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Nitin Pagedar, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Otolaryngology

Current Positions

  • Associate Professor of Otolaryngology

Education

  • BA in Physics and mathematics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • MD, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
  • MPH in Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
  • Internship in Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
  • Resident in Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
  • Fellow in Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Oncologic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
  • University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Office of Consultation and Research in Medical Education, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine
  • Participant - Insight into Medical Philanthropy Workshop in Participant - Insight into Medical Philanthropy Workshop, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Research Interests

  • Epidemiology and population studies of head and neck cancer
  • Outcomes of head and neck reconstructive surgery
  • Quality of life outcomes after head and neck cancer surgery and reconstruction
  • Education in microvascular reconstructive surgery
  • Voice alteration after thyroidectomy
  • Unknown primary carcinoma of the head and neck
  • Utility of imaging studies in primary hyperparathyroidism
  • Utility of PET/CT for staging of head and neck cancer
  • Maxillary reconstruction
  • Rural head and neck cancer survivorship

Licenses & Certifications

  • BLS Provider, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
  • Iowa Board of Medicine, Iowa Board of Medicine, Iowa
  • American Board of Otolaryngology, American Board of Otolaryngology
  • National Board of Medical Examiners, National Board of Medical Examiners
  • ACLS, American Heart Association
  • CSA - Certificate of Registration, Iowa Board of Pharmacy, Iowa, United States

Selected Publications

  • Kruser, T. J., Shah, H. K., Hoffman, H. T., Pagedar, N. A. & Harari, P. M. (null). Hypopharynx cancer. In Brady, L., Perez, C. A. & Halperin, E. C. (Eds.) Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology. (6) Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
  • Kruser, T. J., Hoffman, H. T., Pagedar, N. A. & Harari, P. M. (null). Cancers of the hypopharynx and cervical esophagus. In Hong, W. K., Sessions, R. B. & Harrison, L. B. (Eds.) Head and Neck Cancer. (4) Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
  • Pagedar, N. A., Bayon, R., Gudgeon, J., Nelson, R., Van Daele, D. J. & Hoffman, H. T. (null). Tracheoesophageal puncture with immediate prosthesis placement. Laryngoscope.
  • Nimmons, G. L., Menda, Y. & Pagedar, N. A. (null). PET in head and neck cancer. In Kountakis, S. (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Otolaryngology. Springer-Verlag. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-23499-6_27.
  • Schleiffarth, J. R., Van Daele, D. J., Bayon, R., Chang, K. E. & Pagedar, N. A. (null). Effects of ketorolac in free tissue transfer patients.
  • Saeidzadeh, S., Gilbertson-White, S., Cherwin, C. H., Reisinger, H. S., Kendell, N., Pagedar, N. A. & Seaman, A. T. (2021). Post-treatment head and neck cancer survivors’ approaches to self-management: A qualitative study. European Journal of Oncology Nursing 52. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2021.101944.
  • Sullivan, C. B., Al-Qurayshi, Z., Chang, K. & Pagedar, N. A. (2021). Analysis of palliative care treatment among head and neck patients with cancer: National perspective. Head and Neck 43 (3) 805-815. DOI: 10.1002/hed.26532.
  • Howren, M. B., Christensen, A. J., Adamowicz, J. L., Seaman, A., Wardyn, S. & Pagedar, N. A. (2021). Problem alcohol use among rural head and neck cancer patients at diagnosis: Associations with health-related quality of life. Psycho-Oncology. DOI: 10.1002/pon.5616.
  • Adamowicz, J. L., Christensen, A., Howren, M. B., Seaman, A. T., Kendell, N. D., Wardyn, S. & Pagedar, N. A. (2021). Health-related quality of life in head and neck cancer survivors: Evaluating the rural disadvantage. Journal of Rural Health. DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12571.
  • Pagedar, N. A. (2020). Better Visualization of Oral Cancer Margins - A Struggle of Cancer and Technology. (Vols. 146). (12), pp. 1156-1157. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.3262.