Professor, Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine

Otolaryngology (ENT)

Ralph F. Wetmore, MD works in the field of Otolaryngology (ENT). He graduated from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He over the years received 2 awards: "Super Doctor" and "Fellow (FACS)". Ralph Wetmore is also published. He has 80 publications published. The lastest publication: "Computed tomography in the evaluation of pediatric neck infections.'

Publications

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• Risk of Otitis Externa Following Manual Cerumen Removal.
• Postoperative recovery after microdebrider intracapsular or monopolar electrocautery tonsillectomy: a prospective, randomized, single-blinded study.
• Pediatric subglottic granular cell myoblastoma.
• Pediatric submandibular triangle masses: a fifteen-year experience.
• Actinomycosis of the temporal bone: a report of a case.
• A staging system for congenital Cholesteatoma.
• Congenital Cholesteatoma: 20 years' experience at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
• Epidemiology of head and neck cancer.
• Otolaryngologic injuries.
• Otologic manifestations of neurofibromatosis.
• Lateral sinus thrombosis as a complication of Otitis media: 10-year experience at the children's hospital of Philadelphia.
• The efficacy of cefaclor vs amoxicillin on recovery after tonsillectomy in children.
• Heterotopic gastric mucosa of the oral cavity: a rare entity.
• Pistachio nutshell foreign body of the oral cavity in two children.
• Congenital tracheal stenosis. The otolaryngologist's perspective.
• Vocal cord injection in children with unilateral vocal cord paralysis.
• Plunging ranulas in children.
• Sanguineous tears following head trauma: report of a case and review of the literature.
• Nonfunctional paraganglioma of the larynx: clinical and pathological considerations.
• Pathologic quiz case 2.
• Pediatric tracheostomy. Experience during the past decade.
• The action of mucolytic agents on respiratory mucins and the implications for secretory Otitis media.
• Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the hypopharynx.
• Mandibular fractures in the pediatric patient.
• Nodular fasciitis of the head and neck in children. A deceptive lesion.
• Radial versus circumferential incision in myringotomy and tube placement.
• Nasopharyngeal malignancies in children.
• Ventilation tube removal. Indications for paper patch myringoplasty.
• Is outpatient tonsillectomy appropriate for young children?
• Practical aspects of managing the child with Apnea.
• Importance of maintaining normal nasal function in the cleft palate patient.
• Epiglottitis: evolution in management during the last decade.
• Human tracheal mucin: a preliminary study of physicochemical properties and mucociliary transport.
• Current management of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma.
• Auditory and vestibular function in hyperbaric oxygen.
• Intracranial complications of sinus and otologic infections.
• A controlled study of a ''new'' ventilating tube. The gold standard?
• Computed tomography in the evaluation of choanal atresia.
• Anesthetic management of a child with an intratracheal tumor.
• The sternocleidomastoid tumor of infancy.
• Postoperative complications following tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy--who is at risk?
• Fluorometric assay of O-linked glycoproteins by reaction with 2-cyanoacetamide.
• The effect of antibiotic therapy on recovery after tonsillectomy in children. A controlled study.
• Cholesteatoma in the pediatric patient.
• Microbiology of the tonsils and adenoids in a pediatric population.
• Pediatric neck masses: guidelines for evaluation.
• Cis-platinum ototoxicity after radiation treatment: an animal model.
• A prospective study of titanium ventilation tubes.
• The anterior cricoid split: the Children''s Hospital of Philadelphia experience.
• Fibrous histiocytoma of the larynx in a child. Case report and review.
• Head and neck manifestations of histiocytosis-X in children.
• Laryngotracheoplasty in the management of subglottic stenosis.
• Paranasal sinus mucocele in cystic fibrosis.
• Approach to the pediatric neck mass.
• Laryngeal diversion in the treatment of Chronic aspiration in children.
• Glycogen-rich clear cell carcinoma in the tongue. A cytochemical and ultrastructural study.
• Rhabdomyosarcoma of the head and neck in children.
• Vocal cord paralysis in children.
• Sleep disorders and airway obstruction in children.
• Complications of Otitis media.
• Vascular anomalies causing symptomatic tracheobronchial compression.
• Pediatric tracheostomy: a changing procedure?
• Congenital airway abnormalities in patients requiring hospitalization.
• Laryngomalacia: a proposed classification form.
• Toxic shock Syndrome after closed reduction of a nasal fracture.
• Computed tomography in the evaluation of pediatric neck infections.
• Comparison of endoscopy and radiographic fluoroscopy in the evaluation of pediatric congenital airway abnormalities.
• Kawasaki Disease: a diagnostic dilemma.
• Congenital airway abnormalities requiring tracheotomy: a profile of 56 patients and their diagnoses over a 9 year period.
• Nontuberculous mycobacterial cervical adenitis.
• Periauricular cysts and sinuses.
• The effects of gelatin film stents in the middle meatus.
• A case of familial sternocleidomastoid tumor of infancy.
• Endoscopic repair of traumatic CSF rhinorrhea in a pediatric patient.
• Childhood epiglottitis in recent years.
• Endoscopic assessment in children with tracheotomies.
• Acoustical factors of noise created by suctioning middle ear fluid.
• Tracheobronchomalacia in children.
• Effects of acid on the larynx of the maturing rabbit and their possible significance to the sudden infant death Syndrome.

Schools

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• University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine

• Hospital Of The University Of Pennsylvania

Procedures Preformed

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• Ear Tube Placement
• Excision of Parotid, Sublingual, or Submandibular Gland
• Excision or Destruction of Pharynx Lesion
• Intranasal or Sinus Procedure
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Conditions Treated

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• Allergic Rhinitis
• Bell's Palsy
• Cholesteatoma
• 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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• Super Doctor
• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• University of Pennsylvania Health System
• Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Hospital

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• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania Hospital
• Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

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