Specialties:
Pediatric Otolaryngology (Board Certified since 2003)
Otolaryngology

Areas of Clinical/Research Interest:
bronchoscopy
cochlear implants
cystic fibrosis
endoscopic sinus surgery
hearing loss
otitis media - ear infection
sinus surgery
snoring
tracheal surgery

Additional Languages Spoken:
French

Hospital Affiliation:
Emory University Hospital
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Grady Memorial Hospital
Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Office Address:

The Emory Children's Center
2040 Ridgewood Drive, NE
Atlanta GA 30322

ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP/MEMBERSHIPS:

• American Academy of Pediatrics
  
• American Medical Association
  
• American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
  
• Society for Ear, Nose, and Throat Advances in Children
  
• American College of Physician Executives
  
• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
  

AWARDS:

• James H. Birkett Memorial Scholarship
  (excellence in the field of Otolaryngology), 1997
  
• Glaxo Traveling Scholarship
  (best scientific paper presented at a national meeting), 2000
  
• First Prize Resident Research Competition
  Association of Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery of Quebec, 2001
  
• Second Prize Resident Research Competition
  The Triological Society (Eastern Section), 2002
  
• William P. Potsic Basic Science Research Prize
  American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology

PUBLICATIONS:

• Otolaryngologic manifestations of neurofibromatosis in children
  Journal of Otolaryngology 1997;26(1)
  Pages: 13-19
  
• Acute airway obstruction from a laryngeal lymphangioma in a child
  International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 2001;58(3)
  Pages: 255-7
  
• Orbital complications of sinusitis in children
  Journal of Otolaryngology 2002;31(3)
  Pages: 131-6
  
• Th2 cytokine expression in atopic children with otitis media with effusion
  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2002;110(1)
  Pages: 125-30
  
• Inflammation and remodeling of the sinus mucosa in children and adults with chronic sinusitis
  Laryngoscope 2003:113(3)
  Pages: 410-414