R Peter Manes, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)Cards
About
Titles
Associate Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Residency Program Director, Otolaryngology Surgery; Clinical Site Director (YPB), Otolaryngology Surgery
Biography
R. Peter Manes, MD is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Yale School of Medicine. He is committed to improving the lives of patients with benign and malignant nasal and sinus tumors. He offers heartfelt care and the latest, minimally invasive techniques.
He attended Georgetown University and received his medical degree from Albany Medical College. After completing a residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Georgetown University Hospital, he completed a fellowship in rhinology and endoscopic skull base surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He is a Board Certified Surgeon whose clinical interests include allergic rhinitis, nasal obstruction, chronic sinusitis, cerebrospinal fluid leaks, nasal and sinus tumors, nasal manifestations of systemic disease and endoscopic management of lacrimal obstruction and Graves’ orbitopathy.
His research focuses on evaluation of emerging technologies, and novel methods for the management of chronic rhinosinusitis.
Appointments
Otolaryngology Surgery
Associate Professor on TermPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- General Pediatric Otolaryngology Surgery
- Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) Program
- Otolaryngology Surgery
- Pediatric Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat)
- Pituitary Program
- Rhinology & Allergy Surgery
- Skull Base Surgery Program
- Surgery
- Yale Medicine
- Yale Ventures
Education & Training
- Fellow
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2010)
- Resident
- Georgetown University Hospital (2009)
- Administrative Chief Resident
- Georgetown University Hospital (2009)
- Intern
- Georgetown University Hospital (2005)
- MD
- Albany Medical College (2004)
- BA
- Georgetown University, Government (1998)
Research
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
Clinical Care
Overview
R. Peter Manes, MD, is committed to improving the lives of patients with nasal and sinus disorders, including chronic sinusitis, as well as cancerous and noncancerous nasal and sinus tumors. He specializes in using a minimally invasive approach whenever possible, so patients will not have any facial scars. “I appreciate the fact that I can help with quality-of-life issues for my patients,” says Dr. Manes.
As a rhinologist, Dr. Manes has completed additional training to gain expertise specifically in the treatment of nasal and sinus disorders. At Yale Medicine, Dr. Manes handles everything from evaluating new patients to performing surgeries. Despite a busy schedule, he takes time to build up trust with each patient. “Patients need to trust me before they can buy in to anything I recommend,” he says.
Dr. Manes is an associate professor of surgery at Yale School of Medicine who also conducts research on emerging surgical technologies. A particular interest of his is research on how to improve the management of chronic sinusitis, a common condition in adults characterized by difficulty breathing through the nose.
Dr. Manes is also a key member of an interdisciplinary team of specialists who treat patients with pituitary adenoma, a specific type of brain tumor. Working in collaboration with Yale Medicine’s neurosurgery team, Dr. Manes performs the beginning of the complex surgery needed to remove these tumors by guiding surgical instruments through the nasal passages to the pituitary gland located at the base of the skull.
Clinical Specialties
Fact Sheets
Nosebleeds (Epistaxis)
Learn More on Yale MedicineSinus Infection (Sinusitis or Rhinosinusitis)
Learn More on Yale MedicineMinimally Invasive Sinus Surgery
Learn More on Yale MedicineLoss of Smell (Anosmia)
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Board Certifications
Otolaryngology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Otolaryngology
- Latest Certification Date
- 2021
- Original Certification Date
- 2010
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Links & Media
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