Dr. Daniel G. Becker, Founder and Medical Director of The Nose & Sinus Center, is a highly trained, board-certified specialist. Dr. Becker graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College in 1986 and was awarded a full merit scholarship to attend the University of Virginia Medical School. In addition to Medical School and Residency training at the University of Virginia, and board certification, Dr. Becker completed an additional one-year fellowship. His fellowship was a prestigious Nasal and Facial Plastic Surgery Fellowship with Dr. M. Eugene Tardy and Dr. Dean Toriumi, two world-renowned surgeons. Dr. Becker served as a clinical instructor at the University of Illinois, Chicago, teaching surgical techniques to residents.

Nasal and sinus surgery are the foci of Dr. Becker's national and worldwide educational efforts. Dr. Becker has published over 100 articles in the medical literature, and he lectures nationally and internationally on nose and sinus treatment. He has been an invited guest lecturer at the prestigious University of Pennsylvania Rhinology Course, and has also spoken at the Cleveland Clinic, the University of California in San Francisco, the University of Virginia, and numerous other prestigious institutions. Dr Becker was also the invited guest lecturer of the Japanese Rhinologic Society, where he gave a keynote speech on Powered Instrumentation and Image Guided Surgery in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. Dr. Becker was also one of the program organizers and speakers at Rhinology World, a a major international conference hosted by the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He is the Guest of Honor at an International course in Amsterdam in 2009, and a guest speaker an an International course in Italy as well. Due to Dr. Becker's expertise and international reputation, visiting surgeons from Sweden, Italy, Japan, Egypt and elsewhere have come to observe his techniques.

Because of his background and training, Dr. Becker tries to read everything published in the specialty journals about the nose and sinuses. There is such an abundance of new knowledge in the ear, nose and throat specialty that it is almost impossible to be a true expert in all of these areas. So I decided that the way to provide the best care for my patients was to subspecialize in the area that I know best."

He was a recent guest faculty member at Rhinology World - a meeting of national and international experts on nose and sinus disorders held in April 2009, and has been invited to lecture at the International Sisson Head and Neck Surgery course in February 2010.

As with his brother, Dr. Daniel Becker, nasal and sinus surgery are the foci of Dr. Samuel Becker's educational efforts. Dr. Becker has published widely in the medical literature, and he lectures around the country on nose and sinus treatment. He has been an invited guest lecturer at Vanderbilt University, and the prestigious University of California in San Francisco. He recently taught an instructional course to other Otolaryngologists on "Effective use of CT for Avoidance of Surgical Complication in Sinus Surgery" at the national meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in Chicago. He has also been invited to lecture at the prestigious International Sisson Head and Neck Surgery course in February, 2010.

As Director of Rhinology at the Becker Nose and Sinus Center, Dr. Samuel Becker agrees that "There is such an abundance of new knowledge in the ear, nose and throat specialty that it is almost impossible to be a true expert in all of these areas. So I decided that the way to provide the best care for my patients was to subspecialize in the area that I know best."

Dr. Becker is widely published in the area of nasal and sinus disorders. As noted above, he was an invited Guest Editor of the prestigious journal Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, as well as to write an upcoming text, the first of its kind, entitled "The Maxillary Sinus." Below is a sampling of some of Dr. Becker's recent journal articles:
* Becker SS, Russell PT. "Intracranial abcess after anterior skull base defect: does pneumocephalas play a role"" Rhinology, 2010 (accepted).
* Becker SS, Roberts DM, Beddow PA, Russell PT, Duncavage JA. "Comparison of maxillary sinus specimens removed during Caldwell-Luc procedures and traditional maxillary sinus antrostomies." Ear, Nose & Throat Journal. 2009 (accepted).
* Guy CW, Russell PT, Becker SS. "Management of sinus disease in patients with cystic fibrosis: a review of the state of the art." Otorinolaringologia, 2009; 59(2):75-87.
* Becker SS, Beddow, PA, Duncavage, JA. "Ethmo-Frontal angle, a new anatomic and radiologic landmark for use in sinus surgery. " Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2009; 59(2):75-87.
* Becker SS. "Surgical management of polyps in nasal airway obstruction". Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 2009; 42(2):377-386.
* Wittkopf ML, Becker SS, Duncavage JA, Russell PT. "Balloon sinuplasty for the surgical management of immunocompromised and critically ill patients with acute rhinosinusitis." Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2009; 140(4):596-598.
* Becker SS. Invited guest editor for "Surgical Management of Nasal Airway Obstruction: a Rhinologic Perspective." Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, April 2009.
* Witkopf ML, Beddow PA, Russell PT, Duncavage JA, Becker SS. "Revisiting the interpretation of positive sinus CT findings: a radiologic and symptom-based review." Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2009; 140(3):306-311.
* Becker SS, Duncavage JA, Russell PT. "Endoscopic endonasal repair of difficult-to-access cerebrospinal fluid leaks of the frontal sinus." American Journal of Rhinology, 2009; 23(2):181-184.
* Becker SS, Creech CB, Russell PT, Duncavage JA. "Current issues in the management of sinonasal Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus." Current Opinion in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2009;17(1):2-5.
* Han JK, Becker SS, Bomeli SR, Gross CW. "Endoscopic localization of the anterior and posterior ethmoid arteries." Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology, 2008;117(12):931-935.
* Becker SS, Dobratz E, Stowell N, Barker D, Park SS. "Revision Septoplasty: Review of Sources of Persistent Nasal Airway Obstruction." American Journal of Rhinology, July 2008.
* Becker SS, Duncavage JA. "The Role of Steroid Injection in the Management of Sinonasal Polyps." Current Opinion in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2008; 16:(1):38-43.
* Becker SS, Bomeli SR, de Alarcon S, Han JK, Gross CW. "The Surgical Management of Chronic Sinusitis in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis: a Decade of Experience." American Journal of Rhinology, 2007; 21(4):478-482.
* Becker SS, Han JK, Nguyen TA, Gross CW. "Initial Surgical Treatment for Chronic Frontal Sinusitis: A Pilot Study." Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology, 2007; 116(4):286-289.
* Becker SS, Rasmany JK, Han JK, Gross CW. " Steroid Injection for Nasal Polyposis: The University of Virginia Experience." American Journal of Rhinology, 2007; 21(1):64-69.
* Becker SS, Bomeli S, Gross C, Han J. "Limits of Endoscopic Visualization and Instrumentation in the Frontal Sinus." Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2006 Dec; 135(6):917-921.
* Wise JB, Becker SS, Sparano AS, Steiger J, Becker DG. "Intermediate Crural Overlay in Rhinoplasty: A Deprojection Technique That Shortens the Medial Leg of the Tripod Without Lengthening the Nose." Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, 2006; 8(4):240-244.
* Becker DG, Becker SS. "Reducing Complications in Rhinoplasty." Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 2006 June; 39(3): 475-492.
* Lanfranchi PV, Brigandi LA, Becker SS, Becker DG. "Multimodality approach to sinus and nasal disorders: Results of treatment as determined by a patient survey." ENT Journal, Jan 2006.
* Becker DG, Becker SS. "A dedicated specialty center for nose and sinus care: an organized approach." Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants, 2005; 15(3):273-282.
* Chang J, Becker S, Park S. "Nasal Reconstruction: The State of the Art." Current Opinion in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2004 Aug; 12(4):336-343.
* Becker SS, Becker DG. "Treatment of Nasal Obstruction from Nasal Valve Collapse with Alar Batten Grafts." Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants, 2003; 13(3):259-269.
* Landranchi PV, Steiger J, Sparano A, Brigandi L, Lin G, Becker SS, Becker DG. "Diagnostic and surgical endoscopy in functional septorhinoplasty." Facial Plastic Surgery, 2004; 20(3):207-215.