Vijay A. Patel, MD is a Clinical Instructor at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He is currently completing his fellowship in Rhinology and Cranial Base Surgery at UPMC and will be following with a second fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology at Children"s Hospital Los Angeles. His interests include adult and pediatric cranial base surgery, COVID-19, balloon sinuplasty, sinonasal disorders, surgical outcomes, cost analysis, and quality improvement metrics in otolaryngology.