John A. Germiller, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Fellow and Resident Research Advisor, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Otolaryngology (July 2006-Present)
Director of Clinical Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Otolaryngology
Otolaryngology Consultant, Center for Cornelia DeLange and Related Diagnoses, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Ian D. Krantz, MD, Director)
Permanent Member, Institutional Review Board (IRB) Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The Hub for Clinical Collaboration
Division of Otolaryngology
3500 Civic Center Boulevard, 5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
The Hub for Clinical Collaboration
Division of Otolaryngology
3500 Civic Center Boulevard, 5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-3440/1582
Fax: 215-590-3986
Fax: 215-590-3986
Email:
germiller@email.chop.edu
germiller@email.chop.edu
Education:
B.S. (Mechanical Engineering)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1985 - Dec 1988), 1988.
M.S. (Biomedical Engineering)
University of Michigan (1991 - May 1992), 1992.
Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering)
University of Michigan (1992 - May 1995), 1995.
M.D.
University of Michigan (1989 - June 1997), 1997.
Permanent linkB.S. (Mechanical Engineering)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1985 - Dec 1988), 1988.
M.S. (Biomedical Engineering)
University of Michigan (1991 - May 1992), 1992.
Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering)
University of Michigan (1992 - May 1995), 1995.
M.D.
University of Michigan (1989 - June 1997), 1997.
Selected Publications
Stevens S, Meyer A, Rivas A, Mowry S, Carvalho D, Germiller JA: Outcomes following cochlear™ Osia®2 implantation in patients ages 5-11 years: a multi-center trial. Laryngscope 2025 Notes: Accepted for publication 3/20/25.Orb QT, Pesch M, Allen CM, Wilkes A, Ahmad I, Alfonso K, Antonio SM, Mithal LB, Brinkmeier JV, Carvalho D, Chan D, Cheng AG, Chi D, Cohen M, Discolo CM, Duran C, Germiller J, Gibson L, Grunstein E, Harrison G, Lee K, Hawley K, Kohlhoff S, Melvin A, MacArthur C, Nassar M, Neff L, Pecha P, Salvatore C, Schoem S, Virgin F, Saunders J, Schleiss M, Smith RJH, Sood S, Park AH: Cytomegalovirus testing outcomes from the ValEAR trial. Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery 170(5): 1430-1441, May 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1002/ohn.670. Epub 2024 Feb 28. Multicenter study.
Lo E, Blair J, Yamamoto N, Diaz-Miranda MA, Bedoukian E, Gray C, Lawrence A, Dedhia K, Elden LM, Germiller JA, Kazahaya K, Sobol S, Luo M, Krantz ID, Hartman TR: Recurrent missense variant identified in two unrelated families with MPZL2-related hearing loss, expanding the variant spectrum associated with DFNB111. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A 194(5): e63530, May 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63530. Epub 2024 Jan 10.
Dedhia K, Li Y, Stallings VA, Germiller J, Giordano T, Dailey J, Kong M, Durkin A, Legg-Jack I, Nessen S, Schapira MM: Association of diet patterns and post-operative tympanostomy tube otorrhea: a pilot study. Laryngoscope 133(12): 3575-3581, Dec 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1002/lary.30672. Epub 2023 Mar 24.
Yamamoto N, Balciuniene J, Hartman T, Alejandra Diaz-Miranda M, Bedoukian E, Devkota B, Lawrence A, Golenberg N, Patel M, Tare A, Chen R, Schindler E, Choi J, Kaur M, Charles S, Chen J, Fanning EA, Dechene E, Cao K, Jill MR, Rajagopalan R, Bayram Y, Dulik MD, Germiller J, Conlin LK, Krantz ID, Luo M: Comprehensive gene panel testing for hearing loss in children: understanding factors influencing diagnostic yield. Journal of Pediatrics 262: 113620, Nov 2023 Notes: Retrospective cohort study. Epub 2023 Jul 18. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113620.
Giordano T, Durkin A, Simi A, Shannon M, Dailey J, Facey H, Ballester L, Wetmore RF, Germiller JA: High-dose celecoxib for pain after pediatric tonsillectomy: a randomized controlled trial. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 168(2): 218-226, Feb 2023 Notes: 2022 Apr 12;1945998221091695. doi: 10.1177/01945998221091695. Online ahead of print.
Firszt JB, Cadieux J, Eisenberg LS, Germiller JA, Wolfe J, Koeritzer M, and the Pediatric Asymmetric Hearing Loss and SSD Study Team: New multi-center clinical trial to address cochlear implantation of children with asymmetric hearing loss or single-sided deafness. The Hearing Journal 75(6): 12-14, June 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1097/01.HJ.0000833472.27721.35.
Shi K, Purser JS, Germiller JA, Rampton JW, Park AH: Gadolinium-based contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging as a predictor of postmeningitic hearing loss in children International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 150: 110936, Nov 2021 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2021.110936. Epub 2021 Oct 11. Retrospective chart review.
Simi A, Perry J, Schindler E, Oza A, Luo M, Hartman T, Krantz ID, Germiller JA, Kawai K, Kenna M: Audiologic phenotype and progression in pediatric STRC-related autosomal recessive hearing loss. Laryngoscope 131(12): E2897-E2903, June 2021 Notes: 2021 Jun 10. doi: 10.1002/lary.29680. Epub ahead of print.
Yu C, Jeffe DB, Kenna MA, Germiller JA, Lieu JEC: Validation of a parent proxy quality-of-life measure for young children with hearing loss. Laryngoscope 131(3): 663-670, Mar 2021 Notes: doi: 10.1002/lary.28891. Epub 2020 Jul 15.