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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 first Vice President of American Rhinologic Society and is in line to be the President in 2020. He is the past President for the Virginia Society of Otolaryngology, past President of the Tidewater Otolaryngology & Ophthalmology Society, past President of the Korean American Otolaryngology Society, and past 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 91 scientific publications, over 153 national and international scientific presentations, and over 144 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 the only physician 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.