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Joseph E. Dohar, MD, MS, FAAP, FACS
Job Title
Research Director, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Aerodigestive Center
Job Title
Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
4401 Penn Avenue, Suite Floor 3
Pittsburgh,
PA
15224
412-692-5460
Phone
Email
joseph.dohar@chp.edu
Education and Training
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Medical School: |
1987 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH |
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Residency: |
1992 University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic, Minneapolis, MN |
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Fellowship: |
1993 Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA |
Memberships
- American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Society of Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Children (SENTAC)
Board Certifications
- American Board of Otolaryngology
Publications
- Kitsko DJ, Dohar JE. Inner ear and facial nerve complications of acute otitis media, including vertigo. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2007 Nov;7(6):444-50. Review.
- Sandulache VC, Parekh A, Dohar JE, Hebda PA. Fetal dermal fibroblasts retain a hyperactive migratory and contractile phenotype under 2-and 3-dimensional constraints compared to normal adult fibroblasts. Tissue Eng. 2007 Nov;13(11):2791-801.
- Li-Korotky HS, Hebda PA, Lo CY, Dohar JE. Age-dependent differential expression of fibronectin variants in skin and airway mucosal wounds. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Sep;133(9):919-24.
Research Interests
- Wound healing and tissue engineering for applications in the skin and upper aerodigestive tract
- Pathophysiology and treatment of upper airway and advances and treatment of suppurative otitis media
- Selected clinical problems in pediatric otolaryngology - pediatric voice, resonance and swallowing
Active Research Projects / Grants
- Co-Investigator, Pathogenesis of Otitis Media with Effusion
- Co-Investigator, Subglottic Stenosis and Laryngotracheal Mucosal Healing
- Co-Investigator, Repair of the Tympanic Membrane with a Novel Bioscaffold
