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Garret W. Choby, M.D.

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Location

  1. Rochester, Minnesota

Languages

English

Existing patients

Garret W. Choby, M.D., is an otolaryngologist — head and neck surgeon who specializes in rhinology and endoscopic skull base surgery. His clinical focus includes:

  • Chronic rhinosinusitis
  • Revision endoscopic sinus surgery
  • Nasal polyposis, including aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease
  • Surgical treatment of sinonasal tumors, both benign and malignant
  • Skull base surgery, along with his neurosurgical colleagues
  • Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea

In addition to his clinical activities, Dr. Choby is active in numerous areas of research including improving sinus surgery outcomes, assessing quality of life in patients undergoing transnasal endoscopic skull base surgery and technical innovations in endoscopic surgery. He serves on the education committee of the American Rhinologic Society and is actively engaged in surgical education and international medical mission work.

  1. Chronic sinusitis
  2. CSF leak
  3. Esthesioneuroblastoma
  4. Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
  5. Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma
  6. Nasal and paranasal tumors
  7. Nasal cancer
  8. Nasal polyps
  9. Samter's triad
  10. Sinonasal melanoma
  1. Endoscopic procedure
  2. Endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal surgery
  3. Sinus surgery
  • Endoscopic skull base surgery
  • Sinonasal malignancy
  • Quality of life in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis
  • Aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease (Samter's Triad)
  • Optimizing endoscopic sinus surgery outcomes
  • Medical and surgical device development
  • International medical mission work
  1. 2017
    Fellow - Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base SurgeryStanford University
  2. 2016
    Resident - Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck SurgeryUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center
  3. 2012
    Post-Grad - Institute for Clinical Research and EducationUniversity of Pittsburgh
  4. 2011
    MDPennsylvania State University College of Medicine
  5. 2007
    BS - Molecular BiologyGrove City College

Professional memberships

  1. 2020 - 2023
    MemberNorth American Skull Base Society (NASBS) - Membership Committee
  2. 2020 - present
    Tele-Education Task ForceMayo Clinic Department of Otolaryngology
  3. 2020 - present
    MemberMayo Clinic Department of Otolaryngology - Research Executive Committee
  4. 2020 - present
    Membership CommitteeNorth American Skull Base Society
  5. 2020 - present
    Rhinology Section Content EditorHeadmirror.com ENT Podcast Series
  6. 2020 - present
    Communications and Website CommitteeNorth American Skull Base Society
  7. 2019 - present
    Chair of Quality CommitteeMayo Clinic Department of Otolaryngology
  8. 2019
    Vice Chair of Quality CommitteeMayo Clinic Department of Otolaryngology
  9. 2019 - present
    Bronze FellowQuality Academy, Mayo Clinic in Rochester
  10. 2019 - present
    MemberMayo Clinic Department of Otolaryngology - Departmental Executive Committee
  11. 2019 - present
    MemberMayo Clinic Skull Base Enterprise-Wide Steering Committee
  12. 2018 - present
    Program Committee FacultyAmerican Rhinologic Society - Annual Meeting
  13. 2018 - present
    Committee MemberAmerican Rhinologic Society - Education Committee
  14. 2017 - present
    Course Co-DirectorARS Annual Resident Course
  15. 2014 - present
    MemberAmerican Rhinologic Society
  16. 2012 - present
    MemberNorth American Skull Base Society
  17. 2011 - present
    MemberAmerican Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
  18. 2010 - present
    MemberAlpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society

Publications

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Research activities

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