PeterJ.KoltaiMD

Otolaryngology (ENT) • Palo Alto, CA

Ped Otolaryngology (ENT), Sleep Medicine

Professor, Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery), Stanford University Medical Center

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Office
801 Welch Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone+1 650-725-6500

Fax+1 650-498-2734

Education & Training

University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1977 - 1980
University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsResidency, Surgery, 1976 - 1977
Albany Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1976
Albany Medical CollegeClass of 1975
Queens CollegeB.A., Biology, 1967 - 1971

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2004 - 2022
NV State Medical License 2003 - 2005
OH State Medical License 1998 - 2004
TX State Medical License 1977 - 1982
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Keynote Lecture: "The Surgery of Pediatric Sleep Apnea" 13th Asia-Oceania ORL-HNS Congress, 2015
Keynote Lecture: "Evidence Versus Experience; A False Dichotomy" ESPO, Dublin Ireland, 2014
Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Keynote Lecture, ENT residency graduation Albany Medical College, 2012
Schloss Keynote Lecture McGill University, 2012
Lecturer Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 2010
Board of Governors Chair Award AAO-HNS, 2010
Chevalier Jackson Award American Broncho-Esophagological Association, 2009
Honorary Member Israeli Society of Otolaryngology, 2009
Distinguished Service Award American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, 2009
Honorary Member Hungarian Academy of Otolaryngology, 2008
Foreign Body Award ABEA, 2007
Visiting Professor Royal Society of Medicine - Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 2006
Keynote Speaker The Hungarian Society of ORL, 2006
Best Doctors in Silicon Valley 2006
Keynote Guest Speaker Austral-Asian Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, 2005
Invited Guest Speaker The Hungarian Society of Otolaryngology, 2004
Annual Achievement Award in Medicine and Health Northern Ohio Live Magazine, 2003
Invited Principal Speaker Japanese Society of Stomato-Pharyngology, 2003
Top Doctors in Northern Ohio 2003-2004
Invited Guest Speaker Argentinean Association of Pediatric Otolaryngology, 2002
Top Doctors in Cleveland 2002, 2004
Invited Guest Speaker National Congress of the Egyptian ORL Society, 1999
Charles F. Ferguson Clinical Research Award ASPO, 1998-1999
Community Service Humanitarian Award Capital District Center for the Disabled, 1997
Guest of Honor Annual Meeting of French Association of Pediatric Otolaryngology, 1996
Best Free Paper of Conference IAPO Argentina, 1995
Certificate of Honor American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, 1995
Alumni Member AOA Honor Medical Society, 1993
Best Doctors in America Woodward/White, 1993, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013
Schaffer Faculty Development Scholar Albany Medical College, 1988
Wiggers Travel Award Faculty Organization, Albany Medical College, 1988
Commencement Speaker Albany Medical Center Nurse Anesthetists Program, 1987
Commencement Speaker Albany Medical College Physicians Assistants Program, 1985
First Place Award Annual Alumni Day Resident Presentation, 1980
Best Resident Paper Singleton Surgical Society Meeting, 1980
Annual Alumni Day Resident Presentation - First Place Award UTMB, 1979
Annual Alumni Day Resident Presentation - Third Place Award UTMB, 1979
Annual MVP: Captain of Swim Team Queens College, 1971
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Presidnt of the Medical Staff Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Fellow (FAAO-HNS) American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Shloss lecture McGill University
Royal Society of Medicine - Journal of Laryngology and Otology Visiting Professor Royal College of Surgeons, England
Steven Grey Memorial Keynote Lecture University of Utah
Chevalier Jackson Award American Broncho- Espophagological Association
Royal College of Surgeons of Canada Lecturer University of Toronto
Best Doctors In America Woodward & White
Distinguished Service Award American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Past President American Broncho- Espophagological Association
Past President American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

13 citations
Comparison of treatment outcomes between intracapsular and total tonsillectomy for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea.
David T. Chang, Allison Zemek, Peter J. Koltai
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2016-12-01
106 citations
Intracapsular tonsillar reduction (partial tonsillectomy): reviving a historical procedure for obstructive sleep disordered breathing in children.
Peter J. Koltai, C. Arturo Solares, Jeffery A. Koempel, Keiko Hirose, Tom I. Abelson
Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2003-11-01
75 citations
Congenital Cholesteatoma: Classification, Management, and Outcome
Marc Nelson, Gilles Roger, Peter J. Koltai, Erea-Noel Garabedian, Jean-Michel Triglia
Archives of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery. 2002-07-01

Journal Articles

Fiber-Optic Sleep Endoscopy in Children with Persistent Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Inter-Observer Correlation and Comparison with Awake Endoscopy
Fishman G, DeRowe A, Koltai PJ, Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 5/1/2013
The Transpalatal Approach to Repair of Congenital Basal Skull Base Meningoceles
Hoff SR, Edwards MSB, Bailey CM, Koltai PJ, Skull Base Surgery, 1/1/2012
Operative management of juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory Papillomatosis
Hoff SR, Koltai PJ, Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology, 1/1/2012
Effect of obesity and medical comorbidities on outcomes after adjunct OSA surgery in adenotonsillectomy failures
Chan DK, Taha J, Koltai PJ, Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 1/1/2012
The "Postcricoid Cushion": Observations on the Vascular Anatomy of the Post Cricoid Region
Hoff SR, Koltai PJ, Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 1/1/2012
Surgical reconstruction of Tracheal Stenosis in Conjunction With Congenital Heart Defects
Mainwaring RD, Shillingford M, Davies R, Koltai PJ, Navarainam M, Reddy M, Hanley FL, Ann Thoracic Surg, 1/1/2012
Visual Diagnosis: Multiple Congenital Epulides
Wen_Chun JL, Chan DK, Hoff SR, Koltai PJ, Neoreviews, 1/1/2011
Update on hemangiomas and vascular malformations of the head and neck
Eivazi B, Ardelean M, Baumler W, Berlien HP, Cremer H, Elluru R, Koltai PJ, Olofsson J, Richter G, Schick B, Werner JA, European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 1/1/2009
Persistent Pediatric Sleep Apnea and Lingual Tonsillectomy
Lin A, Koltai PJ, Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surg, 1/1/2009
Airway management in Nager Syndrome
Ho AS, Aleshi P, Cohen SE, Koltai PJ, Cheng AG, Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 1/1/2008
Pediatric Orbital Roof Fractures
O-Lee TJ, Koltai PJ, Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology, 1/1/2008
Pediatric Tracheal Stenosis
Ho AS, Koltai PJ, Clinics of North America, 1/1/2008
Oropharyngeal atresia in a preterm infant A case report and review of the literature
Lee HC, O-Lee TJ, Madan A, Koltai PJ, Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 9/1/2007
Neonatal Nasal Obstruction
Krakovitz PR, Koltai PJ, Neoreviews, 5/1/2007
Congenital inferior turbinate hypertrophy: An unusual cause of neonatal nasal obstruction
Kwok J, Leung MK, Koltai PJ, International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 1/1/2007
Pathology Quiz Case: Foregut Reduplication Cyst
Leung MK, O-Lee T J, Koltai PJ, Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 1/1/2007
The Evolution of Tonsillar Surgery
Koempel J, Solares A, Koltai PJ, J Laryngol Otol, 12/1/2006
35 Year Follow-Up of Intralesional Cidofovir Protocol for Pediatric Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis
Chung B, Akst L, Koltai PJ, Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 11/1/2006
Anterior and Posterior Cartilage Graft Dimensions in Successful Laryngotracheal Reconstruction
Koltai PJ, Ellis B, Chan J, Calabro A, Arch Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, 6/1/2006
Cost-Effectiveness of Tonsillectomy for Recurrent Acute Tonsillitis
Fujihara K, Koltai PJ, Hayashi M, Tamura S, Yamanaka N, Ann Otol, Rhinol, Laryngol, 5/1/2006
Postcricoid Inflammatory Myoblastic Tumor (Inflammatory Pseudotumor) in a 10 year old Girl
Sautter NB, Krakovitz PR, Downs-Kelly E, Koltai PJ, Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol Extra, 3/1/2006
PHACE syndrome: Report of a case with a glioma of the anterior skull base and ocular malformations
Cannady SB, Kahn TA, Traboulsi EI, Koltai PJ, Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol., 3/1/2006
Surgical management of cervical ganglioneuromas in children
Cannady SB, Chung BJ, Hirose K, Garabedian N, Van Den Abbeele T, Koltai PJ, Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol., 2/1/2006
Closure of Persistent Tracheocutaneous Fistula Following "Starplasty" Tracheostomy In Children
Sautter NB, Krakovitz PR, Solares CA, Koltai PJ, Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol., 1/1/2006
Prolonged Infusion Of Dexmedetomedine For Sedation Following Tracheal Resection
Hammer GB, Philip BM, Schroeder AR, Rosen FS, Koltai PJ, Paediatric Anesthesia, 1/1/2005
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Press Mentions

An Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic, Just for Kids, in ZimbabweApril 9th, 2019
Physicians Battle Pediatric Diseases of Ear, Nose, Throat in ZimbabweOctober 19th, 2018
Harare Children’s Hospital Airway Symposium and Pentafrica Conference 2018July 21st, 2018
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