Dennis Onyeka Frank-Ito

Associate Professor in Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences

My research interests include modeling the effects of human airway anatomy on respiratory airflow patterns, deposition of inhaled gases and particle transport using computational fluid dynamics.

Appointments and Affiliations

  • Associate Professor in Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences

Contact Information

Education

  • Ph.D. North Carolina State University, 2010
  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2013

Courses Taught

  • ME 392: Undergraduate Projects in Mechanical Engineering
  • EGR 393: Research Projects in Engineering
  • BIOLOGY 493: Research Independent Study

In the News

Representative Publications

  • Sicard, Ryan, Sarah Russel, David Jang, Ralph Abi Hachem, and Dennis O. Frank-Ito. “Impact of Intra-Phenotypic Nasal Vestibular Variation on Local Airflow Dynamics.” Laryngoscope, August 21, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.31688.
  • Chiang, Harry, and Dennis O. Frank-Ito. “Comparing Patient-Reported Outcomes with Computational Fluid Dynamics-Derived Nasal Airflow After Nasal Airway Surgery: Prioritizing the Patient's Perception of Nasal Obstruction.” Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med, August 14, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1089/fpsam.2024.0068.
  • Chiang, Harry, Reanna Shah, Claire Washabaugh, and Dennis O. Frank-Ito. “Nasal airway obstruction in patients with cleft lip nasal deformity: A systematic review.” J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 92 (May 2024): 48–60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2024.02.061.
  • Sicard, Ryan M., and Dennis O. Frank-Ito. “Parameter characteristics in intranasal drug delivery: A key to targeting medications to the olfactory airspace.” Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 114 (April 2024): 106231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2024.106231.
  • Kim, Sul Gi, Sarah M. Russel, Taylor J. Stack, Dennis O. Frank-Ito, Zainab Farzal, Charles S. Ebert, Robert A. Buckmire, Christine E. Demason, and Rupali N. Shah. “Limitations in Faculty Advancement for Underrepresented Groups in Academic Otolaryngology.” Laryngoscope 134, no. 4 (April 2024): 1625–32. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.31110.