Education

Undergraduate School

University of Connecticut
1991 Storrs CT

Graduate School

University of Connecticut
1993 Storrs CT

Medical School

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
1997 Rochester NY

Internship

General Surgery Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
1997 Boston MA

Residency

Harvard Medical School
1998 Boston MA

Fellowship

Pediatric Otolaryngology Boston Children's Hospital
2002 Boston MA

Publications

  1. Middle-ear disease in children with cleft palate. Auris Nasus Larynx. 2018 Dec; 45(6):1143-1151. View Abstract
  2. Otolaryngology Service Usage in Children With Cleft Palate. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2018 05; 55(5):743-746. View Abstract
  3. Perioperative Hearing Evaluations for Patients Undergoing Tympanostomy Tube Placement. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 11 01; 142(11):1070-1074. View Abstract
  4. Tympanostomy tubes: patient selection and special considerations. Pediatric Health Med Ther. 2015; 6:41-43. View Abstract
  5. Vestibular evoked myogenic potential testing for the diagnosis of conductive hearing loss: survey of pediatric otolaryngologists' knowledge and beliefs. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2014 Nov; 78(11):1937-9. View Abstract
  6. Clinical uses of cervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potential testing in pediatric patients. Medicine (Baltimore). 2014 Jun; 93(4):e37. View Abstract
  7. In response to What is the role of tympanostomy tubes in the treatment of recurrent acute otitis media? Laryngoscope. 2013 Dec; 123(12):E128. View Abstract
  8. Crural attachment to promontory case report: implications for stapes development. Am J Otolaryngol. 2013 Jul-Aug; 34(4):366-8. View Abstract
  9. What is the role of tympanostomy tubes in the treatment of recurrent acute otitis media? Laryngoscope. 2013 Jan; 123(1):9-10. View Abstract
  10. Radiology quiz case 3. Malleus fixation. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012 Aug; 138(8):775-6. View Abstract
  11. Persistent conductive or mixed hearing loss after the placement of tympanostomy tubes. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2012 Oct; 76(10):1465-70. View Abstract
  12. Sarcoidosis of the pinnas in a 17-year-old. Am J Otolaryngol. 2012 Sep-Oct; 33(5):631-3. View Abstract
  13. Imaging and review of a large pre-auricular pilomatrixoma in a child. World J Radiol. 2012 May 28; 4(5):228-30. View Abstract
  14. Diagnostic and surgical challenge: middle ear dermoid cyst in 12 month old with branchio-oto-renal syndrome and multiple middle-ear congenital anomalies. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2011 Oct; 75(10):1341-5. View Abstract
  15. Enlarged vestibular aqueduct: review of controversial aspects. Laryngoscope. 2011 Sep; 121(9):1971-8. View Abstract
  16. Pediatric hearing assessment by auditory brainstem response in the operating room. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2011 Jul; 75(7):935-8. View Abstract
  17. Bacterial tracheitis: a therapeutic approach. Laryngoscope. 2010 Dec; 120(12):2498-501. View Abstract
  18. Bacterial tracheitis: a therapeutic approach. Laryngoscope. 2010; 120 Suppl 4:S227. View Abstract
  19. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and postoperative bleeding following adenotonsillectomy in pediatric patients. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008 Jan; 134(1):24-7. View Abstract
  20. Pediatric facial nerve paralysis: patients, management and outcomes. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2005 Nov; 69(11):1521-8. View Abstract
  21. A normative study of tympanic membrane motion in humans using a laser Doppler vibrometer (LDV). Hear Res. 2004 Jan; 187(1-2):85-104. View Abstract
  22. Acoustic mechanisms: canal wall-up versus canal wall-down mastoidectomy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1998 Jun; 118(6):751-61. View Abstract
  23. Calbindin D-28k immunoreactivity in the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body declines with age in C57BL/6, but not CBA/CaJ, mice. Hear Res. 1997 Oct; 112(1-2):158-66. View Abstract
  24. Analysis of middle ear mechanics and application to diseased and reconstructed ears. Am J Otol. 1997 Mar; 18(2):139-54. View Abstract
  25. Photosensitization and tissue distribution studies of the picket fence porphyrin, 3,1-TPro, a candidate for photodynamic therapy. Photochem Photobiol. 1995 Jan; 61(1):90-8. View Abstract
  26. Suicide and the physician: experience and attitudes in the community. J Med Assoc Ga. 1972 Sep; 61(9):307-11. View Abstract

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