Vaninder Dhillon, MD

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Background

Centers and Institutes

Thyroid and Parathyroid Center

Videos

• Vaninder (Vinny) Dhillon, M.D. ‚îÇ Endocrine Surgeon and Laryngologist‚Äù

• Hoarseness and Cough after COVID: The Post-Pandemic Look at Voice Health

• Superior Laryngeal Nerve (SLN) Block ‚Äî a Treatment for Neurogenic Cough | Jay‚Äôs Story

• Radiofrequency Ablation: A Treatment Option for Thyroid Nodules

Research Interests

neurogenic recovery in patients with vocal cord paralysis, non-operative ablative techniques in patients with thyroid nodules, voice outcomes in patients with thyroid and parathyroid conditions

Lab Website

Vaninder Dhillon Lab

• The Vaninder Dhillon Lab is currently researching 1) the role of voice outcomes in laryngeal dysplasia treated both in the operating room and clinic with the KTP laser; 2) Voice outcome pre and post thyroidectomy 3) Voice outcomes and technique in placement of Montgomery T tubes for subglottic and upper cervicotracheal stenosis.

PubMed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=vaninder+k.+dhillon

Selected Publications

• Al Khadem, M.G., Rettig, E.M., Dhillon, V.K., Russell, J.O., Tufano, R.P. "Postoperative IPTH compared with IPTH gradient as predictors of post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia." Laryngoscope. 2017 Aug 26. doi: 10.1002/lary.26805. 

• Dhillon, V.K., Akst, L.M. "How to Approach Laryngopharyngeal Reflux: An Otolaryngology Perspective." Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2016 Aug;18(8):44. doi: 10.1007/s11894-016-0515-z. Review.

• Dhillon, V.K., Hoa, M., Winter, M., Wilkinson, E.P. "Extrusion of a cochlear implant positioner through the tympanic membrane in a pediatric patient: management of a delayed complication." Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2014 Aug;123(8):537-40.

• Russell, J.O., Clark, J., Noureldine, S.I., Anuwong, A., Al Khadem, M.G., Yub Kim, H., Dhillon, V.K., Dionigi, G., Tufano, R.P., Richmond, J.D. "Transoral thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy - A North American series of robotic and endoscopic transoral approaches to the central neck." Oral Oncol. 2017 Aug;71:75-80. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2017.06.001. Epub 2017 Jun 10.

• Sharma, G.K., Dhillon, V.K., Masood, R., Maceri, D.R. "Overexpression of EphB4, EphrinB2, and epidermal growth factor receptor in papillary thyroid carcinoma: A pilot study." Head Neck. 2015 Jul;37(7):964-9. doi: 10.1002/hed.23694. Epub 2014 Jun 27.