Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

College
University of Pennsylvania, BS Electrical Engineering, 1989
University of Pennsylvania , Wharton School of Business, MBA, 2004

Medical School
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, MD, 1993

Residency Program
Otolaryngology, University of Pennsylvania Medical System

Fellowship: Location
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Fellowship: Area of Concentration
Pediatric otolaryngology

Board Certified
American Board of Otolaryngology, 1999

Year Appointed to Penn Faculty
2000

Other Faculty Appointments
Associate Director, Cochlear Implant Program Center of Childhood Communication, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, January 2003
Director, Pediatric Skull Base Surgery, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, January 2004

Areas of Expertise
Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Areas of Special Interest
Pediatric otolaryngology
Cochlear implantation

Positions Held (Past & Present)
Career Counselor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
Member:
    American Academy of Otolaryngology
    American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy
    American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
    Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
    American Medical Association
   Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology

Contributions
Recent Lectures by Invitation
Pneumatization equalization tubes in the pediatric patient. S. Jersey Hospital: July 13, 2001; Newcomb, NJ
Laboratory Instructor, PENN Rhinology and Sinus Surgery Course. Philadelphia, PA, 2002
“Pediatric Cochlear Implantation”, Geisinger Health System – Danville, PA, 2001
“Ear Tubes: Not Just for Ear Infections”, S. Jersey Hospital – Elmer, NJ., 2002
“Pediatric Facial Paralysis”, Presented at the 2 nd International Update Course: ENT Underwater. Cayman Brac, B.W.I, 2002
“Pediatric Sinusitis”, Southeastern Pennsylvania SOHN Chapter Meeting – Philadelphia, PA, 2002
“ LASERS: Physics and Tissue Interactions”, CHOP - Philadelphia, PA, 2002
“Pediatric Cochlear Implants”, S. Jersey Hospital – Vineland, NJ., 2002
“Pediatric Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy” University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2003
Cohen N.A., Samadi D.S., Pawel B.R., Kazahaya K.: Cellular Neurothekeoma of the Maxilla. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, Inc. Denver, CO; September 2001.
D’Eredita R., Marsh R., Lora S., Kazahaya K.: A new Absorbable Pressure-Equalization Tube. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, Inc. Denver, CO; September 2001.
Ross A.T., Kazahaya K, Tom L.W.C.: Revisiting Outpatient Tonsillectomy in Young Children. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, Inc. Denver, CO; September 2001.
Lai S.Y., Shah S., Kazahaya K.: Retropharyngeal Ectopic Thymus Tissue. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, Inc. Denver, CO; September 2001.
Kupferman, M.E., Bigelow, D.C., Carpentieri, D.F., Bilaniuk, L.T., Kazahaya, K.: Endolymphatic sac tumor in a four-year old male. North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. February 2002.
Kazahaya K, Handler SD. Powered Tonsillectomy/Adenoidectomy. Presented at the 3 rd International Update Course: Otolaryngology Underwater: May 19, 2004; Cozumel, Mexico.

Recent Publications
Kazahaya K, Anderson T, Tom LWC. A prospective study of post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage: A comprehensive look. (in press).

Kim JJ, Nottingham, LK, Sin JI, Tsai A, Morrison L, Oh J, Dang K, Hu Y, Kazahaya K, Bennett M, Dentchev T, Wilson DM, Chalian AA, Boyer JD, Agadjanyan MG, Weiner DB. CD8 positive T cells influence antigen-specific immune responses through the expression of chemokines. Journal of Clinical Investigation 102(6):1112-1124, 1998.

Kim JJ, Bagarazzi ML, Trivedi N, Hu Y, Kazahaya K, Wilson DM, Chattergoon MA, Dang K, Mahalingam S, Agadjanyan MA, Boyer JD, Want B, Weiner DB. Engineering of in vitro immune responses to DNA immunization via co-delivery of costimulatory molecule genes. Nature Biotechnology 15(7):641-646, 1997.

Scheiner AJ, Riva CE, Kazahaya K, Petrig BL. Effect of flicker on macular blood flow assessed by the blue-field simulation technique. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 35(9):3436-3441, 1994.

Kazahaya K. Imaging of the Paranasal Sinusitis in Pediatric Patients with Special Considerations for Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. In: Bluestone CD, Stool SE, Kenna MA (eds). Pediatric Otolaryngology, 4th edition. Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders, Co.(in press).