Practice Contact Information

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
41 Burlington Mall Road

Burlington
Massachusetts
01803
United States

Phone: 781-774-3237
Email:
Web Site: https://physicians.lahey.org/details/889/bharat-yarlagadda-otolaryngology_ear_nose__throat-burlington

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Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Surgeon, Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery

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Biography/Statement

Dr. Yarlagadda obtained his medical education at the Albany Medical College and went on to training in the Boston area. His residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery was completed at the Boston Medical Center followed by a fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. His interests include management of benign and malignant head and neck tumors, microvascular reconstruction of the head and neck, endocrine surgery, skull base surgery, treatment and reconstruction of cutaneous malignancy, and robotic surgery of the head and neck.

Clinical Trials

Bibliography

Original, Peer Reviewed Articles:

1. Yarlagadda B, Jalisi S, Burke P, Platt M. Retrieval of projectile foreign bodies from the paranasal sinuses and skull base. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2012; 26(3): 233-6.
2. Yarlagadda B, Brook CD, Stein DJ, Jalisi S. Venous thromboembolism in otolaryngology surgical inpatients receiving chemoprophylaxis. Head Neck. 2014; 36(8): 1087-93.
3. Chung D, Park KT, Yarlagadda B, Davis EM, Platt M. The significance of serum total IgE for in vitro diagnosis of allergic rhinitis. Int Forum Allergy Rhino. 2014; 4(1): 56-60.
4. Richmon JD, Yarlagadda B, Wax MK, Patel U, Diaz J, Lin DT. Locoregional and free flap reconstruction of the lateral skull base. Head Neck. 2014; 37(9): 1387-91.
5. Durand ML, Yarlagadda B, Rich DL, Lin DT, Emerick KS, Rocco JW, Deschler DG. The time course and microbiology of surgical site infections after head and neck surgery. Laryngoscope. 2015; 125(5): 1084-9.
6. Puram SV, Yarlagadda B, Sethi R, Muralidhar V, Chambers KJ, Emerick KS, Rocco JW, Lin DT, Deschler DG. Transfusion in head and neck free flap patients: Practice patterns and a comparative analysis by flap type. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015; 152(3): 449-57
7. Yarlagadda B, Deschler DG, Rich DL, Lin DT, Emerick KS, Rocco JW, Durand ML. Head and neck free flap surgical site infections in the era of the Surgical Care Improvement Project. Head Neck. 2015, Jan 12. Epub ahead of print.
8. Lin DT, Yarlagadda B, Sethi RK, Feng AL, Shnayder Y, Ledgerwood LG, Diaz JA, Sinha P, Hanasono MM, Yu P, Skoracki RJ, Lian TS, Patel UA, Leibowitz J, Purdy N, Starmer H, Richmon JD. Long-term functional outcomes of total glossectomy with or without total laryngectomy. JAMA Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg. 2015; 141(9): 797-803.
9. Goyal N, Emerick KS, Deschler DG, Lin DT, Yarlagadda B, Rich DL, Durand ML.Risk factors for surgical site infection after supraclavicular flap reconstruction in patients undergoing major head and neck surgery. Head Neck. 2016; 38(11): 1615-1620.
10. Yarlagadda B, Meier J, Emerick K, Lin DT, Deschler DG. Loco-regional control of tongue base adenoid cystic carcinoma with primary resection and radial forearm free flap reconstruction. Ear Nose Throat J. 2017; 96(1): 37-40.
11. Goyal N, Yarlagadda B, Deschler DG, Emerick KS, Lin DT, Rich DL, Rocco JW, Durand ML. Surgical site infections in major head and neck surgeries involving pedicled flap reconstruction. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2017; 126(1): 20-28.
12. Osborn HA, Rathi VK, Tjoa T, Goyal N, Yarlagadda B, Rich DL, Emerick KS, Lin DT, Deschler DG, Durand ML. Risk factors for thirty-day readmission following flap reconstruction of oncologic defects of the head and neck. Laryngoscope. 2018; 128(2): 343-349.

 

Case Reports, Reviews, Chapters, and Editorials:

 

Proceedings of Meetings and Proffered Papers:

1. Yarlagadda B, Platt M. Retrieval of projectile foreign bodies from the paranasal sinuses and skull base: Indications and considerations. Poster presented at American Rhinologic Society Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, Nevada. April 2010.
2. Yarlagadda B, Metson R, Stankovic K, Platt M. Chromosomal loci in cystic fibrosis and chronic sinusitis: Use of gene expression to understand disease. Poster presented at American Rhinologic Society Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. April 2012.
3. Yarlagadda B, Sakai O, McDonough K, Truong MT, Jalisi S. Relationship of parapharyngeal space invasion and tumor dimension in squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil. Poster presented at 8^th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer. Toronto, ON, Canada. July 2012.
4. Yarlagadda B, Deschler DG, Rich DL, Lin DT, Emerick KS, Rocco JW, Durand ML. Low rate of head and neck free flap surgical site infections in the era of Surgical Care Improvement Project. Oral presentation at Annual Meeting of the American Head and Neck Society and 5^th World Congress of the International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies. July 2014.
5. Puram SV, Yarlagadda B, Muraldhir V, Chambers KJ, Sethi R, Emerick KS, Rocco JW, Lin DT, Deschler DG. Transfusion in head and neck free flap patients: practice patterns and comparative analysis. Poster presentation at Annual Meeting of the American Head and Neck Society and 5^th World Congress of the International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies. July 2014.
6. Goyal N, Yarlagadda B, Durand ML, Deschler MD. Surgical site infection rates between pedicled and free flap surgery. Oral presentation at American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting. September 2015.
7. Sethi RK, Puram SV, Parikh A, Yarlagadda B, Goyal N, Tjoa T, Varvares M, Rocco J, Emerick KS, Lin DT, Durand M, Deschler DG. Predicting length of stay in head and neck patients who undergo free flap reconstruction. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Head and Neck Society. San Diego, CA. April 2016.
8. Tjoa T, Deschler DG, Rathi VK, Goyal N, Yarlagadda B, Rich DL, Emerick KS, Lin DT, Durand M. Pneumonia and other non-surgical site nosocomial infections after major head and neck pedicles and free flap reconstructive surgery. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Head and Neck Society. San Diego, CA. April 2016.

Editorials and Critical Reviews:

1. Yarlagadda B, Devaiah AK. Evaluation and management of adult chronic rhinosinusitis. J Clin Outcomes Manage. 2009; 16(7):331-343.
2. Yarlagadda B, Dolan RW. Nasal valve dysfunction: diagnosis and treatment. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011; 19(1): 25-9.
3. Icuspit P, Yarlagadda B, Garg S, Johnson T, Deschler DG. Heat and moisture exchange devices for patients undergoing total laryngectomy. ORL – Head and Neck Nursing. 2014; 32(1):20-23.
4. Yarlagadda B, Hatton E, Huettig J, Deschler DG. Patient and staff perceptions of social worker consultation before surgical therapy for head and neck cancer. Health and Social Work. 2015; 40(2): 120-124.

Textbook Chapters:

1. Yarlagadda B, Devaiah AK. Endoscopic and endoscopic assisted skull base surgery for anterior skull base malignancy: Management rationale. Chapter 30 in Devaiah AK and Marple B (eds): Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery. First Edition. Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers. 2013.
2. Yarlagadda B, Russell MS, Grillone GA. History of robotic surgery in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. Chapter 1 in Grillone GA and Jalisi S (eds): Robotic Surgery of the Head and Neck: A Comprehensive Guide. First Edition. Springer. 2015.
3. Yarlagadda B, Grillone GA. Anatomic considerations in transoral robotic surgery. Chapter 2 in Grillone GA and Jalisi S (eds): Robotic Surgery of the Head and Neck: A Comprehensive Guide. First Edition. Springer. 2015.

Case Reports:

1. Stein DJ, Yarlagadda B, Noordzij PN. Otolaryngologic presentation of mucosal leishmaniasis. J Case Report Med. 2013. Vol 2. Article ID 235686.
2. Papoian V, Yarlagadda B, Devaiah AK. Multifocal, recurrent sinonasal leiomyosarcoma: case report and review of literature. Am J Otolaryngol. 2014; 35(2): 254-6.
3. Mohan S, Puram SV, Yarlagadda B, Nosé V, Deschler DG. Ossifying Parotid Carcinoma ex Pleomorphic Adenoma. Case Rep Otolaryngol. Vol. 2015, Article ID 395358, 2015.

 

Practice Contact Information

ENT Center of Utah
22 S 900 East

Salt Lake City
UT
84102
United States

Phone: 801-328-2522
Email:
Web Site: http://www.entcenterutah.com

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Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Surgeon, Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery

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Biography/Statement

Dr. Jason A. Diaz received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Wake Forest University in 1998. He went on to get his MD from the Medical College of Georgia in 2003. Dr. Diaz completed both an internship in General Surgery and a residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Utah here in Salt Lake City. He then pursued a fellowship in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction at the University of Pennsylvania. During his time in Philadelphia, he also served as Instructor of Otolaryngology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. In July of 2009, Dr. Diaz accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Head & Neck Surgical Oncology and Reconstruction within the Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University in St. Louis. He held that position for 5 years. In July of 2014, he moved his family to Utah and joined the Ear, Nose & Throat Center.

His clinical interests include management of benign and malignant tumors of the head & neck, thyroid and parathyroid disease, melanoma and other advanced cutaneous malignancies, salivary gland disorders, paragangliomas, and other skull base tumors. He has special expertise in the fields of minimally-invasive transoral laser excision, transoral robotic surgery, and conservation laryngeal tumor resection. Dr. Diaz is part of the most experienced community-based Head & Neck Microvascular Reconstructive team in the state. He is also one of the few surgeons in the Intermountain West that routinely performs sialendoscopy and ultrasound of the head & neck.

Dr. Diaz has done research in the fields of cancer therapy, transoral robotic surgery, rare head & neck tumors, patient safety, and complex head & neck reconstruction. He has published 24 articles in peer-reviewed medical journals, and has several more that are currently in press. He also co-authored two chapters in the authoritative text on transoral robotic surgery by Drs. Weinstein and O’Malley. He has given over a dozen presentations at national and international Society meetings, as well as countless other invited lectures at local and regional medical gatherings. He is currently involved in research looking at optimal ways to reconstruct throat and scalp defects. Since 2008, he has reviewed manuscripts that were submitted for publication to several major medical journals.

Dr. Diaz is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, and the American Head & Neck Society. He holds positions on several Committees within those organizations. Dr. Diaz is Chief of Otolaryngology at Intermountain Medical Center, and Director of Head & Neck Oncology at Jordan Valley Cancer Center. He is an active member of both the Jordan Valley Cancer Committee and the Huntsman-Intermountain Cancer Care Program.

Dr. Diaz loves living in Utah with his wife, Lynn, and their two sons, Tyler and Vaughn. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, skiing, camping, keeping fit, playing guitar, and spending time with his family.

Clinical Trials

Bibliography

Peer-Reviewed Publications

1.Chepeha D, Desai S, Nussenbaum B,Diaz JA, et al. “Salvage Laryngectomy and Laryngopharyngectomy: A Multi-Center Review of Outcomes Associated with Reconstructive Approach.” Head & Neck. 2018 [in press].

2.Hill K, Diaz J, Hagemann IS, Chernock RD. “Multiple Myeloma Presenting as Massive Amyloid Deposition in a Parathyroid Gland Associated with Amyloid Goiter: A Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Mimic on Intra-Operative Frozen Section.” Head and Neck Pathology. 2017 Sep 6 [Epub ahead of print].

3.Uppaluri R, Winkler A, Lin T, Law J, Haughey B, Nussenbaum, B, Paniello R, Rich, J, Diaz JA, Michel L, Wildes T, Dunn G, Kallogjeri D, Zolkind P, Dehdashti F, Siegel B, Chenock R, Lewis JS, Piccirillo J, Adkins D.“Biomarker and Tumor Response of Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcioma to Trametinib: A Phase II Neoadjuvant Window-of-Opportunity Clinical Trial.” Clinical Cancer Research. 2017 May 1; 23 (9): 2186-2194.

4.Sand JP, Diaz JA, Nussenbaum B, Rich JT. “Full-Thickness Scalp Defects Reconstructed with Outer Table Calvarial Decortication and Surface Grafting: A 13-Year Review.” JAMA – Facial Plastic Surgery. 2017 Jan 1; 19 (1): 74-76.

5.Mohaptra A, Khan T, Diaz J, Brasington R, Zebala LP. “Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Wegener’s Granulomatosis) Causing Atlantoaxial Instability: A Case Report.” Spine Journal. 2016 Oct; 16 (10): e717-e720.

6.Richmon JD, Yarlagadda BB, Wax MK, Patel U,Diaz J, Lin DT. “Locoregional and Free Flap Reconstruction of the Lateral Skull Base.”Head & Neck. 2015 Sep; 37(9): 1387-1391.

7.Lin DT, Yarlagadda BB, Sethi RK, Feng AL, Shnayder Y, Ledgerwood LG, Diaz JA, Sinha P, Hanasono MM, Yu P, Skoracki RJ, Lian TS, Patel UA, Leibowitz J, Purdy N, Starmer H, Richmon JD. “Long term functional outcomes of total glossectomy with and without total laryngectomy.” JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. 2015 Sep; 141(9): 797-803.

8.Zenga J, Sharon JD, Santiago P, Nussenbaum B, Haughey BH, Fox IK, Myckatyn TM, Diaz JA, Chicoine MR. “Lower Trapezius Flap for Reconstruction of Posterior Scalp and Neck Defects after Complex Occipital-Cervical Surgeries.” Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base. 2015 May; 76 397-408.

9.Mohapatra A, Holekamp TF, Diaz J, Zebala L, Brasington R. “Atlantoaxial Subluxation and Nasopharyngeal Necrosis Complicating Suspected Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis.” Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 2015 Apr; 21(3): 156-159.

10.Schell A, Ley J, Wu N, Trinkaus K, Wildes TM, Michel L, Thorstad W, Gay H, Lewis J, Rich J, Diaz J, Paniello RC, Nussenbaum B, Adkins DR. “Nab-Paclitaxel-based Compared to Docetaxel-based Induction Chemotherapy Regimens for Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck.” Cancer Medicine. 2015 Apr; 4(4): 481-489.

11.Gay HA, Liu J, Spencer CR, Lewis JS, Diaz J, Nussenbaum B, Piccirillo JF, Ferraro DF, Wildes T, Sinha P, Adkins DR, Haughey BH, Thorstad WL.“Outcomes of p16 Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated with Surgery and Adjuvant IMRT.” Journal of Radiation Oncology. 2015 Mar; 4(1): 37-46.

12.Zenga J, Nussenbaum B, Rich JT, Diaz JA. “Reconstruction of Composite Oral Cavity Defects with Temporalis Flaps after Prior Treatment.” American Journal of Otolaryngology. 2015 Jan-Feb; 36(1): 97-102.

13.Verma V, Liu J, Eschen L, Danieley J, Spencer C, Lewis JS, Diaz J, Piccirillo JF, Adkins DR, Nussenbaum B, Thorstad WL, Gay HA. “Pre-Radiotherapy Feeding Tube Identifies a Poor Prognostic Subset of Postoperative p16 Positive Oropharyngeal Carcinoma Patients.” Radiation Oncology. 2015 Jan 9; 10(1): 8.

14.Graboyes EM, Yang Z, Kallogjeri D, Diaz JA, Nussenbaum B. “Patients Undergoing Total Laryngectomy: An At-Risk Population for 30-Day Unplanned Readmission.” JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. 2014 Dec 1; 140(12): 1157-1165.

15.Graboyes EM, Liou TN, Kallogjeri D, Nussenbaum B,Diaz JA.  “Risk Factors for Unplanned Hospital Readmission in Otolaryngology Patients.” Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. 2013 Oct; 149(4): 562-571.

16.Graboyes EM, Allen CT, Chernock RD, Diaz JA. “Oral Hairy Leukoplakia in the HIV-negative patient.” ENT – Ear, Nose & Throat Journal. 2013 Jun; 92(6): E12-E15.

17.Diaz JA. “ENT Infections: Atlas of Investigation and Management.” Head & Neck. 2012 May; 34 (5): 762.

18.Adkins D, Ley J, Nussenbaum B, Thorstad W, Gay H, Rachocki T, Diaz J, Paniello R, Wildes T, Subramanian J, Kuperman D. “Safety analysis of a novel induction chemotherapy regimen of weekly nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel and Cetuximab with every 3 week Cisplatin and 5-FU in 30 patients with locally advanced non-metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.” Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2011 May 20; 29 (15_suppl): e16025.

19.Warrick J, Lewis JS Jr, Diaz JA. “Pathology Quiz Case 2. Primary Signet Ring Carcinoma of the Eyelid.” Archives of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. 2010 Nov; 136(11): 1146, 1148-1149.

20.Lee JY, O’Malley BW Jr, Newman JG, Weinstein GS, Lega B, Diaz J, Grady MS. “Transoral robotic surgery of the skull base: a cadaver and feasibility study.” ORL:Journal for Oto-rhino-laryngology and its Related Specialties. 2010 Aug; 72(4): 181-187.

21.Bentz BG, Diaz J, Ring TA, Wade M, Kennington K, Burnett DM, McClane R, Fitzpatrick FA. “Fiberoptic Resonance Raman Spectroscopy to Measure Carotenoid’s Oxidative Breakdown in Live Tissues.” Cancer Prevention Research. 2010 April; 3(4): 529-538.

22.Lee JY, O’Malley BW, Newman JG, Weinstein GS, Lega B, Diaz J, Grady MS. “Transoral Robotic Surgery of Craniocervical Junction and Atlantoaxial Spine: A Cadaveric Study.” Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine. 2010 Jan; 12(1): 13-18.

23.Park AH,Diaz JA. “A Different Approach to Orbital Blow Out Fractures: Microscope Assisted Reconstruction of the Orbital Floor.” International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2008 May; 72(5): 707-710.

24.Rajan GP, Diaz J, Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD, Shelton C, Huber AM. “Eliminating the limitations of manual crimping in stapes surgery: mid-term results of 90 patients in the Nitinol stapes piston multicenter trial.” Laryngoscope. 2007 Jul; 117(7): 1236-1239.

 

Book Chapters

1.O’Malley Jr BW, Weinstein GS, Diaz JA. Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS): From the Robotics Lab to the Bedside. In: Weinstein GS, O’Malley Jr BW, eds. Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS). San Diego: Plural, 2012: 1-5.

2.Lega BC, Lee JYK, Newman JG, Grady MS, Weinstein, GS, O’Malley Jr BW, Diaz JA. Skull Base TORS, Robotic Cranial Base Surgery, and TORS Nasopharyngeal Resection. In: Weinstein GS, O’Malley Jr BW, eds. Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS). San Diego: Plural, 2012: 165-78.

 

Other Invited Works

1. Diaz JA. Interview by Casey Scott. Fresh Living. CBS. KUTV, Salt Lake City. 17 Feb 2015. Television.
2. Diaz JA. Interview by Kelly Mickle. Redbook. Date Month 2011: Page. Print.
3. 3. Diaz JA. “Ask the Expert – Thyroid Problems.” Ladue News.Date Month 2010: Page. Print.
4. Diaz JA. Interview by Pippa Wysong. ENT Today. Sep 2008: 8. Print.