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Personal profile
After obtaining his bachelor’s at Rice University, Dr. Takashima received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine where he also served his general surgery internship and residency in otolaryngology—head and neck surgery.
He spent several years in Denver at National Jewish Medical Center, the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and the Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center and 14 years at Baylor College of Medicine before taking the leadership role of chair in the Department of Otolaryngology at Houston Methodist Hospital.
Dr. Takashima is double boarded in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and Sleep Medicine, and also received advanced training in rhinology, sinus and anterior skull base surgery.
Research interests
Dr. Takashima specializes in minimally-invasive sinus procedures, sleep apnea surgery, and endoscopic skull base surgery. His research focuses on chronic rhinosinusitis, primarily to identify how alterations in the sinus biome may affect overall sinus health.
As department chair, Dr. Takashima leads a group of otolaryngologists with expertise in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, head and neck cancers, hearing and balance diseases, anterior and lateral skull base tumors, and voice and swallowing disorders. His focus is to enhance collaboration with clinicians and researchers across the hospital system, as well as improve surgical training and translational research opportunities through technological and digital innovations.
External positions
Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology, Weill Cornell Medical College
Apr 1 2021 → …
Professor of Otolaryngology in Clinical Neurological Surgery , Weill Cornell Medical College
Apr 1 2021 → …
Research Area Keywords
- Neurosciences
- Clinical Care
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea Using Targeted Hypoglossal Neurostimulation
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Project: Clinical Trial
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Optimization of diagnostic and procedural codes to identify patients with acute invasive fungal sinusitis
Munyemana, M. A., Ahmed, O. G., Takashima, M., Dhanda, A. K., Tang, D., Wu, A., Wu, M. J., Kallogjeri, D., Piccirillo, J. F. & Roland, L. T., Mar 2024, In: International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology. 14, 3, p. 728-731 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Postnasal drip and chronic cough in patients with chronic rhinitis treated with temperature-controlled radiofrequency neurolysis
Gorelik, D., Ahmad, J. G., Razmi, S. E., Takashima, M., Yiu, Y., Thekdi, A., Ramanathan, M., Dhanda, A. K., Yim, M. T. & Ahmed, O. G., Mar 2024, In: International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology. 14, 3, p. 621-629 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Climate change, the environment, and rhinologic disease
Kim, J., Waugh, D. W., Zaitchik, B. F., Luong, A., Bergmark, R., Lam, K., Roland, L., Levy, J., Lee, J. T., Cho, D. Y., Ramanathan, M., Baroody, F., Takashima, M., O'Brien, D., Lin, S. Y., Joe, S., Chaaban, M. R., Butrymowicz, A., Smith, S. & Mullings, W., May 2023, In: International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology. 13, 5, p. 865-876 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access6 Scopus citations -
Correlation between middle turbinate insertion in relation to sphenopalatine foramen and failure rates of cryotherapy and radiofrequency treatment for chronic rhinitis
Fan, T., Chandna, M., Gorelik, D., Takashima, M., Yim, M. T., Rowan, N. R., Dubey, P., Garner, J. J., Ohlstein, J. F., Wu, A. W. & Ahmed, O. G., Jan 2023, In: International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology. 13, 1, p. 88-91 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Endotype evaluation of Hispanic/Latinx-American patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps
Wu, A. W., Tang, D. M., Hur, K., Jafari, A., Chen, P. G., Takashima, M., Chang, E. E., Balzer, B., Mathew, A., Divatia, M., Xu, H., Robledo, J., Amin, L., Tam, B., Cvancara, D. J., Kinua, A. G., Syed, T. A., Paderin, D. L., Vasquez, M. & Ahmed, O. G., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review