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Clinicians

Rounak B. Rawal, MD

Clinical Interests
Pediatric Cochlear Implantation, Hearing Loss, and Skull Base Surgery

Medical Education

  • Fellowship: Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Pediatric Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
  • Residency: University of North Carolina Hospitals, Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
  • M.D: Boston University School of Medicine

Education

Board certified in Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology, as of December 2021

American Board of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery – Board Certified, June 2019

2018 – 2019
Fellow, Pediatric Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

2017 – 2018
Chief Resident, Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC

2014 – 2017
Resident, Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC

2013 – 2014
Intern, Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC

2005 – 2013
BA/MD – Seven Year Accelerated BA/MD Program, Boston University, Boston, MA

2011 – 2012
Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC

Awards, Honors, and Grants

Amelia F. Drake “Cool Under Pressure” Resident Award 2018
Resident Travel Award, Am. Acad. of Otolaryngic Allergy Foundation 2016

Harold C. Pillsbury Professorship Grant 2015
Resident Research Travel Award, Triological Society 2015
UNC Academy of Educators Kathleen Rao Innovation Grant 2012
Muhlenberg Foundation Medical Staff Scholarship 2012
Benjamin and Ella Klein Scholarship 2012
Sarkis J. Kechejian Family Scholarship 2012
John B. Graham Medical Student Research Society 2012
Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship 2011 – 2012
Howard G. Lapsley Scholarship 2010 – 2012
Cum Laude, College of Arts and Sciences, Boston University 2009
Dean’s Scholarship, Boston University 2005 – 2009
Presidential Scholarship Semi-Finalist 2005
Tylenol Scholarship 2005
United States Tennis Association Scholarship 2005
United Teletech Credit Union Scholarship 2005

Research

Peer-Reviewed Publications
1. Lemos-Rodriguez AM, Farzal Z, Overton LJ, Rawal RB, Eftekhari K, Sasaki-Adams D, Ewend MG, Thorp BD, Ebert CS, Zanation AM. Analysis of anterior and posterior maneuvers to enhance intraconal exposure. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2019 May; 9(5):556-561.

2. Rawal RB, Farquhar DF, Kilpatrick LA, Drake AF, Zdanski CJ. Considering a weight criterion for neonatal tracheostomy: an analysis of the ACS NSQIP-P. Laryngoscope. 2019 Feb;129(2):500-505.

3. Farquhar DR, Rawal RB, Masood MM, McClain WG, Kilpatrick KA, Rose AS, Zdanski CJ. Outpatient management and surgeon specialty for thyroglossal duct cyst excision: a retrospective analysis of 377 patients and 30-Day outcomes in the American College of Surgeons NSQIP-P Database. Clinical Otolaryngology. 2018 Oct: 43(5):1402-1406.

4. Lemos-Rodriguez AM, Sreenath SB, Rawal RB, Overton LJ, Farzal Z, Zanation AM. Carotid artery and lower cranial nerve exposure with increasing surgical complexity to the parapharyngeal space. Laryngoscope. 2017 Mar; 127(3):585-591.

5. Rawal RB, Kilpatrick LA, Wood JS, Drake AD. Trends in medical malpractice claims in patients with cleft or craniofacial abnormalities in the United States. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Nov; 90:214-219

6. Rawal RB, Farzal Z, Federspiel JJ, Sreenath SB, Thorp BD, Zanation AM. Endoscopic resection of sinonasal malignancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 Sep;155(3):376-86.

7. Farzal Z, Lemos-Rodriguez AM, Rawal RB, Overton LJ, Sreenath S, Patel M, Zanation AM. The reverse-flow facial artery buccinator flap for skull base reconstruction: key anatomic and technical considerations. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2015 Dec;76(6):432-9.

8. Rawal RB, Deal AM, Ebert CS, Hang A, Dhanda V, Mitchell C, Gore MR , Senior BA, Zanation AM. Post-operative budesonide nasal irrigations for patients with polyposis: a blinded, randomized controlled trial. Rhinology. 2015 Sep;53(3):227-34.

9. Sreenath SB, Taylor RJ, Miller JD, Ambrose EC, Rawal RB, Ebert CS Jr, Senior BA, Zanation AM. A prospective randomized cohort study evaluating 3 weeks vs 6 weeks of oral antibiotic treatment in the setting of “maximal medical therapy” for chronic rhinosinusitis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2015 Sep;5(9):820-8.

10. Rose AS, Webster CE, Harrysson OL, Formeister EJ, Rawal RB, Iseli CE. Pre-operative simulation of pediatric mastoid surgery with 3D-printed temporal bone models. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2015 May;79(5):740-4

11. Rawal RB, Sreenath SB, Huang BY, Ebert CS, Dugar DR, Ewend MG, Sasaki-Adams D, Senior BA, Zanation AM. Endoscopic management of sinonasal skull base meningoencephalocele: a thirteen-year experience with stratification of outcomes by defect and repair type. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2015 Feb;152(2):361-8

12. Sreenath SB, Rawal RB, Zanation AM. The combined endonasal and transoral approach for the management of skull base and nasopharyngeal pathology: a case series. Neurosurgical focus. 2014 Oct;37(4): E2.

13. Fleischman GM, Ambrose EC, Rawal RB, Huang B, Ebert CS, Rodriguez K, Zanation AM, Senior BR. Obstructive sleep apnea in patients undergoing endoscopic surgical repair of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea. Laryngoscope. 2014 Nov;124(11):2645-50.

14. Rawal RB, Shah RN, Zanation AM. Endonasal odontoidectomy for basilar impression and brainstem compression due to radiation fibrosis. Laryngoscope. 2013 Mar; 123 (3): 584-7.

15. Rawal RB, Kimple AJ, Dugar DR, Zanation AM. Minimizing morbidity in endoscopic pituitary surgery: outcomes of the novel nasoseptal rescue flap technique. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2012 Sep; 147(3):434-7.

16. Rawal RB, Gore MR, Harvey RJ, Zanation AM. Evidence-based practice: endoscopic skull base resection for malignancy. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America. 2012 Oct; 45(5):1127-42.

Book Chapters
1. Rawal RB, Ambrose EC, Patel MR, Zanation AM. Advances in reconstruction of the skull base. Current Otorhinolaryngology Reports. 2013 Dec; 1(4): 191 – 196.

Oral Podium Presentations
1. Rawal RB, Zhao X, Lipson S, Brodsky JR. Endoscopic repair of traumatic perilymphatic fistula in children: a case series. World Congress in Endoscopic Ear Surgery, Boston, MA; June 2019.

2. Rawal RB, Brown KD, O’Connell BO, Teagle HF, Kilpatrick LA, Zdanski CJ. Cochlear implantation in pediatric patients with single-sided deafness: a systematic review. ASPO Annual Meeting, Washington, DC; May 2018.

3. Rawal RB, Rose AS. 3D-printed temporal bone models for training and pre-op simulation. Simulation reception and showcase, AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL; September 2017.

4. Rawal RB, Farquhar DF, Zdanski CJ, Kilpatrick LA, Drake AF. Considering a weight criterion for neonatal tracheostomy: an analysis of the ACS NSQIP-P. ASPO Annual Meeting, Austin, TX; May 2017.

5. Rawal RB, Overton LJ, Lemos-Rodriguez AM, Farzal Z, Sasaki-Adams D, Ewend MG, Ebert CS, Senior BA, Zanation AM. Expanded endonasal approach to the intraconal orbit: a comparative anatomic study. North Carolina/South Carolina Otolaryngology Assembly, Myrtle Beach, SC; June 2015.

6. Overton LJ, Rawal RB, Lemos-Rodriguez AM, Farzal Z, Sasaki-Adams D, Ewend MG, Ebert CS, Senior BA, Zanation AM. Expanded endonasal approach to the intraconal orbit: a comparative anatomic study before and after release of the Annulus of Zinn. North American Skull Base Society Meeting, Tampa, FL; February 2015.

7. Farzal Z, Lemos-Rodriguez AM, Rawal RB, Overton LJ, Sreenath S, Patel M, Zanation AM. The reverse-flow facial artery buccinator flap for skull base reconstruction: key anatomic and technical considerations. North American Skull Base Society Meeting, Tampa, FL; February 2015.

8. Rawal RB, Sreenath SB, Huang BY, Ebert CS, Dugar DR, Ewend MG, Sasaki-Adams D, Senior BA, Zanation AM. Endoscopic management of sinonasal skull base meningoencephalocele: a thirteen year experience with stratification of outcomes by defect and repair type. North Carolina/South Carolina Otolaryngology Assembly, Asheville, NC; July 2014.

9. Rawal RB, Deal AM, Ebert CS, Hang A, Dhanda V, Mitchell C, Gore MR , Senior BA, Zanation AM. Evaluation of post-operative nasal irrigations with budesonide for patients with polyposis: a blinded, randomized controlled trial. AAO – HNSF Meeting – American Rhinologic Society, Washington, DC; September 2012.

10. McKinney KA, Zanation AM, Urrutia G, Wu M, Thorp BT, Rose AR, Rawal RB, Senior BA, Ebert CS. A gene pathway analysis of differential expression in AFRS. AAO – HNSF Meeting – American Rhinologic Society Annual Meeting, Washington, DC; September 2012.

11. Rawal RB, Deal AM, Ebert CS, Hang A, Dhanda V, Mitchell C, Gore MR , Senior BA, Zanation AM. Evaluation of post-operative nasal irrigations with budesonide for patients with polyposis: a blinded, randomized controlled trial. Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship National Meeting, New Haven, CT; June 2012.

12. Rawal RB, Zanation AM, Senior BA, Ewend MG, Ebert CS. Long-term quality of life outcomes in minimally invasive pituitary surgery. North American Skull Base Society Meeting, Las Vegas, NV; February 2012.

13. Dugar DR, Rawal RB, Senior BA, Ebert CS. Endoscopic approach to lateral sphenoid encephaloceles originating in Sternberg’s canal. North American Skull Base Society Meeting, Las Vegas, NV; February 2012.

14. Farag AA, Rawal RB, Zanation AM, Senior BA, Ebert CS. Effect of surfactant irrigation versus hypertonic saline irrigation on olfaction following functional endoscopic sinus surgery. Triological Society Combined Sections Meeting, Miami, FL; January 2012.

Invited Speaker
1. Doody J, Gurberg J, Rawal RB, Zhao X. Antibiotic treatment of pediatric head and neck infections: a quality improvement study. Grand Rounds, Dept. of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA; June 2019.

2. Rawal RB. Laryngomalacia: an evidence-based approach. Grand Rounds, Dept. of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Chapel Hill, NC; November 2015.

3. Rawal RB, Deal AM, Ebert CS, Hang A, Dhanda V, Mitchell C, Gore MR, Senior BA, Zanation AM. Evaluation of post-operative nasal irrigations with budesonide for patients with polyposis: a blinded, randomized controlled trial. Newton D. Fischer Otolaryngology Society Meeting, Chapel Hill, NC; June 2012.

Poster Presentations
1. Rawal RB, Medina G, de Trey L, Stoler J, Ogando P, Hernandez AL, Barrett DL, Manganella J, Tarshish Y, Wilkins A, Robson CD, Kenna MA. Craniofacial and otologic manifestations of patients with CHARGE Syndrome: an update for pediatric otolaryngologists. American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology Annual Meeting. Austin, TX; May 2019.

2. Farzal Z, Stephenson ED, Rawal RB, Zdanski CJ. Loss of neural function secondary to otitis media after cochlear implantation and improvement following contralateral cochlear implantation. American Cochlear Implant Alliance Meeting. Washington, DC; March 2018.

3. Rawal RB, Teagle H, Copeland L, Zdanski CJ. Radiographic predictors of successful cochlear implantation for pediatric patients with symptomatic cytomegalovirus. American Cochlear Implant Alliance Meeting. San Francisco, CA; June 2017.

4. Farquhar DR, Rawal RB, McClain WG, Kilpatrick LA, Zdanski CJ. Readmission rates in pediatric thyroglossal duct cyst surgery performed as an outpatient procedure. American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology Annual Meeting. Austin, TX; May 2017.

5. Rawal RB, Kilpatrick LA, Wood JS, Drake AF. Trends in medical malpractice claims in patients with craniofacial abnormalities in the United States. American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association Annual Meeting. Palm Springs, CA; April 2015.

6. Lemos-Rodriguez AM, Sreenath S, Rawal RB, Overton LJ, Farzal Z, Zanation AM. Carotid artery and lower cranial nerve exposure with increasing surgical complexity to the infratemporal fossa. Triological Society, Combined Otolaryngology Sections Meeting. Boston, MA; April 2015.

7. Rawal RB, Overton LJ, Lemos-Rodriguez AM, Farzal Z, Sasaki-Adams D, Ewend MG, Ebert CS, Senior BA, Zanation AM. Expanded endonasal approach to the intraconal orbit: a comparative anatomic study with and without external rectus muscle displacement. North American Skull Base Society Meeting. Tampa, FL; February 2015.

8. Overton LJ, Rawal RB, Lemos-Rodriguez AM, Farzal Z, Sasaki-Adams D, Ewend MG, Ebert CS, Senior BA, Zanation AM. Expanded endonasal approach to the intraconal orbit. a comparative anatomic study before and after release of the Annulus of Zinn. North American Skull Base Society Meeting. Tampa, FL; February 2015.

9. Lemos-Rodriguez AM, Sreenath S, Rawal RB, Overton LJ, Farzal Z, Sasaki-Adams D, Ewend MG, Ebert CS, Senior BA, Zanation AM. A progressive anatomic algorithm for transcervical approaches to the internal carotid artery at the skull base: a comparative anatomic study. North American Skull Base Society Meeting. Tampa, FL; February 2015.

10. Zanation AM, Deal AM, Rawal RB, Miller JD. Quantitative analysis of decision making in endoscopic versus open skull base cancer surgery. North American Skull Base Society Meeting. Tampa, FL; February 2015.

11. Rawal RB, Farzal Z, Federspiel JJ, Thorp BD, Zanation AM. Endoscopic resection of sinonasal malignancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Triological Society Combined Sections Winter Meeting. Coronado Island, California; January 2015.

12. Thorp BD, Sreenath SB, Taylor RJ, Rawal RB, Zanation AM. The endoscopic endonasal approach to the basilar artery: an anatomic study and clinical case series. Triological Society Combined Sections Winter Meeting. Coronado Island, California; January 2015.

13. Ambrose EC, Fleischman GM, Rawal RB, Ebert CS, Senior BA, Zanation AM. Comparison of outcomes by reconstructive method of the endoscopic approach to lateral sphenoid encephaloceles in Sternberg’s Canal. AAO – HNSF Meeting – American Rhinologic Society. Vancouver, BC; September 2013.

14. Rawal RB, Zanation AM. Resident and attending perspectives on pharmaceutical industry influence in otolaryngology: a multi-institutional survey. Combined Otolaryngology Spring meetings – Triological Society. Orlando, FL; April 2013.

15. Rawal RB, Kimple AJ, Dugar DR, Zanation AM. Minimizing morbidity in endoscopic pituitary surgery: outcomes of the novel nasoseptal rescue flap technique. Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings – Triological Society. San Diego, CA; April 2012.

16. Rawal RB, Dugar DR, Ebert CS, Senior BA, Zanation AM. Management of anterior skull base encephaloceles: an eleven-year experience. Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings – American Rhinologic Society. San Diego, CA; April 2012.

17. Dugar DR, Dugar AR, Rawal RB, Zanation AM, Ebert CS. Pediatric allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS): Is it a more severe disease than adult AFS? Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings – American Rhinologic Society. San Diego, CA; April 2012.

18. Rawal RB, Kimple AJ, Dugar DR, Zanation AM. Minimizing morbidity in endoscopic pituitary and Rathke’s cleft cyst surgery: outcomes of the novel nasoseptal rescue flap technique. UNC Medical Student Research Day. Chapel Hill, NC; January 2012.

19. Rawal RB, Devaiah AK. Outcomes using PEDD in refractory and treatment naive Meniere’s Disease. Triological Society Combined Sectionals Meeting. Scottsdale, AZ; January 2011.

20. Hsu S, Rawal RB, Hashmi T. SIGME: a students’ pursuit of preparing tomorrow’s medical educators. Massachusetts Medical Society Research Poster Symposium. Boston, MA; December 2010.

Editorial Activities

Reviewer, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018
Reviewer, JAMA Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery 2016

Professional Organizations

American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery 2012 – Present

Educational Activities

2010
Society for ORL-HNS Nursing Meeting: “Cholesteatoma”

2010
Connecticut State Society Meeting: “Surgical Treatment for Hearing Loss in Children”

2009
CT Pediatric ENT Symposium: “Pediatric Sinusitis”

2009
Grand Rounds, Stamford Hospital: “Cholesteatoma in Children”

2008
CT Pediatric ENT Symposium: “Choesteatoma”

2007
CT Pediatric ENT Symposium: “Neck Masses”

2006
Grand Rounds, Bridgeport Hospital: “Pediatric Rhinosinusitis”

2006
CT Pediatric ENT Symposium: “Pediatric Hearing Loss”

2003
American Academy of Otolaryngology annual meeting: “Management of Esophageal and Hypopharyngeal Perforations”

2002
American Rhinologic Society annual meeting:
“An Internet Otolaryngology Referral Center”

Languages

Fluent in Marwari, Conversational in Spanish

Personal Hobbies

Long distance running, hiking with my wife and dog, squash (UNC Men’s Squash Team, 2011-2012), rooting for my poor Jets, reading a good book