Alan D. Workman, MD, MTR

Dr. Alan Workman is a fellowship-trained sinus surgeon with expertise in complex sinus surgery and endoscopic treatment of sinus tumors, cerebrospinal fluid leaks, and skull base lesions. He is passionate about improving quality of life for patients with disorders of the nose and sinuses through effective medical and surgical treatments.

He earned his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania, before completing otolaryngology residency training at the Mass Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School program. He then completed fellowship training in rhinology at the University of Pennsylvania before returning to Mass Eye and Ear as faculty.

Dr. Workman has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and has a special interest in research on the pathophysiology of chronic sinusitis, focusing on interventions for patients with severe or refractory symptoms. He is also active in research regarding clinical surveillance following treatment of sinonasal malignancy. 

His research focuses on the utilization of biomarkers and objective clinical data to support appropriate interventions in patients with chronic sinusitis. He aims to better understand how patient-specific factors can be individually contributory to refractory disease in those receiving adequate surgical intervention, and how these patients can be treated with a precision approach. An additional research interest is the development of data-driven surveillance protocols for skull base tumor patients following treatment. Dr. Workman has led efforts to develop surveillance protocols in sinonasal malignancy and differentiate from those utilized in head and neck cancer overall, specifically highlighting a significantly higher rate of asymptomatic presentation in recurrence of sinonasal malignancy.