Ara Asadour Chalian, MD, FACS
Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director, Microvascular Laboratory, Department of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Incident and Occurences Committee, Hospital University of Pennsylvania
Incident and Occurences Committee, Hospital University of Pennsylvania
Medicolegal committee , Hospital University of Pennsylvania
Consultant, Pigmented Lesion Clinic,
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Consultant, Center for Human Appearance,
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Director, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,
Department of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery,
University of Pennsylvania
Fellow, Institute on Aging, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Patient Safety Officer, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Penn Medicine Patient Safety Officers and Directors Committee, Penn Medicine
PARS and CORS Professionalism Program, Penn Medicine
Environment of Care Committee , Hospital University fo Pennsylvania
Penn Chart Committee , Hospital university of Pennsylvania
Department: Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Contact information
Department of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Intramural Mailcode 4283
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Intramural Mailcode 4283
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-349-5559
Email:
ara.chalian@uphs.upenn.edu
ara.chalian@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
B.A. (Chemistry)
Indiana University, 1984.
M.D. (Medicine)
Indiana University, 1988.
Permanent linkB.A. (Chemistry)
Indiana University, 1984.
M.D. (Medicine)
Indiana University, 1988.
Selected Publications
Keshav Shah, Saawan D Patel, Karthik Rajasekaran, Steven B Cannady, Ara A. Chalian, Robert M Brody: Risk Factors for Plate Infection, Exposure and Removal in Mandibular Reconstrution. Otholaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 171(6): 1705-1714, Dec 2024.Lam D, Sangal NR, Aggarwal A, Rajasekaran K, Cannady SB, Basu D, Chalian A, Weinstein G, Brody RM.: Preoperative Circulating Tumor HPV DNA and Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Disease. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 150: 444-450, May 2024.
Cohen WG, Chalian A, Brody RM.: Flap-based Closure of Acquired Tracheoesophageal Fistulas. Laryngoscope Mar 2024.
Kaki PC, Lam D, Sangal NR, Rajasekaran K, Chalian AC, Brody RM, Weinstein GS, Cannady SB.: Transoral robotic surgery with free flap reconstruction: Functional outcomes of 241 patients at a single institution. Head Neck 2024.
Jafari A, Adappa ND, Anagnos VJ, Campbell RG, Castelnuovo P, Chalian A, Chambers CB, Chitguppi C, Dallan I, El Rassi E, Freitag SK, Fernandez Miranda JC, Ferreira M Jr, Gardner PA, Gudis DA, Harvey RJ, Huang Q, Humphreys IM, Kennedy DW, Lee JYK, Lehmann AE, Locatelli D, McKinney KA, Moreau A, Nyquist G, Palmer JN, Prepageran N, Pribitkin EA, Rabinowitz MR, Rosen MR, Sacks R, Sharma D, Snyderman CH, Tonya Stefko S, Stokken JK, Wang EW, Workman AD, Wu AW, Yu JY, Zhang MM, Zhou B, Bleier BS.: Orbital resection by intranasal technique (ORBIT): A new classification system for reporting endoscopically resectable primary benign orbital tumors. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2023.
De Ravin E, Barrette LX, Carey RM, Slijepcevic A, Petrisor D, Taghizadeh F, Elliott Z, Rajasekaran K, Chalian AC, Brody RM, Newman JG, Shanti RM, Curry J, Wax MK, Cannady SB.: Association of Head and Neck Anatomic Zones with Microvascular Reconstruction Outcomes. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med 2023.
Anagnos VJ, Brody RM, Carey RM, De Ravin E, Tasche KK, Newman JG, Shanti RM, Chalian AA, Rassekh CH, Weinstein GS, O'Malley BW Jr, Cannady Md SB.: Post-operative Monitoring for Head and Neck Microvascular Reconstruction in the Era of Resident Duty Hour Restrictions: A Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing 2 Monitoring Protocols. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2023.
Yver CM, Chao TN, Thaler ER, Ruckenstein MJ, Chalian AA, Weinstein GS, O'Malley BW Jr, Cannady SB.: Financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on an academic otolaryngology department. World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg Jul 2022.
Henry LE, Paul EA, Atkins JH, Martin ND, Chalian AA, Rassekh CH.: Institutional analysis of intra- and post-operative tracheostomy management for risk reduction. World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg 8: 370-377, May 2022.
Workman AD, Brody RM1, Kuan EC, Baranov E, Brooks SG, Alonso-Basanta M, Newman JG, Rassekh CH, Chalian AA, Chiu AG, Weinstein GS, Feldman MD, Adappa ND, O'Malley BW Jr, Palmer JN.: Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma: A 15-Year Single Institution Experience. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base August 2018.