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Karthik Rajasekaran, MD, FACS

Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Head/Neck Oncology Leadership Meeting Member, Cancer Service Line, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Director of Facial Trauma, University of Pennsylvania
Director of Quality Improvement Education, University of Pennsylvania
Senior Fellow of the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics , University of Pennsylvania
Cancer Service Line Director for Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania
Co-Director of Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
Unit Based Clinical Leader for Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Pennsylvania Hospital,, , Shared Governance Council, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Contact information
800 Walnut St, 18th Floor
Department of Otorhinolaryngology
Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Office: 2158295180
Email: karthik.rajasekaran@uphs.upenn.edu
Publications

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Education:
B.A. (Biology, Health and Society)
University of Rochester, 2005.
 M.D. (Doctor of Medicine)
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 2011.
Post-Graduate Training
Residency in Otorhinolaryngology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 2011-2016.
 Fellowship in Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery, Microvascular Reconstruction and TransOral Robotic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2016-2017.
Certifications
Board certified in Otolaryngology, 2017.
 American College of Surgeons, 2019.
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Selected Publications

Mastrolonardo EV, Sussman S, Llerena P, Amin DR, Nunes K, Bridgham K, De Ravin E, Campbell DJ, Agarwal A, Philips R, Rind F, Ivancic R, McIlwain W, Kang SY, Ducic Y, Sweeny L, Moreno MA, Meyers RP, Thomas CM, Rajasekaran K, Wax M, Curry JM, Hanasono MM: Flow-Through Flaps as a Robust Method for Advanced Free Flap Reconstruction in the Head and Neck: A Multi-Institutional Experience. Head Neck Jan 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1002/hed.28061. Epub ahead of print.

 Fritz C, Wei K, Ng J, Lakshmipathy D, Rajasekaran K: Adverse Events Associated with Surgically Implanted Temporomandibular Joint Devices. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec Page: 1-9, Jan 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1159/000543243. Epub ahead of print.

 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 Dec 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1002/hed.28052. Epub ahead of print.

 Monos S, Fritz C, Go B, Rajasekaran K: Facial Filler Injections: Questions Patients Ask and Where They Find Answers. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. Nov 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1159/000541497. Epub ahead of print.

 Rizvi F, Rizvi A, Chorath K, Suresh NV, Ng J, Harris J, Lakshmipathy D, Xavier-Barrette L, Rajasekaran K: AGREE II Evaluation of Clinical Practice Guidelines on Generalized Cancer Pain Management. Pain Manag Nurs Oct 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2024.09.006. Epub ahead of print.

 Haugen T, Prichardo P, Hellums R, Anil J, Rajasekaran K: Transoral Robotic Surgery-Assisted Removal of Upper Aerodigestive Tract Foreign Bodies with Intraoperative Localization. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 133(10): 867-872, Oct 2024.

 Treatment and Management of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guidelines: Treatment and Management of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guidelines. J Laryngol Otol Oct 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1017/S0022215124001087. Epub ahead of print.

 Primary site surgical resection in cM1 oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma.: Patel AM, Haleem A, Revercomb L, Brant JA, Rajasekaran K, Sun LL, Brody RM, Carey RM. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol Sep 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1002/lio2.70000.

 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 Aug 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1002/ohn.928. Epub ahead of print.

 Werner MT, Carey RM, Panara K, Harris J, Tasche KK, Brody RM, Rajasekaran K, Palmer JN, Adappa ND, Newman JG, Shanti RM, Cannady SB: Chronic Rhinosinusitis Risk after Maxillectomy with Microvascular Reconstruction. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec July 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1159/000539604. Epub ahead of print.
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