Carlton J. Zdanski, MD, FACS

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

Specialty:

Pediatric otolaryngology, pediatric airway disorders, cochlear implantation, research in the mechanisms of hearing and hearing loss

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:

• 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.

• 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.