Laura J Orvidas MD

Ped Otolaryngology (ENT)

Associate Professor, Otorhinolaryngology, Mayo Medical School

200 1st St SWRochester, MN 55905
Phone+1 507-284-2511

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Education & Training

Mayo Graduate School of MedicineMS, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, 2003 - 2006
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1991 - 1995
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Internship, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1990 - 1991
Southern Illinois University School of MedicineClass of 1990
Rockford Memorial Hospital School of Medical TechnologyMT, 1982 - 1983

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Certifications & Licensure

MN State Medical License 1991 - 2027
WI State Medical License 2017 - 2027
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Mayo Clinic Electronic Notes, Mayo Clinic, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Mayo Clinic Incorporate Lab Results, Mayo Clinic, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centricity Enterprise (CE), GE Healthcare, 2014, 2016-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Otolaryngology Office Visit and Tympanostomy Tube Placement in Children with Otitis Media.
Yu Shi, Herbert C Heien, Laura J Orvidas, Lindsey R Sangaralingham, Moira Halbauer
The Laryngoscope. 2024-08-01
3 citations
Telehealth as an effective method of follow-up for pediatric post tonsillectomy patients.
Alyssa J Smith, Jenny J Yoon, Shelagh A Cofer, Laura J Orvidas
American Journal of Otolaryngology. 2022-09-09
2 citations
Indirect management of full-thickness tracheal erosion in a complex pediatric patient
William H. Trousdale, R. Paul Boesch, Laura J. Orvidas, Karthik Balakrishnan
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2018-02-07

Journal Articles

Otolaryngology in United States medical schools: Are students underexposed?
Dhaliwal J, Weaver A, Orvidas LJ, Laryngoscope. 2009; 119(SUPPL. 1):112
Congenital thyroid teratoma: Airway management and operative outcome.
Munson PD, Orvidas LJ, Kasperbauer JL, Laryngoscope. 2009; 119(SUPPL. 1):145
Recurrent streptococcal pharyngitis - Reply.
St Sauver JL, Weaver AL, Orvidas LJ, Jacobson RM, Jacobsen SJ, Mayo Clin Proc. 2007 Jan; 82(1):135

Abstracts/Posters

Verrucous carcinoma of the larynx.
Olsen KD, Lewis JE, Orvidas LJ, Int Congr Ser. 1994; 1063:204-5
Transtracheal oxygen catheter placement: a review of 56 patients.
Orvidas L, Kasperbauer JL, Olsen KD, Staats BA, Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1994 Jul; 111:P162
Which symptoms thought to be associated with supraesophageal reflux correlate best with gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in patients not on a proton pump inhibitor?
Iuga LM, Segura LG, Orvidas LJ, Westergren MM, Dierkhising RA, Romero Y, Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Sep; 101(9):S69

Lectures

A Mayo Clinic Overview of the Airways XVIII International Federation of Otorhinolaryngological Societies (IFOS).
World Congress, Rome, Italy
Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infection and the Role of the Otolaryngologist.
Triological Society, Middle Section Meeting, Chicago, Illinois
Ventilation Tube Removal in the Operating Room.
Mayo Research Forum, Rochester, Minnesota

Press Mentions

Surgery to Remove a Cyst Inspires Melissa Webb’s FutureMay 23rd, 2018
Prevention: After Tonsillectomies, Fewer Recurrences of StrepNovember 14th, 2006
Intact Tonsils Triple Risk of Recurrent Strep ThroatNovember 2nd, 2006