Dr. Cecelia Damask, MD

Cecelia Damask, DO is a comprehensive otolaryngologist, with a specialty focus on allergy and sinus Diseases, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine.  She is a native of Chicago and received her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University. She received her D.O. from Midwestern University and completed her residency training at the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. 

Dr. Damask is a Board-Member-At-Large for the American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.  She is the current Coordinator of Education for the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA). She also is the Chair of the Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Committee for the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) in addition to serving on the Annual Meeting Planning Committee.  Prior to that, she was Education Program Director and Educational Assessment Chair of the AAOA.   She has presented over 50 lectures at various allergy courses, including the AAOA’s Basic Allergy and Immunology Course, the AAOA’s Interactive Allergy & Rhinology Course, the AAOA’s Annual Scientific Meeting and was the co-Course Director for the AAOA’s Advanced Allergy and Immunology Course for many years. She has also presented on various allergy topics at the Annual Meeting for the AAO-HNSF as well as the Annual Meeting, Summer Sinus Symposium, and RhinoWorld for the American Rhinologic Society (ARS). She has authored many scientific papers and is one of the editors of “The Handbook of Otolaryngic Allergy” published in 2019 as well as the Chief Editor for “Allergy in Otolaryngology Practice: A Comprehensive Guide”, which is in press.   Her clinical private practice has a special focus on biologics and treating allergic disorders, including inhalant allergy, food allergy, asthma, atopic dermatitis and urticaria.