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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
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 (renewed March 2012), 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 PublicationsZur KB: Recurrent laryngeal nerve reinnervation for unilateral vocal fold immobility in children. Laryngoscope 122(S4): S82-83, December 2012.Ishman SL, Benke JR, Johnson KE, Zur KB, Jacobs IN, Thorne MC, Brown DJ, Lin SY, Bhatti N, Deutsch ES: Blinded evaluation of interrater reliability of an operative competency assessment tool for direct laryngoscopy and rigid bronchoscopy Archives of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery 138(10): 916-922, October 2012 Notes: Published online September 17, 2012. doi:10.1001/2013.jamaoto.115 Cook-Sather SD, Viola L, Zur KB, Rubin BY : Case Scenario: Perioperative Administration of Tocotrienols and Green Tea Extract in a Child with Familial Dysautonomia. Anesthesiology 117(3): 639-645, September 2012. Javia LR, Zur KB: Laryngotracheal reconstruction with resorbable microplate buttressing. Laryngoscope 122(4): 920-924, April 2012 Notes: doi: 10.1002/lary.23224. Epub 2012 Feb 29. Rameau A, Zur KB: Multidisciplinary approach to vocal cord dysfunction diagnosis and treatment in one session: A single institutional outcome study International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 76(1): 31-35, January 2012 Notes: Online publication available 10/24/11. Jacobs IN, Reinders M, Rickert S, Zur KB: The efficacy of balloon dilation of the pediatric airway. Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology 2012 Notes: Submitted July 25, 2012. Berg E, Zur KB and Jacobs IN: Lambdoid stenosis of the pediatric airway: Incidence, predisposing factors, and management. Submission pending. 2012. Javia LR, Zur KB, Jacobs IN: Evolving treatments in the management of laryngotracheal hemangiomas: Will propranolol supplant steroids and surgery? International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 75(11): 1450-4, November 2011 Notes: Epub 2011 Aug 31. Rameau A, Zur KB: KTP laser ablation of extensive tracheal hemangiomas. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 75(9): 1200-1203, September 2011. Wolraich D, Zur KB: Use of calcium hydroxylapatite for management of recalcitrant otorrhea due to a patulous eustachian tube. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 74(12): 1455-57, December 2010 Notes: Notes: Epub 2010 Oct 28.
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