The University of Arizona
Department of Surgery
 


Alexander G. Chiu, MD

Chief, Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Professor of Surgery

Contact Information

Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, PO Box 245074, Tucson, AZ 85724-5074
Arizona Health Science Center: 1501 N. Campbell Ave.
Office Room Number
4402
Office Phone
(520) 626-6673

Practice Locations

Patient Appointments
(520) 694-1000
Clinics 
UMC Multispecialty Surgery Clinic 5th Floor, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ 85724
Clinic Fax
(520) 694-0114
Hospitals 
The University of Arizona Medical Center - University Campus
Ambulatory Care Surgery Center

Clinical

Clinical Specialties

Endoscopic and minimally invasive techniques to remove benign and malignant tumors of the nose, sinuses, and skull base:

  • Frontal sinus surgery
  • Revision endoscopic sinus surgery
  • Endoscopic repair of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks
  • Endoscopic sinonasal tumor surgery
Board Certification
American Board of Otolaryngology, 2003

Education

MD: 1997, Albany Medical College
Internship 
1997-98, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC
Residency 
1998-2002, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC
Fellowship 
2002-03, Rhinology and Sinus Surgery, Stanford University, CA

Research

Dr. Chiu is the editor of the textbooks Sinonasal Tumors, Complications in Sinus and Skull Base Surgery: Prevention and Management, An Issue of Otolaryngology Clinics and Atlas of Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery.” He is also the co-editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy and serves on the editorial board of ORL and Allergy and Rhinology. His current research interests center around the development of a novel multi-modal endoscope for sinonasal tumor and skull base surgery, outcomes of minimally invasive sinonasal tumor and skull base surgery and the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis recalcitrant to conventional medical and surgical therapies. He has pioneered an animal model for the study of topical medications for sinusitis and has held multiple foundation and industry grants for the study of topical medications.

 

Read his bio: Elsevier Authors

Patient Information