Cummings Pediatric Otolaryngology

Dr. Marci Lesperance is the associate chief clinical officer for Children's Specialty and Women's Services, University of Michigan Medical Group. She served as the division chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology at Michigan Medicine for 15 years. Her research has been funded by NIH and outside foundations. She has previously served as surgeon in chief for the Children's and Women's Hospital, program director for the University of Michigan's Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship, and past president of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology. Dr. Lesperance is a member of numerous professional organizations in otolaryngology and pediatrics. Her research interests include hereditary hearing loss, molecular genetics of hearing loss, and genetic testing. She is also editor of the Elsevier text, Cummings Pediatric Otolaryngology, which is a spin-off from the main Cummings Otolaryngology text.

Section 1: General

1. General Considerations in Pediatric Otolaryngology

2. Developmental Anatomy

3. Anesthesia in Pediatric Otolaryngology

4. Nonobstructive Pediatric Sleep Disorders

5. Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Section 2: Craniofacial

6. Characteristics of Normal and Abnormal Postnatal Craniofacial Growth and Development

7. Craniofacial Surgery for Congenital and Acquired Deformities

8. Cleft Lip and Palate

9. Velopharyngeal Dysfunction

10. Congenital Malformations of the Nose and Nasopharynx

11. Pediatric Facial Fractures

Section 3: Hearing Loss and Pediatric Otology

12. Early Detection and Diagnosis of Infant Hearing Impairment

13. Congenital Malformations of the Inner Ear

14. Microtia Reconstruction

15. Evaluation and Management of Congenital Aural Atresia

16. Acute Otitis Media and Otitis Media with Effusion

Section 4: Infections and Inflammation

17. Pediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis

18. Pediatric Infectious Disease

Section 5: Head and Neck

19. Differential Diagnosis of Neck Masses

20. Vascular Anomalies of the Head and Neck

21. Pediatric Head and Neck Malignancies

22. Salivary Gland Disease in Children

Section 6: Pharynx, Larynx, Trachea, and Esophagus

23. Evaluation and Management of the Pediatric Airway

24. Voice Disorders

25. Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis

26. Glottic and Subglottic Stenosis

27. Pediatric Tracheal Anomalies

28. Aerodigestive Foreign Bodies and Caustic Ingestions

29. Laryngopharyngeal and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Eosinophilic Esophagitis

30. Aspiration and Swallowing Disorders