Kavita Dedhia - Faculty Biosketch

Kavita Dedhia, MD, MSHP, FAAP

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

Hospital Staff Level 1 Attending, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology (effective 8/15/19)

Attending Otolaryngologist, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery

Member, Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness (CPCE), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (8/6/21- )

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

Education:
B.S. (Marketing and Finance, Summa Cum Laude)
University of Dayton, 2003.
M.D. (Medicine)
Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine, 2008.
M.S.H.P. (Science and Health Policy)
University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, 2021.

Post-Graduate Training
Intern, Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2008-2009.
Resident, Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2009-2013.
Fellow, Pediatric Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2013-2014.
Fellow, Otology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2014-2015.

Certifications
American Board of Otolaryngology, 2014.

Permanent link

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Description of Research Expertise

I am primarily interested in the diagnosis and management of pediatric hearing loss, specifically barriers to implementation of established guidelines.

Selected Publications

Lo E, Blair J, Yamamoto N, Diaz-Miranda MA, Bedoukian E, Gray C, Lawrence A, Dedhia K, Elden LM, Germiller JA, Kazahaya K, Sobol S, Luo M, Krantz ID, Hartman TR: Recurrent missense variant identified in two unrelated families with MPZL2-related hearing loss, expanding the variant spectrum associated with DFNB111. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A 194(5): e63530, May 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63530. Epub 2024 Jan 10.

Lam D, Dedhia K, Fahmy A, Timashpolsky A, Sangal NR: Quality of life outcomes after pediatric otitis media surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis Laryngoscope 2024 Notes: Accepted for publication, Apr 2, 2024.

Dedhia K, Maltenfort M, Forrest CB: Multi-institutional assessment of otitis media epidemiology using real-world data. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 2024 Notes: Accepted for publication, Mar 12, 2024.

Dedhia K, Park A: Congenital Hearing Loss Seen in Neonates (Chapter 69). Principles of Neonatology, 1st ed. Maheshwari A (eds.). Elsevier, Page: 597-606, 2024 Notes: Expected Release Date: 2023-11-27.

Dedhia K, Li Y, Stallings VA, Germiller J, Giordano T, Dailey J, Kong M, Durkin A, Legg-Jack I, Nessen S, Schapira MM: Association of diet patterns and post-operative tympanostomy tube otorrhea: a pilot study. Laryngoscope 133(12): 3575-3581, Dec 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1002/lary.30672. Epub ahead of print.

Heyward A, Hagerty K, Lichten L, Howell J, Tey CS, Dedhia K, Kavalieratos D, Govil N: The qualitative experiences of otolaryngologists with genetic services in pediatric hearing loss evaluation. Journal of Community Genetics 14(4): 377-385, Aug 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s12687-023-00649-9. Online ahead of print.

Lam D, Timashpolsky A, Fahmy A, Cedrone M, Dedhia K: "Quality of Life and Developmental Outcomes After Surgical Management for Pediatric Otitis Media: a Systematic Review" E-poster presentation at the 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery (PAO-HNS), Lancaster, PA Jun 16-17 2023.

Law RH, Cena L, Sporn A, Buzi A, Rizzi MD, Ruiz RL, Fedrigo S, Fahmy A, Giordano T, Dedhia K: "Nanoparticle Concentrations in Surgical Plume During Tonsillectomy" Oral presentation at the 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery (PAO-HNS), Lancaster, PA Jun 16-17 2023 Notes: Giordano T presented.

Lam D, Timashpolsky A, Fahmy A, Cedrone M, Dedhia K: "Quality of Life and Developmental Outcomes After Surgical Management for Pediatric Otitis Media: a Systematic Review" Oral presentation at the 22nd International Symposium on Recent Advances in Otitis Media - The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI Jun 2023 Notes: Lam D presented.

Dedhia K, Li Y, Stallings VA, Germiller J, Giordano T, Dailey J, Kong M, Durkin A, Legg-Jack I, Nessen S: "A Pilot Study Evaluating the Association of Diet Patterns in Post-operative Tympanostomy Tube Otorrhea" Poster presentation at the 22nd International Symposium on Recent Advances in Otitis Media - The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI Jun 2023.