KarthikBalakrishnanMDMPH, FAAP, FACS

PubMed

• Use of temporary tracheostomy occlusion to reduce the risk of sternal wound infection after sternotomy in congenital cardiac surgery.
  Julien B Azimzadeh, Douglas R Sidell, Karthik Balakrishnan, Roshni Mathew, Ritu Asija, Michael J Rutter, Kara D Meister> ;Cardiology in the Young. 2024 Feb 27
• Prenatal Diagnosis and Postnatal Management of a Fetal Pericardial Mass.
  Nicole Weigel, Susan Hintz, Michelle Kaplinski, Richard Barth, Karthik Balakrishnan, Danielle Panelli, Michael Ma, Ritu Chitkara> ;Neoreviews. 2023 Oct 1
• 1 citations
  Allyship to Advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Otolaryngology: What We Can All Do.
  Balakrishnan, K., Faucett, E., Villwock, J., Boss, E., Esianor, B., Jefferson, G., Graboyes, E., Thompson, D., Flanary, V., Brenner, M.> ;Current Otorhinolaryngology Reports. 2023 Sep 1
• Redefining "Value" in Surgery: Development of a Comprehensive Value Score for Outpatient Endocrine Surgery.
  Noel F Ayoub, Julia Noel, Lisa A Orloff, Karthik Balakrishnan> ;Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2024 Jan 1
• 1 citations
  A multicenter study analyzing the impact of pre-existing comorbidities on laryngotracheal reconstruction (LTR) outcomes.
  Ian N Jacobs, Teresa Giordano, Ashley Soaper, Taseer Feroze Din, Walter Faig, Alessandro de Alarcon, Karthik Balakrishnan, Jeremy D Prager, Rutter Michael, Sidell Doug...> ;International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2023 Sep 1
• 1 citations
  Time-Driven Activity-Based Cost Comparison of Thyroid Lobectomy and Radiofrequency Ablation.
  Noel F Ayoub, Karthik Balakrishnan, Lisa A Orloff, Julia E Noel> ;Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2023 Oct 1
• 1 citations
  Pediatric Tracheostomy Emergency Readiness Assessment Tool: International Consensus Recommendations.
  Elliot Schiff, Evan J Propst, Karthik Balakrishnan, Kaalan Johnson, David W Lounsbury, Michael J Brenner, Marc-Mina Tawfik, , Christina J Yang> ;The Laryngoscope. 2023 Dec 1
• 24 citations
  Comparison Between ChatGPT and Google Search as Sources of Postoperative Patient Instructions.
  Noel F Ayoub, Yu-Jin Lee, David Grimm, Karthik Balakrishnan> ;JAMA Otolaryngology-- Head & Neck Surgery. 2023 Jun 1
• 2 citations
  Safety and effectiveness of vocal fold injection laryngoplasty in infants less than one year of age.
  Karthik Balakrishnan, Kara Meister, David Grimm, April Johnson, Kelli Maida, Douglas Ryan Sidell, Ayoub, N.> ;International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2023 May 1
• Ankyloglossia: Clinical and Sociodemographic Predictors of Diagnosis and Management in the United States, 2004 to 2019.
  Eric X Wei, Kara D Meister, Karthik Balakrishnan, Alan G Cheng, Qian, Z., Z Jason Qian> ;Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2023 Oct 1
• 4 citations
  International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group: Consensus guidelines on the diagnosis and management of non-tuberculous mycobacterial cervicofacial lymphadenitis.
  Catherine F Roy, Karthik Balakrishnan, An Boudewyns, Alan Cheng, Robert H Chun, Sam J Daniel, Pierre Fayoux, Catherine Hart, Ann Hemansson, Richard Hewitt, Wei-Chung H...> ;International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2023 Mar 1
• Single-port robotic transcervical long-segment thoracic tracheal reconstruction: Cadaveric proof-of-concept study.
  Natalie S Lui, F Christopher Holsinger, Michael R Ma, Jeffrey R Janus, Karthik Balakrishnan> ;JTCVS Techniques. 2022 Dec 1
• 1 citations
  Social Perception of External Laryngeal Anatomy Related to Gender Expression in a Web-based Survey.
  Patrick Kiessling, Karthik Balakrishnan, Alex Fauer, Akshay Sanan, Daniella McDonald, James Thomas, Elizabeth Erickson-Direnzo, C Kwang Sung, Brian Nuyen> ;The Laryngoscope. 2023 Sep 1
• International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group (IPOG) consensus recommendations: Evaluation and management of congenital tracheal stenosis.
  Douglas R Sidell, Kara D Meister, Alessandro de Alarcon, An Boudewyns, Matthew Brigger, Robert Chun, Pierre Fayoux, Steven Goudy, Catherine K Hart, Richard Hewitt, Wei...> ;International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2022 Oct 1
• 5 citations
  Impact of COVID-19 on nationwide pediatric otolaryngology practice: Adenotonsillectomies (TA) and tonsil-related diagnoses trends.
  David Z Allen, Sai Challapalli, Kyung Hyun Lee, Cynthia S Bell, Soham Roy, Sarah Bowe, Karthik Balakrishnan, C W David Chang, Zhen Huang> ;American Journal of Otolaryngology. 2022 Jun 11
• 4 citations
  Moving Beyond Detection: Charting a Path to Eliminate Health Care Disparities in Otolaryngology.
  Sarah N Bowe, Uchechukwu C Megwalu, Regan W Bergmark, Karthik Balakrishnan> ;Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2022 Jun 1
• Suprazygomatic infratemporal pterygopalatine fossa block with adjuvant low-dose dexmedetomidine for adenotonsillectomy.
  Veronica Zoghbi, Fabian Okonski, Stephanie Pan, Carole Lin, Karthik Balakrishnan, Ban C H Tsui> ;Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia = Journal Canadien D'anesthesie. 2022 Apr 1
• 3 citations
  Disruptive Therapy Using a Nonsurgical Orthodontic Airway Plate for the Management of Neonatal Robin Sequence: 1-Year Follow-up.
  HyeRan Choo, Rhona I Galera, Karthik Balakrishnan, Hung-Fu C Lin, HyoWon Ahn, Peter Lorenz, Rohit K Khosla, Jochen Profit, Christian F Poets, Janice S Lee> ;The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. 2023 Jun 1
• 5 citations
  Consensus on Triple Endoscopy Data Elements Preparatory to Development of an Aerodigestive Registry.
  Richard Paul Boesch, Alessandro de Alarcon, Joseph Piccione, Jeremy Prager, Rachel Rosen, Douglas R Sidell, Christopher Wootten, Karthik Balakrishnan> ;The Laryngoscope. 2022 Nov 1
• Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy Around Bell Palsy in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: Lessons for COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond.
  Derek J Lam, Karthik Balakrishnan, Michael J Brenner> ;JAMA Otolaryngology-- Head & Neck Surgery. 2022 Feb 1
• 10 citations
  Impact of COVID-19 on nationwide pediatric otolaryngology: Otitis media and myringotomy tube trends.
  David Z Allen, Sai Challapalli, Sean McKee, Kyung Hyun Lee, Cynthia S Bell, Soham Roy, Sarah Bowe, Karthik Balakrishnan, C W David Chang, Zhen Huang> ;American Journal of Otolaryngology. 2022 Jan 11
• 5 citations
  Outpatient healthcare use and outcomes after pediatric tracheostomy
  Z Jason Qian, Uchechukwu C. Megwalu, Alan G. Cheng, Karthik Balakrishnan> ;International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2021 Oct 27
• 13 citations
  Price Transparency and Compliance With Federal Regulation for Pediatric Tonsillectomy.
  Noel Ayoub, Karthik Balakrishnan> ;Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2021 Sep 21
• 11 citations
  Effects of Social Determinants of Health Care on Pediatric Thyroid Cancer Outcomes in the United States
  Nelson Gruszczynski, Christopher M. Low, Garret Choby, Kara D. Meister, Byron H. Smith, Karthik Balakrishnan> ;Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2021 Jul 27
• 2 citations
  Opioid-Free Tonsillectomy With and Without Adenoidectomy: The Role of Regional Anesthesia in the "New Era".
  Ban C. H. Tsui, Stephanie Pan, Lauren Smith, Carole Lin, Karthik Balakrishnan> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2021 Jul 1
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Journal Articles

• Impact of a Formal Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Curriculum: A Prospective, Controlled Trial  
  Karthik Balakrishnan, Nausheen Jamal, John P Bent, The Laryngoscope
• Outcome Measures for Pediatric Laryngotracheal Reconstruction: International Consensus Statement  
  Reza Rahbar, Michael J Rutter, Catherine K Hart, Christopher T Wootten, Jonathan B Ida, R Paul Boesch, David R White, Shelagh A Cofer, Karen Zur, Cori Daines, Peter B ..., The Laryngoscope
• Surgical management of posterior glottic diastasis in children  
  Sidell DR, Zacharias S, Balakrishnan K, Rutter MJ, de Alarcon A, Annals of Otology Rhinology, & Laryngology, 1/1/2014
• The nasogastric tube syndrome in infants  
  Harmon J, Balakrishnan K, de Alarcon A, Hart CK, International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 1/1/2014
• Pediatric exercise stress laryngoscopy following laryngotracheoplasty: a comparative review  
  Sidell DR, Balakrishnan K, Hart CK, Willging JP, Knecht SK, de Alarcon A, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, 1/1/2014
• Lymphatic malformations: diagnosis and management  
  Elluru RG, Balakrishnan K, Padua HM, Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

• Symptom Oriented Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. Volume 3 
  Chapter: Awake Child with Stridor and Labored Breathing 
  Balakrishnan K, Rutter MJ, Willging JP, Mazhar K, Hart CK, Yang C, Cohen A, Provenzano M, Sidell DR, Prosser JD, Myer CM, Cheng AEditors: Giles M, Ahmad Z, Morton RP.Jaypee Medical Publishers2017
• Principles and Practice of Pediatric Ingectious Diseases 
  Chapter: Otitis externa and necrotizing otitis externa. 
  Boyce TG, Balakrishnan KEditors: Long SS, Prober CG, Fischer M.Elsevier Saunders, New York, NYEdition 5th,2015
• Managing the Difficult Airway, for the Surgeon 
  Chapter: Balloon dilation of the larynx, tracha, and bronchi. 
  Balakrishnan K, Rutter MJEditors: Thompson JW, Vieera F, Rutter MJ.2015
• Laryngeal and Tracheobronchial Stenosis. 
  Chapter: Pediatric long-segment tracheal stenosis. 
  Balakrishnan K, Rutter MJEditors: Sandhu G, Nouraei R.2015
• Pediatric Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery: A Clinical Reference Guide. 
  Chapter: Suglottic stenosis. 
  Balakrishnan K, Sidell DR, Rutter MJEditors: Parikh S.Plural, San Diego, CA2014
• Manual of Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery 
  Chapter: Transorbital surgery of the skull base. 
  Balakrishnan K, Moe KSEditors: Simmen D, Jones, N.Edition 2nd,2013
• Otolaryngology Surgical Instrument Guide 2012. 
  Chapter: Pediatric Otolaryngology. 
  Balakrishnan K, Sie KC-YEditors: Golub JS, Schmitt NC.2012
• Disorders of the Respiratory Tract in Children. 
  Chapter: The Aerodigestive Model 
  Balakrishnan K, Cotton RTEditors: Robert Wilmott, Andrew Bush, Felix Ratjen, Robin Deterding, Heather Zar, Peter Sly and Albert Li..ElsevierEdition 9th,
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Abstracts/Posters

• Breathe easy: Enhancing the care of children with tracheostomy tubes
  Boynton B, Smith P, Bosley C, Conlon P, Balakrishnan K, Rosenman J, Rohlik G, Cofer S, Barry T, Mullenbach D, Feigal S, American Association for Respiratory Care Annual Congress, Indianapolis, IN, 1/1/2017
• Securing a definitive airway after pre-hospital supraglottic rescue airway insertion
  Balakrishnan K, Western Pediatric Trauma Conference, 1/1/2017
• Multiple Pediatric Procedures Under One Anesthesia
  Balakrishnan K, Haile D, Huskins C, Hirsch S, Kane C, Mayo Clinic Quality Conference, 1/1/2017
• Save My Airway: Enhancing the Care of Children with Tracheostomy Tubes
  Conlon P, Balakrishnan K, Rosenman J, Cambern K, Cofer S, Smith P, Boynton B, Barry T, Mullenbach D, Feigal S, Bosley CL, Rohlik G, Mayo Clinic Quality Conference, 1/1/2017
• Save My Airway: Enhancing the Care of Children with Tracheostomy Tubes
  Conlon P, Balakrishnan K, Rosenman J, Cambern K, Cofer S, Smith P, Boynton B, Barry T, Mullenbach D, Feigal S, Bosley CL, Rohlik G, Society of Pediatric Nurses conference, 1/1/2017
• Hyperbaric oxygen therapy to reduce hypergranulation tissue associated with selfexpanding metal airway stents (SEMAS) in pediatric patients
  Claus P, Cofer SA, Balakrishnan K, Boesch RP, Shields RC, Noel DB, European Underwater and Baromedical Society annual meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, 1/1/2016
• H&N Vascular Anomalies and Syndromes: Why Image?
  M. Ho, M. Tollefson, S. Cofer, K. Balakrishnan, H. Bjarnason, D., American Society of Neuroradiology Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2016
• Obstructing pediatric nasopharyngeal lobular capillary hemangioma after adenoidectomy
  Balakrishnan K, American Rhinologic Society Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/1/2015
• Education, exposure, and management in vascular anomalies in otolaryngology residency and pediatric otolaryngology fellowship.
  Balakrishnan K, American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/1/2015
• The nasogastric syndrome manifests differently in infants than in adults.
  Balakrishnan K, Hart CK, de Alarcon A, American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology Annual Meeting, Paris, France, 1/1/2014
• Addressing individual cognitive bias in provider performance management
  Balakrishnan K, Arjmand EM, BMJ International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Paris, France, 1/1/2014
• Care cycle costs and unused capacity in ambulatory surgery: time-driven activitybased costing
  Balakrishnan K, Arjmand EM, BMJ International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, London, England, 1/1/2013
• Perceived functional and symptom impacts of head and neck lymphatic malformations.
  Balakrishnan K, Edwards TC, Perkins JA, American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2011
• Prenatal imaging parameters for airway assessment and management planning in fetuses with head and neck vascular anomalies.
  Balakrishnan K, Chaturvedi A, Dighe M, Perkins JA, International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies Meeting, Brussels, Belgium, 1/1/2010
• Comprehensive sleep apnea disease-severity indices predict CPAP use better than baseling apnea-hypopnea index or daytime sleepiness.
  Balakrishnan K, James KT, Weaver EM, SLEEP Associated Professional Sleep Societies Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 1/1/2008
• Preliminary validation of a comprehensive sleep apnea disease-severity index.
  Balakrishnan K, James KT, Weaver EM, SLEEP Associated Professional Sleep Societies Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 1/1/2007
• Predicting CPAP use & outcome: a sleep apnea serverity index.
  Balakrishnan K, James KT, Weaver EM, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2007
• Hsp70 binds its own message as part of a self-limiting regulation mechanism.
  Balakrishnan K, De Maio A, American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2004
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Lectures

• Building a QI program 
  Cincinnati Children's Hospital - 1/1/2017
• Pediatric airway reconstruction outcomes: Delphi project update 
  Genova, Italy - 1/1/2017
• Congenital laryngotracheal problems and their surgical correction 
  Mayo Clinic - 1/1/2017
• Common neonatal airway problems, transport tips, and EXIT 
  1/1/2017
• Common airway operations: post-procedural care and therapies 
  1/1/2017
• Best practice management of the pediatric ICU patient failing extubation (Cotton-Fitton panel) 
  1/1/2017
• Interdisciplinary care for a complex thoracic, vascular, and tracheal problem 
  1/1/2017
• Cognitive bias and quality improvement. 
  1/1/2017
• Open (and endoscopic) airway reconstruction 
  1/1/2017
• Pediatric head & neck malignancies, including imaging and pathology review. 
  1/1/2017
• Fetal airway anomalies 
  1/1/2017
• Neonatal airway obstruction. 
  1/1/2017
• Health care costs and financing 
  1/30/2016
• Common causes of neonatal and pediatric stridor 
  Sedona, AZ - 1/29/2016
• Update in the management of common head & neck vascular anomalies 
  Sedona, AZ - 1/29/2016
• Basic biostatistics, epidemiology, and study design for the surgeon. 
  1/23/2016
• Introduction to open pediatric airway reconstruction. 
  1/18/2016
• Common pediatric airway procedures 
  1/11/2016
• Fetal head and neck masses. 
  1/4/2016
• Thinking Differently About Thinking: Cognitive Bias and Medical Decision-Making 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2016
• Common causes of neonatal and pediatric stridor. 
  1/1/2016
• Pediatric chronic sinusitis 
  1/1/2016
• Practical pediatric head and neck radiology. 
  1/1/2016
• Pediatric deep neck space infections. 
  1/1/2016
• Introduction to slide tracheoplasty. 
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine - 1/31/2015
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Other

• Neck Mass. 
  Balakrishnan K, Ask Mayo Expert
  http://askmayoexpert.mayoclinic.org
  1/12/2016
• Stridor. 
  Balakrishnan K, Ask Mayo Expert
  http://askmayoexpert.mayoclinic.org
  1/11/2016