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Natasha Mirza, MD

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Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Veteran's Administration Medical Center
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Chief, Division of Otolaryngology, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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Director, University of Pennsylvania 28 Penn Voice and Swallowing Center
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Department: Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
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Description of Research Expertise

20 Voice Disorders
1a Laryngeal diseases
1b Breathing dystonias
1b Laryngeal stenosis
17 Taste disorders
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Description of Clinical Expertise

44 Voice Disorders, including professional voice users
1b Spasmodic Dysphonia
1a Laryngeal diseases
1b Breathing dystonias
1a laryngeal diseases
16 Papillomatosis
1c Swallowing disorders
2d Office and Endoscopy suite procedures
18 Laser procedures
18 Botox injections
2c Gender affirmation laryngeal surgery
24 Taste and olfaction disorders
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Selected Publications

113 Lam D, Herpin L, Campe L, Brody RM, Rajasekaran K, Mirza N. : Medialization Thyroplasty with Tensor Fascia Lata for Immunocompromised or Irradiated Patients. J Voice. Elsevier, 25: 1997, October 2025.

1fc Davis RJ, Akst LM, Allen CT, Battafarano RJ, Born HL, Bryson PC, Clary MS, Crosby T, Dhillon VK, Dion G, Kavookjian H, Leahy KP, Lina I, Mirza N, Morrison RJ, Motz KM, Nelson RC, Preciado D, Sandu K, Spiegel JR, Walsh J, Hillel AT, Gelbard A. : Third Proceedings of The North American Airway Collaborative (NoAAC): Consensus Statement on Trial Design for Airway Stenosis. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 151(3): 263-267, March 2025.

16e Lam D, Xu K, Mirza N.: Is Postoperative Voice Rest Unnecessary? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Voice Rest Recommendation Outcomes. J Voice. RT Sataloff (eds.). Elsevier, 28(24): S0892-1997(24)00304-7. September 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2024.09.013. Epub ahead of print.

115 Hobday Sara, Mirza N.: Psychiatric Diagnosis and Psychotropic Medication Usage among Patients undergoing Gender Affirmation Voice Surgery. J Voice. RT Sataloff (eds.). Elsevier, Page: 1997, March 2024.

168 Aronsson M, Mehta A, Friedman R, Ghaderi D, Borek R, Mcdaid K, Bui Nguyen H, Mirza N, Jacobs I, Gottardi R. : Amelioration of Subglottic Stenosis by Antimicrobial Peptide Eluting Endotracheal Tubes. Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. Michael R King, PhD (eds.). Springer, June 2023.

d2 Husain S, Campe L, Mirza N.: Modification of Wendler Glottoplasty for Male to Female Gender Transition. J Voice. 23: 1997, March 2023.

13a Go B, Suresh N, Go C, Chorath K, Mirza N, Thaler E, Moreira A, Rajasekaran K. : Gender Analysis of the top classic papers in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. World J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg. Da-Qing Li (eds.). Wiley June 2022.

113 Rereddy SK, Cao AC, Blackwell B, Poling-Skutvik R, Arratia PE, Mirza N. : Rheology of saliva in health and disease. Biorheology. Herbert Lipowsky (eds.). 56, March 2022 Notes: doi: 10.3233/BIR-210014.

11c Nguyen NCB, Chao T, Coehn NC, Mirza N: Persistent inflammation and nitric oxide dysregulation are transcriptomic blueprints of subglottic stenosis. Frontiers in Immunology. Guochang Hu (eds.). 12, December 2021.

f5 Cao AC, Rereddy S. and Mirza N.: Current Practices in Endotracheal Tube Size Selection for Adults. The Laryngoscope. Selsnick (eds.). Wiley, 131: 1967-71, September 2021.

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