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Gainesville Faculty

Raja Sawhney, MD, MFA

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Contact

Clinical Appointments

Hampton Oaks Facial Plastics Clinic

Email

raja.sawhney@ent.ufl.edu

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Education

Fellowship
2010 - 2011

Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery
Texas Health Care Association
Fort Worth, TX

Residency
2005 - 2010

Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, MI

Medical School
2001 - 2005

Doctor of Medicine
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

Graduate Education
1998 - 2000

Master of Fine Arts - Medical Illustration
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

Undergraduate Education
1994 - 1997

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Scientific Illustration • Painting
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

 

Licensure

2011 – Present

Florida Medical Doctor

2010 – 2011

Texas Full Medical License

 

Research / Papers

2011

 Mylohyoid Advancement Flap for Closure of Composite Oral Cavity Defects
R. Sawhney, L. Young, Y. Ducic
Laryngoscope 2011; 121:2313-2316

2011

 DNA methylation in thyroid tumorigenesis
Stephen JK, Chitale D, Narra V, Chen KM, Sawhney R, Worsham MJ.
Cancers (Basel). 2011 Jun 1;3(2):1732-1743.

2008

 Tongue Base Schwannoma: Report, Review, and Unique Surgical Approach
R. Sawhney, M. Carron, R. Mathog,
Am J Otolaryngol. 2008 Mar-Apr;29(2):119-22

2007

 Methylation of Multiple Genes as Diagnostic and Therapeutic Markers in Primary Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
K. Chen, R. Sawhney, M. Khan, M. Benninger, Z. Hou, S. Sethi, M. Worsham
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2007; 133: 1131-1138

2006

 Airway Obstruction by Granulation Tissue Within a Fenestrated Tracheotomy Tube: Case Report
M. Carron,  S. Kim,  R. Sawhney,  P. Reidy
Ear Nose Throat J. 2006 Jan; 85 (1):54-5

2004

 Levator ani Muscle Anatomy Evaluated by Origin-Insertion Pairs
R. Kearney ,  R.Sawhney,  J. DeLancey
Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Jul; 104 (1): 168-73

 

National Presentations / Posters

2011

Retrospective Evaluation of the Use of Airway Stents and Tracheostomy Tubes in the Management of Patients with Airway Disease
 W.Young, MD, R Sawhney,G Gardner, J Mendoza, M Simoff
Poster Presentation – Combined Otolaryngological Society Meeting

2011

The Use of External Retropulsion to Remove a Wedged Metallic Drawer Knob from the Cervical Esophagus in an Autistic Patient
B. Musgrave, R. Sawhney, M.Smith, BS, V. Schweitzer
Poster Presentation – Combined Otolaryngological Society Meeting

2009

Detection of Aberrant Methylation in Serum of Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Poster Presentation – Combined Otolaryngological Society Meeting

2008

A Multiparametric Gene-Based Diagnosis Model for HNSCCa
Podium Presentation – American Academy of Otolaryngology – Annual Meeting

2008

Tumor-Specific Aberrant Methylation in Matched Serum Samples as a Marker for Tumor Diagnosis and Prognosis in HNSCC
Podium Presentation – American Head and Neck Society  - 7th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer  

2007

Tumor-Specific Aberrant Methylation in Matched Serum Samples as a Marker for Tumor Diagnosis and Prognosis in HNSCC
Podium Presentation – Michigan Oto-Laryngological Society – Annual Meeting

 

 

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