Ralph F. Wetmore, M.D.

Professor
Department of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Staff Member of Pediatric Otolaryngology
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
215-590-3440
wetmore@email.chop.edu

College
Franklin and Marshall College, BA, 1972

Medical School
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, MD, 1976

Residency Program
Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Board Certified
Otolaryngology, 1981

Year Appointed to Penn Faculty
1978

Areas of Expertise
Pediatric bronchoesophagology
Pediatric apnea

Area of Special Interest
Study of pediatric airway disorders

Positions Held in Major Societies (Past & Present)
American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO)
    Secretary, 1998-2002
    President-Elect, 2003-2004
    President, 2004-2005
Secretary, Children’s Surgical Associates, Ltd., 2000-2001, 2003-2004
Vice President, Children’s Surgical Associates, Ltd., 2001–2002, 2004-2005
President, Children's Surgical Associates, Ltd., 2002-2003, 2005-2006
Co-Chairperson, Perioperative Improvement Process Turnaround Time Subcommittee, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2002-2003
Society of Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Children (SENTAC):
    President, 1998-1999
    Program Chair, 1999-2000
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia:
    Member, Executive Committee of the Medical Staff,1997-Present
    Member, Practice Association Claims Committee, 1998-Present
    Center for Childhood Communication:
          Member, Internal Advisory Committee, 1999
          Chairperson, Director Search Committee, 2000-
Penn Reading Project, University of Pennsylvania,
    Discussion Leader, 1998
Chairman, Penn BioMedical Library Advisory Committee, 1990-Present

Honors & Awards
Faculty Teaching Award: Department of Otorhinolaryngology:Head and
    Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2000
Top Docs for Kids, Philadelphia, 2001
Delaware Valley Consumers Checkbook Outstanding Physicians p. 23., Summer/Fall 2003

Contributions
Recent Visiting Professor Lecture:

Approach to the pediatric neck mass. Presented to the Department of
Otolaryngology, Cleveland Clinic and Pediatric Sleep Apnea,
Northeast Ohio Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Society: March 8, 2000; Cleveland, OH

Recent Presentations:

Neck masses. Presented at the Pediatric Review Course: Sept 20, 2000; Philadelphia, PA
Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea. Presented at Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea and Snoring: Feb 19, 2000; Feb 17, 2001; Orlando, FL
The management of sleep apnea in the pediatric patient. Clinical Management Conference. Presented at St. Luke's Hospital: Feb 12, 2001; Bethlehem, PA
A staging system for congenital cholesteatoma. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology: May 9-12, 2001; Scottsdale, AZ
Intratemporal and intracranial complications of acute otitis media in infants and children. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the can Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery: Sept 9-12, 2001; Denver, CO
Congenital cholesteatoma: Twenty years experience. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: Sept 12, 2001; Denver, CO
Pediatric adenotonsillectomy in the new millennium: Controversies in evaluation and management. Mini-seminar presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: Sept 12, 2001; Denver, CO
“Common Problems in Pediatric ENT". Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York., October 12, 2000
Wetmore RF: Pediatric Neck Masses. Presented at the Pediatric Review Course: September 11, 1996, September 10, 1997; October 7,1998, September 15, 1999, September 20, 2000, October 3, 2001, September 11, 2002; September 17, 2003; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Wetmore RF: Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Presented at Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea and Snoring: February 15, 1997, February 14, 1998; February 13, 1999; February 19, 2000; February 17, 2001; February 16, 2002; February 15, 2003; Orlando, Florida.
Wetmore RF. Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Presented at the Pediatric Surgical Grand Rounds, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: April 25, 2002; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Hockstein N, Samadi D, Wetmore RF. Pediatric Submandibular Triangle Masses: A Fifteen-Year Experience. Presented at the 17 th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology: May 12-14, 2002; Boca Raton, Florida.
Wetmore RF. Sleep Apnea in Children. Presented at "Commons Problems in Pediatric ENT:" Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons: October 12, 2002; New York, New York.
Wetmore RF. Pediatric Neck Masses. Presented at "Common Problems in Pediatric ENT": Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons: October 12, 2002; New York, New York.
Sobol S, Samadi D, Wetmore RF. Actinomycosis of the Temporal Bone. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Children: December 6, 2002; Atlanta, Georgia.
Wetmore RF. Panel Participant. Surgical Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea and Snoring: February 16, 2003; Orlando, Florida.
Sobol SE, Samadi DS, Wetmore RF. Pediatric Subglottic Granular Cell Myoblastoma. Poster presentation of the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: September 21-24, 2003; Orlando, Florida.
Wetmore RF. Pediatric Sleep Apnea. Presented at the 27 th Annual Congress and Nursing Symposium, Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nurses: September 21, 2003; Orlando, Florida.

Recent Publications
Wetmore RF. Complications of otitis media. Pediatr Ann 29:637-646, 2000.

Wetmore RF. Diseases of the External Ear. In: Wetmore RF, Muntz HR, McGill TJ (eds). Pediatric Otolaryngology: Principles and Practice Pathways. New York, NY: Thieme, pp. 253-262, 2000.

Wetmore RF. Introduction to Disorders of the Upper Alimentary Tract. In: Wetmore RF, Muntz HR, McGill TJ (eds). Pediatric Otolaryngology: Principles and Practice Pathways. New York, NY: Thieme, pp. 539-552, 2000.

Wetmore RF. Infant and Pediatric Apnea. In: Wetmore RF, Muntz HR, McGill TJ (eds). Pediatric Otolaryngology: Principles and Practice Pathways. New York, NY: Thieme, pp. 827-844, 2000.

Wetmore RF. Management of Acute Airway Obstruction. In: Wetmore RF, Muntz HR, McGill TJ (eds). Pediatric Otolaryngology: Principles and Practice Pathways. New York, NY: Thieme, pp. 845-862, 2000.

Wetmore RF. Tracheotomy. In: Bluestone CD, Stool SE, et al, eds. Pediatric Otolaryngology, 4th Edition. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders (Elsevier Science); 2003: 1583-1598.

Wetmore RF. Tonsils and Adenoids. In: Behrman RE, Kliegman RM, Jenson HB, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 17 th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders (Elsevier Science); 2004:1396-1397.

Wetmore RF. Complications of otitis media. Pediatr Ann 2000;29:637-646.

Potsic WP, Korman SB, Samadi DS, Wetmore RF. Congenital cholesteatoma: Twenty years' experience at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2002;126:409-414.

Potsic WP, Samadi DS, Marsh RR, Wetmore RF. A staging system for congenital cholesteatoma. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2002;128:1009-1012.

Wetmore RF, Bartlett SP, Papsin B, Todd NW. Heterotopic gastric mucosa of the oral cavity: A rare entity? Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2002;66:139-142.