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Lawrence Wah-Chan Tom, MD

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

Associate Surgeon, Division of Otolaryngology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Director of ORL Resident Education, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Otolaryngology

Consulting Staff, Pennsylvania Hospital

Department: Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery

Contact information

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

Office: 215-590-3440
Fax: 21-590-3986

Email:
tom@email.chop.edu

Education:
B.S. (Biology)
Trinity College, 1971.
M.D.
Tulane University, 1975.

Post-Graduate Training
Intern, Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1975-1976.
Resident, Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1976-1977.
Resident, ORL-HNS, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1977-1980.
Fellow, Facial Plastic Surgery, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1981-1981.

Certifications
Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1976.
American Board of Otolaryngology, 1980.

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Selected Publications

Kazahaya K, Tom LWC: Pediatric Rhinosinusitis. Sinus Surgery: Endoscopic and Microscopic Approaches. Levine HL, Clemente MP (eds.). Thieme, New York, NY, Page: 121-131, 2004.

Ross AT, Kazahaya K, Tom LWC: Revisiting outpatient tonsillectomy in young children. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 128: 226-231, 2003.

Samadi DS, Hockstein NG, Tom LWC: Pediatric intraparotid Castleman's disease. Annals of Otology, Rhinology, & Laryngology 112: 813-816, 2003.

Tom LWC, Potsic WP, Handler SD: The Mouth, Pharynx, and Esophagus: Methods of Examination. Pediatric Otolaryngology, 4th edition. Bluestone CD, Stool DE, Alper CM (eds.). Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, Page: 1109-1119, 2003.

Tom LWC, Samadi DS: Surgical management of pre-auricular sinus/cysts. Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery 13: 44-47, 2002.

Tom LWC: Choanal Atresia. Current Pediatric Therapy 17th Edition Burg FD, Ingelfinger J, Polin RA, Gershon AA (eds.). W.B. Saunders Co, Philadelphia, PA, Page: 17-18, 2002.

Tom, LWC, Jacobs IN: Diseases of the Oral Cavity, Oropharynx, and Nasopharynx. Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, 16th Edition. Ballenger JJ, Snow JB (eds.). B.C. Decker, Hamilton, ON, Page: 1020-1047, 2002.

Lai SY, Tom LWC: Allergic rhinitis in children. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 9: 359-364, 2001.

Tom LWC: The ototoxicity of common topical antimycotic preparations. Laryngoscope 110: 509-516, 2000.

Tom LWC: Structure and Function of the Nose, Paranasal Sinuses and Nasopharynx. Pediatric Otolaryngology: Principles and Practice Pathways. Wetmore RF, Muntz H, McGill TJ (eds.). Thieme, New York, NY, Page: 409-421, 2000.