Ara Chalian MD
Head & Neck Microvascular Surgery, Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery, Head & Neck Plastic Surgery
Professor, Otorhinolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine Hospital Patient Safety Officer Penn Medicine Experience Committee, Co-Chair
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3400 Spruce St5 Silverstein BuildingPhiladelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-662-2777
Fax+1 215-662-4613
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Education & Training
Indiana University School of MedicineResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1990 - 1993- Indiana University School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1990
- Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1993 - 2026
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
- Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2005-2014
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
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Clinical Trials
- Efficacy of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Laryngectomy Patients Start of enrollment: 2000 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Comparing Functional Outcomes Following TORS With Free Flap Reconstruction Using a Radial Forearm vs. Anterolateral Thigh Flap.Praneet Kaki, Doreen Lam, Neel R Sangal, Ryan M Carey, Karthik Rajasekaran
Head & Neck. 2025-09-12 - 1 citationsOutcomes of HPV+ Oropharyngeal Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Following Transoral Robotic Surgery.Theodore A Gobillot, Gregory Weinstein, Austin Cao, Jake J Lee, Robert M Brody
The Laryngoscope. 2025-08-13 - 2 citationsFunctional Outcomes of Free Flap Reconstruction After TORS in Early-Stage HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer.Praneet C Kaki, Neel R Sangal, Doreen Lam, Ryan M Carey, Karthik Rajasekaran
Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2025-07-01
Journal Articles
- Oncologic Outcomes Following Transoral Robotic Surgery for Human Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal Carcinoma in Older PatientsKarthik Rajasekaran, Ara A Chalian, Christopher H Rassekh, Roger B Cohen, Joshua Bauml, Gregory S Weinstein, Robert M Brody, JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
Press Mentions
SCCM Pod-436 Interventions to Reduce Patient and Clinician COVID-19 RiskMay 3rd, 2021
Committees
- Member, Expert Panel on Postoperative Delirium in Older Adults, American Geriatrics Society 2015 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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