Megana Challa, MD

PGY-2 Resident

Hometown:

Sugar Land, Texas

Education:

Undergraduate: FAME Accelerated BS/MD Program at UTSA/UT Health San Antonio

Medical School: UT Health San Antonio

Hobbies/interests:

Tennis, Bollywood Dance, reading, Nintendo Switch, all movies/TV, exploring new restaurants, spending time with family (including our dog) and friends

Fun Fact(s):

I have a younger brother and sister that are twins, and our family dog is a Shiba Inu!

Clinical/Research Interests:

Chronic Rhinosinusitis, Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea, Pituitary Tumors, Otolaryngology-Specific Immunology/Auto-immunology, Medical Education, Quality Improvement

Publications/Posters:

Liu MY, Gardner JR, Woodworth BA, Jang DW, Kanaan A, Radabaugh JP, Yao WC, Goros M, Challa M, Grayson JW, Wang Z, Chen PG. Individual SNOT-22 Items Aid in Differentiating Between Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea and Chronic Rhinosinusitis Without Nasal Polyps. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2023 Jun;132(6):698-704. doi: 10.1177/00034894221111256

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35833241/

Liu MY, Challa M, McCoul ED, Chen PG. Economic Viability of Penicillin Allergy Testing to Avoid Improper Clindamycin Surgical Prophylaxis. Laryngoscope. 2023 May;133(5):1086-1091. doi: 10.1002/lary.30329

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35904127/

Challa M, Liu M, Rowan S, Chen P. Chitogel vs NasoPore in the Postoperative Outcomes of FESS in CRS: Protocol Development. Poster Presentation at: 2022 LSOM Research Symposium. 2022 Apr. San Antonio, Texas

Wilcox E, Challa M, Keller S, Mallidi H, Edelman E. Modulation of Immune Response by Endothelial and Epithelial Cell-Seeded Scaffolds in Rodent Subcutaneous Tracheal Transplantation. Poster Presentation at 2017 UTSA College of Sciences Research Conference. 2017 Oct. San Antonio, Texas.