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Anita Deshpande

  • Department of Pediatrics
    Assistant Professor
  • (404) 785-2064
  • anita.satish.deshpande@emory.edu
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Overview

Dr. Anita S. Deshpande began attending the Emory University School of Medicine in 2011, receiving her MD degree in 2015 and completing her otolaryngology residency in 2020. Upon the completion of her fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in 2022, she joined the Emory faculty with a dual appointment in the Department of Otolaryngology and the Department of Pediatrics.

Her primary practice location is Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and her clinical specialties include airway reconstruction, pediatric voice disorders, reconstructive voice surgery, stroboscopy in children, and analysis of dynamic voice computed tomography. Her research interests are concentrated in the areas of simulation and quality improvement, particularly improving perioperative efficiency for multidisciplinary procedures.

Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • MD from Emory University School of Medicine
  • BA, Biological Basis of Behavior from University of Pennsylvania

Research

Publications

  • The utility of handheld ultrasound as a point-of-care screening tool to assess vocal fold impairment following congenital heart surgery.
    Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol Volume: 148 Page(s): 110825
    09/01/2021 Authors: Deshpande A; Tey CS; Chanani N; Landry A; Raymond M; Sebelik M; Shashidharan S; Wolf M; Raol N
  • Posterior Tongue Tie, Base of Tongue Movement, and Pharyngeal Dysphagia: What is the Connection?
    Dysphagia Volume: 35 Page(s): 129 - 132
    02/01/2020 Authors: Brooks L; Landry A; Deshpande A; Marchica C; Cooley A; Raol N
  • Simulation-based education to improve emergency management skills in caregivers of tracheostomy patients.
    Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol Volume: 120 Page(s): 157 - 161
    05/01/2019 Authors: Prickett K; Deshpande A; Paschal H; Simon D; Hebbar KB
  • Cellular and molecular mechanisms of cleft palate development.
    Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol Volume: 4 Page(s): 160 - 164
    02/01/2019 Authors: Deshpande AS; Goudy SL
  • Spatial orientation of the adult cochlea: rotation, tilt, and angle theta 3.
    Surg Radiol Anat Volume: 40 Page(s): 697 - 704
    06/01/2018 Authors: Deshpande AS; Soares BP; Todd NW
  • Implanting straight into cochlea risks the facial nerve: a Cartesian coordinate study.
    Surg Radiol Anat Volume: 38 Page(s): 1153 - 1159
    12/01/2016 Authors: Deshpande AS; Wendell Todd N
  • State of the Art in Treating Velopharyngeal Dysfunction.
    Facial Plast Surg Volume: 32 Page(s): 156 - 161
    04/01/2016 Authors: Belcher R; Deshpande A; Goudy S
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