College
Yale University, BS Psychology, 1968

Medical School
UCLA School of Medicine, MD, 1972

Residency Program
Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine

Graduate School
University of Pennsylvania, Department of Bioethics, Masters Program, MBE, 2000-2004

Board Certified
American Board of Otolaryngology, 1977

Year Appointed to Penn Faculty
1977

Areas of Expertise
Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Area of Special Interest
Medical ethics
Electronic medical record
Medical education

Positions Held in Major Societies (Past & Present)
SCM Steering Committee (2002-)
Chartmaxx Committee (2002)
Information Service Program Center Committee (June 2003-)
Student Disciplinary System and Code of Academic Integrity Hearing Boards (2000-2002), University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
President, Paul Ward Society, 1993-1994
SENTAC
    Program Chairman, 1983, 1987
    Vice President, 1984-1985
    President, 1985-1986
Ethics Committee, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, Inc., 2001-2004
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia:
    Forms Committee, 1990-1998, 2001-
    Ethics Committee, 2000-
    e-Transformation/e-Medicine Center Editorial Board, 2001-
    Web Editorial Advisory Committee, 2001-

Honors & Awards
Delaware Valley Consumers Checkbook Outstanding Physicians p. 22., Summer/Fall 2003
Top Doctors List. Center for the Study of Services, 2002
Who's Who in America, 57 th edition, 2002
Herbert S. Birkett Memorial Lecturer, Montreal Medico-Chirurgial Society; Section of Otolaryngology, 2001
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Honor Award, 1985
Best Doctors in America, 1993-1995, 1996-1997, 1999
Top Doctors, Philadelphia,1987, 1992, 1999, 2001

Major Contributions
Extensive pediatric ORL teaching background
Supervises and teaches residents and fellows
Teaches nurses, nurse practitioners and OR, ER staff
Faculty lecturer at the Intensive Care Course in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at CHOP
Recent Presentations:
Diagnosis and management of neck masses in children. Presented to the Department of ORL-HNS, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine: Feb 17, 2000; Philadelphia, PA

Upper airway obstruction in children. Presented to the Department of ORL-HNS, Stanford University School of Medicine: Feb 24, 2000; Stanford, CA

Pediatric ENT. Pediatric Course at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine: May 4, 2000; Philadelphia, PA

Mass of the head and neck in children. Presented at Grand Rounds - Dept. of Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: May 25, 2000; Philadelphia, PA

Adult variant rhabdomyoma presenting in children. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology: May 23-24, 2000; Orlando, FL

Pediatric refresher course at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: Sept 20, 2000; Philadelphia, PA

The pediatric airway. Presented to the Dental Staff of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: Sept 25, 2000; Philadelphia, PA

Pediatric ENT. Pediatric Course at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine: April 11, 2001; Philadelphia, PA

ENT emergencies. Presented at the 8th Annual Stabilization of the Pediatric Neonatal Patient for Transport: April 11, 2001; Philadelphia, PA

Airway obstruction in children. Presented at the Pediatric Resident Board Review Course: April 19, 2001; Philadelphia, PA

Management of head and neck masses in children. Presented at the First Annual Ear, Nose and Throat Update of the Southeastern Chapter of SOHN: April 30, 2001; Philadelphia, PA

Upper airway disease. Pediatric Refresher Course at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: Oct 3, 2001; Philadelphia, PA

Handler SD. Pediatric Parotid Lesions. Presented to the Montreal Medico-Chirurgical Society: November 15, 2001; Montreal Canada.

Handler SD. Upper Airway Obstruction: Making The Right Decision. Presented at the Montreal Children’s Hospital Grand Rounds: November 16, 2001; Montreal Canada.

Perloff J, Carpentieri D, Handler SD. Pediatric Parotid Lesions : A 15 Year Surgical Perspective. Presented at the Annual Meeting of SENTAC: November 30, 2001; San Diego, California.

Handler SD. Post-Tonsillectomy Bleeding: Prevention and Management. Presented at the 2 nd International Update Course: Otolaryngology Underwater: April 4, 2002; Cayman Brac, B.W.I.

Handler SD. Newborn Infant Screening. Presented at the 2 nd International Update Course: Otolaryngology Underwater: April 4, 2002; Cayman Brac, B.W.I.
Handler SD. Diagnosis and Management of Parotid Lesions in Children. Presented at the 2 nd International Update Course: Otolaryngology Underwater: April 5, 2002; Cayman Brac, B.W.I.

Handler SD. Pediatric ENT. Pediatric Course at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine: May 1, 2002; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Handler SD. Ethical Issues in ORL: End of Life. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Nurses: September 24, 2002: San Diego, California.

Handler SD. Upper Airway Disease. Pediatric Refresher Course at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: September 11, 2002; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Handler SD. Radiologic Correlates to Hearing Loss. Presented at the Annual Audiology Retreat, Children's Seashore House: January 25, 2003; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Handler SD. Pediatric ENT. Pediatric Course at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine: April 30, 2003; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Handler SD. Upper Airway Disease. Pediatric Refresher Course at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: September 19, 2003; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Handler SD. Pediatric Neck Masses. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Nurses: September 22, 2003: San Diego, California.

Baum, ED, Elden LM, Handler SD, Tom LWC. Management of Hypopharyngeal and Esophageal Perforations in Children. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: September 21-24, 2003; Orlando, Florida.

Handler SD. Counseling in Pediatric Otolaryngology. Presented at the 2004 Pediatric Audiology Conference, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia: March 19, 2004; Philadelphia, PA.

Handler SD. Pediatric ENT. Pediatric Course at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine: April 30, 2004; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Kazahaya K, Handler SD. Powered Tonsillectomy/Adenoidectomy. Presented at the 3 rd International Update Course: Otolaryngology Underwater: May 19, 2004; Cozumel, Mexico.

Recent Publications
Kang PB, Phuah HK, Zimmerman RA, Handler SD, Dure LS, Ryan SH. Medial medullary injury during adenoidectomy. J Pediatr 2001;138;772-774.

Samadi DS, Shah UK, Handler SD. Choanal atresia: A twenty-year review of medical comorbidities and surgical outcomes. Laryngoscope 2003;113:254-258.

Hockstein NG, Samadi DS, Gendron K, Handler SD. Sialorrhea: A management challenge. Am Fam Phys 2004;69(11):2628-2634

Tom LWC, Potsic WP, Handler SD. Methods of examination (Chapter 52). In: Bluestone C, Stool S, et al eds. Pediatric Otolaryngology, 4th Edition. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders (Elsevier Science); 2003:1109-1119.

Handler SD, Potsic WP. Otolaryngology trauma. In: G Fleisher and S Ludwig, eds. Synopsis of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4 th ed. Baltimore, MD: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins; 2002;517-520.

Potsic, WP, Handler SD. Otolaryngologic emergencies. In: G Fleisher and S Ludwig, eds. Synopsis of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4 th ed. Baltimore, MD: Williams and Wilkins; 2002;574-582.

Sotot CB, Knightly C, Handler SD et al. Communication disorders in the 22q11.2 microdeletion syndrome. J Commun Disord 33(3):187-204, 2000.

Suskind DL, Tavill MA, Handler SD. Doxyclycline sclerotherapy of benign lymphoepithelial cysts of the parotid: A minimally invasive treatment. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 52:157-161, 2000.

Puchalski R, Shah UK, Carpentieri D, McLaughlin R, Handler SD. Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (MNTI) of the hard palate: Presentation and management. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 53:163-168, 2000.

Kim S, Handler SD. Traumatic perilymphatic fistulas in children: Etiology, diagnosis and management. Int J Pediatric Otorhinolaryngol 60:147-153, 2001.

Agarwal RP, Handler SD, Matthews MR, Carpentieri D. Pilomatrixoma of the head and neck in children. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 125(5):510-515, 2001.