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Isaac Schmale, M.D.

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Phone Numbers

Appointment: (585) 758-5700

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assignmentAccepting New Patients

Faculty Appointments

Patient Care Setting

Otolaryngology

Biography

Dr. Isaac Schmale earned his medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine of USC in Los Angeles, CA. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Dr. Schmale continued his education and completed a fellowship in Advanced Rhinology, Neurorhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery at the Texas Sinus Institute in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

Area of focus include:
- Medical and surgical treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis
- Revision sinus surgery
- In-Office treatment for nasal breathing and sinus conditions
- Nasal polyps
- Endoscopic sinus surgery
- Endoscopic skull base surgery
- Endoscopic pituitary surgery
- Treatment of Benign and malignant nasal tumors
- Treatment of Skull-base tumors
- Deviated nasal septum
- Cerebrospinal fluid leak repair
- Anosmia (smell loss)
- Endoscopic lacrimal surgery
- Endoscopic orbital surgery
- Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD)

Credentials

Specialties

    Education

    2014
    MD | University of Southern California School of Pharmacy

    Post-doctoral Training & Residency

    07/16/2019 - 07/15/2020
    Fellowship at Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center

    07/01/2014 - 06/30/2019
    Residency in Otolaryngology at University of Rochester Medical Center

    Publications

    Journal Articles

    2/23/2022
    Nimmagadda SV, Schmale IL, Man LX. "Crenotherapy as a Complementary and Integrative Treatment for Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Systematic Review and Discussion of Current Evidence Limitations." American journal of rhinology & allergy.. 2022 Feb 23; :19458924221081235. Epub 2022 Feb 23.

    12/22/2021
    Saini AT, Jiang ZY, Starr NC, Talmadge J, Schmale I, Radabaugh P, Yao WC, Luong AU, Citardi MJ. "Are nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs effective enough for postoperative pain control after functional endoscopic sinus surgery and septoplasty? A randomized, controlled study." International forum of allergy & rhinology.. 2021 Dec 22; Epub 2021 Dec 22.

    11/2021
    Tyler MA, Lam K, Marino MJ, Yao WC, Schmale I, Citardi MJ, Luong AU. "Revisiting the controversy: The role of fungi in chronic rhinosinusitis." International forum of allergy & rhinology.. 2021 Nov; 11(11):1577-1587. Epub 2021 Jun 02.

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