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Raj C. Dedhia, M.D., M.S.C.R.

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Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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Director, Division of Sleep Surgery, Department of Otorhinolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
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Site Director, HUP Otolaryngology Track, Sleep Medicine Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
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Co-Director, PAP Alternatives Clinic, Penn Sleep Center, University of Pennsylvania
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Department: Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
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13 Education:
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33 University of Pennsylvania, 2004.
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43 Wharton School- University of Pennsylvania, 2004.
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4c Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2008.
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31 University of Pittsburgh, 2012.
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Description of Research Expertise

13d 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.
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Selected Publications

13e Weiner JS, Chio EG, Dedhia RC, Huntley CT, Losavio P, Hutz JM, Huyett P, Lee DJ, Perepetiitlsyn I, Soose RJ, Kent DT: Anthropometric measurements inform complete concentric collapse status in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. OTO Open 2026.

 159 Tangutur A, Yu PK, Basner M, Keenan B, Dedhia RC: Subjective and Objective Measures of Sleep-Related Function from the Cardiovascular Endpoints for Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Twelfth Cranial Nerve Stimulation (CARDIOSA-12) Trial. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2026.

 11e Harkins T, Seay EG, Thuler ER, Dedhia RC: Translating Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Tongue Movement into Functional Response During Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy: A Proof-of-Concept Study. Sleep and Breathing 2026.

 133 Phung C, Harkins T, Magana LC, Dixit Y, Thuler ER, Aggarwal M, Wiemken A, Seay EG, Keenan BT, Saconi B, Schwab R, Dedhia RC: The Association of Upper Airway Anatomy and Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Response in OSA. Laryngoscope 2026.

 12c Xu J, Hajipour Z, Aloia MS, Op de Beeck S, Vanderveken OM, Huyett P, Soose RJ, Dedhia RC, Strollo PJ, Azarbarzin A: Effect of Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation on Hypoxic Burden: Analysis of the STAR tria. JAMA Otolaryngology 2026.

 f3 Triantafillou V, Dedhia RC, Rodin JR: Current Techniques and Role of Drug Induced Sleep Endoscopy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Curr Otorhinolaryngol Rep 13: 15, Oct 2025.

 123 Lenze N, Perera CD, Chhabra KR, Scott JW, Dedhia RC, Brenner MJ: Out-of-pocket Costs and Surprise Billing in Otolaryngology: A National Database Analysis Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Oct 2025 Notes: epub ahead of print.

 141 Magana LC, Harkins T, Seay EG, Dixit Y, Schwartz AR, Keenan BT, Dedhia RC: Ascending and Descending Pharyngeal Opening Pressures during Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy: Mechanistic Insights for Sleep Surgeons. Laryngoscope 173(4): 1014-1023, Oct 2025.

 f0 Kondamuri N, Dedhia RC, Yaremchuk K: 10-Year Update: The State of Sleep Surgery Training for Otolaryngologists. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 172(6): 2141-2143, Jun 2025.

 ef Tangutur A, Brown K, Dedhia RC: Allergic Contact Dermatitis Following Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator Implant. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 151(4): 401-404, Feb 2025.

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