Dr. Amanda Stapleton

Dr. Amanda Stapleton, MD, is a renowned pediatric otolaryngologist and endoscopic sinus and skull base surgeon at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Stapleton is certified in otolaryngology and head and neck Surgery by the American Board of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. She is director of the Center for Sinonasal and Rhinology Disorders and fellowship director for the Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship Program at UPMC Children’s. She is also associate professor of otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.



Dr. Stapleton received her medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine, and completed her residency at UPMC. Dr. Stapleton then completed two fellowship training programs after residency. She completed her first fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology at UPMC Children’s, followed by a fellowship in open and endoscopic skull base surgery at the Center for Cranial Base Surgery at UPMC.
Dr. Stapleton’s clinical interests include pediatric endoscopic sinus surgery, pediatric skull base surgery, pediatric chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, and pediatric cystic fibrosis. She conducts translational research studying the microbiome of the pediatric sinonasal cavity with her colleagues at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Board of Otolaryngology, American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, American Rhinologic Society, American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, AAO-HNS Rhinology & Allergy Education Committee, and the AAO-HNS Rhinology & Paranasal Sinus Committee.