced sinonasal disease: cystic fibrosis, immunodeficiency disorders, sinonasal tumors, mucoceles, frontal sinus disease, chronic sinusitis, and nasal polyps. An early adopter of 3-D printing for studying the anatomy and pathology of pediatric sinus patients, Dr. Stapleton has been training current Fellows and Residents using these unique educational tools.