Andrew Goldberg, MD, MS

Professor
Otolaryngology

Andrew N. Goldberg, MD, MSCE, FACS, is Professor and Vice Chair in the department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Goldberg specializes in surgery for Chronic Sinusitis, Inverted Papilloma, Minimally Invasive Skull Base Surgery, and Snoring and Sleep Apnea Surgery. He received his medical degree from Boston University, and he completed a one-year internship in general surgery at the Los Angeles County-Harbor/UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Goldberg completed his residency at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Eye and Ear Hospital, followed by a fellowship in Clinical Epidemiology of Cancer from the National Cancer Institute, Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics in Philadelphia, PA. He also completed a Master's Degree in Clinical Epidemiology (MSCE) at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Goldberg’s principle research interest involves the application of basic and translational science techniques to study airway inflammation principally in chronic sinusitis and asthma.
Dr. Goldberg is a UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators awardee with awards in Clinical Excellence and Education. He is a member of over 10 medical societies and academies. Dr. Goldberg has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, and he has contributed to over 40 book chapters.

Specialty:
Sinus Surgery and Rhinology, Inverted Papilloma, Minimally Invasive Skull Base Surgery, Snoring and Sleep Apnea Surgery

Expertise:

Professional Interests:
Endoscopic sinus surgery, inverted papilloma, sinusitis, rhinology, CSF leak/encephalocele, clinical research, quality of life, head and neck trauma, facial trauma, sleep apnea, medical education, resident education, teaching

Education and Training:
• Medical School: Boston University, Boston, MA
• Internship: Los Angeles County – Harbor/UCLA Medical Center
• Residency: University Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Eye and Ear Hospital
• Fellowship: National Cancer Institute, Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Philadelphia, PA
• MSCE: University of Pennsylvania – Clinical Epidemiology

Awards and Honors:
• University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine - Otolaryngology Resident Teaching Award
• UCSF Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - Roger Boles Resident Teaching Award
• Francis A. Sooy, MD Resident's Award for Clinical Excellence
• American Rhinologic Society – Fellow
• Triological Society – Fellow
• UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators - Excellence in Direct Teaching Award
• American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - Honor Award
• American Rhinological Society - Clinical Research Award
• Best Doctors in America
• Marin Magazine - Elected Best Doctors
• San Francisco Magazine - Best Doctors in San Francisco

Publications: 

Pembrolizumab-associated chronic rhinosinusitis: A new endotype and management considerations.

International forum of allergy & rhinology

Standiford TC, Patel NN, Singh A, Gochman G, Jamie Wu T, Daud AI, Goldberg AN

International consensus statement on obstructive sleep apnea.

International forum of allergy & rhinology

Chang JL, Goldberg AN, Alt JA, Ashbrook L, Auckley D, Ayappa I, Bakhtiar H, Barrera JE, Bartley BL, Billings ME, Boon MS, Bosschieter P, Braverman I, Brodie K, Cabrera-Muffly C, Caesar R, Cahali MB, Cai Y, Cao M, Capasso R, Caples SM, Chahine LM, Chang CP, Chang KW, Chaudhary N, Cheong CSJ, Chowdhuri S, Cistulli PA, Claman D, Collen J, Coughlin K, Creamer J, Davis EM, Dupuy-McCauley KL, Durr ML, Dutt M, Ali ME, Elkassabany NM, Epstein LJ, Fiala JA, Freedman N, Gill K, Gillespie MB, Golisch L, Gooneratne N, Gottlieb DJ, Green KK, Gulati A, Gurubhagavatula I, Hayward N, Hoff PT, Hoffmann OMG, Holfinger SJ, Hsia J, Huntley C, Huoh KC, Huyett P, Inala S, Ishman S, Jella TK, Jobanputra AM, Johnson AP, Junna MR, Kado JT, Kaffenberger TM, Kapur VK, Kezirian EJ, Khan M, Kirsch DB, Kominsky A, Kryger M, Krystal AD, Kushida CA, Kuzniar TJ, Lam DJ, Lettieri CJ, Lim DC, Lin HC, Liu SYC, MacKay SG, Magalang UJ, Malhotra A, Maurer JT, May AM, Mitchell RB, Mokhlesi B, Mullins AE, Nada EM, Naik S, Nokes B, Olson MD, Pack AI, Pang EB, Pang KP, Patil SP, de Perck EV, Piccirillo JF, Pien GW, Piper AJ, Plawecki A, Quigg M, Ravesloot MJL, Redline S, Rotenberg BW, Ryden A, Sarmiento KF, Sbeih F, Schell AE, Schmickl CN, Schotland HM, Schwab RJ, Seo J, Shah N, Shelgikar AV, Shochat I, Soose RJ, Steele TO, Stephens E, Stepnowsky C, Strohl KP, Sutherland K, Suurna MV, Thaler E, Thapa S, Vanderveken OM, de Vries N, Weaver EM, Weir ID, Wolfe LF, Woodson BT, Won CHJ, Xu J, Yalamanchi P, Yaremchuk K, Yeghiazarians Y, Yu JL, Zeidler M, Rosen IM

Interleukin-13 associated epithelial remodeling correlates with clinical severity in nasal polyposis.

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology

Kotas ME, Patel NN, Cope EK, Gurrola JG, Goldberg AN, Pletcher SD, Seibold MA, Moore CM, Gordon ED

RNA Sequencing and Gene Ontology Analysis in Acute Invasive Fungal Sinusitis.

American journal of rhinology & allergy

David AP, Loftus PA, Russell MS, Goldberg AN, El-Sayed IH, Jan TA, Roland LT

IL-13-programmed airway tuft cells produce PGE2, which promotes CFTR-dependent mucociliary function.

JCI insight

Kotas ME, Moore CM, Gurrola Ii JG, Pletcher SD, Goldberg AN, Alvarez R, Yamato S, Bratcher PE, Shaughnessy CA, Zeitlin PL, Zhang IH, Li Y, Montgomery MT, Lee K, Cope EK, Locksley RM, Seibold MA, Gordon ED

Use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to model observed nasal nitric oxide levels in human subjects.

International forum of allergy & rhinology

Shusterman DJ, Spector BM, Goldberg AN, Weaver EM, Otto BA, Zhao K

Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Surgeon's Perspective.

The Medical clinics of North America

Brodie KD, Goldberg AN

The Microbiome in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Sleep

Cai Y, Juszczak HM, Cope EK, Goldberg AN

Computational modeling of nasal nitric oxide flux from the paranasal sinuses: Validation against human experiment.

Computers in biology and medicine

Spector BM, Shusterman DJ, Goldberg AN, Weaver EM, Farag AA, Otto BA, Zhao K

Septum submucosal glands exhibit aberrant morphology and reduced mucin production in chronic rhinosinusitis.

International forum of allergy & rhinology

Nnabue OE, Pletcher SD, Gurrola JG, Goldberg AN, Jordan KM, Knox SM, May AJ

Patient Use of Low-Cost Digital Videoscopes and Smartphones for Remote Ear and Oropharyngeal Examinations.

JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery

Cai Y, Zheng YJ, Gulati A, Butrymowicz A, Krauter R, Pletcher SD, Sharon JD, Goldberg AN, Chang JL

Making Sense of the Noise: Toward Rational Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

Kezirian EJ, Simmons M, Schwab RJ, Cistulli P, Li KK, Weaver EM, Goldberg AN, Malhotra A

Communication Chaos from Discrepancies in Personal Protective Equipment and Preoperative Guidelines.

The Laryngoscope

Wang N, Xu MJ, House AE, Strohl MP, Goldberg AN, Murr AH

Consensus-based perioperative protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Journal of neurosurgery. Spine

Mummaneni PV, Burke JF, Chan AK, Sosa JA, Lobo EP, Mummaneni VP, Antrum S, Berven SH, Conte MS, Doernberg SB, Goldberg AN, Hess CP, Hetts SW, Josephson SA, Kohi MP, Ma CB, Mahadevan VS, Molinaro AM, Murr AH, Narayana S, Roberts JP, Stoller ML, Theodosopoulos PV, Vail TP, Wienholz S, Gropper MA, Green A, Berger MS

The Nose and Nasal Breathing in Sleep Apnea.

Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

Cai Y, Goldberg AN, Chang JL

Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Cardiovascular Disease: A Review of the Literature and Proposed Multidisciplinary Clinical Management Strategy.

Journal of the American Heart Association

Tietjens JR, Claman D, Kezirian EJ, De Marco T, Mirzayan A, Sadroonri B, Goldberg AN, Long C, Gerstenfeld EP, Yeghiazarians Y

Postoperative Opioid Use in Sinonasal Surgery.

Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Locketz GD, Brant JD, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Goldberg AN, Loftus PA, Chandra RK, Bleier BS, Mueller SK, Orlandi RR, Becker M, Dorminy CA, Becker SD, Blasetti M, Becker DG

Implementation and Impact of a Hospital-Wide Instrument Set Review: Early Experiences at a Multisite Tertiary Care Academic Institution.

American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality

Yoon S, Zygourakis CC, Seaman J, Zhu M, Ahmed AK, Kliot T, Antrum S, Goldberg AN

Fungal Microbiota in Chronic Airway Inflammatory Disease and Emerging Relationships with the Host Immune Response.

Frontiers in microbiology

Zhang I, Pletcher SD, Goldberg AN, Barker BM, Cope EK

Surgical treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis after sinus lift.

American journal of rhinology & allergy

Jiam NT, Goldberg AN, Murr AH, Pletcher SD

Paranasal Sinus Mucocele as a Late Complication of Dacryocystorhinostomy.

Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery

DeParis SW, Goldberg AN, Indaram M, Grumbine FL, Kersten RC, Vagefi MR

Association Between Surgeon Scorecard Use and Operating Room Costs.

JAMA surgery

Zygourakis CC, Valencia V, Moriates C, Boscardin CK, Catschegn S, Rajkomar A, Bozic KJ, Soo Hoo K, Goldberg AN, Pitts L, Lawton MT, Dudley RA, Gonzales R

Evaluation of Malassezia and Common Fungal Pathogens in Subtypes of Chronic Rhinosinusitis.

International forum of allergy & rhinology

Gelber JT, Cope EK, Goldberg AN, Pletcher SD

Risk factors for cerebrospinal leak after endoscopic skull base reconstruction with nasoseptal flap.

Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Gruss CL, Al Komser M, Aghi MK, Pletcher SD, Goldberg AN, McDermott M, El-Sayed IH

A multicenter evaluation of oral pressure therapy for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.

Sleep medicine

Colrain IM, Black J, Siegel LC, Bogan RK, Becker PM, Farid-Moayer M, Goldberg R, Lankford DA, Goldberg AN, Malhotra A

Tongue suspension: an evidence-based review and comparison to hypopharyngeal surgery for OSA.

The Laryngoscope

Handler E, Hamans E, Goldberg AN, Mickelson S

Unilateral transnasal endoscopic approach to frontal sinuses: Draf IIc.

Allergy & rhinology (Providence, R.I.)

Al Komser MK, Goldberg AN

Comparison of drug-induced sleep endoscopy and lateral cephalometry in obstructive sleep apnea.

The Laryngoscope

George JR, Chung S, Nielsen I, Goldberg AN, Miller A, Kezirian EJ

Sinus microbiome diversity depletion and Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum enrichment mediates rhinosinusitis.

Science translational medicine

Abreu NA, Nagalingam NA, Song Y, Roediger FC, Pletcher SD, Goldberg AN, Lynch SV

A novel sinonasal endoscopy scoring system: the discharge, inflammation, and polyps/edema (DIP) score.

International forum of allergy & rhinology

Durr ML, Pletcher SD, Goldberg AN, Murr AH

Some chronic rhinosinusitis patients have elevated populations of fungi in their sinuses.

The Laryngoscope

Murr AH, Goldberg AN, Pletcher SD, Dillehay K, Wymer LJ, Vesper SJ

Pilot evaluation of the nasal nitric oxide response to humming as an index of osteomeatal patency.

American journal of rhinology & allergy

Shusterman DJ, Weaver EM, Goldberg AN, Schick SF, Wong HH, Balmes JR

Pedicled nasoseptal flap is not the standard of care for skull base defects.

The Laryngoscope

Solyar AY, Fried MP, Goldberg AN, Kennedy DW, Lanza DC

Treatment of recurrent sinonasal polyposis with steroid-infused carboxymethylcellulose foam.

American journal of rhinology & allergy

Pletcher SD, Goldberg AN

Obstructive sleep apnea surgery practice patterns in the United States: 2000 to 2006.

Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Kezirian EJ, Maselli J, Vittinghoff E, Goldberg AN, Auerbach AD

Neck dissections in the United States from 2000 to 2006: volume, indications, and regionalization.

Head & neck

Kim EY, Eisele DW, Goldberg AN, Maselli J, Kezirian EJ

Nucleic acid extraction efficiency and bacterial recovery from maxillary sinus mucosal samples obtained by brushing or biopsy.

American journal of rhinology & allergy

Roediger FC, Slusher NA, Allgaier S, Cox MJ, Pletcher SD, Goldberg AN, Lynch SV

Interrater reliability of drug-induced sleep endoscopy.

Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery

Kezirian EJ, White DP, Malhotra A, Ma W, McCulloch CE, Goldberg AN

Fallopian canal meningocele: report of two cases.

Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology

Mong S, Goldberg AN, Lustig LR

Test-retest reliability of drug-induced sleep endoscopy.

Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Rodriguez-Bruno K, Goldberg AN, McCulloch CE, Kezirian EJ

Behavioral correlates of sleep-disordered breathing in older men.

Sleep

Kezirian EJ, Harrison SL, Ancoli-Israel S, Redline S, Ensrud K, Goldberg AN, Claman DM, Spira AP, Stone KL

Defining common outcome metrics used in obstructive sleep apnea.

Sleep medicine reviews

Al-Shawwa BA, Badi AN, Goldberg AN, Woodson BT

Endoscopic reconstruction of skull base defects with the nasal septal flap.

Skull base : official journal of North American Skull Base Society ... [et al.]

El-Sayed IH, Roediger FC, Goldberg AN, Parsa AT, McDermott MW

Balloon catheter sinusotomy: one-year follow-up--outcomes and role in functional endoscopic sinus surgery.

Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Kuhn FA, Church CA, Goldberg AN, Levine HL, Sillers MJ, Vaughan WC, Weiss RL

Computed tomography imaging of the paranasal sinuses: direct versus reformatted coronal images.

Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Pletcher SD, Hoxworth JM, Goldberg AN, Murr AH, Glastonbury CM

Botulinum toxin A therapy for medial rectus injury during endoscopic sinus surgery.

American journal of rhinology

Hong JE, Goldberg AN, Cockerham KP

Safety and outcomes of balloon catheter sinusotomy: a multicenter 24-week analysis in 115 patients.

Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Bolger WE, Brown CL, Church CA, Goldberg AN, Karanfilov B, Kuhn FA, Levine HL, Sillers MJ, Vaughan WC, Weiss RL

Use of acupuncture in the treatment of sinus and nasal symptoms: results of a practitioner survey.

American journal of rhinology

Pletcher SD, Goldberg AN, Lee J, Acquah J

Hypopharyngeal surgery in obstructive sleep apnea: an evidence-based medicine review.

Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery

Kezirian EJ, Goldberg AN

A ChemoSensory questionnaire for patients treated for cancer of the head and neck.

The Laryngoscope

Goldberg AN, Shea JA, Deems DA, Doty RL

Complications and the time to repair of mandible fractures.

The Laryngoscope

Biller JA, Pletcher SD, Goldberg AN, Murr AH

Quantitative analysis of fungal DNA in chronic rhinosinusitis.

The Laryngoscope

Scheuller MC, Murr AH, Goldberg AN, Mhatre AN, Lalwani AK

Design and impact of intraoperative pathways for head and neck resection and reconstruction.

Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery

Chalian AA, Kagan SH, Goldberg AN, Gottschalk A, Dakunchak A, Weinstein GS, Weber RS

Impact of age on clinical care pathway length of stay after complex head and neck resection.

Head & neck

Kagan SH, Chalian AA, Goldberg AN, Rontal ML, Weinstein GS, Prior B, Wolf PF, Weber RS

Granulocyte transfusion in the management of fulminant invasive fungal rhinosinusitis.

American journal of rhinology

Samadi DS, Goldberg AN, Orlandi RR

Complications of frontal sinusitis and their management.

Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

Goldberg AN, Oroszlan G, Anderson TD

Preoperative imaging to predict orbital invasion by tumor.

Head & neck

Eisen MD, Yousem DM, Loevner LA, Thaler ER, Bilker WB, Goldberg AN

Objective and subjective outcomes in surgery for chronic sinusitis.

The Laryngoscope

Kennedy DW, Wright ED, Goldberg AN

Nuchal fibroma: a clinicopathological review.

The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology

Samadi DS, McLaughlin RB, Loevner LA, LiVolsi VA, Goldberg AN

Clinical care pathways: decreasing resource utilization in head and neck surgical patients.

Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Husbands JM, Weber RS, Karpati RL, Weinstein GS, Chalian AA, Goldberg AN, Thaler ER, Wolf PF

Endoscopic management of sinonasal inverted papilloma.

American journal of rhinology

Tufano RP, Thaler ER, Lanza DC, Goldberg AN, Kennedy DW

Chronic rhinitis: a manifestation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

American journal of otolaryngology

Amir R, Dowdy YG, Goldberg AN

Quantitative evaluation of the upper airway during nasopharyngoscopy with the Müller maneuver.

The Laryngoscope

Ritter CT, Trudo FJ, Goldberg AN, Welch KC, Maislin G, Schwab RJ

Identifying the patient with sleep apnea: upper airway assessment and physical examination.

Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

Goldberg AN, Schwab RJ

Upper airway assessment: radiographic and other imaging techniques.

Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

Schwab RJ, Goldberg AN

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss after general anesthesia for nonotologic surgery.

The Laryngoscope

Evan KE, Tavill MA, Goldberg AN, Silverstein H

MR evaluation of frontal sinus osteoplastic flaps with autogenous fat grafts.

AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology

Loevner LA, Yousem DM, Lanza DC, Kennedy DW, Goldberg AN

Carotid artery invasion by head and neck masses: prediction with MR imaging.

Radiology

Yousem DM, Hatabu H, Hurst RW, Seigerman HM, Montone KT, Weinstein GS, Hayden RE, Goldberg AN, Bigelow DC, Kotapka MJ

Desmoplastic fibroma of the skull: a case report.

Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Goldberg AN, Janecka IP, Sekhar LN