SohitKanotraMD(He/Him)

Summary

• Dr. Sohit Paul Kanotra is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist and nationally and internationally recognized Pediatric Airway Surgeon holding dual board certification by American Board of Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery and Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology (CPO). He is the founder and Director of the Complex Pediatric Airway, Swallowing and Airway Reconstructive program at UCLA including the Centre for management of Tracheomalacia and Tracheal disorders, which is one of the few programs worldwide providing comprehensive multidisciplinary management of children with complex airway and swallowing issues. He is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Prior to this, he served as an Associate Professor at the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa.
  
  Dr. Kanotra specializes in management of pediatric airway and swallowing disorders and has been pivotal in successfully developing 2 aerodigestive programs in highly ranked tertiary care pediatric hospitals including University of Iowa and Louisiana state university. His expertise extends to the management of Head and Neck vascular anomalies, pediatric thyroid disorders, minimally invasive endoscopic ear surgery, and innovative robotic airway procedures. In addition to directing complex airway programs, he has served as Director for various other specialized programs including the vascular anomalies program, Pediatric Thyroid Program, Fetal Airway management Program, and Pediatric Swallowing disorders program. He has over 100 invited talks and presentations including keynote addresses in various National and international conferences. He has close to 80 peer reviewed publications, abstracts and book chapters. He serves on multiple institutional and national committees.

Louisiana family makes a long trip to UI Stead Family Children's Hospital to rec
A Louisiana family has spent years helping their daughter recover from life-threatening injuries. Now that recovery effort brings them to Iowa.

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Feeling humbled to have been endowed with an honorary fellowship by the Indian Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. I am grateful to the...

New posterior tracheopexy procedure helps baby to breathe freely and avoid getti
UI Stead Family Children's Hospital expands procedure options for patients with tracheomalacia

Complex surgery heralds a happy new year for patient and child
In the days leading up to the New Year, Irene Rodriguez and her unborn daughter faced an urgent challenge that demanded a complex medical response at UCLA Healt

Infant thrives after Children's Hospital performs cutting-edge windpipe reconstr
Infant thrives after Children's Hospital performs cutting-edge windpipe reconstruction surgery 7-month-old Roosevelt Walsh came into the wold way too early weig

The Gift of breath
Child gets the best gift for Christmas by getting her Tracheostomy out after undergoing a complex and highly risky procedure.

Breathing New Life by Dr Sohit Kanotra, Children's hospital New Or
3 Cases done by Dr. Sohit Kanotra of the Children's Hospital in New Orleans

EXIT procedure saves Baby's life
Dr. Sohit Kanotra lead a team of doctors to perform an EXIT to tracheostomy procedure