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Dinesh Chhetri, MD

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Dinesh Khatri Chhetri, MD
Specialty
Otolaryngology
Gender Language Spoken
Male English, Spanish, Nepali
Hospital Affiliation
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital
State License Number
A67539
Contact
(310) 794-4225
Fax Number
(310) 206-1393
Email Address
dchhetri@mednet.ucla.edu
PRACTICE LOCATION
200 Medical Plaza, Suite 550
Los Angeles, CA 90095
MEDICAL BOARD CERTIFICATION
Otolaryngology, American Board of Otolaryngology, 2004
EDUCATION
Fellowship
Voice & Swallowing Disorders, UCLA School of Medicine, 2003 - 2005
Residency
Otolaryngology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1999 - 2003
Internship
General Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 1997 - 1999
Medical Degree
MD, UCLA School of Medicine, 1997
CLINICAL INTEREST
Airway disorders, Chronic sinusitis, Swallowing disorders, Voice Disorders
AFFILIATION
Department Affiliation
Director, Swallowing Disorders Center
Physician, Head and Neck Surgery, Nasal and Sinus Disease Center, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Snoring and Sleep Apnea Center, UCLA Voice Center for Medicine and the Arts
MORE INFORMATION
Research Interest
Voice, Airway, Swallowing
Publications

1: Cohen M, Chhetri DK, Head C. Isolated uvulitis. Ear Nose Throat J. 2007 Aug;86(8):462, 464.
2: Tsai V, Celmer A, Berke GS, Chhetri DK. Videostroboscopic findings in unilateral superior laryngeal nerve paralysis and paresis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Apr;136(4):660-2.
3: Luu Q, Tsai V, Mangunta V, Berke GS, Chhetri DK. Safety of percutaneous injection of bovine dermal crosslinked collagen for glottic insufficiency. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Mar;136(3):445-9.
4: Mendelsohn AH, Sung MW, Berke GS, Chhetri DK. Strobokymographic and videostroboscopic analysis of vocal fold motion in unilateral superior laryngeal nerve paralysis. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2007 Feb;116(2):85-91.
5: Armin BB, Head C, Berke GS, Chhetri DK. Useful landmarks in arytenoid adduction and laryngeal reinnervation surgery. Laryngoscope. 2006 Oct;116(10):1755-9.
6: Chhetri DK, Mendelsohn AH, Blumin JH, Berke GS. Long-term follow-up results of selective laryngeal adductor denervation-reinnervation surgery for adductor spasmodic dysphonia. Laryngoscope. 2006 Apr;116(4):635-42.
7: Mendelsohn AH, Berke GS, Chhetri DK. Heterogeneity in the clinical presentation of Eagle's syndrome. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Mar;134(3):389-93.
8: Chhetri DK, Berke GS. Treatment of adductor spasmodic dysphonia with selective laryngeal adductor denervation and reinnervation surgery. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2006 Feb;39(1):101-9. Review.
9: Chhetri DK, Head C, Revazova E, Hart S, Bhuta S, Berke GS. Lamina propria replacement therapy with cultured autologous fibroblasts for vocal fold scars. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 Dec;131(6):864-70.
10: Chhetri DK, Jahan-Parwar B, Hart SD, Bhuta SM, Berke GS. Injection laryngoplasty with calcium hydroxylapatite gel implant in an in vivo canine model. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2004 Apr;113(4):259-64.
11: Chhetri DK, Shapiro NL. A case of a BB-gun pellet injury to the ethmoid sinus in a child. Ear Nose Throat J. 2004 Mar;83(3):176, 178, 180.
12: Jahan-Parwar B, Chhetri DK, Hart S, Bhuta S, Berke GS. Development of a canine model for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2003 Dec;112(12):1011-3.
13: Chhetri DK, Jahan-Parwar B, Hart SD, Bhuta SM, Berke GS, Shapiro NL. Local and systemic effects of intralaryngeal injection of cidofovir in a canine model. Laryngoscope. 2003 Nov;113(11):1922-6.
14: Chhetri DK, Shapiro NL. A scheduled protocol for the treatment of juvenile recurrent respiratory papillomatosis with intralesional cidofovir. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2003 Oct;129(10):1081-5.
15: Chhetri DK, Blumin JH, Vinters HV, Berke GS. Histology of nerves and muscles in adductor spasmodic dysphonia. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2003 Apr;112(4):334-41.
16: Azizzadeh B, Enayati P, Chhetri D, Maghami E, Larian B, Blackwell KE, Abemayor E, Calcaterra TC. Long-term survival outcome in transhyoid resection of base of tongue squamous cell carcinoma. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002 Sep;128(9):1067-70.
17: Chhetri DK, Blumin JH, Shapiro NL, Berke GS. Office-based treatment of laryngeal papillomatosis with percutaneous injection of cidofovir. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002 Jun;126(6):642-8.
18: Chhetri DK, Gajjar NA, Bhuta S, Andrews JC. Pathology forum. Quiz case 2. Schneiderian-type papilloma of the middle ear. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2001 Jan;127(1):79, 80-2. No abstract available.
19: Chhetri DK, Rawnsley JD, Calcaterra TC. Carcinoma of the buccal mucosa. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2000 Nov;123(5):566-71.
20: Chhetri DK, Gerratt BR, Kreiman J, Berke GS. Combined arytenoid adduction and laryngeal reinnervation in the treatment of vocal fold paralysis. Laryngoscope. 1999 Dec;109(12):1928-36.
21: Chhetri DK, Berke GS. Ansa cervicalis nerve: review of the topographic anatomy and morphology. Laryngoscope. 1997 Oct;107(10):1366-72.

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