William E. Bolger M.D. Professor & Chief, Division of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery; Co-Director, UF Health Skull Base Center Department: Department of Surgery Business Phone: (904) 244-3498 Business Email: William.Bolger@jax.ufl.edu Appointments and Locations Board Certifications Otolaryngology Show More Clinical Profile Specialties Otolaryngology Show More Publications 2023Anatomic misconceptions regarding the agger nasi cell: A preliminary analysis utilizing endoscopic anatomic dissection and three-dimensional computed tomography.Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.).36(2):267-276[DOI] 10.1002/ca.23982.[PMID] 36446520.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2022Anosmia following middle nasal concha resection: An anatomic and developmental review with clinical correlation.Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.).35(7):873-882[DOI] 10.1002/ca.23883.[PMID] 35417061.2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2020Commentary on: "Cranial nerve V2 and Vidian nerve trauma secondary to lateral pterygoid recess encephalocele repair".International forum of allergy & rhinology.10(9):1111-1112[DOI] 10.1002/alr.22572.[PMID] 32506688.PubMed·Publisher's Site2020The Ponticulus Ethmoidalis: A Newly Appreciated Anatomic Landmark in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery.The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology.129(5):441-447[DOI] 10.1177/0003489419894017.[PMID] 31822113.PubMed·Publisher's Site2019The Anterior Ethmoidal "Genu": A Newly Appreciated Anatomic Landmark for Endoscopic Sinus Surgery.Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.).32(4):534-540[DOI] 10.1002/ca.23347.[PMID] 30719771.5 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2015Maxillary sinus angiomyolipoma: A case report and overview.Ear, nose, & throat journal.94(7):E1-4[DOI] .[PMID] 26214671.4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2013Fibroblasts isolated from human middle turbinate mucosa cause neural progenitor cells to differentiate into glial lineage cells.PloS one.8(10):e76926-[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0076926.[PMID] 24204706.3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2011Reflection on a rhinologic surgical tenet: the "inferior and medial approach" in ethmoid surgery.The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology.120(9):561-2[DOI] .[PMID] 22032067.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2011The frontal intersinus septum takedown procedure: revisiting a technique for surgically refractory unilateral frontal sinus disease.The Laryngoscope.121(8):1805-9[DOI] 10.1002/lary.21829.[PMID] 21792973.11 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2009Piezoelectric surgical device in endoscopic sinus surgery: an initial clinical experience.The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology.118(9):621-4[DOI] .[PMID] 19810600.9 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2008Physiologic alterations in the murine model after nasal fungal antigenic exposure.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.139(5):695-701[DOI] 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.07.018.[PMID] 18984266.25 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2008Spontaneous CSF leaks: a paradigm for definitive repair and management of intracranial hypertension.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.138(6):715-20[DOI] 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.02.010.[PMID] 18503841.171 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2007Clinical outcomes of endoscopic and endoscopic-assisted resection of inverted papillomas: a 15-year experience.American journal of rhinology.21(5):591-600[DOI] .[PMID] 17999796.74 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2007Gene expression analysis in sinonasal polyposis before and after oral corticosteroids: a preliminary investigation.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.137(1):27-33[DOI] .[PMID] 17599560.16 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2007Radiographic signs of elevated intracranial pressure in idiopathic cerebrospinal fluid leaks: a possible presentation of idiopathic intracranial hypertension.American journal of rhinology.21(3):257-61[DOI] .[PMID] 17621805.50 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2007Safety and outcomes of balloon catheter sinusotomy: a multicenter 24-week analysis in 115 patients.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.137(1):10-20[DOI] .[PMID] 17599558.146 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2007Three-dimensional imaging of the pterygopalatine fossa.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.136(6):1014-6[DOI] .[PMID] 17547998.3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2006Catheter-based dilation of the sinus ostia: initial safety and feasibility analysis in a cadaver model.American journal of rhinology.20(3):290-4[DOI] .[PMID] 16871931.68 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2006Development of a murine model of chronic rhinosinusitis.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.134(5):724-30; discussion 731[DOI] .[PMID] 16647523.60 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2006Endoscopic management of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea.Otolaryngologic clinics of North America.39(3):523-38, ix[DOI] .[PMID] 16757229.23 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2006Endoscopic management of inverted papilloma.Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery.14(1):14-8[DOI] .[PMID] 16467632.20 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2006Management of cerebral vascular structures during endoscopic treatment of encephaloceles: a clinical report.The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology.115(3):167-70[DOI] .[PMID] 16572603.4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2006Safety and feasibility of balloon catheter dilation of paranasal sinus ostia: a preliminary investigation.The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology.115(4):293-9; discussion 300[DOI] .[PMID] 16676826.84 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2006Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leaks: a variant of benign intracranial hypertension.The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology.115(7):495-500[DOI] .[PMID] 16900803.165 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2005Endoscopic management of cerebrospinal fluid leak associated with the use of bone wax in skull-base surgery.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.132(3):418-20[DOI] .[PMID] 15746855.8 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2005Endoscopic transpterygoid approach to the lateral sphenoid recess: surgical approach and clinical experience.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.133(1):20-6[DOI] .[PMID] 16025047.96 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2005Image-guided procedures of the skull base.Otolaryngologic clinics of North America.38(3):483-90[DOI] .[PMID] 15907897.13 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2005Outcomes for endoscopic resection of sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma.The Laryngoscope.115(11):1983-7[DOI] .[PMID] 16319610.47 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2004Cerebrospinal fluid pressure monitoring after repair of cerebrospinal fluid leaks.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.130(4):443-8[DOI] .[PMID] 15100641.78 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2004Endoscopic and endoscope-assisted resections of inverted sinonasal papillomas.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.131(3):174-9[DOI] .[PMID] 15365532.46 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2004Endoscopic resection of sinonasal malignancies: a preliminary report.American journal of rhinology.18(4):239-46[DOI] .[PMID] 15490571.53 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2004Evolutions in the management of congenital intranasal skull base defects.Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery.130(11):1283-8[DOI] .[PMID] 15545582.49 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2004Nasal cerebrospinal fluid leaks: critical review and surgical considerations.The Laryngoscope.114(2):255-65[DOI] .[PMID] 14755200.142 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2004Recurrent and destructive nasal polyposis in 2 siblings: a possible case of Woakes' syndrome.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.131(6):1009-11[DOI] .[PMID] 15577807.11 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2003Cranial bone grafts in cerebrospinal fluid leak and encephalocele repair: a preliminary report.American journal of rhinology.17(3):153-8[DOI] .[PMID] 12862404.19 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2003Elevated intracranial pressures in spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leaks.American journal of rhinology.17(4):191-5[DOI] .[PMID] 12962187.130 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2003Significance of empty sella in cerebrospinal fluid leaks.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.128(1):32-8[DOI] .[PMID] 12574756.93 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2003Spontaneous nasal cerebrospinal fluid leaks and empty sella syndrome: a clinical association.American journal of rhinology.17(2):91-6[DOI] .[PMID] 12751703.59 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2003Temporal lobe encephalocele appearing as a lytic lesion of the skull base and pterygoid process.Ear, nose, & throat journal.82(4):269-72, 274[DOI] .[PMID] 12735159.5 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2003The frontal sinus drainage pathway and related structures.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology.24(8):1618-27[DOI] .[PMID] 13679282.44 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2002Endoscopic transmaxillary biopsy of pterygopalatine space masses: a preliminary report.American journal of rhinology.16(2):109-12[DOI] .[PMID] 12030356.13 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2002Management of multiple spontaneous nasal meningoencephaloceles.The Laryngoscope.112(6):980-5[DOI] .[PMID] 12160295.58 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2002McCune-Albright syndrome: a case report and review of the literature.International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology.65(1):69-74[DOI] .[PMID] 12127226.10 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2002Nasal cerebrospinal fluid leaks.The Journal of otolaryngology.31 Suppl 1():S28-37[DOI] .[PMID] 12243241.16 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2002Posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorder of the paranasal sinuses mimicking invasive fungal sinusitis: case report.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology.23(5):855-7[DOI] .[PMID] 12006293.15 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2002Sphenoid encephaloceles: disease management and identification of lesions within the lateral recess of the sphenoid sinus.The Laryngoscope.112(10):1800-5[DOI] .[PMID] 12368619.98 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2002The superior turbinate as a source of functional human olfactory receptor neurons.The Laryngoscope.112(7 Pt 1):1183-9[DOI] .[PMID] 12169895.34 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2001Analysis of the suprabullar and retrobullar recesses for endoscopic sinus surgery.The Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology. Supplement.186():3-14[DOI] .[PMID] 11372938.13 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2001Mycotic aneurysm and cerebral infarction resulting from fungal sinusitis: imaging and pathologic correlation.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology.22(5):858-63[DOI] .[PMID] 11337328.110 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2001The bulla ethmoidalis: lamella or a true cell?The Journal of otolaryngology.30(3):162-6[DOI] .[PMID] 11771046.3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2000Bone involvement in sinusitis: an apparent pathway for the spread of disease.The Laryngoscope.110(12):2095-9[DOI] .[PMID] 11129028.98 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2000Endoscopically guided sinonasal cultures: a direct comparison with maxillary sinus aspirate cultures.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.122(3):370-3[DOI] .[PMID] 10699813.72 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2000Experimental myospherulosis of the paranasal sinuses: a histologic rabbit study.American journal of rhinology.14(2):131-7[DOI] .[PMID] 10793918.10 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2000Interleukin-1 beta, interleukin-5, interleukin-6, interleukin-8, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in chronic sinusitis: response to systemic corticosteroids.American journal of rhinology.14(6):367-73[DOI] .[PMID] 11197112.91 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2000The effect of corticosteroids in the treatment of experimental sinusitis.American journal of rhinology.14(4):217-22[DOI] .[PMID] 10979493.19 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2000The vomeronasal organ: an objective anatomic analysis of its prevalence.Ear, nose, & throat journal.79(8):600-5[DOI] .[PMID] 10969469.10 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1999Middle turbinate stabilization after functional endoscopic sinus surgery: the controlled synechiae technique.The Laryngoscope.109(11):1852-3[DOI] .[PMID] 10569421.70 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1999Minimally invasive approach for biopsy of an optic nerve sheath tumor.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.120(5):776-9[DOI] .[PMID] 10229615.2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1999Retained stenting material: an unusual cause of dacryocystorhinostomy failure.Ophthalmology.106(7):1306-9[DOI] .[PMID] 10406611.11 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1999The forgotten turbinate: the role of the superior turbinate in endoscopic sinus surgery.American journal of rhinology.13(4):251-9[DOI] .[PMID] 10485010.40 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1999The role of the crista ethmoidalis in endoscopic sphenopalatine artery ligation.American journal of rhinology.13(2):81-6[DOI] .[PMID] 10219434.37 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1999Topical antibiotic therapy for recalcitrant sinusitis.The Laryngoscope.109(4):668-70[DOI] .[PMID] 10201762.35 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1999Use of the superior meatus and superior turbinate in the endoscopic approach to the sphenoid sinus.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.120(3):308-13[DOI] .[PMID] 10064630.45 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1998The reliability of computerized tomographic detection of the Onodi (Sphenoethmoid) cell.American journal of rhinology.12(2):105-11[DOI] .[PMID] 9578928.59 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1997Gram negative sinusitis: a bacteriologic and histologic study in rabbits.American journal of rhinology.11(1):15-25[DOI] .[PMID] 9065343.64 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1995Sinus and facial growth after pediatric endoscopic sinus surgery.Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery.121(5):547-52[DOI] .[PMID] 7727089.86 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1992Changing concepts in chronic sinusitis.Hospital practice (Office ed.).27(9A):20-2, 26[DOI] .[PMID] 1298227.4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1992Inverted papilloma: evaluation with MR imaging.Radiology.185(2):501-5[DOI] .[PMID] 1410362.47 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1992Lacrimal drainage system injury in functional endoscopic sinus surgery. Incidence, analysis, and prevention.Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery.118(11):1179-84[DOI] .[PMID] 1418897.41 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1992Nasal endoscopy in the outpatient clinic.Otolaryngologic clinics of North America.25(4):791-802[DOI] .[PMID] 1470439.22 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1991Paranasal sinus bony anatomic variations and mucosal abnormalities: CT analysis for endoscopic sinus surgery.The Laryngoscope.101(1 Pt 1):56-64[DOI] .[PMID] 1984551.544 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1990CT demonstration of pneumatization of the uncinate process.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology.11(3):552-[DOI] .[PMID] 2112322.10 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1990Functional endoscopic sinus surgery in aviators with recurrent sinus barotrauma.Aviation, space, and environmental medicine.61(2):148-56[DOI] .[PMID] 2310362.23 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1990Maxillary sinus hypoplasia: classification and description of associated uncinate process hypoplasia.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.103(5 ( Pt 1)):759-65[DOI] .[PMID] 2126098.116 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1990Preoperative hemostatic assessment of the adenotonsillectomy patient.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.103(3):396-405[DOI] .[PMID] 2122369.50 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1990Upper airway obstruction due to massive gingival hyperplasia. A case report and description of a new surgical treatment.International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology.19(1):63-72[DOI] .[PMID] 2341235.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1989Effects of unrestricted motion on healing: a study of posttraumatic adhesions in primate tendons.Plastic and reconstructive surgery.83(1):122-8[DOI] .[PMID] 2909053.23 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site Show More Office Information Academic Office Faculty Clinic, 2nd Floor653 West 8th StreetJacksonville, FL 32209(904) 383-1015 William.Bolger@jax.ufl.edu Senior Medical Secretary Angelica Thomas(904) 244-3498Angelica.Thomas2@jax.ufl.edu GME Office Faculty Clinic, 2nd Floor653 West 8th StreetJacksonville, FL 32209 William.Bolger@jax.ufl.edu Program Coordinator Angelica Thomas(904) 244-3498angelica.thomas2@jax.ufl.edu Show More Education Medical Degree1986 · Uniformed Services University of The Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USAInternship1987 · Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, USAOtolaryngology Residency1991 · Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, USARhinology Fellowship1992 · University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA Show More