Julina Ongkasuwan, MD, FAAP, FACS
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Positions
- Professor
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Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Chief of Laryngology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States
Addresses
- Texas Children's Hospital Pediatric Otolaryngology (Clinic)
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6701 Fannin (CCC), 5th Floor
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3250
- Jamail Specialty Care Center (Clinic)
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1977 Butler Blvd.
Suite E5.200
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-5900
Education
- Fellowship at University Of California, San Francisco
- 06/2011 - San Francisco, California United States
- Laryngology - Care of the Professional Voice
- Fellowship at Baylor College Of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital
- 06/2010 - Houston, Texas United States
- Pediatric Otolaryngology
- Residency at Baylor College Of Medicine
- 06/2009 - Houston, Texas United States
- Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
- Internship at Baylor College of Medicine
- 06/2005 - Houston, TX
- General Surgery
- MD from University Of Maryland School Of Medicine
- 05/2004 - Baltimore, MD United States
- BS from Yale University
- 05/2000 - New Haven, CT United States
- Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
Certifications
- American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
- Pediatric Otolaryngology
Websites
Dr. Julina Ongkasuwan describes how we produce voice and different treatment approaches for voice problems.
Dr. Julina Ongkasuwan describes different diagnostic tests for voice problems including obtaining a perceptual evaluation of the voice, a manual examination, an endoscopic examination and a stroboscopic examination of the voice box.
Laryngeal ultrasound teaching module
Selected Publications
- Kobayashi KR, You P, Devore D, Hollas S, Geraghty JR, Ongkasuwan J. "Endoscopic Posterior Rotation Flap for Posterior Glottic Insufficiency.." Laryngoscope. 2022 Jan 26; Pubmed PMID: 35080020
- Ongkasuwan J, Ocampo E, Tran B. "Laryngeal ultrasound and vocal fold movement in the pediatric cardiovascular intensive care unit.." Laryngoscope. 2017 Jan;127(1):167-172. Pubmed PMID: 27107409
- Zhang WQ, Lambert EM, Ongkasuwan J. "Point of care, clinician-performed laryngeal ultrasound and pediatric vocal fold movement impairment." Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Feb;129(109773) Pubmed PMID: 31790923
- Ongkasuwan J, Espinosa MCL, Hollas S, Devore D, Procter T, Bassett E, Schwabe A. "Predictors of voice outcome in pediatric non-selective laryngeal reinnervation.." Laryngoscope. 2020 Jun;130(6):1525-1531. Pubmed PMID: 31498453
- Ongkasuwan J, Devore D, Hollas S, Jones J, Tran B. "Laryngeal ultrasound and pediatric vocal fold nodules.." Laryngoscope. 2017 Mar;127(3):676-678. Pubmed PMID: 27497267
- Dang JH, Liou NE, Ongkasuwan J. "Anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy in awake transcervical injection laryngoplasty.." Laryngoscope. 2017 Aug;127(8):1850-1854. Pubmed PMID: 28271510
- Chen DW, Price MD, LeMaire SA, Coselli JS, Liou NE, Ongkasuwan J. "Early versus late inpatient awake transcervical injection laryngoplasty after thoracic aortic repair.." Laryngoscope.. 2017 Jul 8; Pubmed PMID: 28688218
- Ongkasuwan J, Devore D, Hollas S, Yan J. "Transoral rigid 70-degree laryngoscopy in a pediatric voice clinic.." Laryngoscope. 2019 Jul;129(7):1657-1659. Pubmed PMID: 30548851
- Kwak PE, Stasney CR, Hathway JR, Guffey D, Minard CG, Ongkasuwan J. "Physiologic and Acoustic Effects of Opera Performance.." J Voice. 2017 Jan;31(1):117.e11-117.e16. Pubmed PMID: 27208902
- Gelbard A, Donovan DT, Ongkasuwan J, et.al. "Disease homogeneity and treatment heterogeneity in idiopathic subglottic stenosis.." Laryngoscope. 2016 Jun;126(6):1390-6. Pubmed PMID: 26536285
- Gelbard A, Francis DO, Sandulache VC, Simmons JC, Donovan DT, Ongkasuwan J. "Causes and consequences of adult laryngotracheal stenosis.." Laryngoscope. 2014 Oct 7; Pubmed PMID: 25290987
- Hseu A, Ongkasuwan J. "Beyond Nodules-Diagnostic and Treatment Options in Pediatric Voice Disorders.." Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2019 Oct;52(5):949-956. Pubmed PMID: 31353144
- Ryan MA, Brodsky MB, Blumin JH, Bock JM, Carroll TL, Garrett CG, Lechien JR, Ongkasuwan J, Simpson CB, Akst LM. "Twenty-One for 2021: The Most Influential Papers in Laryngology Since 2000.." Laryngoscope. 2022 Feb;132(2):406-412. Pubmed PMID: 34318936
- Pinzas LA, Chen DW, Liou NE, Donovan DT, Ongkasuwan J. "Inpatient Type 1 Thyroplasty Versus Injection Laryngoplasty for Vocal Fold Movement Impairment After Extent type I and II Aortic Repair.." Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol.. 2022 Jan 11; Pubmed PMID: 35016531
- Ha TN, Ongkasuwan J, Spielberg DR, Zhu H, Das S. "Type-1 Laryngeal Cleft and Pathogenic Bacterial Growth in the Lower Airway in Children." Laryngoscope. 2022 Jan 27; Pubmed PMID: 35084780
- Kimura K, Du L, Berry LD, Huang LC, Chen SC, Francis DO, Gelbard A; North American Airway Collaborative (NoAAC). "Modeling Recurrence in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis With Mobile Peak Expiratory Flow." Laryngoscope. 2021 Dec;131(12):E2841-E2848. Pubmed PMID: 34309022
- Hoffman MR, Patro A, Huang LC, Chen SC, Berry LD, Gelbard A, Francis DO; North American Airway Collaborative. "Impact of Adjuvant Medical Therapies on Surgical Outcomes in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis." Laryngoscope. 2021 Dec;131(12):E2880-E2886. Pubmed PMID: 34117778
- Alexander NL, Tran B, Zhu H, Ongkasuwan J. "Learning to Interpret Pediatric Vocal Fold Mobility: A Laryngeal Ultrasound Training Module." Laryngoscope. 2021 Nov;131(11):2545-2549. Pubmed PMID: 33890677
- Hoffman MR, Patro A, Huang LC, Chen SC, Berry LD, Gelbard A, Francis DO; North American Airway Collaborative. "Association of Social Determinants of Health with Time to Diagnosis and Treatment Outcomes in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis." Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol.. 2021 Oct;130(10):1116-1124. Pubmed PMID: 33629608
- Shih MC, Rappazzo C, Hudson C, Ongkasuwan J. "Videofluoroscopic Swallow Studies and Diagnostic Outcomes in Otherwise Healthy Infants With Dysphagia." Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol.. 2021 Sep 23; Pubmed PMID: 34553623
- Yan J, Ongkasuwan J, Lambert EM. "Intermittent Vagal Nerve Stimulation-Associated Vocal Fold Movement Impairment." Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol.. 2021 Sep 18; Pubmed PMID: 34541908
- Wang RY, Quintanilla NM, Chumpitazi BP, Gitomer S, Chiou EH, Ongkasuwan J. "Pediatric Tracheal Lobular Capillary Hemangioma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature." Laryngoscope. 2021 Aug;131(8):1729-1731. Pubmed PMID: 32918757
- Zhang J, Sawaf T, Anne S, Pham GN, Pakanati K, Raol N, Ongkasuwan J, Georgopoulos R. "Imaging in pediatric bilateral sensorineural hearing loss: Diagnostic yield with computed tomography versus magnetic resonance imaging." Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Aug;147(110778) Pubmed PMID: 34049106
- Wang RY, Quintanilla NM, Chumpitazi BP, Gitomer S, Chiou EH, Ongkasuwan J. "Pediatric Tracheal Lobular Capillary Hemangioma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature." Laryngoscope. 2021 Aug;131(8):1729-1731. Pubmed PMID: 32918757
- Narawane A, Rappazzo C, Hawney J, Clason H, Roddy DJ, Ongkasuwan J. "Vocal Fold Movement and Silent Aspiration After Congenital Heart Surgery." Laryngoscope. 2021 Aug 11; Pubmed PMID: 34378798
- Appachi S, Marcet-Gonzalez J, Brown JN, Ongkasuwan J, Lambert EM. "An Analysis of Tracheostomy Complications in Pediatric Patients With Scoliosis.." Laryngoscope. 2021 Jul 27; Pubmed PMID: 34313335
- Narawane A, Rappazzo C, Hawney J, Eng J, Ongkasuwan J. "Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study Findings and Correlations in Infancy of Children with Cerebral Palsy." Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2021 Jun 21; Pubmed PMID: 34148427
- Sidell DR ... Ongkasuwan J ... Derkay CS "Systemic Bevacizumab for Treatment of Respiratory Papillomatosis: International Consensus Statement." Laryngoscope. 2021 Jun;131(6):E1941-E1949.. Pubmed PMID: 33405268
- Wan P, Ongkasuwan J, Martinez J, Sandulache V, Deng D, Jiang J, Sikora A, Altman KW. "Biomarkers for Malignant Potential in Vocal Fold Leukoplakia: A State of the Art Review." Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Apr;164(4):751-758. Pubmed PMID: 32988279
- Alexander NL, Wang KY, Jiang KZ, Ongkasuwan J, Lincoln CM. "Volumetric Analysis of the Vocal Folds Using Computed Tomography: Effects of Age, Height, and Gender." Laryngoscope. 2021 Jan;131(1):E240-E247. Pubmed PMID: 32898927
- Shang H, Glaun M, Ongkasuwan J. "Ethosuximide induced macroglossia and oropharyngeal edema.." Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol.. 2021 Jan;140(110498) Pubmed PMID: 33218689
- Lambert EM, Tran HD, Ongkasuwan J. "Comparison of Endoscopic and Ultrasonographic Measurements of the Subglottic Airway in Children." Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Dec;163(6):1264-1269. Pubmed PMID: 32600181
- Baday YI, Ongkasuwan J, Venkatramani R. "Systemic bevacizumab for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.." Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol.. 2020 Nov;138(110352) Pubmed PMID: 32906078
- Wong NS, Feng Z, Rappazzo C, Turk C, Randall C, Ongkasuwan J. "Patterns of Dysphagia and Airway Protection in Infants with 22q11.2-Deletion Syndrome." Laryngoscope. 2020 Nov;130(11):2532-2536. Pubmed PMID: 31603539
- Gelbard A, Francis DO; North American Airway Collaborative. "Comparative Treatment Outcomes for Patients With Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis." JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.. 2020 Jan 1;146(1):20-29. Pubmed PMID: 31670805
- Narawane A, Eng J, Rappazzo C, Sfeir J, King K, Musso MF, Ongkasuwan J. "Airway protection & patterns of dysphagia in infants with down syndrome: Videofluoroscopic swallow study findings & correlations." Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 May;132(109908) Pubmed PMID: 32018163
- Orzell S, Joseph R, Ongkasuwan J, Bedwell J, Shin J, Raol N. "Outcomes of Vocal Fold Motion Impairment and Dysphagia after Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Systematic Review." Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Nov;161(5):754-763. Pubmed PMID: 31234735
- Crawley B, Dehom S, Tamares S, Marghalani A, Ongkasuwan J, Reder L, Ivey C, Amin M, Fritz M, Pitman M, Tulunay-Ugur O, Weissbrod P. "Adverse Events after Rigid and Flexible Endoscopic Repair of Zenker's Diverticula: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis." Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Sep;161(3):388-400. Pubmed PMID: 31010403
- Fullmer T, Wang DC, Price MD, LeMaire SA, Coselli JS, Gregorio Casar J, Donovan DT, Eddie Liou N, Ongkasuwan J. "Incidence and Treatment Outcomes of Vocal Fold Movement Impairment After Total Arch Replacement." Laryngoscope. 2019 Mar;129(3):699-703. Pubmed PMID: 30284251
- Smith B, Zhang J, Pham GN, Pakanati K, Raol N, Ongkasuwan J, Anne S. "Effects of socioeconomic status on children with hearing loss.." Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2019 Jan;116:114-117. Pubmed PMID: 30554680
- Espinosa MC, Ongkasuwan J. "Recurrent laryngeal nerve reinnervation: is this the standard of care for pediatric unilateral vocal cord paralysis?." Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.. 2018 Dec;26(6):431-436. Pubmed PMID: 30300212
- Shah J, Pham GN, Zhang J, Pakanati K, Raol N, Ongkasuwan J, Hopkins B, Anne S. "Evaluating diagnostic yield of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in pediatric unilateral sensorineural hearing loss." Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Dec;115:41-44. Pubmed PMID: 30368390
- Choi J, Dharmarajan H, Yu J, Dunsky KA, Vece TJ, Chiou EH, Ongkasuwan J. "Diagnostic flexible versus rigid bronchoscopy for the assessment of tracheomalacia in children." J Laryngol Otol. 2018 Dec;132(12):1083-1087. Pubmed PMID: 30565533
- Fox DP, Ongkasuwan J. "Safety and utility of direct laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy in patients hospitalized with croup." Ear Nose Throat J. 2018 Aug;97(8):E25-E30. Pubmed PMID: 30138522
- Ambrose SE, Ongkasuwan J, Dedhia K, Diercks GR, Anne S, Shashidharan S, Raol N. "Analysis of Vocal Fold Motion Impairment in Neonates Undergoing Congenital Heart Surgery." JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 May 1;144(5):406-412. Pubmed PMID: 29543970
- Chen DW, Ongkasuwan J. "Spasmodic Dysphonia.." Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2018;58(1):77-87. Pubmed PMID: 29239880
- Liu YC, McElwee T, Musso M, Rosenberg TL, Ongkasuwan J. "The reliability of flexible nasolaryngoscopy in the identification of vocal fold movement impairment in young infants.." Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2017 Sep;100:157-159. Pubmed PMID: 28802364
- Ha TA, Goyal M, Ongkasuwan J. "Duration of tracheostomy dependence and development of tracheocutaneous fistula in children.." Laryngoscope. 2017 Aug 12; Pubmed PMID: 28802009
- Choi J, Dharmarajan H, Victores A, Wenaas A, Ongkasuwan J. "Chondrosarcoma of the Epiglottis: A Case Report and Literature Review." J Voice. 2017 Aug 16;17(pii: S0892-1997):30244-8. Pubmed PMID: 28822621
- Liao KS, Kwak PE, Hewitt H, Hollas S, Ongkasuwan J. "Measuring Quality of Life in Pediatric Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion Using the SF-36v2." J Voice. 2017 Jul;31(4):518.e1-518.e5.. Pubmed PMID: 28148461
- Liu YC, Varier I, Ongkasuwan J. "Use of Audiometric Measurement for Assessment of Vocal-Fold Function in Postextubation Infants." JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.. 2017 Jun 29; Pubmed PMID: 28662238
- Ongkasuwan J, Anzalone CL, Salazar E, Donovan DT. "Presentation and Management of Giant Fibrovascular Polyps of the Hypopharynx and Esophagus.." Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol.. 2017 Jan;126(1):29-35. Pubmed PMID: 27913720
- Yim MT, Liu YC, Ongkasuwan J. "A review of acute postoperative sialadenitis in children.." Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2017 Jan;92:50-55. Pubmed PMID: 28012533
- Simmons C, Vinh D, Donovan DT, Ongkasuwan J. "Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica.." Laryngoscope. 2016 Sep;126(9):2006-9. Pubmed PMID: 26667604
- Kwak PE, Tritter AG, Donovan DT, Ongkasuwan J. "Long-term Voice Outcomes of Early Thyroplasty for Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis Following Aortic Arch Surgery.." Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2016 Jul;125(7):559-63. Pubmed PMID: 26969453
- Wenaas AE, Tran B, Ongkasuwan J. "The progression of thyroid cartilage calcification as it relates to the utilization of laryngeal ultrasound.." Laryngoscope. 2016 Apr;126(4):913-7. Pubmed PMID: 26371447
- Vinh D, Haley SL, Ongkasuwan J. "A Laryngeal Lesion. Laryngeal actinomycosis.." JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.. 2016 Apr;142(4):399-400. Pubmed PMID: 26967904
- Richter AL, Ongkasuwan J, Ocampo EC. "Long-term follow-up of vocal fold movement impairment and feeding after neonatal cardiac surgery." Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Apr;83:211-4. Pubmed PMID: 26968079
- Guy WM, Pattisapu P, Ongkasuwan J, Brissett AE. "Creation of a head and neck Keloid quality of life questionnaire.." Laryngoscope. 2015 Dec;125(12):2672-6. Pubmed PMID: 26421904
- Richter A, Chen DW, Ongkasuwan J "Surveillance direct laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy in children with tracheostomies.." Laryngoscope. 2015 Mar 17; Pubmed PMID: 25780899
- Ongkasuwan J, Friedman EM. "Is Voice Therapy Effective in the Management of Vocal Fold Nodules in Children?." Laryngoscope.. 2013 Dec;123(12):2930-1. Pubmed PMID: 24115028
- Kwak PE, Stasney CR, Hathway J, Minard CG, Ongkasuwan J "Knowledge, experience, and anxieties of young classical singers in training." J Voice. 2014 Mar;2(28):191-5. Pubmed PMID: 24075913
- Chen DW, Young A, Donovan DT, Ongkasuwan J "Routine Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Vocal Fold Movement Impairment without an Apparent Cause.." Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.. 2015 Feb;152(2):308-13. Pubmed PMID: 25518905
- Chiou E, Ongkasuwan J "Delayed identification of proximal tracheoesophageal fistula." J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2014 May;5(58):45. Pubmed PMID: 22832509
- Ongkasuwan J, Turk CL, Rappazzo CA, Lavergne KA, Smith EO, Friedman EM "The Effect of a Speaking Valve on Laryngeal Aspiration and Penetration in Children With Tracheotomies." Laryngoscope. 2013 Oct;
- Ongkasuwan J, Friedman EM "Juvenile recurrent respiratory papilloma: Variable intersurgical intervals.." Laryngoscope. 2012 Dec;122(12):2844-9. Pubmed PMID: 22847877
- Ongkasuwan J, Yung KC, Courey MS "The physiologic impact of transnasal flexible endoscopy.." Laryngoscope. 2012 Jun;122(6):1331-4. Pubmed PMID: 22499435
- Ongkasuwan J "In Search of the Elusive Laryngotracheal Cleft.." Pediatr Allergy Immunol Pulmonol. 2012;3(25):143-149..
- Ongkasuwan J, Yung KC, Courey MS "Pharyngeal stasis of secretions in patients with Zenker diverticulum.." Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012 Mar;146(3):426-9. Pubmed PMID: 22166966
- Ongkasuwan J, Courey M "The role of botulinum toxin in the management of airway compromise due to bilateral vocal fold paralysis.." Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Dec;19(6):444-8. Pubmed PMID: 21986800
- Ongkasuwan J, Valdez TA, Hulten KG, Mason EO, Kaplan SL "Pneumococcal mastoiditis in children and the emergence of multidrug-resistant serotype 19A isolates.." Pediatrics. 2008 Jul;122(1):34-9. Pubmed PMID: 18595984
- Wolf JS, Li G, Varadhachary A, Petrak K, Schneyer M, Li D, Ongkasuwan J, Zhang X, Taylor RJ, Strome SE, O'Malley BW "Oral lactoferrin results in T cell-dependent tumor inhibition of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in vivo.." Clin. Cancer Res.. 2007 Mar 1;13(5):1601-10. Pubmed PMID: 17332307
- Voeltz GK, Ongkasuwan J, Standart N, Steitz JA "A novel embryonic poly(A) binding protein, ePAB, regulates mRNA deadenylation in Xenopus egg extracts.." Genes Dev.. 2001 Mar 15;15(6):774-88. Pubmed PMID: 11274061
Memberships
- Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
- Member (07/2015)
- Triological Society
- Fellow (04/2016)
- American Laryngologic Association
- Fellow (04/2017)
- American Broncho-esophalogical Association
- Member (04/2015)
- American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology
- Fellow (04/2014)
- American College of Surgeons
- Fellow (04/2014)
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Specialty Fellow in Otolaryngology (04/2013)
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- (04/2003)
Funding
- Transitions of Care: Aerodigestive Disorders and the Young Adult (03/01/2021 - 02/28/2022) Ligums Family Transition Medicine Gran
- Registry for Prospective Monitoring of Juvenile Onset Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis (JORRP) CDC
- Treatment Alternatives in Adult Rare Disease; Assessment of Options in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis (07/01/2015 - 06/30/2017) Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Award Grant
- Retrospective Assessment of Juvenile Onset Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis (09/01/2017 CDC
- Assessment of the Pediatric Subglottis and Cervical Trachea Using Transcervical Ultrasound (07/01/2017 - 12/31/2018) Texas Children’s Hospital Department of Surgery Seed Grant.
- Long term follow up vocal fold paralysis after congenital heart surgery (07/01/2016 - 12/31/2017) Texas Children’s Hospital Department of Surgery Seed Grant
- Laryngeal Ultrasound and Pediatric Vocal Fold Nodules (07/01/2014 - 12/31/2015) Texas Children's Hospital Department of Surgery Seed Grant
- Laryngeal Ultrasound for the Assessment of Vocal Fold Function in the Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (10/01/2012 - 09/30/2014) Thrasher Research Fund
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