Raj C. Dedhia - Faculty Biosketch

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

Links
Sleep Surgery Division Academic Page
Sleep Medicine & Surgery Fellowship Page
Dedhia Lab Page

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.

Permanent link

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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

Tangutur A, Brown K, Dedhia RC: A Definitive Case of Allergic Contact Dermatitis to Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator Implant. JAMA Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2025.

Kondamuri N, Dedhia RC, Yaremchuk K: 10-Year Update: The State of Sleep Surgery Training for Otolaryngologists. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2025.

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.

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.

Harkins T, Seay EG, Thuler ER, Soh L, Schwartz AR, Dedhia RC: The Five Faces of Flow in Asynchronous Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 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.

Rodin JG, Harkins T, Kent E, Phung C, Khan F, Seay EG, Keenan BT, Dedhia RC: The Prevalence of Central Sleep Apnea in New Referrals to a Sleep Surgery Clinic. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2024.

Minka Schofield & Rebecca Fallon: Minding the Gaps: Married to Medicine. ENT Bulletin (American Academy of Otolaryngology) 2024.

Harkins TR, Rodin JR, Phung CM, Seay EG, Thuler ER, Dedhia RC: Complete Palatal Obstruction on Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy: Just Mouth Breathing? Ear Nose & Throat Journal 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.