Clinical Interests

Diagnosis and management of children with hearing loss; pediatric cochlear implantation; surgery for congenital ear abnormalities; hearing restoration surgery; disorders of the endolymphatic system of the inner ear (e.g., Meniere's disease)

Research Interests

Development of the inner ear; Meniere's disease 

MD: State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse, Syracuse, NY, 1989.

Fellowship: Neuro-otology, Ear Research Foundation, Sarasota, Fla., 1995; Molecular and Developmental Biology of the Inner Ear, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 1999.

Residency: State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse, Syracuse, NY, 1994.

Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology, 1995.

Clinical Interests

Childhood hearing impairment; cochlear implantation; newborn hearing screening; congenital inner ear anomalies; health policy and economics

Research Interests

Pediatric sensorineural hearing loss; congenital inner ear anomalies; genetic basis of sensorineural hearing loss; functional neuroimaging of the auditory system; integrated medical care of children with hearing impairment 

MD: Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 1986.

PhD: Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 1996.

MMM: Heinz School of Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2007.

Residency: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1993.

Fellowship: St. Louis Children's Hospital, 1994.

Ksiazek J, Prager JD, Sun GH, Wood RE, Arjmand EM. Inhaled cidofovir as an adjuvant therapy for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Apr;144(4):639-41.

Propst EJ, Prager JD, Adams JM, Arjmand EM, Willging JP, Samy RN. A preliminary investigation of four-dimensional ultrasound for evaluation of middle ear ossicles: an in vitro study. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2010 Sep;74(9):1028-33.

Grisel J, Arjmand E. Comparing quality at an ambulatory surgery center and a hospital-based facility: preliminary findings. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009 Dec;141(6):701-9.

Boston M, Halsted M, Meinzen-Derr J, Bean J, Vijayasekaran S, Arjmand E, Choo D, Benton C, Greinwald J. The large vestibular aqueduct: a new definition based on audiologic and computed tomography correlation. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Jun;136(6):972-7.

Simons JP, Mandell DL, Arjmand EM. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in pediatric unilateral and asymmetric sensorineural hearing loss. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Feb;132(2):186-92.

Ruscetta MN, Arjmand EM, Pratt SR. Speech recognition abilities in noise for children with severe-to-profound unilateral hearing impairment. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2005 Jun;69(6):771-9.

Mandell DL, Arjmand EM, Kay DJ, Casselbrant ML, Rosen CA. Intralesional cidofovir for pediatric recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 Nov;130(11):1319-23.

Arjmand EM, Webber A. Audiometric findings in children with a large vestibular aqueduct. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 Oct;130(10):1169-74.

Belmont MJ, Arjmand EM. Recurrent acute otitis media associated meningitis in a patient with a contralateral cochlear implant and bilateral cochleovestibular dysplasia. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2004 Aug;68(8):1091-3.

MD: University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 1966

Residency: General Surgery, United Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, England, 1968; Otolaryngology Residency, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 1971

Fellowship: Otolaryngology Fellowship, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 1972; Head and Neck Fellowship, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1973

Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology, 1972

Prager JD, Hopkins BS, Propst EJ, Shott SR, Cotton RT. Oropharyngeal stenosis: a complication of multilevel, single-stage upper airway surgery in children. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 Nov;136(11):1111-5.

Cotton RT, Cohen AP. Eco-conservation and healthcare ethics: a call to action. Laryngoscope. 2010 Jan;120(1):4-8.

Burrow TA, Saal HM, de Alarcon A, Martin LJ, Cotton RT, Hopkin RJ. Characterization of congenital anomalies in individuals with choanal atresia. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009 Jun;135(6):543-7.

Propst EJ, Lin EP, Istaphanous GK, Boesch RP, Ryckman FC, Cotton RT, Rutter MJ. Management of traumatic tracheobronchial separation in a teenager using a fabricated extra-long endotracheal tube. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Aug;73(8):1163-7.

Hart CK, Richter GT, Cotton RT, Rutter MJ. Arytenoid prolapse: a source of obstruction following laryngotracheoplasty. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009 May;140(5):752-6.

Wootten CT, Goudy SL, Rutter MJ, Willging JP, Cotton RT. Airway injury complicating excision of thyroglossal duct cysts. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Jun;73(6):797-801.

Fricke BL, Abbott MB, Donnelly LF, Dardzinski BJ, Poe SA, Kalra M, Amin RS, Cotton RT. Upper airway volume segmentation analysis using cine MRI findings in children with tracheostomy tubes. Korean J Radiol. 2007 Nov-Dec;8(6):506-11.

Schraff SA, Zur KB, Jacobs I, Darrow DH, Cotton RT, Rutter MJ. The clinical relevance of the submucosal cricoid cleft. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2007 Jul;71(7):1099-104.

Johnson LB, Cotton RT, Rutter MJ. Management of symptomatic tracheal pouches. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2007 Apr;71(4):527-31.

Azizkhan RG, Rutter MJ, Cotton RT, Lim LH, Cohen AP, Mason JL. Lymphatic malformations of the tongue base. J Pediatr Surg. 2006 Jul;41(7):1279-84.

Airway reconstruction; pediatric voice disorders; pediatric sinonasal conditions; eosinophilic esophagitis; health outcomes research; quality improvement in health care 

Cortina S, McGraw K, Dealarcon A, Ahrens A, Rothenberg ME, Drotar D. Psychological Functioning of Children and Adolescents With Eosinophil-Associated Gastrointestinal Disorders. Child Health Care. 2010 Oct;39(4):266-278.

Kelchner LN, Brehm SB, Weinrich B, Middendorf J, deAlarcon A, Levin L, Elluru R. Perceptual evaluation of severe pediatric voice disorders: rater reliability using the consensus auditory perceptual evaluation of voice. J Voice. 2010 Jul;24(4):441-9.

Richter GT, Rutter MJ, deAlarcon A, Orvidas LJ, Thompson DM. Late-onset laryngomalacia: a variant of disease. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008 Jan;134(1):75-80.

de Alarcón A, Kesser BW, Jahrsdoerfer RA. Congenital Absence of the Oval Window: Diagnosis, Surgery, and Audiometric Outcomes. Otology & Neurotology. 2008;29(1):23-8.

Becker SS, de Alarcón A, Bomeli SR, Han JK, Gross CW. Risk Factors for Recurrent Sinus Surgery in Cystic Fibrosis: Review of a Decade of Experience. American Journal of Rhinology. 2007;21(4):478-82.

de Alarcón A, Choo DI. Controversies in Aural Atresia Repair. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery. 2007;15(5):310-314.

de Alarcón A, Steinke JW, Caughey R, Barekzi E, Hise K, Gross CW, Han JK, Borish L. Expression of leukotriene C4 synthase and plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 gene promoter polymorphisms in sinusitis. American Journal of Rhinology. 2006;20(5): 545-549.

Clinical Interests

General pediatric otolaryngology; airway reconstruction; head and neck tumors; hearing loss and otologic disease; plastic surgery; vascular malformations

Research Interests

Molecular genetics of upper respiratory tract anomalies

Sun GH, Harmych BM, Dickson JM, Gonzalez Del Rey JA, Myer CM 3rd, Greinwald JH Jr. Characteristics of children diagnosed as having coagulopathies following posttonsillectomy bleeding. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Jan;137(1):65-8.

Johnson RF, Cohen AP, Guo Y, Schibler K, Greinwald JH. Genetic mutations and aminoglycoside-induced ototoxicity in neonates. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 May;142(5):704-7.

Hopkins BS, Johnson KE, Ksiazek JM, Sun G, Greinwald JH, Rutter M. H1N1 influenza A presenting as bacterial tracheitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 Apr;142(4):612-4.

Kothiyal P, Cox S, Ebert J, Husami A, Kenna MA, Greinwald JH, Aronow BJ, Rehm HL. High-throughput detection of mutations responsible for childhood hearing loss using resequencing microarrays. BMC Biotechnol. 2010 Feb 10;10:10.

Propst EJ, Greinwald JH, Schmithorst V. Neuroanatomic differences in children with unilateral sensorineural hearing loss detected using functional magnetic resonance imaging. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 Jan;136(1):22-6.

Kothiyal P, Cox S, Ebert J, Aronow BJ, Greinwald JH, Rehm HL. An overview of custom array sequencing. Curr Protoc Hum Genet. 2009 Apr;Chapter 7:Unit 7.17.

Lee KH, Larson DA, Shott G, Rasmussen B, Cohen AP, Benton C, Halsted M, Choo D, Meinzen-Derr J, Greinwald JH Jr. Audiologic and temporal bone imaging findings in patients with sensorineural hearing loss and GJB2 mutations. Laryngoscope. 2009 Mar;119(3):554-8.

Greinwald J Jr, Cohen AP, Hemanackah S, Azizkhan RG. Massive lymphatic malformations of the head, neck, and chest. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008 Apr;37(2):169-73.

Schraff SA, Schleiss MR, Brown DK, Meinzen-Derr J, Choi KY, Greinwald JH, Choo DI. Macrophage inflammatory proteins in cytomegalovirus-related inner ear injury. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Oct;137(4):612-8.

Vijayasekaran S, Halsted MJ, Boston M, Meinzen-Derr J, Bardo DM, Greinwald J, Benton C. When is the vestibular aqueduct enlarged? A statistical analysis of the normative distribution of vestibular aqueduct size. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2007 Jun-Jul;28(6):1133-8.

Pediatric otolaryngology; airway reconstruction; velopharyngeal insufficiency; health outcomes and quality improvement research

MD: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota.

Residency: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

Fellowship: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology, 2011.

Hart CK, Richter GR, Cotton RT, Rutter MJ. Arytenoid Prolapse: A source of obstruction following laryngotracheoplasty. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009;140(5):752-6.

Zimmer LA, Hart C, Theodosopoulos PV. Endoscopic anatomy of the petrous segment of the internal carotid artery. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2009; 23:192-196.

Hart CK, Theodosopoulos PV, Zimmer LA. Anatomy of the Optic Canal: A Computed Tomography Study of Endoscopic Nerve Decompression. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2009;118:839-844.

Hart CK, Theodosopoulus PV, Zimmer LA. Olfactory changes after endoscopic pituitary tumor resection. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010;142:95-97.

Pediatric otolaryngology; medical simulation

MD: Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, 2004.

Residency: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, 2009.

Fellowship: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2011.

Certification: Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, 2010.

Johnson K, Baker-Brehm S, Weinrich B, Meinzen-Derr J, deAlarcon A. Comparison of Pediatric Voice Handicap Index with Perceptual Voice Analysis in Pediatric Patients with Vocal Fold Lesions. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011; 137(12):1258-62.

Houlton J, deAlarcon A, Johnson K, Meinzen-Derr J, Baker-Brehm S, Weinrich B, Elluru R. Voice Outcomes Following Adult Cricotracheal Resection. Laryngoscope. 2011; 121(9):1910-4.

Hopkins B, Johnson K, Ksiazek J, Sun G, Greinwald J, Rutter M. H1N1 influenza A presenting as bacterial tracheitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010; 142(4):612-4.

Johnson K, Vaughan A, Derkay C, Welch C, Werner A, Kuhn MA, Singletary S, Bondy P.  Microdebrider vs. Electrocautery: Randomized, Controlled Comparison of Tonsillar Wound Healing Histopathology in a Canine Model. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008; 138(4):486-91. 

Johnson K, Pineda M, Derkay C. Neonatal Upper Airway Obstruction in Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Series of 3 Cases and Review of the Literature. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2008; 117(1):27-31.

Hearing; development; neuroscience; brain plasticity; biobank 

Zhang YX, Barry J, Moore DR, Amitay S. The Test of Attention in Listening (TAIL) predicts basic auditory skills. PLoS ONE. 2012.

Moore DR. Listening difficulties in children: Bottom-up and top-down contributions. J Comm Dis. 2012;45:411-418.

Ramirez-Inscoe J, Moore DR. Processes that influence communicative impairments in deaf children using cochlear implants. Ear Hear. 2011;32:690-698.

Moore DR, Cowan JC, Riley A, Edmondson-Jones AM, Ferguson MA. Development of auditory processing in 6-11 year old children. Ear Hear. 2011;32:269-285.

Moore DR, Ferguson MA, Edmondson-Jones AM, Ratib S, Riley A. The nature of auditory processing disorder in children. Pediatrics. 2010;126:e382-e390.

Bajo VM, Nodal FR, Moore DR, King AJ. The descending corticocollicular pathway mediates learning-induced auditory plasticity. Nature Neurosci. 2010;13:253–260.

Moore DR, Shannon RV. Beyond cochlear implants – Awakening the deafened brain. Nature Neurosci. 2009;12:686-691.

Moore DR, Halliday LF, Amitay S. Use of auditory learning to manage listening problems in children. Phil Trans R Soc B. 2009;364:409-420.

Amitay S, Irwin A, Moore DR. Discrimination learning induced by training with identical stimuli. Nature Neurosci. 2006;9:1446-1448.

Hawkey DJC, Amitay S, Moore DR. Early and rapid perceptual learning. Nature Neurosci. 2004;7:1055-6.

Medical education; general pediatric otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat); head and neck tumors; airway problems; congenital abnormalities; sinus disease

Sun GH, Harmych BM, Dickson JM, Gonzalez del Rey JA, Myer CM 3rd, Greinwald JH Jr. Characteristics of children diagnosed as having coagulopathies following posttonsillectomy bleeding. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Jan;137(1):65-8.

Prager JD, Myer CM 4th, Hayes KM, Myer CM 3rd, Pensak ML. Improving methods of resident selection. Laryngoscope. 2010 Dec;120(12):2391-8.

Statham MM, Myer CM 3rd. Complications of adenotonsillectomy. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 Dec;18(6):539-43.

Prager JD, Myer CM 3rd, Pensak ML. Improving the letter of recommendation. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 Sep;143(3):327-30.

Burkart CM, Richter GT, Rutter MJ, Myer CM 3rd. Update on endoscopic management of lingual thyroglossal duct cysts. Laryngoscope. 2009 Oct;119(10):2055-60.

Wootten CT, Bromwich MA, Myer CM 3rd. Trends in blunt laryngotracheal trauma in children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Aug;73(8):1071-5.

Sun GH, Myer CM 3rd. Otolaryngologic manifestations of Maffucci's syndrome. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Jul;73(7):1015-8.

Boston M, Rutter M, Myer CM 3rd, Cotton RT. Airway reconstruction in children with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2006 Jun;70(6):1097-101.

White DR, Preciado DA, Stamper B, Willging JP, Myer CM 3rd, Cotton RT, Rutter MJ. Airway reconstruction in pediatric burn patients. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005 Sep;133(3):362-5.

Salamone FN, Myer CM 3rd. Van der Woude syndrome: the most common cleft syndrome. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 Jul;131(1):141.

Investigating molecular and genetic basis of hearing loss, utilizing human and mouse genetics to identify novel genes and pathways that underlie inherited human hearing impairment.

BS: University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, 1995.

MS: Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1998.

PhD: University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, 2001.

Riazuddin S, Ahmed ZM, Hegde RS, Khan SN, Nasir I, Shaukat U, Riazuddin S, Butman JA, Griffith AJ, Friedman TB, Choi BY. Variable expressivity of FGF3 mutations associated with deafness and LAMM syndrome. BMC Med Genet. 2011 Feb 9;12:21.

Borck G, Ur Rehman A, Lee K, Pogoda HM, Kakar N, von Ameln S, Grillet N, Hildebrand MS, Ahmed ZM, Nürnberg G, Ansar M, Basit S, Javed Q, Morell RJ, Nasreen N, Shearer AE, Ahmad A, Kahrizi K, Shaikh RS, Ali RA, Khan SN, Goebel I, Meyer NC, Kimberling WJ, Webster JA, Stephan DA, Schiller MR, Bahlo M, Najmabadi H, Gillespie PG, Nürnberg P, Wollnik B, Riazuddin S, Smith RJ, Ahmad W, Müller U, Hammerschmidt M, Friedman TB, Riazuddin S, Leal SM, Ahmad J, Kubisch C. Loss-of-function mutations of ILDR1 cause autosomal-recessive hearing impairment DFNB42. Am J Hum Genet. 2011 Feb 11;88(2):127-37.

Ahmed ZM, Yousaf R, Lee BC, Khan SN, Lee S, Lee K, Husnain T, Rehman AU, Bonneux S, Ansar M, Ahmad W, Leal SM, Gladyshev VN, Belyantseva IA, Van Camp G, Riazuddin S, Friedman TB, Riazuddin S. Functional null mutations of MSRB3 encoding methionine sulfoxide reductase are associated with human deafness DFNB74. Am J Hum Genet. 2011 Jan 7;88(1):19-29.

Kitajiri S, Sakamoto T, Belyantseva IA, Goodyear RJ, Stepanyan R, Fujiwara I, Bird JE, Riazuddin S, Riazuddin S, Ahmed ZM, Hinshaw JE, Sellers J, Bartles JR, Hammer JA 3rd, Richardson GP, Griffith AJ, Frolenkov GI, Friedman TB. Actin-bundling protein TRIOBP forms resilient rootlets of hair cell stereocilia essential for hearing. Cell. 2010 May 28;141(5):786-98.

Hertzano R, Puligilla C, Chan SL, Timothy C, Depireux DA, Ahmed Z, Wolf J, Eisenman DJ, Friedman TB, Riazuddin S, Kelley MW, Strome SE. CD44 is a marker for the outer pillar cells in the early postnatal mouse inner ear. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol. 2010 Sep;11(3):407-18.

Rehman AU, Morell RJ, Belyantseva IA, Khan SY, Boger ET, Shahzad M, Ahmed ZM, Riazuddin S, Khan SN, Riazuddin S, Friedman TB. Targeted capture and next-generation sequencing identifies C9orf75, encoding taperin, as the mutated gene in nonsyndromic deafness DFNB79. Am J Hum Genet. 2010 Mar 12;86(3):378-88.

Odeh H, Hunker KL, Belyantseva IA, Azaiez H, Avenarius MR, Zheng L, Peters LM, Gagnon LH, Hagiwara N, Skynner MJ, Brilliant MH, Allen ND, Riazuddin S, Johnson KR, Raphael Y, Najmabadi H, Friedman TB, Bartles JR, Smith RJ, Kohrman DC. Mutations in Grxcr1 are the basis for inner ear dysfunction in the pirouette mouse. Am J Hum Genet. 2010 Feb 12;86(2):148-60.

Tracheal reconstruction and complex airway surgery

Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 1997 to 2000; Health Research Council of New Zealand Training, 1995 to 1996; Fellowship in Clinical Research, New Zealand, 1996.

FRACS: Part II, Sydney, 1996.

Primary FRCS: Glasgow, 1989.

BHB: Auckland School of Medicine, 1983.

MBChB: Auckland School of Medicine, 1986.

Residency: Various RMO posts, New Zealand Otolaryngology Training Scheme; Health Research Council of New Zealand Training Fellowship in Clinical Research.

Certification: USMLE II, Sydney, June 1995; USMLE I, Sydney, June 1996; USMLE III, Cincinnati, July 2000; Board Certification, American Board of Otolaryngology, 1999; Ohio State Medical Board, 2001.

Manning PB, Rutter MJ, Lisec A, Gupta R, Marino BS. One slide fits all: the versatility of slide tracheoplasty with cardiopulmonary bypass support for airway reconstruction in children. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Jan;141(1):155-61.

Burkart CM, Richter GT, Rutter MJ, Myer CM 3rd. Update on endoscopic management of lingual thyroglossal duct cysts. Laryngoscope. 2009 Oct;119(10):2055-60.

Richter GT, Wootten CT, Rutter MJ, Thompson DM. Impact of supraglottoplasty on aspiration in severe laryngomalacia. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2009 Apr;118(4):259-66.

Propst EJ, Lin EP, Istaphanous GK, Boesch RP, Ryckman FC, Cotton RT, Rutter MJ. Management of traumatic tracheobronchial separation in a teenager using a fabricated extra-long endotracheal tube. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Aug;73(8):1163-7.

Hart CK, Richter GT, Cotton RT, Rutter MJ. Arytenoid prolapse: a source of obstruction following laryngotracheoplasty. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009 May;140(5):752-6.

Wootten CT, Goudy SL, Rutter MJ, Willging JP, Cotton RT. Airway injury complicating excision of thyroglossal duct cysts. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Jun;73(6):797-801.

Wootten CT, Rutter MJ, Dickson JM, Samuels PJ. Anesthetic management of patients with tracheal T-tubes. Paediatr Anaesth. 2009 Apr;19(4):349-57. Review.

Dickson JM, Richter GT, Meinzen-Derr J, Rutter MJ, Thompson DM. Secondary airway lesions in infants with laryngomalacia. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2009 Jan;118(1):37-43.

Statham MM, Vohra A, Mehta DK, Baker T, Sarlay R, Rutter MJ. Serratia marcescens causing cervical necrotizing oropharyngitis. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Mar;73(3):467-73.

Rutter MJ, Cohen AP, de Alarcon A. Endoscopic airway management in children. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008 Dec;16(6):525-9.

 Prager JD, Hopkins BS, Propst EJ, Shott SR, Cotton RT. Oropharyngeal stenosis: a complication of multilevel, single-stage upper airway surgery in children. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 Nov;136(11):1111-5.

Wootten CT, Shott SR. Evolving therapies to treat retroglossal and base-of-tongue obstruction in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 Oct;136(10):983-7.

Rubin LG, Papsin B; Committee on Infectious Diseases and Section on Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Cochlear implants in children: surgical site infections and prevention and treatment of acute otitis media and meningitis. Pediatrics. 2010 Aug;126(2):381-91.

Schaaf WE Jr, Wootten CT, Donnelly LF, Ying J, Shott SR. Findings on MR sleep studies as biomarkers to predict outcome of genioglossus advancement in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in children and young adults. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 May;194(5):1204-9.

Skotko BG, Kishnani PS, Capone GT; Down Syndrome Diagnosis Study Group. Prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome: how best to deliver the news. Am J Med Genet A. 2009 Nov;149A(11):2361-7.

Skotko BG, Capone GT, Kishnani PS; Down Syndrome Diagnosis Study Group. Postnatal diagnosis of Down syndrome: synthesis of the evidence on how best to deliver the news. Pediatrics. 2009 Oct;124(4):e751-8.

Guimaraes CV, Donnelly LF, Shott SR, Amin RS, Kalra M. Relative rather than absolute macroglossia in patients with Down syndrome: implications for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Pediatr Radiol. 2008 Oct;38(10):1062-7.

Guimaraes CV, Kalra M, Donnelly LF, Shott SR, Fitz K, Singla S, Amin RS. The frequency of lingual tonsil enlargement in obese children. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008 Apr;190(4):973-5.

Merrell JA, Shott SR. OSAS in Down syndrome: T&A versus T&A plus lateral pharyngoplasty. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2007 Aug;71(8):1197-203.

Shott SR. Down syndrome: common otolaryngologic manifestations. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2006 Aug 15;142C(3):131-40.

Clinical Interests

Congenital atresia of the ear; pediatric trauma

Research Interests

Hearing loss issues; cleft lip and palate patients, ear, nose and throat; ENT anomalies 

MSN, PNP: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA, 1993.

BSN: Wright State University, Dayton Ohio 1982.

Certification: Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care.

Aerodigestive abnormalities; lymphatic and vascular anomalies.

PhD: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2003.

MD: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2005.

Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2010.

Fellowship: University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, 2012.

Osborn AJ, Papsin BC, James AL. Clinical Indications for Canal Wall-down Mastoidectomy in a Pediatric Population. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012.

Osborn AJ, Blaser S, Papsin BC. Decisions regarding intracranial complications of acute mastoiditis in children. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surgery. 2011 Dec;19(6):478-85.

Osborn AJ, Leung R, Ratjen F, James AL. The effect of endoscopic sinus surgery on pulmonary function and microbiology in a pediatric cystic fibrosis population. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Jun;137(6):542-7.

Osborn AJ, Oghalai JS, Vrabec JT. Middle ear volume as an adjunct measure in congenital aural atresia. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2011 Jul;75(7):910-914.

Xia A, Gao SS, Yuan T, Osborn A, Bress A, Pfister M, Maricich SM, Pereira FA, Oghalai JS. Deficient forward transduction and enhanced reverse transduction in the alpha tectorin C1509G human hearing loss mutation. Dis Model Mech. 2010 Mar-Apr;3(3-4):209-23.

Mukerji SS, Osborn AJ, Roberts J, Valdez TA. Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (with Kasabach Merritt syndrome) of the head and neck: Case report and review of the literature. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Oct;73(10):1474-6.

Valdez TA, Osborn AJ. Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infections of the Head and Neck in Children. Chapter 4 in Pediatric Otolaryngology for the Clinician. Mitchell Ron B, Pereira Kevin D, (Eds.) 2009 Humana Press, Totowa NJ.