Raj C. Dedhia, M.D., M.S.C.R.
Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director of PAP Alternatives Clinic, Penn Sleep Center, University of Pennsylvania
Director, Division of Sleep Surgery, Department of Otorhinolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
Site Director, HUP Otolaryngology Track, Sleep Medicine Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Contact information
3400 Spruce Street
5 Ravdin
Philadelphia, PA 19104
5 Ravdin
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.S. (Biological Basis of Behavior)
University of Pennsylvania, 2004.
B.A. (Health Care Systems)
Wharton School- University of Pennsylvania, 2004.
M.D. (Medicine)
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2008.
M.S. (Clinical Research)
University of Pittsburgh, 2012.
Permanent linkB.S. (Biological Basis of Behavior)
University of Pennsylvania, 2004.
B.A. (Health Care Systems)
Wharton School- University of Pennsylvania, 2004.
M.D. (Medicine)
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2008.
M.S. (Clinical Research)
University of Pittsburgh, 2012.
Description of Research Expertise
My overarching career goal is to improve outcomes in the surgical and non-surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. By leveraging my unique training and practice in head and neck surgery, sleep medicine and clinical research, I am positioned to personalize the care of patients with this disease.Selected Publications
Schwab RJ, Lin TC, Wiemken A, Dedhia RC, Wehrli FW, Keenan BT : State-Dependent Biomechanical Behavior of Oropharyngeal Structures in Apneics and Controls: A Proof-of-Concept Study. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2024.Thuler ER, Parekh MA, Rodin JG, Seay EG, Wiemken A, Keenan BT, Schwab RJ, Schwartz AR, Dedhia RC: Association Between Soft Tissue Measures from Computed Tomography and Upper Airway Collapsibility on DISE. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2024.
Harkins TR, Triantafillou V, Seay EG, Schwartz AR, Dedhia RC: The Whimsical Nature of Airway Obstruction during Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy Laryngoscope 2024.
Harkins T, Seay EG, Thuler E, Schwartz AR, Dedhia RC: Mechanistic Insights from Sleep Endoscopy Related to Oronasal Mask Failures: A Case Report. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2024.
Shah RR, Mahmoud AF, Dedhia RC, Thaler ER: Characteristic Pressure Waveforms Can Distinguish Airway Collapse Patterns in Sleep Apnea Patients: A Pilot Study. OTO Open 2024.
Harkins T, Tangutur A, Keenan BT, Seay EG, Thuler E, Dedhia RC, Schwartz AR: Pharyngeal Manometry and Upper Airway Collapse During Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy. JAMA-Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery 2024.
Cai Y, Parekh MH, Rodin JR, Tangutur A, Yu JL, Keenan BT, Schwartz AR, Dedhia RC: Differences in Positive Airway Pressure Requirements in Obstructive Sleep Apnea between Black and White Patients. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2024.
Parekh M, Thuler ER, Triantafillou V, Seay EG, Sehgal C, Schultz S, Keenan BT, Schwartz AR, Dedhia RC: Physiologic and Anatomic Determinants of Hyoid Motion during Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy. Sleep and Breathing 2024.
Julianna Rodin, MD, Manan H. Parekh, BA, Yi Cai, MD, Brendan T. Keenan, MS, Eric R. Thuler, MD, PhD, MBA, Alan R. Schwartz, MD, Raj C. Dedhia, MD, MSCR: Prevalence of Sentinel Central Events During Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2024.
Tangutur A, Cai Y, Seay EG, Keenan BT, Thaler ER, Dedhia RC: The Effect of Surgical Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Blood Pressure and Peripheral Arterial Tonometry. Laryngoscope 2024.