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Andrew N. Goldberg, M.S.C.E., M.D.

Director of Rhinology and Sinus Surgery

Dr. Andrew N. Goldberg, director of Rhinology and Sinus Surgery at UCSF Medical Center, specializes in minimally invasive endoscopic surgery for the sinus and related conditions. He also performs surgery to treat sleep apnea. Goldberg is board certified in otolaryngology, or head and neck surgery, as well as facial and plastic reconstructive surgery.

Goldberg is director of the Center for Clinical Research in Otolaryngology and director of Resident Research. His research includes the study of sinusitis, sleep apnea and quality of life in head and neck cancer patients. He earned a medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine and completed a residency in otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He earned a master's degree in clinical epidemiology and completed a fellowship in clinical epidemiology of cancer at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Conditions & Treatments

Clinics

Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
2380 Sutter St., Third Floor
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: (415) 353–2757
Fax: (415) 353–2603

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Sinus Center
2380 Sutter St., Third Floor
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: (415) 353–2757
Fax: (415) 353–2603

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Sleep Disorders Center
2330 Post St., Suite 420
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: (415) 885-7886
Fax: (415) 885-3650

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. – noon, 2 – 5 p.m.

Snoring and Sleep Apnea Surgery
2380 Sutter St., Third Floor
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: (415) 353–2757
Fax: (415) 353–2603

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

More about Andrew N. Goldberg

Education

Boston University School of Medicine 1985

Residencies

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Otolaryngology 1990

Fellowships

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Clinical Epidemiology 2003

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Shusterman DJ, Weaver EM, Goldberg AN, Schick SF, Wong HH, Balmes JR. Pilot evaluation of the nasal nitric oxide response to humming as an index of osteomeatal patency. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2012 Mar; 26(2):123-6.
  2. Russell MD, Goldberg AN. What is the evidence for use of antibiotic prophylaxis in clean-contaminated head and neck surgery? Laryngoscope. 2012 May; 122(5):945-6.
  3. Solyar AY, Fried MP, Goldberg AN, Kennedy DW, Lanza DC. Pedicled nasoseptal flap is not the standard of care for skull base defects. Laryngoscope. 2011 Apr; 121(4):896-7; author reply 898.
  4. Pletcher SD, Goldberg AN. Treatment of recurrent sinonasal polyposis with steroid-infused carboxymethylcellulose foam. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2010 Nov-Dec; 24(6):451-3.
  5. Kezirian EJ, Maselli J, Vittinghoff E, Goldberg AN, Auerbach AD. Obstructive sleep apnea surgery practice patterns in the United States: 2000 to 2006. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 Sep; 143(3):441-7.
  6. Kim EY, Eisele DW, Goldberg AN, Maselli J, Kezirian EJ. Neck dissections in the United States from 2000 to 2006: volume, indications, and regionalization. Head Neck. 2011 Jun; 33(6):768-73.
  7. Roediger FC, Slusher NA, Allgaier S, Cox MJ, Pletcher SD, Goldberg AN, Lynch SV. Nucleic acid extraction efficiency and bacterial recovery from maxillary sinus mucosal samples obtained by brushing or biopsy. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2010 Jul-Aug; 24(4):263-5.
  8. Kezirian EJ, Malhotra A, Goldberg AN, White DP. Changes in obstructive sleep apnea severity, biomarkers, and quality of life after multilevel surgery. Laryngoscope. 2010 Jul; 120(7):1481-8.
  9. Kezirian EJ, White DP, Malhotra A, Ma W, McCulloch CE, Goldberg AN. Interrater reliability of drug-induced sleep endoscopy. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 Apr; 136(4):393-7.
  10. Mong S, Goldberg AN, Lustig LR. Fallopian canal meningocele: report of two cases. Otol Neurotol. 2009 Jun; 30(4):525-8.
  11. Rodriguez-Bruno K, Goldberg AN, McCulloch CE, Kezirian EJ. Test-retest reliability of drug-induced sleep endoscopy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009 May; 140(5):646-51.
  12. Kezirian EJ, Harrison SL, Ancoli-Israel S, Redline S, Ensrud K, Goldberg AN, Claman DM, Spira AP, Stone KL. Behavioral correlates of sleep-disordered breathing in older men. Sleep. 2009 Feb; 32(2):253-61.
  13. Al-Shawwa BA, Badi AN, Goldberg AN, Woodson BT. Defining common outcome metrics used in obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Med Rev. 2008 Dec; 12(6):449-61.
  14. El-Sayed IH, Roediger FC, Goldberg AN, Parsa AT, McDermott MW. Endoscopic reconstruction of skull base defects with the nasal septal flap. Skull Base. 2008 Nov; 18(6):385-94.
  15. Kuhn FA, Church CA, Goldberg AN, Levine HL, Sillers MJ, Vaughan WC, Weiss RL. Balloon catheter sinusotomy: one-year follow-up--outcomes and role in functional endoscopic sinus surgery. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008 Sep; 139(3 Suppl 3):S27-37.
  16. Pletcher SD, Hoxworth JM, Goldberg AN, Murr AH, Glastonbury CM. Computed tomography imaging of the paranasal sinuses: direct versus reformatted coronal images. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008 Jun; 138(6):710-4.
  17. Hong JE, Goldberg AN, Cockerham KP. Botulinum toxin A therapy for medial rectus injury during endoscopic sinus surgery. Am J Rhinol. 2008 Jan-Feb; 22(1):95-7.
  18. Bolger WE, Brown CL, Church CA, Goldberg AN, Karanfilov B, Kuhn FA, Levine HL, Sillers MJ, Vaughan WC, Weiss RL. Safety and outcomes of balloon catheter sinusotomy: a multicenter 24-week analysis in 115 patients. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Jul; 137(1):10-20.
  19. Murr AH, Goldberg AN, Vesper S. Fungal speciation using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (QPCR) in patients with and without chronic rhinosinusitis. Laryngoscope. 2006 Aug; 116(8):1342-8.
  20. Pletcher SD, Goldberg AN, Lee J, Acquah J. Use of acupuncture in the treatment of sinus and nasal symptoms: results of a practitioner survey. Am J Rhinol. 2006 Mar-Apr; 20(2):235-7.

Publications are derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and provided by UCSF Profiles, a service of the Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at UCSF. Researchers can make corrections and additions by logging on to UCSF Profiles.