Natasha Mirza, MD

Otorhinolaryngology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Perelman
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About me

  • Director, Penn Center for Voice and Swallowing at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Veteran's Administration Medical Center

Natasha Mirza, MD is Professor of Otolaryngology at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of the Penn Voice and Swallowing Center. Her clinical practice is based at the Perlman Center, Penn. Her areas of expertise are Voice, Airway and Swallowing disorders. She performs office based procedures including Botox injections for laryngeal and head and neck dystonias. Her research is based on experiments studying subglottic stenosis. She collaborates with GI, Pulmonary, Thoracic Surgery and the School of Engineering. She is a member of multiple national committees and is active in teaching. She is co founder of a medical device for recording endoscopic images and is developing the department’s telemedicine program.

She has presented extensively nationally and internationally and has published more than a 100 peer reviewed papers, abstracts and book chapters.

My education and training

  • Medical School: Dow Medical College
  • Residency: Civil Hospital
  • Residency: Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

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Spoken languages

English
English
اردو
Urdu

Reviews

Average Rating

487 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
dr mirza outlined the details of my diagnosis and the pros and cons of treating it with surgery vs the pro and cons of continuing to monitor it. very helpful
Anonymous
May 2026
i have complete trust in dr. mirza.
Anonymous
May 2026
dr mirza has an excellent reputation, expertise and long history of experience.
Anonymous
April 2026
she's the top professional in this field.

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Mirza is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Lam D, Herpin L, Campe L, Brody RM, Rajasekaran K, Mirza N. Medialization Thyroplasty with Tensor Fascia Lata for Immunocompromised or Irradiated Patients. , J Voice. , 25: 2025,1997

Davis RJ, Akst LM, Allen CT, Battafarano RJ, Born HL, Bryson PC, Clary MS, Crosby T, Dhillon VK, Dion G, Kavookjian H, Leahy KP, Lina I, Mirza N, Morrison RJ, Motz KM, Nelson RC, Preciado D, Sandu K, Spiegel JR, Walsh J, Hillel AT, Gelbard A. Third Proceedings of The North American Airway Collaborative (NoAAC): Consensus Statement on Trial Design for Airway Stenosis. , JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. , 151(3): 2025,263-267

Lam D, Xu K, Mirza N. Is Postoperative Voice Rest Unnecessary? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Voice Rest Recommendation Outcomes. , J Voice. , 28(24): 2024,S0892-1997(24)00304-7.

Hobday Sara, Mirza N. Psychiatric Diagnosis and Psychotropic Medication Usage among Patients undergoing Gender Affirmation Voice Surgery , J Voice. : 2024,1997

Aronsson M, Mehta A, Friedman R, Ghaderi D, Borek R, Mcdaid K, Bui Nguyen H, Mirza N, Jacobs I, Gottardi R. Amelioration of Subglottic Stenosis by Antimicrobial Peptide Eluting Endotracheal Tubes , Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering: 2023

Husain S, Campe L, Mirza N. Modification of Wendler Glottoplasty for Male to Female Gender Transition. , J Voice. , 23: 2023,1997

Go B, Suresh N, Go C, Chorath K, Mirza N, Thaler E, Moreira A, Rajasekaran K. Gender Analysis of the top classic papers in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery , World J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg: 2022

Rereddy SK, Cao AC, Blackwell B, Poling-Skutvik R, Arratia PE, Mirza N. Rheology of saliva in health and disease. , Biorheology. , 56: 2022

Nguyen NCB, Chao T, Coehn NC, Mirza N Persistent inflammation and nitric oxide dysregulation are transcriptomic blueprints of subglottic stenosis , Frontiers in Immunology, 12: 2021

Cao AC, Rereddy S. and Mirza N. Current Practices in Endotracheal Tube Size Selection for Adults. , The Laryngoscope, 131: 2021,1967-71