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Steven Bernard Cannady, M.D.

Associate Professor of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Director of Microvascular Surgery and Education, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Safety Officer for the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Co-Director, The Abramson Cancer Center at Pennsylvania Hospital, Head and Neck Cancer Service Line
Associate Vice-Chair for Quality, Department of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
Director of Head and Neck Surgery Division, Department of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
Team Lead - Performance Improvement in Action, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery

Contact information
3400 Spruce Street
5 Silverstein
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.A. (Zoology, Chemistry)
Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1997.
M.D. (Medicine)
The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health, Columbus, OH, 2002.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 2002-2003.
Resident in Otolaryngology, The Head and Neck Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 2003-2008.
Fellow in Microvascular and Head and Neck Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, 2008-2009.
Certifications
American Board of Otolaryngology, 2009.
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Selected Publications

Kaki PC, Patel AM, Brant JA, Cannady SB, Rajasekaran K, Brody RM, Carey RM.: Hypoalbuminemia and Postoperative Outcomes Following Major Salivary Gland Resection. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol 10: e70107, Feb 2025.

De Ravin E, Cao AC, Carey RM, Elliott Z, Sakkal M, Slijepcevic A, Petrisor D, Taghizadeh F, Newman JG, Curry J, Wax MK, Cannady SB.: Impact of the "July effect" in head and neck microvascular reconstruction: A retrospective review. World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg 11: 433-439, Jan 2025.

Kaki PC, Patel AM, Brant JA, Cannady SB, Rajasekaran K, Brody RM, Carey RM.: Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index and Postoperative Outcomes Following Head and Neck Cancer Surgery. Head Neck 2025.

Go BC, Gordon AJ, Brody RM, Cannady SB.: Free Flap Reconstruction of the Oropharynx. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2025.

Shah KV, Patel SD, Rajasekaran K, Cannady SB, Chalian AA, Brody RM: Risk Factors for Plate Infection, Exposure, and Removal in Mandibular Reconstruction. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 171(6): 1705-1714, Dec 2024.

Sweeny L, Konuthula N, Jackson R, Wax MK, Curry JM, Yang S, Amin D, Kane AC, Cannady SB, Tasche K, DiLeo M, Lander D, Kejner AE, Pipkorn P: Microvascular reconstruction of midface osteoradionecrosis. Head Neck 46(11): 2824-2833, Nov 2024.

Domack A, Sandelski MM, Ali S, Blackwell KE, Buchakjian M, Bur AM, Cannady SB, Castellanos CX, Ducic Y, Ghanem TA, Huang AT, Jackson RS, Kokot N, Li S, Pipkorn P, Puram SV, Rezaee R, Rajasekaran K, Shnayder Y, Sinha UK, Sukato D, Suresh N, Tamaki A, Thomas CM, Thorpe EJ, Wax MK, Yang S, Ziegler A, Pittman AL: Free Flap Outcomes for Head and Neck Surgery in Patients with COVID-19 Laryngoscope 134(11): 4521-4526, Nov 2024.

Kaki PC, Lam D, Sangal NR, Rajasekaran K, Chalian AC, Brody RM, Weinstein GS, Cannady SB: Transoral robotic surgery with free flap reconstruction: Functional outcomes of 241 patients at a single institution. Head Neck 46(7): 1601-1613, Jul 2024.

Moreno MA, Wax MK, Gardner JR, Cannady SB, Graboyes EM, Bewley AF, Dziegielewski PT, Khaja SF, Bayon R, Ryan J, Al-Khudari S, El-Deiry MW, Ghanem TA, Huang A, Patel R, Higgins KM, Jackson RS, Patel UA: Reconstruction for Salvage Laryngectomy With Limited Pharyngectomy JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 150(6): 492-499, Jun 2024.

Jake J Lee, MD; Christopher H Rassekh, MD; Amy E Schettino, MD; J W Rosenthal1; Anusha G Naik, BS1; Karthik Rajasekaran, MD; Ara A Chalian, MD; Robert M Brody, MD; D G Farwell, MD; Steven B Cannady, MD; Devraj Basu, MD, PhD; Ryan M Carey, MD; Bert W O'Malley, MD; Gregory S Weinstein, MD; : Transoral Robotic Surgery of Prestyloid Parapharyngeal Space Salivary Tumors: A 15-Year Series. American Head and Neck Society Meeting May 2024.

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