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Nathalia Velasquez, MD, Otolaryngology (ENT), Weston, FL, Cleveland Clinic Florida

NathaliaVelasquezMD

Otolaryngology (ENT) • Weston, FL

Rhinology & Paranasal Sinus Disease

Co-director of Endoscopic Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery Program Cleveland Clinic Florida

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  • Office

    2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd
    Bldg A Dept of Otolaryngology Desk 14/15
    Weston, FL 33331
    Phone+1 954-659-5124
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Summary

  • Dr. Nathalia Velasquez is originally from Bogota, Colombia where she completed her undergraduate, medical school, and residency training in Otolaryngology at the National University in Colombia. She then joined the Rhinology department at Stanford University as a visiting scholar. In 2016 she received the Clinical Science Research Award from the American Rhinologic Society.

    She completed her residency in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh with further training in Rhinology & Skull Base Surgery at Emory University. Currently, she is the Co-Director of the Endoscopic Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery Center at the Cleveland Clinic FL.

Education & Training

  • Emory University School of Medicine
    Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery, 2021 - 2022
  • UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)
    UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2016 - 2021
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityRhinology, 2014 - 2016
  • National University of Colombia
    National University of ColombiaOtorrhinolaryngology, 2010 - 2013
  • National University of Colombia
    National University of ColombiaClass of 2008, MD

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2024 - 2026
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2021 - 2026
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2016 - 2021
  • American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Leadership Trainee Travel Award American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2019, 2022
  • Temporal bone drilling contest- Best Junior resident University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2018
  • Best Clinical Research Award- Section of the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting American Rhinologic Society, 2016
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Neuromapping olfactory stimulation using magnetoencephalography - visualizing smell, a proof-of-concept study  
    Rahilla Tarfa, Sophie E. Yu, Omar H. Ahmed, John A. Moore, Ricardo Bruña, Nathalia Velasquez, Alexander J. Poplawsky, Brian A. Coffman and Stella E. Lee, Frontiers in Allergy, 1/9/2023
  • Combined Orbitozygomatic Pretemporal Transcavernous and Endonasal Transmaxillary Approach for Resection of a Giant Trigeminal Schwannoma: 2-Dimensional Operative Video  
    Porto, Edoardo MD; Revuelta Barbero, J. Manuel MD, PhD; Velasquez, Nathalia MD; Cosgrove, Megan MD, PhD; Medina, Eduardo J. BS; Barrow, Emily MD; Pradilla, Gustavo MD, Operative Neurosurgery, 8/10/2022
  • Risk Factors and Reconstruction Techniques for Persistent Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak in Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Endonasal Approach to the Posterior Fossa  
    Sergio Torres-Bayona, Nathalia Velasquez, Ana Nakassa, Aldo Eguiluz-Melendez, Vanessa Hernandez, Belen Vega, Hamid Borghei-Razavi, Yeiris Miranda-Acosta, Eric W. Wang,..., Journal of neurological Surgery Part B: Skull base., 2/24/2021
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Evaluation of Risk Factors for Multiple Recurrent Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks
    Nathalia Velasquez, Carl Snyderman, Eric Wang, Paul Gardner., North America Skull Base Society, Orlando, 2/16/2019
  • "Clinical Interpretability Of The Empty Nose Syndrome 6-item Questionnaire (ens6q) Using Office-based Cotton Testing"
    Velasquez N, American Rhinologic Society section of the AAOHNS, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2016
  • "Nasal Airflow Patterns By Computational Fluid Dynamics Following Turbinate Reconstruction For Empty Nose Syndrome"
    Velasquez N, American Rhinologic Society section of the AAOHNS, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2016
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Lectures

  • "Comparison of ferumoxytol (Ferraheme) and gadolinium as intravenous contrast agents in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) under ge... 
    Orlando, FL - 1/1/2016
  • "Saddle shape graft for the nasal dorsum reconstruction" 
    Medellin, Colombia - 1/1/2011

Press Mentions

  • Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital Welcomes Nathalia Velasquez, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital Welcomes Nathalia Velasquez, MDJanuary 9th, 2023
  • UPMC Physicians and Researchers Present at 2018 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF)
    UPMC Physicians and Researchers Present at 2018 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF)September 27th, 2018
  • Moments in Otolaryngology
    Moments in OtolaryngologySeptember 14th, 2022

Committees

  • Member, Pan-American Committee. AAO-HNS/F 2022 - Present

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Nathalia Velasquez, Dr. Nathalia Velasquez, MD, Dr. N Velasquez