Carlton J. Zdanski, MD, FACS

Associate Professor
Surgical Director, North Carolina Children's Airway Center

Specialty:

Pediatric otolaryngology: reconstructive airway surgery, cochlear implantation, microtia repair, cleft palate, pediatric head and neck masses.

Education:

• MD (with honors): University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, 1994
• Residency: Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, UNC, 1994-1999
• Fellowship: Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1999-2001

Professional Experience:

• Associate Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, UNC, 2007-present

• Assistant Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, UNC, 2001-2007
• Fellow, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1999-2001

Recent Publications:

• Sie KC, Starr JR, Bloom DC, Cunningham M, de Serres LM, Drake AF, Elluru RG, Haddad J Jr, Hartnick C, Macarthur C, Milczuk HA, Muntz HR, Perkins JA, Senders C, Smith ME, Tollefson T, Willging JP, Zdanski CJ. Multicenter interrater and intrarater reliability in the endoscopic evaluation of velopharyngeal insufficiency. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008 Jul;134(7):757-63.

• Patel KG, Zdanski CJ. Cricothyroidotomy vs. sternal tracheotomy for challenging airway anatomy. Laryngoscope. 2008 Oct;118(10):1827-9.
• Patel MR, Stamat JC, Zdanski CJ, Ebert CS Jr, Prazma J. Nitric oxide in glutamate-induced compound action potential threshold shifts. Hear Res. 2008 May;239(1-2):54-9.
• Bassim MK, Zdanski CJ. Electrode extrusion through the tympanic membrane in a pediatric patient. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Oct;137(4):680-1.
• Zdanski CJ, Buchman CA, Roush PA, Teagle HFB, Brown CJ. Cochlear Implantation in Children with Auditory Neuropathy. Perspectives on Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Childhood 2006 March; 16(1):12-20.
• Patel KG, Zdanski CJ. Cricothyroidotomy vs. sternal tracheotomy for challenging airway anatomy. Laryngoscope. 2008 Oct;118(10):1827-9.

• Ebert CS Jr, Zdanski CJ, Ardenshirpour F, Patel M, Hart C, Drake AF. Recurrent Infantile Myofibromatosis: A case report of conservative management and discussion of treatment strategies. Accepted for publication at The ENT Journal in March 2006.

• Adunka OF, Roush PA, Teagle HF, Brown CJ, Zdanski CJ, Jewells V, Buchman CA. Internal auditory canal morphology in children with cochlear nerve deficiency. Otol Neurotol. 2006 Sep;27(6):793-801.

• Cullen RD, Zdanski C, Roush P, Brown C, Teagle H, Pillsbury HC 3rd, Buchman C. Cochlear implants in Waardenburg syndrome. Laryngoscope. 2006 Jul; 116(7):1273-5.

• Buchman CA, Roush PA, Teagle HF, Brown CJ, Zdanski CJ, Grose JH. Auditory neuropathy characteristics in children with cochlear nerve deficiency. Ear Hear. 2006 Aug;27(4):399-408.

• Cullen RD, Zdanski CJ. Delivery of cidofovir to respiratory papillomas of the distal trachea. Laryngoscope 2005 Mar;115(3):552-4.

• Zdanski CJ. Assessment and rehabilitation of children with auditory neuropathy. Cochlear Implants. International Congress Series, Elsevier, ISBN:0-444-51848-7. November 2004; 265-68.

• Cullen RD, Buchman CA, Brown CJ, Copeland BJ, Zdanski CJ. Cochlear implantation for children with GJB2-related deafness. Laryngoscope 2004 Aug;114(8):1415-9.

• White DR, Zdanski CJ, Drake AF. Comparison of Pediatric Airway Foreign Bodies over Fifty Years. Southern Medical Journal 2004 May;97(5):434-436.

• Downs BW, Pearson JM, Zdanski CJ, Buchman CA, Pillsbury HC. Revision Ossicular Reconstruction with the Titanium Kurz Prosthesis. Laryngoscope 2002 Aug;112:1335-37.