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Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) & Facial Plastic Surgery Research

  • Resolving feeding difficulties with early airway intervention in Pierre Robin Sequence. Lidsky ME, Lander TA, Sidman JD.
  • Tracheotomy and decannulation rates in a level 3 neonatal intensive care unit: a 12-year study. Sidman JD, Jaguan A, Couser RJ.
  • Mandibular distraction to relieve airway obstruction in children with cerebral palsy. Preciado DA, Sidman JD, Sampson DE, Rimell FL.
  • Spontaneous tracheal and subglottic tears in neonates. Kacmarynski DS, Sidman JD, Rimell FL, Hustead VA.
  • Distraction osteogenesis of the mandible for airway obstruction in children. Sidman JD, Sampson D, Templeton B.
  • Management of acute pulmonary hemorrhage in children. Sidman JD, Wheeler WB, Cabalka AK, Soumekh B, Brown CA, Wright GB.
  • The child with a tracheotomy. A review of the surgical options in airway reconstruction. Drake AF, Sidman JD.
  • Effects of cleft lip and palate on the nasal airway in children. Warren DW, Hairfield WM, Dalston ET, Sidman JD, Pillsbury HC.
  • Surgical management of distal tracheal stenosis in children. Valencia D, Overman D, Tibesar R, Lander T, Moga F, Sidman JD.
  • Gefitinib therapy for life-threatening laryngeal papillomatosis. Bostrom B, Sidman JD, Marker S, Lander T, Drehner D.
  • Mandibular distraction osteogenesis to relieve Pierre Robin airway obstruction. Tibesar RJ, Price DL, Moore EJ. 
  • Apnea spells in an infant with vallecular cyst. Tibesar RJ, Thompson DM.
  • Tracheopathia osteoplastica: effective long-term management. Tibesar RJ, Edell ES.
  • Distraction osteogenesis. Sidman J(1), Tatum SA.
  • Children with limited oral opening can be safely managed without a tracheostomy. Meyers JA(1), Sidman J.
  • Predicting surgical intervention for airway obstruction in micrognathic infants. Handley SC(1), Mader NS, Sidman JD, Scott AR.
  • Epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor therapy for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. Moldan MM(1), Bostrom BC(2), Tibesar RJ(3), Lander TA(3), Sidman JD(3)
  • Determining risk factors for early airway intervention in newborns with micrognathia. Tonsager SC(1), Mader NS, Sidman JD, Scott AR.
  • Validated assessment tools for pediatric airway endoscopy simulation. Jabbour N(1), Reihsen T, Payne NR, Finkelstein M, Sweet RM, Sidman JD.

Cleft and Craniofacial

  • Pierre robin sequence: evaluation, management, indications for surgery, and pitfalls. Scott AR, Tibesar RJ, Sidman JD.
  • Airway management for intubation in newborns with pierre robin sequence. Marston AP, Lander TA, Tibesar RJ, Sidman JD.
  • Prevalence of positional plagiocephaly in teens born after the “back to sleep” campaign. Roby BB, Finkelstein M, Tibesar RJ, Sidman JD.
  • Mandibular distraction osteogenesis in infants younger than 3 months. Scott AR, Tibesar RJ, Lander TA, Sampson DE, Sidman JD.
  • Rates and risks of gastrostomy tubes in infants with cleft palate. Cu SR, Sidman JD.
  • A theoretical cause of nasal obstruction in patients with repaired cleft palate. Scott AR, Moldan MM, Tibesar RJ, Lander TA, Sidman JD.
  • Distraction osteogenesis of the mandible for airway obstruction in children: long-term results. Tibesar RJ, Scott AR, McNamara C, Sampson D, Lander TA, Sidman JD.
  • Hoarseness in children with cleft palate. Hamming KK, Finkelstein M, Sidman JD.
  • Mandibular distraction osteogenesis in the pediatric patient. Tibesar RJ, Sidman JD.
  • Distraction osteogenesis of the mandible. Fritz MA, Sidman JD.
  • Osteogenic distraction in the face. Bennett EC, Sidman JD.
  • Results of cleft palate repair with the double-reverse Z-plasty performed by residents. Mann EA, Sidman JD.
  • Triangular flap repair of the unilateral complete cleft lip. Sidman JD.
  • Effects of cleft lip and palate on the nasal airway in children. Warren DW, Hairfield WM, Dalston ET, Sidman JD, Pillsbury HC.
  • Conscious sedation in pediatric speech endoscopy. Heman-Ackah SE, Sidman JD, Lui M.
  • Distraction osteogenesis for cleft palate closure in a canine model. Tibesar RJ, Moore EJ, Bite U.
  • Complications and satisfaction with pediatric osseointegrated external ear prostheses.Hamming KK, Lund TW, Lander TA, Sidman JD.
  • Education Psychomotor skills training in pediatric airway endoscopy simulation. Jabbour N, Reihsen T, Sweet RM, Sidman JD.
  • Assessing instrument handling and operative consequences simultaneously: a simple method for creating synced multi-camera videos for endosurgical or microsurgical skills assessments. Jabbour N, Sidman JD.
  • Hearing outcomes in children with cleft palate and referred newborn hearing screen. Jordan VA(1), Sidman JD
  • Does the type of cleft palate contribute to the need for secondary surgery? A national perspective. Owusu JA(1), Liu M, Sidman JD, Scott AR.
  • The effect of cleft palate repair technique on hearing outcomes in children. Carroll DJ(1), Padgitt NR, Liu M, Lander TA, Tibesar RJ, Sidman JD.
  • Resource utilization in primary repair of cleft palate. Owusu JA(1), Liu M, Sidman JD, Scott AR.
  • Resource utilization in primary repair of cleft lip. Owusu JA(1), Liu M, Sidman JD, Scott AR

Voice

  • Hoarseness in children with cleft palate. Hamming KK, Finkelstein M, Sidman JD.
  • Outcomes of combined Furlow palatoplasty and sphincter pharyngoplasty for velopharyngeal insufficiency. Bohm LA(1), Padgitt N, Tibesar RJ, Lander TA, Sidman JD.

General

  • Symptom duration and CT findings in pediatric deep neck infection. Meyer AC, Kimbrough TG, Finkelstein M, Sidman JD.
  • Platelet-rich plasma for pediatric tonsillectomy patients. Sidman JD, Lander TA, Finkelstein M.
  • Tracheal agenesis in newborns. Lander TA, Schauer G, Bendel-Stenzel E, Sidman JD.
  • Orbital complications of sickle cell disease. Sidman JD, Brownlee RE, Smith WC, Fry TL.
  • Exacerbation of sickle cell disease by obstructive sleep apnea. Sidman JD, Fry TL.
  • Sialendoscopy in children. Jabbour N, Tibesar R, Lander T, Sidman JD.
  • Nasal health in Down syndrome: a cross-sectional study. Chen MA, Lander T, Murphy C.
  • Cystic hygroma of the skull base. Tibesar RJ, Rimell FL, Michel E.
  • Growth factor therapy to improve soft tissue healing. Hom DB, Thatcher G, Tibesar R.
  • Dynamic facial reanimation with orthodromic temporalis tendon transfer in children. Petersson RS(1), Sampson DE(2), Sidman JD(3)
  • Prenatal consultation with the pediatric otolaryngologist. Scott AR(1), Nguyen H(2), Kelly JC(3), Sidman JD(4).
  • Surgery for pediatric invasive fungal sinonasal disease. Ardeshirpour F(1), Bohm LA, Belani KK, Sencer SF, Lander TA, Sidman JD.
  • Rib reconstruction of the absent mandibular condyle in children. Goerke D(1), Sampson DE, Tibesar RJ, Sidman JD.
  • Granulocytic sarcoma of pediatric head and neck: an institutional experience. Roby BB(1), Drehner D, Sidman JD
  • Use of the carbon dioxide laser for tracheobronchial lesions in children. Sjogren PP(1), Sidman JD.
  • Predicting surgical outcomes in pediatric cervicofacial nontuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis. Parker NP(1), Scott AR, Finkelstein M, Tibesar RJ, Lander TA, Rimell FL, Sidman JD

Ears and Hearing

  • Topical ofloxacin versus systemic amoxicillin/clavulanate in purulent otorrhea in children with tympanostomy tubes. Goldblatt EL, Dohar J, Nozza RJ, Nielsen RW, Goldberg T, Sidman JD, Seidlin M.
  • Characteristics of electrically evoked potentials in patients with auditory neuropathy/auditory dys-synchrony. Shallop JK, Jin SH, Driscoll CL, Tibesar RJ.
  • Internal auditory canal decompression and cochlear implantation in Camurati-Engelmann disease. Tibesar RJ, Brissett AE, Shallop JK, Driscoll CL.
  • Bone conduction noise exposure via ventilators in the neonatal intensive care unit. Kazemizadeh Gol MA(1), Black A, Sidman J.
  • Bioluminescent imaging of pneumococcal otitis media in chinchillas. Johnson AW(1), Sidman JD, Lin J.

Nose and Sinuses

  • Sinus surgery in cystic fibrosis patients: comparison of sinus and lower airway cultures. Roby BB, McNamara J, Finkelstein M, Sidman JD.
  • Bilateral lateral rhinotomy incisions for medial maxillectomies in the management of pediatric invasive fungal sinusitis. Malhotra PS, Danahey D, Sidman JD.
  • Treatment and outcomes for epistaxis in children with Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia. Rosas RR, Kurth MH, Sidman JD.

Vascular Malformations

  • Excision of periorbital hemangiomas to correct visual abnormalities. Schneider D, Lee MS, Harrison AR, Sidman JD.
  • Assessment of pulsed-dye laser therapy for pediatric cutaneous vascular anomalies. Sajan JA(1), Tibesar R, Jabbour N, Lander T, Hilger P, Sidman J.

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