Department of Otolaryngology - Research Report

In the year 2006-2007, Drs. Goldstein and Mangiardi received a grant from the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology for the study of the "Comparison of Polysomnography Outcomes for Microdebrider-Assisted Partial Intracapsular Tonsillectomy versus Total Tonsillectomy". Dr. Joseph McPhee received an undergraduate student research support grant from the NIH Bridges to the Future Program.

Faculty were engaged in several research projects in various disciplines of Otolaryngology. Dr. Nira Goldstein worked with A. Francis on the safety of preoperative sedation in children with sleep-disordered breathing. Drs. Har El and Goldstein collaborated on a study of Post-obstructive pulmonary edema following laryngospasm in the otolaryngology patient. Dr. Tarashansky and Goldstein worked on primitive neuroectodermal tumor presenting as a neck mass. And Dr. Goldstein collaborated with several other researchers on the quality of life after tonsillectomy in children with recurrent tonsillitis. Drs. Boruk and Rosenfeld completed work on caregiver well-being and child quality of life. And Drs Rosenfeld, Har El and Sundaram worked together on the study of the prevention of post-laryngectomy pharyngocutaneous fistula.