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Bharat Yarlagadda – Burlington Massachusetts

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Bharat Yarlagadda

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

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41 Mall Road
Burlington, Massachusetts 01805
United States
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Dr. Yarlagadda obtained his medical education at the Albany Medical College and went on to training in the Boston area. His residency in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery was completed at the Boston Medical Center followed by a fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. His interests include management of benign and malignant head and neck tumors, microvascular reconstruction of the head and neck, endocrine surgery, skull base surgery, treatment and reconstruction of cutaneous malignancy, and robotic surgery of the head and neck.

Original, Peer Reviewed Articles:

  1. Yarlagadda B, Jalisi S, Burke P, Platt M. Retrieval of projectile foreign bodies from the paranasal sinuses and skull base. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2012; 26(3): 233-6.
  2. Yarlagadda B, Brook CD, Stein DJ, Jalisi S. Venous thromboembolism in otolaryngology surgical inpatients receiving chemoprophylaxis. Head Neck. 2014; 36(8): 1087-93.
  3. Chung D, Park KT, Yarlagadda B, Davis EM, Platt M. The significance of serum total IgE for in vitro diagnosis of allergic rhinitis. Int Forum Allergy Rhino. 2014; 4(1): 56-60.
  4. Richmon JD, Yarlagadda B, Wax MK, Patel U, Diaz J, Lin DT. Locoregional and free flap reconstruction of the lateral skull base. Head Neck. 2014; 37(9): 1387-91.
  5. Durand ML, Yarlagadda B, Rich DL, Lin DT, Emerick KS, Rocco JW, Deschler DG. The time course and microbiology of surgical site infections after head and neck surgery. Laryngoscope. 2015; 125(5): 1084-9.
  6. Puram SV, Yarlagadda B, Sethi R, Muralidhar V, Chambers KJ, Emerick KS, Rocco JW, Lin DT, Deschler DG. Transfusion in head and neck free flap patients: Practice patterns and a comparative analysis by flap type. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015; 152(3): 449-57
  7. Yarlagadda B, Deschler DG, Rich DL, Lin DT, Emerick KS, Rocco JW, Durand ML. Head and neck free flap surgical site infections in the era of the Surgical Care Improvement Project. Head Neck. 2015, Jan 12. Epub ahead of print.
  8. Lin DT, Yarlagadda B, Sethi RK, Feng AL, Shnayder Y, Ledgerwood LG, Diaz JA, Sinha P, Hanasono MM, Yu P, Skoracki RJ, Lian TS, Patel UA, Leibowitz J, Purdy N, Starmer H, Richmon JD. Long-term functional outcomes of total glossectomy with or without total laryngectomy. JAMA Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg. 2015; 141(9): 797-803.
  9. Goyal N, Emerick KS, Deschler DG, Lin DT, Yarlagadda B, Rich DL, Durand ML.Risk factors for surgical site infection after supraclavicular flap reconstruction in patients undergoing major head and neck surgery. Head Neck. 2016; 38(11): 1615-1620.
  10. Yarlagadda B, Meier J, Emerick K, Lin DT, Deschler DG. Loco-regional control of tongue base adenoid cystic carcinoma with primary resection and radial forearm free flap reconstruction. Ear Nose Throat J. 2017; 96(1): 37-40.
  11. Goyal N, Yarlagadda B, Deschler DG, Emerick KS, Lin DT, Rich DL, Rocco JW, Durand ML. Surgical site infections in major head and neck surgeries involving pedicled flap reconstruction. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2017; 126(1): 20-28.
  12. Osborn HA, Rathi VK, Tjoa T, Goyal N, Yarlagadda B, Rich DL, Emerick KS, Lin DT, Deschler DG, Durand ML. Risk factors for thirty-day readmission following flap reconstruction of oncologic defects of the head and neck. Laryngoscope. 2018; 128(2): 343-349.

 

Case Reports, Reviews, Chapters, and Editorials:

 

Proceedings of Meetings and Proffered Papers:

  1. Yarlagadda B, Platt M. Retrieval of projectile foreign bodies from the paranasal sinuses and skull base: Indications and considerations. Poster presented at American Rhinologic Society Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, Nevada. April 2010.
  2. Yarlagadda B, Metson R, Stankovic K, Platt M. Chromosomal loci in cystic fibrosis and chronic sinusitis: Use of gene expression to understand disease. Poster presented at American Rhinologic Society Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. April 2012.
  3. Yarlagadda B, Sakai O, McDonough K, Truong MT, Jalisi S. Relationship of parapharyngeal space invasion and tumor dimension in squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil. Poster presented at 8th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer. Toronto, ON, Canada. July 2012.
  4. Yarlagadda B, Deschler DG, Rich DL, Lin DT, Emerick KS, Rocco JW, Durand ML. Low rate of head and neck free flap surgical site infections in the era of Surgical Care Improvement Project. Oral presentation at Annual Meeting of the American Head and Neck Society and 5th World Congress of the International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies. July 2014.
  5. Puram SV, Yarlagadda B, Muraldhir V, Chambers KJ, Sethi R, Emerick KS, Rocco JW, Lin DT, Deschler DG. Transfusion in head and neck free flap patients: practice patterns and comparative analysis. Poster presentation at Annual Meeting of the American Head and Neck Society and 5th World Congress of the International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies. July 2014.
  6. Goyal N, Yarlagadda B, Durand ML, Deschler MD. Surgical site infection rates between pedicled and free flap surgery. Oral presentation at American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting. September 2015.
  7. Sethi RK, Puram SV, Parikh A, Yarlagadda B, Goyal N, Tjoa T, Varvares M, Rocco J, Emerick KS, Lin DT, Durand M, Deschler DG. Predicting length of stay in head and neck patients who undergo free flap reconstruction. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Head and Neck Society. San Diego, CA. April 2016.
  8. Tjoa T, Deschler DG, Rathi VK, Goyal N, Yarlagadda B, Rich DL, Emerick KS, Lin DT, Durand M. Pneumonia and other non-surgical site nosocomial infections after major head and neck pedicles and free flap reconstructive surgery. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Head and Neck Society. San Diego, CA. April 2016.

Editorials and Critical Reviews:

  1. Yarlagadda B, Devaiah AK. Evaluation and management of adult chronic rhinosinusitis. J Clin Outcomes Manage. 2009; 16(7):331-343.
  2. Yarlagadda B, Dolan RW. Nasal valve dysfunction: diagnosis and treatment. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011; 19(1): 25-9.
  3. Icuspit P, Yarlagadda B, Garg S, Johnson T, Deschler DG. Heat and moisture exchange devices for patients undergoing total laryngectomy. ORL – Head and Neck Nursing. 2014; 32(1):20-23.
  4. Yarlagadda B, Hatton E, Huettig J, Deschler DG. Patient and staff perceptions of social worker consultation before surgical therapy for head and neck cancer. Health and Social Work. 2015; 40(2): 120-124.

Textbook Chapters:

  1. Yarlagadda B, Devaiah AK. Endoscopic and endoscopic assisted skull base surgery for anterior skull base malignancy: Management rationale. Chapter 30 in Devaiah AK and Marple B (eds): Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery. First Edition. Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers. 2013.
  2. Yarlagadda B, Russell MS, Grillone GA. History of robotic surgery in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. Chapter 1 in Grillone GA and Jalisi S (eds): Robotic Surgery of the Head and Neck: A Comprehensive Guide. First Edition. Springer. 2015.
  3. Yarlagadda B, Grillone GA. Anatomic considerations in transoral robotic surgery. Chapter 2 in Grillone GA and Jalisi S (eds): Robotic Surgery of the Head and Neck: A Comprehensive Guide. First Edition. Springer. 2015.

Case Reports:

  1. Stein DJ, Yarlagadda B, Noordzij PN. Otolaryngologic presentation of mucosal leishmaniasis. J Case Report Med. 2013. Vol 2. Article ID 235686.
  2. Papoian V, Yarlagadda B, Devaiah AK. Multifocal, recurrent sinonasal leiomyosarcoma: case report and review of literature. Am J Otolaryngol. 2014; 35(2): 254-6.
  3. Mohan S, Puram SV, Yarlagadda B, Nosé V, Deschler DG. Ossifying Parotid Carcinoma ex Pleomorphic Adenoma. Case Rep Otolaryngol. Vol. 2015, Article ID 395358, 2015.