Department of Otorhinolaryngology

Otorhinolaryngology
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Ken Kazahaya, MD, MBA

Associate Professor of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Associate Surgeon, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Otolaryngology
Attending Surgeon, HUP ORL-HNS
Director, Pediatric Skull Base Surgery Program, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Cochlear Implant Program, Center of Childhood Communication, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery

Contact information
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Otolaryngology, 34th St. & Civic Center Boulevard, 1 Wood Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-3440
Fax: 215-590-3986
Education:
B.S. (Electrical Engineering)
University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science, 1989.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1993.
M.B.A.
University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business , 2004.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern, General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1993-1994.
Resident, Otorhinolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, 1994-1998.
Fellow, Pediatric Otolaryngology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1998-2000.
Mini-Fellowship, Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, 2000-2000.
Certifications
American Board of Otorhinolaryngology, 1999.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

Cochlear implantation
Pediatric skull base surgery
Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma
Pediatric rhinosinusitis
Sinus surgery
Cholesteatoma
BAHA
Hearing loss

Selected Publications

Hayman, C., Kazahaya, K.: Implantation in children with cognitive impairments. April 2003 Notes: Presented at the 9th Symposium to Cochlear Implants in Children. Washington, DC.

D'Eredita, R. Marsh, R.R., Lora, S., Kazahaya, K.: A new absorbably pressure-equalizing tube. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 127(1): 67-72, July 2002.

Kupfermann, M.E., Bigelow, D.C., Carpentieri, D.F., Bilaniuk, L.T., Kazahaya, K.: Endolymphatic sac tumor in a four-year old male. February 2002 Notes: Presented at the North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Shah, S.S., Lai, S.Y., Ruchelli, E., Kazahaya, K., Mahboubi, S.: Retropharyngeal aberrant thymus. Pediatrics 108(5): E94, November 2001.

Kim, S.H., Kazahaya, K., Handler, S.D.: Traumatic perilymphatic fistulas in children: Etiology, diagnosis, and management. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 60(2): 147-153, August 2001.

Cohen, N.A., Samadi D.S., Pawel, B.R., Kazahaya K.: Cellular neurothekeoma of the maxilla. September 2001 Notes: Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otorhinolaryngology, Denver, CO.

Kazahaya, K.: Imaging of the Paranasal Sinusitis in Pediatric Patients with Special Considerations for Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. Pediatric Otolaryngology, 4th Edition. Bluestone, C. and Stool, S. (eds.). W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA, 2001.

Ross, A.T., Kazahaya, K., Tom, L.W.C.: Revisiting outpatient tonsillectomy in young children. September 2001 Notes: Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, Inc. Denver, CO.

D'Eredita, R., Marsh, R., Lora, S., Kazahaya, K.: A new absorbable pressure-equalization tube. September 2001 Notes: Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, Inc., Denver, CO.

Lai, S.Y., Shah, S., Kazahaya, K.: Retropharyngeal ectopic thymus tissue. September 2001 Notes: Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, Inc. Denver, CO.

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