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

Best Doctors in America, 2009, 2010, 2011 Pasadena Magazine, Best Doctors

Publications

Don DM, Geller KA, Koempel JA, Ward SD (2009) Age-specific differences in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea. Int J Ped Otolaryngol. 73 (2009) 1025-28.

Don DM, Yellon R, Casselbrant ML, Bluestone CD (2000) Efficacy of intravenous antibiotics in the management of chronic sinusitis in children. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 127(9):1093-8.

Don DM, Goldstein NA, Ward, SD (2005) 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.

Don DM, Geller KA, Koempel JA, Ward SD (2009) Age-specific differences in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea. Int J Ped Otolaryngol. 73 (2009) 1025-28.

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

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