Karen Bracha Zur - Faculty Biosketch

Karen Bracha Zur, MD

Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Director, Pediatric Voice Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Division Chief, Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Dec 1 2020- )

E. Mortimer Newlin Endowed Chair in Pediatric Otolaryngology and Human Communication, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Courtesy Staff w/o Privileges, ORL-HNS, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

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

Office: 215-590-3440/1582
Fax: 215-590-3986

Email:
zur@chop.edu

Links
Primary Work Website

Education:
B.S. (Biology)
Yale University, 1994.
M.D. (ORL-HNS)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1998.

Post-Graduate Training
General Surgery Intern, Mt. Sinai Hospital, 1998-1999.
Otolaryngology Resident, Mt. Sinai Hospital, 1999-2003.
Fellow, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, 2003-2005.
Physician Leadership Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, 2016-2017.
Executive Education Program (certificate), “Finance and Accounting for the Non-Financial Manager” Wharton Business School (10/28-11/1/18; Richard Lambert, Course Director), 2018-2018.
“Coaching and Group Facilitation Training for Women Physician Leaders”, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2022- .
Fellow, Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) Program, Drexel University, 2023-2024.

Certifications
American Board of Otolaryngology (renewed March 2012), 2004.

Permanent link

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Description of Research Expertise

Pediatric voice disorders
Laryngotracheal reconstruction
General pediatric otolaryngology
Pediatric swallowing disorders
Management of larygotracheal papillomatosis

Description of Clinical Expertise

Management of unilateral vocal fold paralysis
Pediatric airway reconstruction
Pediatic voice disorders
Pediatric dysphagia
General pediatric otolaryngology
Management of larygotracheal papillomatosis

Selected Publications

Gottardi R, Friedman RM, Truong HD, Aronson MR, Brown EA, Angelozzi M, Chen JF, Zur KB, Lefebvre V: Inhibition of the MRTF-A/SRF signaling axis alleviates vocal fold scarring Matrix Biology 137: 1-11, May 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.matbio.2025.02.004. Epub 2025 Feb 14.

Friedman RM, Breuninger AS, Aronson MR, Brown EA, Patel N, Han L, Zur KB, Gottardi R: Age-related remodeling of the vocal fold extracellular matrix composition, structure, and biomechanics during tissue maturation. Connective Tissue Research 65(6): 472-485, Nov 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1080/03008207.2024.2435364. Epub 2024 Dec 12.

Grant LMC, Collins E, Zur KB, Bass R, Phinizy PA, Piccione J: Exposures and coexisting conditions in pediatric nodular tracheobronchitis. Pediatric Pulmonology 59(11): 2850-2856, Nov 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1002/ppul.27142. Epub 2024 Jun 21.

Le Coz C, Trofa M, Butler DL, Yoon S, Tian T, Reid W, Cruz Cabrera E, Knox AVC, Khanna C, Sullivan KE, Heimall J, Takach P, Fadugba OO, Lawrence M, Jyonouchi S, Hakonarson H, Wells AD, Handler S, Zur KB, Pillai V, Gildersleeve JC, Romberg N: The common variable immunodeficiency IgM repertoire narrowly recognizes erythrocyte and platelet glycans. Journal of Allergy Clinical Immunology 153(3): 778-791, Sep 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.04.018. Epub ahead of print.

Carroll LM, Zur KB: Children with posterior glottic defects and vocal fold immobility. Journal of Voice S0892-1997(24): 00185-1, Jul 13 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2024.06.012. Online ahead of print.

Best SR, Bock JM, Fowler NB, Raabe EH, Klein AM, Laetsch TW, McClellan K, Rinkel RNPM, Saba NF, Sidell DR, Tansey JB, Tunkel DE, Young GD, Zur KB: A consensus statement on the administration of systemic bevacizumab in patients with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. Laryngoscope 134(12): 5041-5046, Ded 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1002/lary.31670. Epub 2024 Aug 3.

Le Coz C, Oldridge DA, Herati RS, De Luna N, Garifallou J, Cruz Cabrera E, Belman JP, Pueschl D, Silva LV, Knox AVC, Reid W, Yoon S, Zur KB, Handler SD, Hakonarson H, Wherry EJ, Gonzalez M, Romberg N: Human T follicular helper clones seed the germinal center-resident regulatory pool. Science Immunology 8(82): eade8162, Apr 14 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.ade8162. Epub 2023 Apr 7.

Teplitzky TB, Pickle JC, DeCuzzi JL, Zur KB, Giordano T, Preciado DA, Saini P, Briddell JW, Isaiah A, Pereira KD: Tracheostomy in the extremely premature neonate – Long term outcomes in a multi-institutional study. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 167: 111492, Apr 2023 Notes: Available online 22 February 2023, Version of Record 26 February 2023. Pooled cross-sectional survey.

Derkay CS, Wikner EE, Pransky S, Best SR, Zur K, Sidell DR, Klein A, Rosen C, Dikkers FG, Johnson R: Systemic use of bevacizumab for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis: Who, what, where, when, and why? Laryngoscope 133(1): 2-3, Jan 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1002/lary.30180. Epub 2022 May 11.

Ruiz R, Balamuth N, Javia LR, Zur KB: Systemic bevacizumab treatment for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis: long-term follow-up. Laryngoscope 132(10): 2071-2075, Oct 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1002/lary.30021. Epub 2022 Jan 19.