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John A. Germiller, MD, PhD

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Professor of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
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Fellow and Resident Research Advisor, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Otolaryngology (July 2006-Present)
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Director of Clinical Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Otolaryngology
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Otolaryngology Consultant, Center for Cornelia DeLange and Related Diagnoses, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Ian D. Krantz, MD, Director)
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Permanent Member, Institutional Review Board (IRB) Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Department: Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
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Email: germiller@email.chop.edu
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21 9 B.S. 23 (Mechanical Engineering) c
4b Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1985 - Dec 1988), 1988.
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42 University of Michigan (1991 - May 1992), 1992.
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41 University of Michigan (1992 - May 1995), 1995.
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42 University of Michigan (1989 - June 1997), 1997.
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Selected Publications

180 Swanson JW, Ryan IA, Tolley PD, Han NA, Hu AC, Bartlett SP, Germiller JA, Javia LR, Taylor JA: Concurrent One-Stage Polyethylene Ear Reconstruction and Bone Conduction Hearing Device Placement: A Novel Technique and Case Series. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2026 Notes: Accepted for publication, 12/10/25.

 196 Stout JC, Leung J, Kfoury P, Germiller JA, Park AH, Lanzieri T: Hearing and neurodevelopmental outcomes among children with congenital cytomegalovirus. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology May 26 2025 Notes: Available online 5/26/25: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2025.112408. Retrospective cohort design study.

 12a 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. Laryngoscope 2025 Notes: Accepted for publication 3/20/25.

 264 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. 14

1fc 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.

 177 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.

 26b 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.

 1a1 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.

 1ad 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.

 19d 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.

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