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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
Education:
B.A. (Health Care Systems)
Wharton School- University of Pennsylvania, 2004.
B.S. (Biological Basis of Behavior)
University of Pennsylvania, 2004.
M.D. (Medicine)
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2008.
M.S. (Clinical Research)
University of Pittsburgh, 2012.
Post-Graduate Training
Internship in Otolaryngology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2008-2009.
Residency in Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2009-2014.
Fellowship in Sleep Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2014-2015.
Certifications
American Board of Otolaryngology, 2015.
American Board of Otolaryngology, Sleep Medicine, 2016.
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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

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.

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.

Alyx Arnett: The Surprising Reason Sleep Surgeons Should Delay Airway Evaluation in Sleep Apnea Patients Undergoing DISE. Sleep Review December 2023.

Akshay Tangutur, MS, Everett Seay, RPSGT, Brendan T. Keenan, MS, Erica R. Thaler, MD, Raj C. Dedhia, MD, MSCR: Effect of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Surgery on Blood Pressure. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 169(S1), September 2023.

Manan H. Parekh, BA, Eric R. Thuler, MD, PhD, MBA, Everett Seay, RPSGT, Brendan T. Keenan, MS, Raj C. Dedhia, MD, MSCR, Alan R. Schwartz, MD: Changing Upper Airway Collapsibility via Mouth Closure During DISE-PAP. Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery 169(S1), September 2023.

Eric R. Thuler, MD, PhD, MBA, Manan H. Parekh, BA, Akshay Tungutur, MS, Everett Seay, RPSGT, Alan R. Schwartz, MD, Raj C. Dedhia, MD, MSCR: Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Outcomes and Upper Airway Collapsibility During DISE. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 169(S1), September 2023.

Eric R. Thuler, MD, PhD, MBA, Andrew Wiemken, MPH, Everett Seay, RPSGT, Brendan T. Keenan, MS, Richard Schwab, MD, DABSM, Raj C. Dedhia, MD, MSCR, Alan R. Schwartz, MD: Upper Airway Soft Tissue CT Measurements and Collapsibility During DISE. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 169(S1), September 2023.

Yi Cai, Manan H. Parekh, Julianna Rodin, Akshay Tangutur, Everett Seay, Jason Yu, Brendan Keenan, Alan R. Schwartz, Raj C. Dedhia : Racial Differences in Positive Airway Pressure Requirements Amongst Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients (The RACE-PAP Study). SLEEP Annual Meeting Jun 2023.

Akshay Tangutur, Everett G. Seay, Eric Thuler, Manan H. Parekh, Raj C. Dedhia, Alan R. Schwartz : Airway Pressures Define Collapsibility of Specific Pharyngeal Sites of Obstruction during Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy SLEEP Annual Meeting Jun 2023.

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