Professor and Chief, Laryngology University of Washington Medical Center

Otolaryngology (ENT)

Albert Merati works in the field of Otolaryngology (ENT). He went to medical school at University of Washington School of Medicine. He received 2 awards: "Regional Top Doctor" and "Fellow (FAAO-HNS)". Albert L. Merati is also a published physician. He has 86 publication published. The most recent publication is: Identification of a novel myosin heavy chain gene expressed in the rat larynx. He is registered with Medicare.

Publications

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• Anatomic Derkay Score Is Associated with Voice Handicap in Laryngeal Papillomatosis in Adults.
• Medialization Laryngoplasty for Odynophonia.
• Associations Between Laryngeal and Cough Dysfunction in Motor Neuron Disease with Bulbar Involvement.
• Microdebrider complications in laryngologic and airway surgery.
• Surface-Evoked Laryngeal Sensory Action Potential Evaluation in Neurogenic Chronic Cough.
• Clinical Assessment and Treatment of the Dysfunctional Larynx after Radiation.
• In-office evaluation of swallowing: FEES, pharyngeal squeeze maneuver, and FEESST.
• Closure of trAcheoesophageal fistula with two-layer trAcheal-esophagoplasty and trAcheal advancement.
• Clinical consensus statement: trAcheostomy care.
• A multi-institutional analysis of trAcheotomy complications.
• Reducing injury during video-assisted endotrAcheal intubation: The "Smart Stylet" concept.
• Evaluation and treatment of laryngopharyngeal Reflux symptoms.
• Efficacy of Laryngeal botulinum toxin injection: Comparison of two techniques.
• Idiopathic ulcerative Laryngitis.
• A novel model for examining recovery of phonation after vocal nerve damage.
• Are patient-reported Voice outcomes better after surgery or after radiation for treatment of T1 glottic carcinoma?
• Reevaluation of gastroesophageal reflux disease as a risk factor for laryngeal Cancer.
• A new noninvasive method for determination of Laryngeal sensory function.
• Subglottic lymphoma.
• Shortfalls of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery's Clinical practice guideline: Hoarseness (Dysphonia).
• Dysphagia, stricture, and pneumonia in head and neck cancer patients: does treatment modality matter?
• An island of normal mucosa in a sea of Barrett metaplasia.
• Reflux and cough.
• Prevalence of dysplasia in juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.
• Impact of surveillance on survival after laryngeal Cancer in the medicare population.
• Advances in office-based diagnosis and treatment in laryngology.
• Influence of age and gender on dose and effectiveness of botulinum toxin for Laryngeal dystonia.
• Dysplasia in adults with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis: incidence and risk factors.
• Performer's attitudes toward seeking health care for Voice issues: understanding the barriers.
• Dosage changes in patients with long-term botulinum toxin use for Laryngeal dystonia.
• Transcervical resection of the styloid process in Eagle Syndrome.
• Prospective study of the impact of thyroid hormone replacement on objective Voice parameters.
• Self-reported Voice-related quality of life in adolescents with paradoxical vocal fold dysfunction.
• DuodenoGastroesophageal reflux and its effect on extraesophageal tissues: a review.
• Pediatric Voice-Related Quality of Life: findings in healthy children and in common laryngeal disorders.
• Acute and subAcute awake injection laryngoplasty for thoracic surgery patients.
• Reliability of the perceptual evaluation of adductor spasmodic Dysphonia.
• Laryngeal reinnervation with nerve-nerve anastomosis versus Laryngeal framework surgery alone: a comparison of safety.
• Receptor-mediated uptake of pepsin by Laryngeal epithelial cells.
• Cricopharyngeal electromyography: patterns of injury based on etiology.
• Thermal injury to the Tongue from an operative laryngoscope.
• The prevalence of diabetes in a series of patients with subglottic stenosis.
• Myosin heavy chain composition and fiber size of the cricopharyngeus muscle in patients with achalasia and normal subjects.
• Comparative neuromuscular histopathology of cricopharyngeal achalasia patients with and without previous botulinum toxin treatment.
• Perceptual Voice analysis of patients with subglottic stenosis.
• Management of vocal paralysis: a comparison of adult and pediatric practices.
• Association of airway abnormalities and risk factors in 37 subglottic stenosis patients.
• Diagnostic testing for vocal fold paralysis: survey of practice and evidence-based medicine review.
• Electromyography findings of the cricopharyngeus in association with ipsilateral pharyngeal and Laryngeal muscles.
• Mitomycin-c application in airway stenosis surgery: analysis of safety and costs.
• Changing trends in the nature of vocal fold motion impairment.
• Common movement disorders affecting the larynx: a report from the neurolaryngology committee of the AAO-HNS.
• Does successful segmental trAcheal resection require releasing maneuvers?
• Laryngeal electromyography for adult unilateral vocal fold immobility: a survey of the American Broncho-Esophagological Association.
• Meta-analysis of upper probe measurements in normal subjects and patients with laryngopharyngeal Reflux.
• Medialization thyroplasty window creation using an ultrasonic surgical aspirator.
• STAT3 activation in recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.
• Voice changes after androgen therapy for hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism.
• The utility of routine chest radiography following jet ventilation in elective laryngotrAcheal surgery.
• Concurrent Laryngeal abnormalities in patients with paradoxical vocal fold dysfunction.
• Bilateral ventricular Webs.
• Normal endoscopic anatomy of the pharynx and larynx.
• Videofluoroscopic swallow studies in unilateral cricopharyngeal dysfunction.
• Nissen fundoplication surgery for extraesophageal manifestations of Gastroesophageal reflux (EER).
• Percutaneous injection pharyngoplasty for the treatment of a pharyngocele.
• The impact of gender and age on Voice related quality of life in children: normative data.
• Endoscopic technique to mark the site of trAcheal stenosis for resection.
• Endoscopic drape to avoid contamination of the operative field during laparotomy-assisted endoscopy.
• Laryngeal jack-assisted retrograde esophageal membranotomy through a gastrostomy.
• Granular cell Tumors of the larynx.
• Cherubism and upper airway obstruction.
• Identification of a novel myosin heavy chain gene expressed in the rat larynx.
• The use of injectable collagen in the management of pediatric vocal unilateral fold paralysis.
• Endoscopic correction of a buried trAcheo-esophageal prosthesis.
• Contemporary diagnostic and management techniques for extraesophageal Reflux disease.
• Pharyngeal pH probe findings in patients with postnasal drainage.
• Recommendations of the Neurolaryngology Study Group on Laryngeal electromyography.
• Views of a type I posterior glottic stenosis before and after lysis.
• The role of experience on judgments of Dysphonia.
• Current practice in injection augmentation of the vocal folds: indications, treatment principles, techniques, and complications.
• Does knowledge of medical diagnosis bias auditory-perceptual judgments of Dysphonia?
• Glottic closure patterns: type I thyroplasty versus type I thyroplasty with arytenoid adduction.
• Pepsin detection in patients with laryngopharyngeal Reflux before and after fundoplication.
• TrAcheotomy outcomes and complications: A national perspective.
• Treatment of postnasal drip with proton pump inhibitors: a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled study.

Schools

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• University Of Washington School Of Medicine

• University Ca San Diego Med Center

Procedures Preformed

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• Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
• Diagnostic Nasal and-or Sinus Endoscopy
• Ethmoidectomy (Sinus Surgery)
• Excision of Parotid, Sublingual, or Submandibular Gland
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Conditions Treated

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• Acute Laryngitis
• Bell's Palsy
• Chronic Laryngitis
• Chronic Sinusitis
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Doctors Specialties

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• Ear, Nose, and Throat
• Otolaryngology (ENT)

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Regional Top Doctor
• Fellow (FAAO-HNS)

Education

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• University of California San Diego
• University of Washington School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Seattle Children's Hospital
• University of Washington Medical Center

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1881645638
NPPES Provider LastName		MERATI
NPPES Provider FirstName		ALBERT
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		981950001
NPPES Provider State		WA
Specialty Description		Otolaryngology
Total Claim Count		102.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1881645638
Last Name Of The Provider	MERATI
First Name Of The Provider	ALBERT
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