AraChalianMD

Head & Neck Microvascular Surgery, Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery, Head & Neck Plastic Surgery

Professor, Otorhinolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine Hospital Patient Safety Officer Penn Medicine Experience Committee, Co-Chair

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Office
3400 Spruce St
5 Silverstein Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-662-2777

Fax+1 215-662-4613

Education & Training

Indiana University School of MedicineResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1990 - 1993
Indiana University School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1990
Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1993 - 2026
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2005-2014
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Most Compassionate Doctor American Registry
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FAAO-HNS) American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
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Clinical Trials

Efficacy of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Laryngectomy Patients Start of enrollment: 2000 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Functional Outcomes of Free Flap Reconstruction After TORS in Early-Stage HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer.
Praneet C Kaki, Neel R Sangal, Doreen Lam, Ryan M Carey, Karthik Rajasekaran
Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2025-03-11
1 citations
Risk Factors for Plate Infection, Exposure, and Removal in Mandibular Reconstruction.
Keshav V Shah, Saawan D Patel, Karthik Rajasekaran, Steven B Cannady, Ara A Chalian
Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2024-12-01
1 citations
Flap-based Closure of Acquired Tracheoesophageal Fistulas.
William G Cohen, Ara Chalian, Robert M Brody
The Laryngoscope. 2024-08-01

Journal Articles

Oncologic Outcomes Following Transoral Robotic Surgery for Human Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal Carcinoma in Older Patients
Harman S Parhar, Karthik Rajasekaran, Ara A Chalian, Christopher H Rassekh, Roger B Cohen, Joshua Bauml, Gregory S Weinstein, Robert M Brody, JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery