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Mahesh S. Parameswaran, MD

Mahesh S. Parameswaran, MD


Dr. Mahesh Parameswaran, aka Dr. Para, has been caring for patients of all ages for nearly ten years. He is dedicated to delivering comprehensive, patient-centered evaluation and treatment for all ENT problems. Tots, teens, and adults alike will be examined with the utmost attention to detail and treated with compassion and concern with the ultimate goal being a successful recovery.

 



Mahesh S. Parameswaran, MD

Curriculum Vitae

Medical License Virginia, 2002-Present
Board Certification American Board of Otolaryngology, June, 2003
Education and Research Experience
Residency Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
7/98 – 6/02 Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Internship General Surgery
7/97 - 6/98 Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Research Internship Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology
Summer ’94, ‘95 Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Medical School University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
8/93-5/97 Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ
Research Internship Department of Cell & Molecular Biology
6/92-7/93 New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Undergraduate Duke University, Trinity College, Durham, NC
8/88-5/92 Bachelor of Arts, Biological Anthropology & Anatomy
Honors and Awards
2001-02 Chief Resident Dept of Otolaryngology-HNS, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
1997 Alumni Award UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
1996 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 1994-97 Pre-Doctoral Curriculum Committee
Honors and Awards at Duke University
1992 Graduation with Distinction, Department of Biological Anthropology Anatomy
1992 Senior Thesis, Department of Biological Anthropology & Anatomy
1992 Certificate in Primatology, Department of Biological
Anthropology & Anatomy
1992 Howard Hughes Fellowship for Independent Research in the Biological Sciences
1991 - 1992 Dean’s List with Distinction
1991 National Science Foundation Research Fellowship

Professional Organizations

  • American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
  • Medical Society of Virginia
  • Virginia Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
  • Loudoun County Medical Society
  • Washington Metropolitan Area Otolaryngology Society


Publications

  • Parameswaran MS, Soliman AMS. Endoscopic botulinum toxin injection for cricopharyngeal dysphagia. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2002; 111(10):871-74.
  • Szeremeta W, Parameswaran MS, Isaacson G. Adenoidectomy with laser and incisional myringotomy for otitis media with effusion. Laryngoscope 2000; 110(3 Pt 1):342-45.
  • Yellon RF, Parameswaran MP, Brandom BW. Decreasing morbidity following laryngotracheal reconstruction in children. Int Anesthesiol Clin 1997 Summer; 35(3):145-57.
  • Yellon RF, Parameswaran MP, Brandom BW. Decreasing morbidity following laryngotracheal reconstruction in children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 1997; 41(2):145-54.
  • Yellon RF, Kenna MA, Doyle WJ, Diven WF, Tabari R, Parameswaran MS,
    Heyes MP. Endogenous neurotoxin and sensorineural hearing loss in chronic suppurative otitis media. In Lim DJ, Bluestone CD, Klein JO, Nelson JD, Ogra PL, Eds. Recent advances in otitis media with effusion. Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium. Toronto: BC Decker, Inc., 1996.

Abstracts

  • Endoscopic Botulinum Toxin Injection for Cricopharyngeal Dysphagia
    Oral presentation at the American Broncho-Esophagological Association
    Meeting, COSM, Palm Desert, California, May, 2001
  • Laser Versus Incisional Myringotomy in the Treatment of Refractory Otitis Media with Effusion
    Oral presentation at the Triological Society, Eastern Section Meeting, Pittsburgh,
    Pennsylvania, January 28-30, 2000
  • Thyroglossal Duct Cyst of the Tongue Base
    Poster presentation at the Triological Society, Eastern Section Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island, January 29-31, 1999
  • Laryngotracheal Reconstruction in Children
    Oral presentation at the Eleventh Annual Meeting of the American Society of
    Pediatric Otolaryngology, Orlando, Florida, May, 1996

Grand Rounds Lectures

  • Combined Modality Therapy for Advanced Laryngeal Cancer
    OTO-HNS, Temple University School of Medicine, Spring, 2002
  • Lip Cancer and Reconstruction,
    OTO-HNS, Temple University School of Medicine, Fall, 2001
  • Clinical Uses of Botulinum Toxin in Otolaryngology,
    OTO-HNS, Temple University School of Medicine, Spring, 2001
  • Facial Reanimation,
    OTO-HNS, Temple University School of Medicine, Fall, 2000
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks,
    OTO-HNS, Temple University School of Medicine, Spring, 2000
  • Unknown Primary,
    OTO-HNS, Temple University School of Medicine, Fall, 1999
  • Malignant Melanoma,
    OTO-HNS, Temple University School of Medicine, Spring, 1999
  • Deep Neck Space Infections,
    OTO-HNS, Temple University School of Medicine, Fall, 1998

Hobbies and Interests

Automobiles, cooking, photography, skiing, tennis, golf