Kavita Dedhia, MD, MSHP, FAAP
Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Hospital Staff Level 1 Attending, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology (effective 8/15/19)
Member, Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness (CPCE), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (8/6/21-Present)
Divisional Safety Representative , Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Otolaryngology (clinical and operative safety liaison)
Director, Quality Assurance and Clinical Outcomes, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Otolaryngology (Dec 2025 - Present)
Department: Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Otolaryngology
The Hub for Clinical Collaboration
3500 Civic Center Boulevard, 5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Otolaryngology
The Hub for Clinical Collaboration
3500 Civic Center Boulevard, 5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-3440/1582
Fax: 215-590-3986
Fax: 215-590-3986
Education:
B.S. (Marketing and Finance, Summa Cum Laude)
University of Dayton, 2003.
M.D. (Medicine)
Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine, 2008.
M.S.H.P. (Science and Health Policy)
University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, 2021.
Permanent linkB.S. (Marketing and Finance, Summa Cum Laude)
University of Dayton, 2003.
M.D. (Medicine)
Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine, 2008.
M.S.H.P. (Science and Health Policy)
University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, 2021.
Description of Research Expertise
I am primarily interested in the diagnosis and management of pediatric hearing loss, specifically barriers to implementation of established guidelines.Selected Publications
Reeder A, Bach R, Buzi A, Dedhia K: "Acute Mastoiditis Management and Outcomes in a Large Tertiary Pediatric Hospital" Poster presentation at the 2026 Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting (ASPO), Phoenix, AZ. Apr 22-26 2026.Irace AL, Reynolds TA, Edminson H, Ibarra LP, Giordano T, Bach R, Wang J, Moattari S, Dedhia K: "Analysis of Pediatric Tonsillectomy Outcomes: Initial Assessment of a Large Language Model Data Abstractionist within the Clinical Outcomes Data Archive" Poster presentation at the 2026 Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting (ASPO), Phoenix, AZ. Apr 22-26 2026.
Devine C, Giordano T, Keesari R, Dedhia K: Adenotonsillectomy remote patient monitoring implementation and post-op readmission outcomes. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Mar 16 2026 Notes: Published online March 16, 2026. doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2026.112799.
Omar Z, Dedhia K, Sun D: "Effective Use of Dupilumab in a 7-Year-Old with Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyposis" (#C011). Case report poster presentation at the 2026 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. Feb 27 2026 Notes: Omar Z presented.
Irace AL, Giordano T, Williams A, Karpink J, Kim M, Dedhia K: Outcomes and characteristics of water exposure in children with tympanostomy tubes. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 174(2): Feb, 422-429 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1002/ohn.70093. Epub 2025 Dec 31. AAO-HNS press release, Mar 2026.
Fahmy AN, Lam D, Cedrone M, Dedhia K : Impact of tympanostomy tube placement on pediatric developmental outcomes: a systematic review. Cureus Journal of Medical Science 17(12): e98711, Dec 8 2025 Notes: doi:10.7759/cureus.98711.
Kim M, P Sharma P, Dedhia K: "Long-term Quality of Life Outcomes in Pediatric Otitis Media Surgery for Recurrent Acute Otitis Media vs. Other Indications" Oral presentation at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Ear Nose and Throat Advancement in Children (SENTAC), San Francisco, CA. Dec 4 2025 Notes: Kim M presented.
Giordano T, Devine CM, Dedhia K: "Remote Patient Monitoring Use in Postoperative Otolaryngology Care" Oral presentation at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Ear Nose and Throat Advancement in Children (SENTAC), San Francisco, CA. Dec 6 2025 Notes: Giordano T presented.
Kim M, P Sharma P, Dedhia K: "Long-term Quality of Life Outcomes in Pediatric Otitis Media Surgery for Recurrent Acute Otitis Media vs. Other Indications" Oral presentation at the 2025 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL. Oct 7 2025 Notes: Kim M presented.
Dedhia K, Maltenfort M, Forrest CB: In response to temporal trends in and patient characteristics associated with surgery for otitis media. Laryngoscope 135(7): E39, Jul 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1002/lary.32039. Epub 2025 Feb 13.