Professor
Otolaryngology
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+1 415 353-2757

Steven D. Pletcher, MD, is a Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology and he is the Director of the Residency Program in the Department of Otolaryngolgy – Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) at the University of California, San Francisco. After graduating with honors from Yale College, he received his medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine. Dr. Pletcher completed his OHNS residency from UCSF, followed by a Rhinology fellowship from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston.

Dr. Pletcher’s primary research interests focus on investigation on the role of microbes and host immune response in sinonasal inflammatory disease. He also has specific interests in improving treatment of sinus disease for adult patients with cystic fibrosis, process improvement in Graduate Medical Education, and improving surgical techniques for chronic sinusitis and refractory epistaxis.

Dr. Pletcher is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, the American Board of Otolaryngology, the Society University Otolaryngologists, and the UCSF Academy of Medical Educators.

Professional Interests:
Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Chronic Sinusitis, Cystic Fibrosis, Epistaxis, CSF leaks, Endoscopic Orbital Surgery, Skull Base Disorders

Education and Training:
• Yale College
• Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine
• Internship: University of California, San Francisco
• Residency: University of California, San Francisco - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
• Fellowship: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA - Rhinology

Awards and Honors:
• 1994 American Heart Association - American Heart Association Student Research Award
• 2009 University of California, San Francisco - Roger Boles MD Teaching Award
• 2015 University of California, San Francisco - Francis Sooy MD Award for Clinical Excellence

Publications

Nasal endoscopy score thresholds to trigger consideration of chronic rhinosinusitis treatment escalation and implications for disease control.

Rhinology

Sedaghat AR, Cotter RA, Alobid I, Alsaleh S, Anselmo-Lima WT, Bernal-Sprekelsen M, Chandra RK, Constantinidis J, Fokkens WJ, Franzese C, Gray ST, Halderman AA, Holbrook EH, Hopkins C, Hwang PH, Kuan EC, Landis BN, Lund VJ, McCoul ED, Niederberger-Leppin V, O'Brien EK, Philpott CM, Pletcher SD, Pynnonen MA, Reitsma S, Rimmer J, Toppila-Salmi S, Wang EW, Wang MB, Wise SK, Woodworth BA, Yao WC, Phillips KM

Nasal Polyps.

Encyclopedia of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

Steven D. Pletcher, Andrew N. Goldberg

Nasal and Sinus Trauma.

Sara Immerman, Ashlin Alexander, W. Matthew White, Mike C. Sheu, Jason D. Bloom, Minas Constantinides, Corrie E. Roehm, Amy Lawrason, Tulio A. Valdez, Steven D. Pletcher, Andrew N. Goldberg, Callum Faris, Hade D. Vuyk, Kofi Derek O. Boahene, Tara L. Rosenberg, Christine B. Franzese, Marcela Fandiño, Eugene Yu, Ian J. Witterick, Matthew J. Ward, P. L. Ramchandani, Emma V. King, Alan R. Grimm, Alan R. Grimm, Jason M. Leibowitz, Zoukaa B. Sargi, Michael M. Kim, David F. Smith, Emily F. Boss, Milan Stankovic, Dragan Mihailovic, Verica Avramovic, Dusan Milisavljevic, Ivona Stankovic, Michael H. Rivner, Kofi Derek O. Boahene, Alex Mammen, Dilip A. Thomas, Wojciech K. Mydlarz, Kofi Derek O. Boahene, Wojciech K. Mydlarz, Kofi Derek O. Boahene, Sydney Ch’ng, Irene Low, Jonathan R. Clark, Matthew Ng, Drew M. Horlbeck, Sébastien Schmerber, Arnaud Attye, Ihab Atallah, Cédric Mendoza, Alexandre Karkas, Derek Robinson, Bradley W. Kesser, Alex Mammen, Sirikishan Shetty, Dilip A. Thomas