Our Story
The SINUS AND SNORING CENTERS OF TEXAS was founded by Dr. Umang Khetarpal with a vision of excellence in providing advanced treatment for sinonasal, allergy, snoring, and sleep apnea problems. About 30-37 million Americans suffer from chronic rhinosinusitis, up to 40-50% of the population snores, up to 20% or so of the population may suffer from Obstructive sleep apnea and 10-30% of the population worldwide suffers from allergic rhinitis. These are significant numbers and these diseases impair QUALITY OF LIFE significantly by causing headaches, stuffy nose, sinus pressure, reduced smell, nasal discharge, sniffling, sneezing, itchy eyes, reduced s*x life, absence from work, day time sleepiness, embarrassment, and chronic fatigue.
Dr. Khetarpal did his residency training in Syracuse, New York, and both clinical and research fellowships at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School in Boston. He was previously involved in cutting edge genetics research and is now involved in research in Chronic sinusitis, Allergic Rhinitis, and Sleep Apnea.
Dr. Khetarpal is the only ENT specialist in the Rio Grande Valley that is doubly Board Certified in Otolaryngology-Head, Neck and Facial Plastic Surgery, and in Sleep Medicine. Dr. Khetarpal is passionate about the role of Balloon Sinuplasty in improving Sinus problems. In addition to his long-held passion for Sinus, Allergy, and Sleep Apnea treatment, he has a tremendous interest in Rhinoplasty, also known as “ nose job” or surgical correction of nasal deformity. He has authored many papers in the past and is currently writing a paper on his results with in-office comprehensive Balloon Sinuplasty and sinus surgery. He is perhaps one of few surgeons in the country performing comprehensive balloon sinuplasty and near-total ethmoidectomy in the office. He is also one of few facilities in private practice that has WIRB approval for conducting research in chronic sinusitis and balloon sinuplasty.