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Specialty:: Otolaryngology / Head and Neck
Department Affiliation:: Head and Neck Surgery
Hospital Affiliation:: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
State License:: A67539
Phone:: 310-206-6688
Health Plans:: Accepted Plans

About Me

Dr. Dinesh Chhetri graduated magna cum laude from Brown University with a degree in Biochemistry. He then obtained his MD from UCLA School of Medicine, and graduated with distinction for his thesis on vocal fold paralysis and laryngeal reinnervation. He remained at UCLA for his residency training in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and followed with further training with a 2-year Fellowship in Voice, Swallowing, and Airway Disorders. He is now an Associate Professor of Head and Neck Surgery.

Dr. Chhetri's medical practice is devoted to voice disorders, swallowing disorders, and airway (breathing) disorders. He is the director of the UCLA Swallowing Disorders Program and is co-director of the Laryngology (Voice) program. He is an NIH funded researcher in the topic of Voice Disorders. He is known nationally and internationally for his clinical and research contributions in the arenas of laryngeal physiology, voice and swallowing disorders.

Academic Staff Appointments

Associate Professor-in-Residence, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA

Medical Staff Appointments

Co-Director, Fellowship, Laryngology and Disorders of the Voice

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Otolaryngology
Acoustical Society of America
American Broncho-Esophagological Association
Dysphagia Research Society
Los Angeles Otolaryngology Society
The Triological Society
American Laryngological Association

Links

uclahealth.org/vasculitis
uclahealth.org/esophageal-center
headandnecksurgery.ucla.edu
headandnecksurgery.ucla.edu/cancer

Primary Office: UCLA Head and Neck Surgery
Primary Address: 200 UCLA Medical Plaza
Suite 550
Los Angeles, California 90095
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Phone: 310-206-6688

Medical Board Certifications: Otolaryngology, American Board of Otolaryngology, 2004, 2014
Degree: UCLA School of Medicine, MD, 1997

Interests

Airway Disorders
Chronic sinusitis
Coblation (Tonsillectomy)
Hypopharyngeal Cancer
Laryngeal Cancer
Larynx Disorders
Laser
Parathyroid
Parotid Gland Surgery
Septum Deviated / Perforated
Swallowing disorders
Thyroid
Transoral-laser Microsurgery
Voice Disorders

Research Interests

His main focus in the Laryngeal Physiology Laboratory is evaluation and treatment of voice problems related to laryngeal posture and vibration, including study of laryngeal asymmetries such as vocal fold paresis and paralysis, as well as vocal fold vibratory abnormalities related to scar, tissue loss, vocal fold neoplasms, and tension asymmetry. His current research focus in the Swallowing Disorders Center is prevention dysphagia in patients undergoing chemoradiation therapy for head and neck cancer.

Publications

Chhetri DK, Neubauer J, Berry DA. Neuromuscular control of fundamental frequency and glottal posture at phonation onset. J Acoust Soc Am. 2012 Feb;131(2):1401-12.
Vira D, DeConde A, Chhetri DK. Endoscopic management of supraglottic laryngopharyngeal stenosis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012 Apr;146(4):611-3.
Sidell D, Lai C, Bhuta S, Barnes L, Chhetri DK. Malignant phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor of the larynx. Laryngoscope. 2011 Sep;121(9):1860-3.
Sidell D, Chhetri DK. CO2 laser ablation and balloon dilation for acquired nasopharyngeal stenosis: a novel technique. Laryngoscope. 2011 Jul;121(7).
Chhetri DK, Berke GS. Injection of cultured autologous fibroblasts for human vocal fold scars. Laryngoscope. 2011 Apr;121(4):785-92.
Chhetri DK, Mendelsohn AH. Hyaluronic acid for the treatment of vocal fold scars. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 Dec;18(6):498-502.
Chhetri DK, Neubauer J, Berry DA. Graded activation of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles for vocal fold posturing. J Acoust Soc Am. 2010 Apr;127(4):EL127-33.
Long JL, Neubauer J, Zhang Z, Zuk P, Berke GS, Chhetri DK. Functional testing of a tissue-engineered vocal fold cover replacement. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 Mar;142(3):438-40.
Chhetri DK, Zhang Z, Neubauer J. Measurement of Young's modulus of vocal folds by indentation. J Voice. 2011 Jan;25(1):1-7. Epub 2010 Feb 19.
Sidell D, Shamouelian D, Erman A, Gerratt BR, Chhetri D. Improved tracheoesophageal prosthesis sizing in office-based tracheoesophageal puncture. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2010 Jan;119(1):37-41.
Sidell D, Ghadiali M, Chhetri DK. nsedated office-based tracheoesophageal puncture using a novel guidewire technique. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 Feb;142(2):284-5.
Long JL, Zuk P, Berke GS, Chhetri DK. Epithelial differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells for laryngeal tissue engineering. Laryngoscope. 2010 Jan;120(1):125-31.
Joo D, Duarte VM, Ghadiali MT, Chhetri DK. Recovery of vocal fold paralysis after cardiovascular surgery. Laryngoscope. 2009 Jul;119(7):1435-8.
Lotfizadeh A, Chhetri DK. Viral supraglottitis in an adult. Ear Nose Throat J. 2009 Feb;88(2):768-70.
Chhetri DK, Berke GS, Lotfizadeh A, Goodyer E. Control of vocal fold cover stiffness by laryngeal muscles: a preliminary study. Laryngoscope. 2009 Jan;119(1):222-7.
Smith JE, Suh JD, Erman A, Nabili V, Chhetri DK, Blackwell KB. Risk factors predicting aspiration after free flap reconstruction of oral cavity and oropharyngeal defects. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008 Nov;134(11):1205-8.
Jahan-Parwar B, Chhetri DK, Ye M, Hart S, Berke GS. Hylan B gel restores structure and function to laser-ablated canine vocal folds. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2008 Sep;117(9):703-7.
Joo D, Chhetri DK, Wang MB. Endoscopic removal of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibromas: a video presentation. Laryngoscope. 2008 Jun;118(6):e1-3.
Cohen M, Nabili V, Chhetri DK. Palatal perforation from cocaine abuse. Ear Nose Throat J. 2008 May;87(5):262.
Chhetri DK, Merati AL, Blumin JH, Sulica L, Damrose EJ, Tsai VW. Reliability of the perceptual evaluation of adductor spasmodic dysphonia. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2008 Mar;117(3):159-65.
Berke GS, Neubauer J, Berry DA, Ye M, Chhetri DK. Ex vivo perfused larynx model of phonation: preliminary study. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2007 Nov;116(11):866-70.
Cohen M, Chhetri DK, Head C. Isolated uvulitis. Ear Nose Throat J. 2007 Aug;86(8):462, 464.
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.
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.

Awards

Full Time Faculty Teaching Award in the Division of Head and Neck Surgery, 2006
Young Faculty or Practitioner Award, Annual meeting of the American Laryngological Association (ALA), Boca Raton, FL, May 2005
Third Place Prize in Basic Clinical Research, Annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology; Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), San Diego, CA, September 2002
National Institutes of Health (NIH), NIDCD R01 Grant "Neuromuscular Control of the Larynx"

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