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

Education:
B.S. (Biological Basis of Behavior)
University of Pennsylvania, 2004.
B.A. (Health Care Systems)
Wharton School- 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

Stephanie Zhivotovsky: DISE-CAD Data Set. National Sleep Research Resource 2025.

Lenze N, Perera CD, Chhabra KR, Scott JW, Dedhia RC, Brenner MJ: Out-of-pocket Costs and Surprise Billing in Otolaryngology: A National Database Analysis 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.

Magana LC, Harkins T, Seay EG, Dixit Y, Schwartz AR, Keenan BT, Dedhia RC: Ascending and Descending Pharyngeal Opening Pressures during Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy: Mechanistic Insights for Sleep Surgeons. Laryngoscope 2025.

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.

Triantafillou V, Dedhia RC, Rodin JR: Current Techniques and Role of Drug Induced Sleep Endoscopy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Current Otorhinolaryngology Reports 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.

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. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2024.