During medical school, Dr. Cotter's research interests involved better understanding and quantifying the concept of disease control in chronic rhinosinusitis. Additionally, Dr. Cotter pursued his interest in global health – interning for two global health organizations based in Kenya and Tanzania while obtaining a Master of Public Health.
- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, MD
- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, MPH
- University of Notre Dame, BS in Biochemistry
Education & Training
Overall symptom severity as a patient-reported outcome measure for chronic rhinosinusitis: what it reflects and how to measure it. Garcia JT, Cotter RA, Boparai RS, Alsayed A, Schneider S, Liu DT, Eckl-Dorna J, Parail NA, Houssein FA, Chu MM, Meier JC, Alsaleh S, Phillips KM, Sedaghat AR. Rhinology. 2024 Oct 1;62(5):603-611. doi: 10.4193/Rhin24.145. PMID: 38950374
Patient perspectives on international multidisciplinary consensus criteria for chronic rhinosinusitis disease control. Cotter RA, Houssein FA, Reinert RK, Phillips KM, Sedaghat AR. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2024 Sep 14;9(5):e70005. doi: 10.1002/lio2.70005. eCollection 2024 Oct. PMID: 39281205
Patient-reported disease control versus overall symptom severity as global metrics of chronic rhinosinusitis disease status. Cotter RA, Garcia JT, Alsayed A, Schneider S, Liu DT, Eckl-Dorna J, Houssein FA, Boparai RS, Parail NA, Chu MM, Meier JC, Alsaleh S, Phillips KM, Sedaghat AR. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2025 Jan;15(1):27-35. doi: 10.1002/alr.23435. Epub 2024 Sep 13. PMID: 39269197
Nasal endoscopy score thresholds to trigger consideration of chronic rhinosinusitis treatment escalation and implications for disease control. Sedaghat AR, Cotter RA, Alobid I, Alsaleh S, Anselmo-Lima WT, Bernal-Sprekelsen M, Chandra RK, Constantinidis J, Fokkens WJ, Franzese C, Gray ST, Halderman AA, Holbrook EH, Hopkins C, Hwang PH, Kuan EC, Landis BN, Lund VJ, McCoul ED, Niederberger-Leppin V, O'Brien EK, Philpott CM, Pletcher SD, Pynnonen MA, Reitsma S, Rimmer J, Toppila-Salmi S, Wang EW, Wang MB, Wise SK, Woodworth BA, Yao WC, Phillips KM. Rhinology. 2025 Feb 1;63(1):54-62. doi: 10.4193/Rhin24.291. PMID: 39385734
Abridging the 22-Item Sino-Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22) in People With Cystic Fibrosis: Limiting Survey Burden. Chen H, Fischer JL, Tibbe TD, Sedaghat AR, Han EJ, Mace JC, Alt JA, Bodner TE, Chowdhury NI, Gao YA, Hwang PH, Khanwalkar A, Kimple AJ, Lee JT, Li DA, Norris M, Nayak JV, Collins C, Patel ZM, Phillips K, Poch K, Schlosser RJ, Smith KA, Soler ZM, Suh JD, Turner GA, Wang MB, Getz A, Halderman A, Chung S, Tervo JP, Overdevest JB, Cotter RA, Saavedra MT, Taylor-Cousar JL, Sim MS, Beswick DM. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2025 May 15:e23591. doi: 10.1002/alr.23591. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40371719
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