Dr. Joseph Han is a Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck
Surgery at Eastern Virginia Medical School.
He is the Chief for the Division of Rhinology & Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base
Surgery. He is also the Chief for the Division of Allergy. Previously Dr. Han was the
Director for the Division of Rhinology and Endoscopic Sinus Surgery at University of
Virginia School of Medicine.
Dr. Joseph Han is currently the President for the American Rhinologic Society. He
was the President for the Virginia Society of Otolaryngology, President of the
Tidewater Otolaryngology & Ophthalmology Society, President of the Korean
American Otolaryngology Society, and Chair of the Rhinology and Paranasal Sinus
Committee within the American Academy of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck
Surgery. He is the Chair Elect for the Rhinitis, Rhinosinusitis, and Ocular Allergy
Committee for the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.
Dr. Han is an Associate Editor and on the Editorial Board for the International
Forum of Allergy and Rhinology. Dr. Han is currently a guest examiner for the
American Board of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Han is the Editor
for the book Practical Medical and Surgical Management of Chronic Rhinosinusitis
and Rhinology Section Editor for the Ballenger’s Otolaryngology Head and Neck
Surgery. He has over 94 scientific publications, over 157 national and international
scientific presentations, and over 148 guest lectureships.
He is a fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery
(AAO-HNS), American Rhinologic Society (ARS), Triological Society, American
Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI), American College of
Surgeons (ACS), and American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA). He was
involved in the Guideline Task Force. Dr. Han is one of the few physicians who is a
fellow of the ARS, AAAAI, and AAOA. Dr. Han has received numerous awards
including Best Doctors of America and Top Doctors by US News & Report.
Dr. Han is very active in both basic science research as well as clinical research
studies. His thesis was on Subclassification of CRS, which is endotyping and
phenotyping CRS. He has been awarded NIH funding for the study of chronic
sinusitis and has been the lead investigators for several multi-national, multiinstitutional,
prospective clinical trials on chronic sinusitis and nasal polyposis.