RajanyaPetersson
Rajanya Shah Petersson, MD, MS, FACS
Professor and Section Director, pediatric otolaryngology; inaugural medical director for ambulatory surgical clinics
Specialties
Otolaryngology (ENT), Cochlear implant, Center for Craniofacial Care, Neurofibromatosis program
Board CertificationsAmerican Board of Otolaryngology - Head and neck surgery
Areas of interest
All aspects of pediatric ear, nose and throat disease
Cleft lip and palate
Head and neck tumors and nevi
Neck masses
Vascular anomalies
Airway disease and reconstruction
Aerodigestive care
Hearing loss and cochlear implantation
Surgical and non-surgical correction of ear deformities
Ear molding and reconstruction
Salivary gland disorders
Facial paralysis and facial reanimation
Vocal cord paralysis
Bio
Dr. Petersson is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (member of AAO-HNS Cleft Surgeon Alliance), American Broncho-Esophageal Association (Council member, Social Media Committee Chair), Pediatric Head and Neck Surgical Society (President and founding member), American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Virginia Society of Otolaryngology (board member-at-large) and American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association.
She was a member of the women's national rowing team 1997-2000, and the 2000 Olympic rowing team.
Education
Education San Diego State University, MS Biology
Medical School Albany Medical College
Residency Mayo Clinic
Fellowship University of Minnesota/Children's ENT and Facial Plastic Surgery
Research interests
Outcomes and surgical technique innovation, ear molding
Publications
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES:
- DeHart AN, Korpon JR, Petersson RS. Transoral approach to type 1 laryngeal cleft repair: a novel, non-endoscopic approach. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018;114:97-100.
- Puthanpurayil SK, Francis GL, Kraft A, Prasad U, Petersson RS. Papillary thyroid carcinoma presenting as acute suppurative thyroiditis: A case report and review of the literature. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018;105:12-15.
- Petersson RS, Sampson DE, Sidman JD. Dynamic facial reanimation with orthodromic temporalis tendon transfer in children. JAMA Facial Plast Surg 2014;16:432-436.
- Petersson RS, Carey WA, Thompson DM. Airway management in an infant with alobar holoprosencephaly and cebocephaly associated with maternal diabetes mellitus. Ear Nose Throat J. 2013;92:215-218.
- Holman MA, Carlson ML, Driscoll CLW, Grim KJ, Petersson RS, Sladen DP, Flick RP. Cochlear implantation in children 12 months of age and younger. Otol Neurotol. 2013;34:251-258.
- Petersson RS, Recker CA, Martin JRK, Driscoll CLW, Friedman O. Identification of congenital auricular deformities during newborn hearing screening allows for non-surgical correction: a Mayo Clinic pilot study. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2012;76:1406-1412.
- Petersson RS, Wetjen NM, Thompson DM. Neurologic variant laryngomalacia associated with Chiari malformation and cervicomedullary compression: case reports. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2011;120:99-103
- Petersson RS, Friedman O. Current trends in otoplasty. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008;16:352-358.
- Shah RD, Gonzales F, Golez E, Augustin D, Caudillo S, Abbott A, Morello J, McDonough PM, Paolini PJ, Shubeita HE. The antidiabetic agent rosiglitazone upregulates SERCA2 and enhances TNF-alpha- and LPS-induced NF-kappaB-dependent transcription and TNF-alpha-induced IL-6 secretion in ventricular myocytes. Cell Physiol Biochem. 2005;15:41-50.
- Shah DM, Darling RC 3rd, Kreienberg PB, Wirth G, Shah R, Lloyd WE, Chang BB, Paty PS, Leather RP. A critical approach for longitudinal clinical trial of stretch PTFE aortic grafts. Cardiovasc Surg. 1997;5:414-418.
CHAPTERS:
- Evans B, Quinn K, Petersson RS, Wills T, Kromah F. Anesthesia for Fetal Surgery. In: Obstetric Anesthesia Practice. R.D. Urman, A.D.Kaye, Eds. New York: Oxford University Press, 2020.
- O'Reilly AG, Van Abel KM, Petersson RS. Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. In: Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Rapid Clinical and Board Review. M. L. Carlson, Ed. New York: Thieme,2015,1-53.
- Van Abel KM, O'Reilly AG, Petersson RS. Pediatric Malignancies. In: Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Rapid Clinical and Board Review. M. L. Carlson, Ed. New York: Thieme,2015,54-72.
- Petersson RS. Current Trends in Otoplasty. In: Advanced Cosmetic Otoplasty: Art, Science, and New Clinical Techniques.M. Shiffman, Ed. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer,2013,65-80.
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