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

Office Location: 40 Duke Medicine Circle, DUMC, DUMC Box 3805, Durham, NC 27710
Office Phone: (919) 681-7247
Email Address: dennis.frank@duke.edu
Websites:
- Frank-Ito Computational Modeling Research Lab
- Google Scholar for Dennis Onyeka Frank-Ito

Education

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

Courses Taught

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

In the News

Representative Publications

Chiang, Harry, Hannah L. Martin, Ryan M. Sicard, and Dennis O. Frank-Ito. “Olfactory drug delivery with intranasal sprays after nasal midvault reconstruction.” Int J Pharm 644 (September 25, 2023): 123341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.123341.
Russel, Sarah M., Zainab Farzal, Charles Ebert, Robert Buckmire, Christine DeMason, Rupali Shah, and Dennis O. Frank-Ito. “Finding the Potholes in Academic Career Pathways for Underrepresented Groups in Otolaryngology.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, September 5, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/ohn.513.
Gosman, R. E., J. R. Marcus, and D. O. Frank-Ito. “Nasal Airflow Dynamics Before and After Septorhinoplasty for Correction of Cleft Lip Nasal Deformity: A Single Patient Case Report.” Face 4, no. 3 (September 1, 2023): 319–26. https://doi.org/10.1177/27325016231177456.
Russel, Sarah M., Harry Chiang, John B. Finlay, Reanna Shah, Jeffrey R. Marcus, David W. Jang, Ralph Abi Hachem, Bradley J. Goldstein, and Dennis Onyeka Frank-Ito. “Characterizing Olfactory Dysfunction in Patients with Unilateral Cleft Lip Nasal Deformities.” Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med, May 2, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1089/fpsam.2022.0367.
Popper, Carson, Hannah Martin, Reanna Shah, Ryan Sicard, Katrina Hodges, and Dennis Onyeka Frank-Ito. “Intranasal Spray Characteristics for Best Drug Delivery in Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis.” Laryngoscope 133, no. 5 (May 2023): 1036–43. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.30155.