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Lisa M. Elden, M.Sc., M.D., FRCS(C), FAAP

Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Employed Physician, Children's Surgical Associates, Ltd., Division of Otolaryngology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (July 2001 - Present)

Staff Otolaryngologist, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Staff Otorhinolaryngologist, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - University of Pennsylvania Health System, ORL-HNS (effective 6/23/03)

Surgical Director, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pediatric Sleep Disorders, Division of Otolaryngology (Serving as liaison to the Sleep Lab and coordinating sleep research.)

Department: Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery

Contact information

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th St. & Civic Center Boulevard
Division of Otolaryngology, 1 Wood Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: (215) 590-3440
Fax: (215) 590-3986

Email:
elden@email.chop.edu

Education:
B.S. (Biochemistry)
Colgate University (Hamilton, NY), 1980.
M.Sc. (Electrophysiology)
Upstate Medical Center (Syracuse, NY), 1982.
M.D.C.M.
McGill University (Montreal, Quebec), 1988.

Post-Graduate Training
Rotating Internship, McMaster University, 1988-1989.
General Surgery Internship, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1989-1990.
Otolaryngology Residency , University of Toronto, 1990-1994.
Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship , Children's National Medical Center, 1994-1995.

Certifications
National Board of Medical Examiners, #361826, 1988.
Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada, #68469, 1988.
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons Otolaryngology (Canada), 1994.
American Board of Otolaryngology, 1995.

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Selected Publications

Thorne MC, Chewaproug L, Elden LM: Suppurative complications of acute otitis media: Increasing frequency? Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 135(7): 638-41, July 2009.

Witmer CM, Elden L, Butler RB, Manno CS, Raffini LJ: Incidence of bleeding complications in pediatric patients with type 1 von Willebrand disease undergoing adenotonsillar procedures. Journal of Pediatrics 155(1): 68-72, July 2009.

Bales CB, Sobol S, Wetmore R, Elden LM: Lateral sinus thrombosis as a complication of otitis media: 10-year experience at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Pediatrics 123(2): 709-13, February 2009.

Baum ED, Elden LM, Handler SD, Tom LWC: Management of hypopharyngeal and esophageal perforations in children: Three case reports and a review of the literature. Ear Nose & Throat Journal 87(1): 44-47, January 2008.

Kreiger PA, Ernst LM, Elden LM, Kazahaya K, Alawi F, Russo PA: Hamartomatous tongue lesions in children. American Journal of Surgical Pathology 31(8): 1186-1190, August 2007.

Shah UK, Jubelirer TF, Fish JD, Elden LM: A caution regarding the use of low molecular weight heparin in pediatric otogenic lateral sinus thrombosis. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 71(2): 345-351, February 2007.

Elden LM, Marsh RR: Survey of pediatric otolaryngologists: Clinical practice trends used to prevent and treat blocked ventilation ear tubes in children. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 70(9): 1533-1538, September 2006 Notes: Epub 2006 June 30.