Professor Zara M Patel is Director of Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery and a Professor of Otolaryngology and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery at Stanford. She is an expert in advanced endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery, treating patients with a wide variety of rhinologic complaints, including chronic sinus infection or inflammation, sinus disease that has failed medical therapy, as well as olfactory disorders. Prof Patel is passionate about educating patients to allow them to make the best decisions about their own care, leading to better outcomes. She continues to perform research in the areas of endoscopic sinus surgery and chronic rhinosinusitis in the immunosuppressed patient population, and is currently collaborating with neuroscientists and engineers to develop technology that she hopes will eventually help cure patients with olfactory loss.