Stacey Ishman, M.D., MPH, FAAP

Stacey Ishman, M.D.

Associate Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Director, Center for Snoring and Sleep Surgery

APPOINTMENT PHONE NUMBER:
443-997-6467 (443-997-OHNS)

EDUCATION - Medical School
Rush Medical College, Chicago

EDUCATION - Residency
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee – General Surgery Internship
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee – Otolaryngology Residency

EDUCATION - Fellowship
Johns Hopkins – Pediatric Otolaryngology

CLINICAL INTERESTS

• Adult sleep medicine and sleep surgery.
• Pediatric sleep medicine and sleep surgery.
• Swallowing problems and fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallow (FEES) in children.
• Airway reconstruction in infants and children.
• Neck masses and ear disease in children.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Surgical outcomes for children and adults with obstructive sleep apnea
• Persistent pediatric obstructive sleep apnea
• Sleep disorders in adults and children with craniofacial abnormalities such as Down Syndrome
• Medical student and resident education

PRINCIPAL HOSPITAL
Johns Hopkins Hospital

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

• Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
• Sleep Medicine

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Ishman S, Book DT, Conley SF, Kerschner JE. Plastic Bronchitis: An Unusual Bronchoscopic Challenge Associated with Congenital Heart Disease Repair. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2003 May;67(5):543-548.

Ishman SL, Friedland DR. Temporal Bone Fractures: Traditional Classification and Clinical Relevance. Laryngoscope. 2004 Oct;114(10):1734-1741.

Ishman SL, Kerschner JE, Rudolph CD. The KTP Laser: An Emerging Tool in Pediatric Otolaryngology. International Journal of Pediatric Otolaryngology. 2006 Apr:70(4):677-682.

Ishman SL, Halum SL, Patel N, Kerschner JE, Merati A. Management of Vocal Paralysis: A Comparison of Adult & Pediatric Practices. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Oct:135(4):590-594.

Ishman SL, Martin TJ, Hambrook DW, Smith TL, Jaradeh SS, Loehrl TA. Autonomic Nervous System Evaluation in Allergic Rhinitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Jan:136(1):51-56.

Halbower AC, Ishman SL, McGinley B. Childhood Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technology Innovations and Challenges. Chest. 2007 Dec:132: 2030-2041.

Chu, E, Wei J, Tunkel D, Ishman SL. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma: the role of Epstein-Barr virus. Medscape J Med. 2008 Jul 16;10(7):165.

Tunkel DE, Hotchkiss KS, Ishman S, Brown D. Supraglottoplasty in infants using sinus instruments. Medscape J Med. 2008 Nov;10(11):269.

Sultan B, Lefton-Greif MA, Brown DJ, Ishman SL. Congenital Nasal Pyriform Aperture Stenosis: Feeding Evaluation and Management. International Journal of Pediatric Otolaryngology. 2009 Aug;73(8):1080-1084.

Starmer H, Ishman SL, Flint P, Bhatti N, Richmon J, Koch W, Webster K, Tufano R, Gourin C. Complications that Affect Postlaryngectomy Voice Restoration: Primary Surgery versus Salvage Surgery. Archives of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. 2009 Nov;135(11):1165-1169.

Anderson I, Sedaghat AR, McGinley B, Redett RJ, Boss EF, Ishman SL. Prevalence and severity of obstructive sleep apnea and snoring in infants with Pierre robin sequence. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. 2011 Sep;48(5):614-618.

Gourin CG, Elam JC, Ishman SL, Dunbar KB, Clarke JO. The relationship between depressive symptoms and Voice Handicap Index scores in laryngopharyngeal reflux. Laryngoscope. 2010 Sep;120(9):1900-1903.

Ishman SL, Cavey RM, Mettel TL, Gourin CG. Depression, Sleepiness and Disease Severity in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Laryngoscope. 2010 Nov;120(11):2331-2335.

Stavinoha RC, Kline AD, Levy HP, Kimball A, Mettel TL, Ishman SL. Characterization of Sleep Disturbance in Cornelia de Lange Syndrome. International Journal of Pediatric Otolaryngology. 2011 Feb;75(2):215-218.

Ishii L, Godoy A, Ishman S, Gourin C, Ishii M. The Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation Survey as a Screening Tool for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Feb;137(2):119-123.

Boss EF, Smith D, Ishman SL. Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing in children. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2011 Mar;75(3):299-307.

Kovell L, Ishman SL, Boss EF. Pediatric CF and Sinusitis: Outcomes and Socioeconomic Status. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Jul:145(1):146-153.

Sedaghat AR, Anderson I, McGinley BM, Rossberg ML, Redett RJ, Ishman SL. Characterization of obstructive sleep apnea before and after tongue lip adhesion in children with micrognathia. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2012 Jan;49(1):21-26.

Ishman SL, Benke JR, Nyugen M, Smith DF, Lin SY. The prevalence of sleepiness and the risk of sleep disordered breathing in children with positive allergy testing. International Forum for Allergy/Rhinology. 2012 Mar-Apr;2(2):139-43

Sedaghat AR, Flax-Goldenberg R, Gayler R, Ishman SL. A case-control comparison of lingual tonsillar hypertrophy in children with and without Down Syndrome. Laryngoscope. 2012 May;122(5):1165-1169.

Rajan R, Benke JR, Kline AD, Levy HP, Kimball A, Mettel TL, Boss EF, Ishman SL. Insomnia in Cornelia de Lange syndrome. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2012 Jul;76(7):972-975.

Lin SY, Baugher KM, Brown DJ, Ishman SL. Effects of nasal saline lavage on pediatric sinusitis symptoms and disease specific quality of life. ENT Journal. (Accepted 2011)

Ishman SL. Measurement of Pediatric Sleep Disordered Breathing: Are We Doing it Wrong? Laryngoscope. 2012. (Accepted 2012)

Tekes A, Ishman S, Baugher KM, Brown DJ, Lin LY, Tunkel DE, Unalp-Arida A, Huisman TAGM. Does microtia predict severity of temporal bone CT abnormalities in children with persistent conductive hearing loss? Journal of Neuroradiology. 2012. (Accepted 2012)