Debra Don, MD

Attending Physician
Assistant Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Education

Medical School

Keck University of Southern California School of Medicine

Internship

University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Surgery

Residency

University of California, Los Angeles, Division of Head and Neck Surgery

Fellowship

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology

Accomplishments

Certifications

American Board of Otolaryngology

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Otolaryngology
American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology
Society for Ear Nose and Throat Advances in Children
American Academy of Pediatrics
American College of Surgeons
Alpha Omega Alpha

Awards

2009-2015: Best Doctors in America -- Best Doctors, Boston, MA
2009-present: Best Doctors -- Pasadena Magazine, Pasadena, CA
2017-present: Top Doctors -- Los Angeles Magazine, Los Angeles, CA

Publications

Don DM, Anzai Y, Lufkin RB, Fu YS, Calcaterra TC, Evaluation of cervical lymph node metastases in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Laryngoscope 105: 669-674,1985. 7603268

Don DM, Ishiyama A, Johnstone AK, Fu YS, Abemayor E, Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia and vascular tumors of the head and neck. American J Otolaryngol 17(4):240-5, 1986. 8827288

Don DM, Newman AN, Fu YS, A spindle cell variant of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 116(4):529-32, 1997. 9141404

Don DM, Popper P, Micevych PE, Newman AN, Expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and its receptor mRNA in the vestibular system of the bullfrog. Hearing Research 114(1-2):10-20, 1997. 9447914

Don DM, Yellon R, Casselbrant ML, Bluestone CD, Efficacy of intravenous antibiotics in the management of chronic sinusitis in children. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 127(9):1093-8, 2001. 11556859

*Antonio SM, Don D, Doyle WJ, Alper CM, Daily home tympanometry to study the pathogenesis of otitis media. Pediatr Infectious Dis J. 21(9):882-4, 1999. 12380590

Stoker KE, Don DM, Kang DR, Haupert MS, Magit A, Madgy DN, Pediatric total tonsillectomy using Coblation electrosurgery compared to conventional electrosurgery: a prospective, controlled single-blind study. Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surg. 130 (6):666-75, 2004, 15195050

Yen S, Don DM, Pollack S, Yamashida D. Closed reduction of a symphysis fracture in a two-month old infant: treatment considerations. Journal of Trauma. 56 (3):706-8, 2004. 15128149

Don DM, Goldstein NA, Ward, SD, Antimicrobial therapy for children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy and upper airway obstruction: a prospective randomized trial comparing azithromycin vs. placebo. Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surg. 133 (4):562-8, 2004. 16213930

*Wan J, Meara JG, Kovanlikaya A, Nelson MD, Don DM, Clinical, radiologic and audiologic relationships in hemifacial microsomia. Ann Plast Surg. 51 (2):161-6, 2003. 12897519

Don DM, Geller KA, Koempel JA, Ward SD, Age-specific differences in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea. Int J Ped Otolaryngol. 73 (7):1025-28, 2008. 19410303

Koempel JA, Baudoin T, Cheng AT, Don D, Varghese AM. Recent Advances in Pediatric Otolaryngology. Int J Ped, 2012:53516

*Hendizadeh L, *Zaghi S, Yaphockun K, Molas-Torreblanca K, Don D. Neck abscess due to goose feathers leaked from a down comforter: case report, review of literature and recommendations for parents. Clin Pediatri (Phila). (8):707-9, 2013. 23539688

*De A, Don DM, Magee W, Ward SL, Vallecular cyst as a cause of obstructive sleep apnea in an infant. J Clin Sleep Med. 9 (8):825-6, 2013. 23946714

*Farnoosh S, *Mitsinikos FT, Maceri D, **Don DM, 2014. Bone–Anchored Hearing Aid versus reconstruction of the external auditory canal in children and adolescents with congenital aural atresia: comparison study of outcomes. Frontiers in Pediatric Otolaryngology.  (2): 5, 2014.  24479110

*Farnoosh S, **Don DM, Koempel J, Panossian A, Anselmo D, Stanley P, Efficacy of doxycycline and sodium Tetradecyl sulfate sclerotherapy in pediatric head and neck lymphatic malformations. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 79 (6):883-7,2015. 25887132

Mair EA, Park A, Don D, Koempel J, Bear M, LeBel C, Safety and Efficacy of Extended-Release Ciprofloxacin  for Intratympanic Administration in Children with Middle Ear Effusion Undergoing Tympanostomy Tube Placement. JAMA Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surgery 142 (5):444-51, 2016. 26985629

Osterbauer B, Koempel J, Davidson Ward S, Fisher LM, **Don DM. Novel use of the Fitbit to measure sleep quality in children. Journal of Otolaryngologic Advances 1 (3).  23798572

Szymanski LJ, Molas-Torreblanca K, Bawab R, Kim E, Don D, Mascarenhas L, Stanley P, Zhou S, Shillingford Bronchial Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma with the Classic MAML2 Gene Rearrangement in a 2 year old Boy. Pediatr Dev Pathol, Jan. 2017. 28492094

Dohar JE, Don DM, Koempel J, Lu CH, Tam IM, Hakanson D, Chan KH. Safety and Efficacy of Intratympanic Ciprofloxacin Otic Suspension Post-tubes in a Real-World Pediatric Population. Am J of Otolaryngol 39 (2), 101-106, 2018. 29395279

Don DM, Koempel JA, Fisher LM, et al. (2018) Fitbit Sleep Measures in Children with and without Sleep Disordered Breathing. Ann Sleep Med 1(1):1-10, 2018.

Chmait RH, Chon AH, Anselmo D, Vanderbilt DL, Townsend J, Julian-Wang B, Bishara N, Miller DA, Harlan S, Lai H, Don DM. In utero fetal intubation for a large neck mass: a minimally invasive exit option. Fetal Diagn Ther, April, 2018. 29642057.

*Bhandari N, Don DM, Koempel J. The Incidence of Revision Adenoidectomy: A Comparison of Four Surgical Techniques over a 10-year Period. Ear Nose and Throat Journal, 97(6):E5-E9, 2018. 30036416

Goldstein NA, Friedman NR, Nardone HC, Aliasser A, Tobey AB, Don D, Baroody FM, Lam DJ, Goudy S, Ishman SL, Aganbright JM, Baldassari C, Schreinemakers JBS, Wine TM, Ruszkay NJ, Alammar A, Shaffer AD, Koempel JA, Weedon J. The Generalizability of the Clinical Assessment Score-15 for Pediatric Sleep-Disordered Breathing. Laryngoscope, November,2019.

Don DM, Koempel JA, Fisher LM, Wee CP, Osterbauer B. Prospective Evaluation of a Smartphone Otoscope for Home Tympanostomy Tube Surveillance: A Pilot Study. Ann Oto Rhino Laryngol, 2020 July, PMID 32627572.

Don D, Osterbauer B, Nour S, Matar M, Margolis R, Bushman G. Transcutaneous CO2 Monitoring in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy for Sleep Disordered Breathing. Laryngoscope, 2020 October, PMID 33118646.

Santoro J, Del Rosario J, Osterbauer B, Gillett ES, Don DM. Sleep Positions in Children with Down Syndrome and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Sleep Medicine, 2021 May;81:463-465. PMID: 33865077

*Patel VA, LePhong CD, Osterbauer B, Gomez G, Don DM, Ference EH, Hochstim CJ, Koempel JA. Pediatric invasive fungal rhinosinusitis: a comprehensive analysis of prognostic factors for survival. Laryngoscope, 2022 July 25: doi: 10.1002/lary.30310. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35876111

Koempel JA, Don DM, Scholes MA, Chan KH. Women surgeons who contributed to the development of pediatric otolaryngology in the United States. Laryngoscope, 2024 Jan, PMID 373741501

Research

Neurocognitive and Behavioral Abnormalities in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Quality of Life in Children with Congenital Aural Atresia after BAHA Implantation; Personality and Behavioral Qualities of Children with Vocal Cord Nodules; A Saliva Model for Predicting Susceptibility to Otitis Media; Use of Sclerotherapy for Management of Pediatric Head and Neck Lymphangiomas

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