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Karen Bracha Zur, MDAssistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Surgeon, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Director, Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director, Pediatric Voice Program, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Member, ECMS Quality Improvement Committee, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Staff, HUP ORL-HNS
Courtesy Staff w/o Privileges, Presbyterian Medical Center ORL-HNS
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: 215-590-3440/1582
Fax: 215-590-3986 Email: zur@email.chop.edu
Education:
B.S. (Biology) Yale University, 1994. M.D. (ORL-HNS) Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1998.
Post-Graduate Training
General Surgery Intern, Mt. Sinai Hospital, 1998-1999. Otolaryngology Resident, Mt. Sinai Hospital, 1999-2003. Fellow, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, 2003-2005.
Certifications
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Otolaryngology, 2004. Description of Research ExpertisePediatric voice disordersLaryngotracheal reconstruction General pediatric otolaryngology Pediatric swallowing disorders Description of Clinical ExpertiseManagement of unilateral vocal fold paralysisPediatric airway reconstruction Pediatic voice disorders Pediatric dysphagia General pediatric otolaryngology Selected PublicationsSmith LP, Otto SE, Wagner KA, Chewaproug L, Jacobs IN, Zur KB: Management of oral feeding in children undergoing airway reconstruction. The Laryngoscope 119(5): 967-973, May 2009.Thorne MC, Zur KB: Transoral trans-stomal microdebrider excision of tracheal papillomatosis. The Laryngoscope 119(5): 964-966, May 2009. Rizzi MD, Thorne MC, Zur KB, Jacobs IN: Laryngotracheal reconstruction with posterior costal cartilage grafts: outcomes at a single institution. Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery 140(3): 348-353, March 2009. Zur KB, Wood RE, Elluru RG: Pediatric postcricoid vascular malformation: A diagnostic and treatment challenge. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 69: 1697-1701, 2005. Zur KB, Cotton S, Kelchner L, Baker S, Weinrich B, Lee L: Pediatric voice handicap index (pVHI): A new tool for evaluating pediatric dysphonia. Preliminary report. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 71(1): 77-82, January 2007. Weinrich B, Baker S, Kelchner L, Middendorf J, Krival K, Elluru R, Zur KB: Examination of aerodynamic measures and strain by vibratory source Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 136(3): 455-458, March 2007. Zur KB: A 13-Year-Old Male with Tracheal Diverticulosis. CHEST 2008 Notes: In press. Schraff SA, Zur KB, Jacobs I, Darrow DH, Cotton RT, Rutter MJ: The clinical relevance of the submucosal cricoid cleft. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 71(7): 1099-1104, July 2007 Notes: Epub May 7, 2007. Krival K, Kelchner LN, Weinrich B, Baker SE, Lee L, Middendorf JH, Zur KB: Vibratory source, vocal quality and fundamental frequency following pediatric laryngotracheal reconstruction. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology May 2007 Notes: 2007 May 29 [Epub ahead of print] Baker S, Kelchner L, Weinrich B, Lee L, Willging P, Cotton, RT, Zur K: Pediatric laryngotracheal stenosis and airway reconstruction: A review of voice outcomes, assessment, and treatment issues. Journal of Voice 20(4): 631-641, December 2006.
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