Steven Ezra Sobol, MD, MSc, FRCS(C), FAAP

2024

Lo E, Blair J, Yamamoto N, Diaz-Miranda MA, Bedoukian E, Gray C, Lawrence A, Dedhia K, Elden LM, Germiller JA, Kazahaya K, Sobol S, Luo M, Krantz ID, Hartman TR: Recurrent missense variant identified in two unrelated families with MPZL2-related hearing loss, expanding the variant spectrum associated with DFNB111. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A 194(5): e63530, May 2024. Notes: doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63530. Epub 2024 Jan 10. 

Rickert S, Chi D, Gerber M, Roy S, Sidell D, Sobol SE, Wei J: COVID related tracheostomy tube supply shortage and mitigation strategies for safe tracheotomy care in children. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 180: 111943, May 2024. Notes: doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.111943. Epub 2024 Apr 6.

2023

Cohen WG, Zhang B, Lee DR, Ampah SB, Sobol SE, Cook-Sather SD: Middle ear condition at the time of pediatric myringotomy tube placement: pain associations following intraoperative fentanyl/ketorolac and seasonal variation. Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(5): 975-985, May 2023.

2021

Chorney SR, Stow J, Javia LR, Zur KB, Jacobs IN, Sobol SE: Tracheocutaneous fistula after pediatric open airway reconstruction. Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology 130(8): 948-953, Aug 2021. Notes: doi: 10.1177/0003489420987426. Epub 2021 Jan 8.

Mattos C, Phinizy P, Duffy KL, Sobol S, Piccione J: Clinical predictors of laryngotracheoesophageal clefts and tracheoesophageal fistulae in children with dysphagia. Pediatric Pulmonology 56(12): 3792-3795, Dec 2021. Notes: doi: 10.1002/ppul.25628. Epub 2021 Aug 27.

2020

Chorney SR, Patel RC, Boyd AE, Stow J, Schmitt MM, Lipman D, Dailey JF, Nhan C, Giordano T, Sobol SE: Timing the first pediatric tracheostomy tube Change: A randomized controlled trial. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 164(4): 869-876, Apr 2021. Notes: oi: 10.1177/0194599820954137. Epub 2020 Sep 15. 

Windsor AM, Kiell P, Sobol SE: Predictors of the need for tracheostomy in the neonatal intensive care unit. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 135: 110122, Aug 2020. Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110122. Epub 2020 May 19. 

Chorney SR, Husain S, Sobol SE: Diagnostic considerations prior to pediatric tracheocutaneous fistula closure. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 138: 110357, Nov 2020. Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110357. Epub 2020 Sep 1.

2019

Wertz A, Fuller S, Jacobs IN, Javia LR, Mascio C, Sobol SE: Slide tracheoplasty: Predictors of outcomes and literature review. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 2019 Dec 13;130:109814. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.109814. [Epub ahead of print]

Buchinsky FJ, Valentino WL, Ruszkay N, Powell E, Derkay CS, Seedat RY, Uloza V, Dikkers FG, Tunkel DE, Choi SS, Mortelliti AJ, Campisi P, Ospina JC, Donne AJ, Sataloff RT, Conley SF, McClay JE, Friedman EM, Elden L, Tylor DA, Rosen CA, Smith LJ, Copley GJ, Karas DE, Schweinfurth JM, Myer CM 3rd, Wiatrak BJ, Dohar JE, Sobol SE, Bastian RW, Smith RJH, Smith ME, Wassie AM, Post JC, Ehrlich GD.: Age at diagnosis, but not HPV type, is strongly associated with clinical course in recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. PLoS One 14(6): e0216697, June 2019 Notes: doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216697.

Research Publications, peer-reviewed reviews

2023

Neocleous P, Dzioba A, Strychowsky J, Husein M, Propst EJ, Nguyen LH, Wolter NE, You P, Choi S, Torre M, Zalzal G, Parikh S, Mehta D, Graham ME; Pediatric Bronchoscopy Working Group: Documentation in Pediatric Microlaryngoscopy/Bronchoscopy: International Modified Delphi Consensus. Laryngoscope 133(5): 1234-1238, May 2023. Notes: doi:10.1002/lary.30286. Epub ahead of print. Dr. Sobol is a member of the Pediatric Bronchoscopy Working Group.

Aldriweesh B, Alkhateeb A, Boudewyns A, Chan CY, Chun RH, El-Hakim HG, Fayoux P, Gerber ME, Kanotra S, Kaspy K, Kubba H, Lambert EM, Luscan R, Parikh SR, Rahbar R, Rickert SM, Russell J, Rutter M, Schroeder Jr. JW, Schwarz Y, Sobol SE, Thevasagayam R, Thierry B, Thompson DM, Valika T, Watters K, Wei JL, Wyatt M, Zur KB, Daniel SJ: International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group (IPOG) consensus on approach to aspiration. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 176: 111810, Jan 2024. Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2023.111810. Epub 2023 Dec 12.

2020

Faucett EA, Wolter NE, Balakrishnan K, Ishman SL, Mehta D, Parikh S, Nguyen LHP, Preciado D, Rutter MJ, Prager JD, Green GE, Pransky SM, Elluru R, Husein M, Roy S, Johnson KE, Friedberg J, Johnson RF, Bauman NM, Myer 4th CM, Deutsch ES, Gantwerker EA, Willging JP, Hart CK, Chun RH, Lam DJ, Ida JB, Manoukian JJ, White DR, Sidell DR, Wootten CT, Inglis AF, Derkay CS, Zalzal G, Molter DW, Ludemann JP, Choi S, Schraff S, Myer 3rd CM, Cotton RT, Vijayasekaran S, Zdanski CJ, El-Hakim H, Shah UK, Soma MA, Smith ME, Thompson DM, Javia LR, Zur KB, Sobol SE, Hartnick CJ, Rahbar R, Vaccani JP, Hartley B, Daniel SJ, Jacobs IN, Richter GT, de Alarcon A, Bromwich MA, Propst EJ: Competency-based assessment tool for pediatric esophagoscopy: International modified Delphi consensus. Laryngoscope 131(5): 1168- 1174, May 2021. Notes: doi: 10.1002/lary.29126. Epub 2020 Oct 9.

Propst EJ, Wolter NE, Ishman SL, Balakrishnan K, Deonarain AR, Mehta D, Zalzal G, Pransky SM, Roy S, Myer III CM, Torre M, Johnson RF, Ludemann JP, Derkay CS, Chun RH, Hong P, Molter DW, Prager JD, Nguyen LHP, Rutter MJ, Myer IV CM, Zur KB, Sidell DR, Johnson LB, Cotton RT, Hart CK, Willging JP, Zdanski CJ, Manoukian JJ, Lam DJ, Bauman NM, Gantwerker EA, Husein M, Inglis AF, Green GE, Javia LR, Schraff S, Soma MA, Deutsch ES, Sobol SE, Ida JB, Choi S, Uwiera TC, Shah UK, White DR, Wootten CT, El-Hakim H, Bromwich MA, Richter GT, Vijayasekaran S, Smith ME, Vaccani JP, Hartnick CJ, Faucett EA: Competency-based assessment tool for pediatric tracheotomy: International modified Delphi consensus. Laryngoscope 130(11): 2700-2707, Nov 2020.

Sowerby L, Stephenson K, Dickie A, Di Lella FA, Jefferson N, North H, De Siati RD, Maunsell R, Herzog M, Nandhan R, Trozzi M, Dehgani-Mobaraki P, Melkane A, Callejas C, Miljeteig H, Smit D, Dibildox Reynoso D, Eloi Moura J, Hermansson A, Peer S, Burnell L, Fakhry N, Chiesa-Estomba C, Önerci Çelebi O, Karpischenko S, Sobol S, Sargi Z, Patel ZM: International Registry of Otolaryngologist - Head and Neck Surgeons with COVID-19. International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology 10(11): 1201-1208, Nov 2020.

2023

Sobol SE, Ishman S: "Truly Informed Consent: Talking to Families Regarding Roles of Students, Residents & Fellows in the Care of Their Children" Oral presentation to the Southern Pediatric Otolaryngology Education Group (SPOEG), Manalapan, FL (1/14/23) 

"AAP Update" Oral presentation to the Southern Pediatric Otolaryngology Education Group (SPOEG), Manalapan, FL (1/14/23)

Sobol S, Lee DR: "Management of Epistaxis for APPs" Lecture and hands-on session to inpatient NPs at CHOP King of Prussia Hospital (1/24/23)

"ENT in a Non-Specialist Environment: Adenoidectomy with a submucous cleft - there's no problem" “Fighting talk” presentation at the 16th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology (ESPO), Liverpool, UK (5/22/23)

"Tracheostomy 2023 - What's New?: Preventing and Managing Complications" Roundtable presentation at the 16th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology (ESPO), Liverpool, UK (5/22/23)

2022

Jacobs IN, Preciado DA, Sobol SE. "Endoscopic Surgery of the Pediatric Airway Using 3 D Simulation Models" Lecture (Part 1) and Simulation (Part 2) presentations at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation, Philadelphia, PA (9/13/22, accepted via abstract)

Sobol S. "The Dos and Don'ts of Paediatric Dysphagia" Oral presentation at the British Association of Paediatric Otolaryngology (BAPO) Annual Meeting (9/16/22)

2018

Sobol S, Stow J, Miske L, Duffy K, Duff M. “Multidisciplinary Care of the Child with a Tracheostomy.” Panelist, presented at the Annual Meeting of SENTAC, Houston, TX, December 2018.

Ayad T, Stephenson K, A L Smit D, Ben-Ari O, Késmárszky R, Sobol S, et al. "Optimizing Tracheostomy Care in Children" Oral presentation to the Southern Pediatric Otolaryngology Study Group, Palm Beach, FL (1/20/19). Young Otolaryngologists of International Federation of Oto-Rhino-laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS) Committees. European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Diseases 135(5S): S61-65, Sept 2018 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2018.08.004. Epub 2018 Aug 31.

Sobol SE. "Multidisciplinary Approach to Patients with Dysphagia and Aspiration" Oral presentation via abstract at the 14th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology (ESPO), Stockholm, Sweden (6/4/18)

Windsor A, Kiell E, Sobol SE: Predictors of the Need for Tracheostomy in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO/COSM), National Harbor, MD April 22 2018 Notes: Accepted via abstract 1/19/18; A. Windsor speaker.

Sobol S. "Diagnosis and Management of Dysphagia and Aspiration in a Tertiary Care Aerodigestive Center" Oral presentation (preferred) via abstract at the 14th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology (ESPO), Stockholm, Sweden (6/2-5/18)

Organizing Roles in Scientific Meetings

2019

Session Chair: "Pediatric Head and Neck Innovations". 5th Congress of European ORL-HNS (CE-ORLHNS), Brussels, Belgium

2020

Webinar Series Co-Moderator: "Pediatric Otolaryngology Survival Guide During the COVID-19 Pandemic: AAP and ASPO Experience" (5/13/20, 5/27/20), Virtual presentation. 

2021

Chair, Section on Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery American Academy of Pediatrics Virtual 2021 National Conference & Exhibition (10/8-11/21)

Moderator, SOO-NHS H-Session American Academy of Pediatrics Virtual 2021 National Conference & Exhibition (10/11/21)

2024

"AAP Update" Oral presentation to the Southern Pediatric Otolaryngology Education Group (SPOEG), Manalapan, FL (1/13/24)

Sobol SE, Derkay C: "Green ORs and Sustainable Healthcare in Pediatric Otolaryngology-What Can We Do Individually and To Influence Our Hospitals/Surgicenters" Oral presentation to the Southern Pediatric Otolaryngology Education Group (SPOEG), Manalapan, FL (1/14/24)

Faculty: The Carolinas Pediatric Airway Course, Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Charleston, SC (3/21-22/24)

Panelist: "Regional Tracheostomy Management" 8th Annual Charleston Pediatric ENT Update, Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Charleston, SC (3/23/24)

"Wellness" Grand Rounds Lecturer: The Carolinas Pediatric Airway Course, Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Charleston, SC (3/22/24)

Keynote Speaker: "Creating a Sensible Approach for Managing Dysphagia Referrals in a Busy Airway Practice" 8th Annual Charleston Pediatric ENT Update, Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Charleston, SC (3/23/24)

"Subspecialty Certification in Paediatric ORL - Should We Follow the USA?" Oral presentation at Dialogues in Paediatric Otolaryngology, Le Palais Abbatial de Royaumont, Val-d'Oise, France (6/11/24)

"Swallowing Assessment and Functional Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) in Children" Oral presentation at CEORL-HNS 2024, Dublin, Ireland (6/19/24)

Faculty Instructor: "Pediatric Neck Masses: Diagnosis and Management" Practical Pediatrics CME Course, Williamsburg, VA (6/21/24)

Faculty Instructor: "ENT Potpourri: You Make the Diagnosis, You Make the Plan" Practical Pediatrics CME Course, Williamsburg, VA (6/21/24, 6/22/24 and 6/23/24)

Faculty Instructor: "Complications of Otitis Media-Identification and Management" Practical Pediatrics CME Course, Williamsburg, VA (6/22/24)

Faculty Instructor: "Benefits of Tonsillectomy: Obstructive Breathing, Infections and Beyond" Practical Pediatrics CME Course, Williamsburg, VA (6/23/24) 

2023

"AAP Update" Oral presentation to the Southern Pediatric Otolaryngology Education Group (SPOEG), Manalapan, FL (1/14/23)

Sobol SE, Ishman S: "Truly Informed Consent: Talking to Families Regarding Roles of Students, Residents & Fellows in the Care of Their Children" Oral presentation to the Southern Pediatric Otolaryngology Education Group (SPOEG), Manalapan, FL (1/14/23)

"ENT in a Non-Specialist Environment: Adenoidectomy with a submucous cleft - there's no problem" "Fighting talk" presentation at the 16th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology (ESPO), Liverpool, UK (5/22/23)

"Tracheostomy 2023 - What's New?: Preventing and Managing Complications" Roundtable presentation at the 16th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology (ESPO), Liverpool, UK (5/22/23)

Faculty: 2nd Annual URiM OHNS Recruitment/Hands-on Simulation Event, Howard University Health Sciences Simulation & Clinical Skills Center, Washington, DC (9/9/23)

Jacobs IN, Sobol SE, Preciado DA, Kanotra SP. "Endoscopic Pediatric Airway Surgery Using 3D-Printed Models (Simulation)" Expert lecture and simulation presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation, Nashville, TN (10/2/23, accepted via abstract)

2022

"American Academy of Pediatrics Update" and "Standardizing Processes in a Large Group" Oral presentations to the Southern Pediatric Otolaryngology Education Group (SPOEG), Palm Beach, FL (1/15/22)

"Achieving Work/Life Balance" Oral presentation to the Southern Pediatric Otolaryngology Education Group (SPOEG), Palm Beach, FL (1/16/22)

"Evaluation and Management of Laryngotracheoesophageal Clefts" Virtual Grand Rounds, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California San Francisco (9/21/22)

"The Dos and Don'ts of Paediatric Dysphagia" Oral presentation at the British Association of Paediatric Otolaryngology (BAPO) Annual Meeting (9/16/22)

Jacobs IN, Preciado DA, Sobol SE. "Endoscopic Surgery of the Pediatric Airway Using 3 D Simulation Models" Lecture (Part 1) and Simulation (Part 2) Expert lecture and simulation presentations at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation, Philadelphia, PA (9/13/22, accepted via abstract)

2021

"What Could Possibly Go Wrong?" Virtual presentation at the 13th Congress of the European Laryngological Society (ELS) (5/28/21)

"Optimizing Care for the Child with a Tracheostomy" Virtual presentation at the 14th International Montreal Pediatric Otolaryngology Congress and Festschrift in Honour of Dr. Melvin D Schloss (9/20/21)

Invited Simulation Course Faculty: ENT UK Paediatric ENT Skills Course (PESC) PESC 2021 Birmingham, Aston Conference Centre, Aston University Birmingham UK (9/22/21)

Co-Panelist: "Panel #5: Airway/Head and Neck/Rhinology" and "Panel #6: Fighting Talk", British Association of Paediatric Otolaryngology (BAPO) Festival of Paediatric Otolaryngology (9/24/21)

Jacobs IN, Preciado DA, Sobol SE. "Endoscopic Pediatric Airway Simulation with 3-D Printed Laryngeal Models" Simulation presentation at the 125th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation, Los Angeles, CA (Virtual, 10/3-6/21, accepted via abstract)

"How to Develop a Successful Tracheotomy Education Program" Airway Round Table - Tracheotomy in Infants and Children: What's New In 2020?" Presented at the 15th Virtual Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology (ESPO, 11/7/21)

"Airway Endoscopy: An Otolaryngologist's Perspective" and "Multidisciplinary Approach to Oropharyngeal Conditions with a Focus on Clefts and a Commentary on Laryngomalacia" Oral presentations at the North American Society For Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Virtual Annual Meeting (12/12/21)

2020

Co-Panelist: "Webinar 7 - Congenital Nasal Obstruction" Trainee teaching organized by the British Association of Paediatric Otolaryngology (BAPO) (8/4/20) 

Schettino A, Lee DR, Sobol S: "Pediatric Cochlear Otosclerosis with Halo Sign" Oral presentation at the Society of Ear, Nose, Throat Advances in Children (SENTAC) and the Aerodigestive Society Combined 2020 Virtual Meeting, Dec 4-5 2020. Notes: Accepted via abstract, A Schettino presented.

Disorders of the Neonatal Airway: Fundamentals for Practice. Lioy J, Sobol SE (eds.). Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, New York, NY, Jan 2015.

Chapters

2023

Sobol SE, Simons JP, Rosbe KW, Darrow DH: Commentary From the Section on Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Pediatrics Nov 28 2023. Notes: https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/resources/27436/commentary-from-the-section-onotolaryngology-head?autologincheck=redirectedOnline ISSN 1098-4275. Print ISSN 0031-4005.

2022

Timashpolsky A, Sobol SE: Laryngeal Cleft Repair - Formal Suture Technique. Special Issue: Endoscopic Management of the Pediatric Airway, Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 33(3): 187-192, Sep 2022. 

Sudoko, CK, Lioy J, Sobol SE, Borek R: Malformations, Deformations, and Disorders of the Neonatal Airway (Chapter 2). Manual of Neonatal Respiratory Care, 5th ed. Donn SM, Mammel MC, van Kaam AHLC (eds.). Springer Nature, Switzerland AG, Page: 13-44, 2022.

2020

Sobol S, Devine C: Stridor in infants and children. Pediatric Otolaryngology for Primary Care, 2nd ed. Schoem S, Darrow D (eds.). American Academy of Pediatrics, Itasca, IL, Page: 321-354, May 2020. 

Ruiz R, Sobol SE: Inflammatory Airway Disease. Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology: Diagnosis and Treatment, 2nd ed. Licameli GR (eds.). Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Private, Ltd., New York, NY, 2020. Notes: In press.

Sobol SE, Preciado D, Rickert SM: Pediatric Otolaryngology in the COVID-19 Era. Otolaryngology Clinics of North America 53(6): 1171-1174, Dec 2020. Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2020.08.005. Epub 2020 Aug 19. PMCID: PMC7437513

2021

Chorney SR, Sobol SE: Podcast: "OTO: Timing the First Pediatric Tracheostomy Tube Change: A Randomized Controlled Trial" http://sageotolaryngology.sagepublications.libsynpro.com. LibsynPRO. This podcast highlights original research published in the Feb 2021 issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the official journal of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAOHNS) Foundation. Apr 13 2021.