Raj C. Dedhia, MD, MSCR

Sleep Medicine, Otorhinolaryngology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 15 to 65
Penn Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Washington Square
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About me

  • Director, Division of Sleep Surgery | Penn Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
  • Director, CPAP Alternatives Clinic | Penn Sleep Center
  • Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery in Medicine (Sleep Medicine)

Dr. Dedhia is one of the first 10 otolaryngologists in the U.S. to complete a fellowship in sleep medicine, providing him a deep-seated understanding of obstructive sleep apnea. He provides all medical and surgical options for the disease, including the full gamut of sleep surgery such as drug-induced sleep endoscopy, reconstructive nasal surgery, soft tissue surgery, hypoglossal nerve stimulation and skeletal surgery. While serving as Director of Sleep Surgery at Emory University (prior to coming to Penn) from 2015-2019, he established an international reputation in sleep surgery.

Dr. Dedhia holds a Masters in Clinical Research which has paved the way for his role as a leading researcher in obstructive sleep apnea. He has received 3 foundation grants (American Heart Association, American Sleep Medicine Foundation and Triological Society) related to cardiovascular disease in sleep apnea. Most recently, Dr. Dedhia's team received a multi-million, 5-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to better understand alternatives to CPAP.

He has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles and serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. He regularly lectures for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and American Academy of Otolaryngology.

My education and training

  • Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  • Residency: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
  • Residency: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • Fellowship: University of Washington Hospitals

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Spoken languages

English
English
ગુજરાતી
Gujarati
Français
French

Reviews

Average Rating

606 reviews

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Anonymous
June 2026
everything was explained totally
Anonymous
June 2026
remembering past conversations
Anonymous
June 2026
very professional and personal able
Anonymous
June 2026
my condition is extremely rare as very few people have it on the face of the earth and he was able to treat me surgically with fantastic results

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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. Dedhia is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Weiner JS, Chio EG, Dedhia RC, Huntley CT, Losavio P, Hutz JM, Huyett P, Lee DJ, Perepetiitlsyn I, Soose RJ, Kent DT Anthropometric measurements inform complete concentric collapse status in patients with obstructive sleep apnea , OTO Open: 2026

Tangutur A, Yu PK, Basner M, Keenan B, Dedhia RC Subjective and Objective Measures of Sleep-Related Function from the Cardiovascular Endpoints for Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Twelfth Cranial Nerve Stimulation (CARDIOSA-12) Trial , Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine: 2026

Harkins T, Seay EG, Thuler ER, Dedhia RC Translating Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Tongue Movement into Functional Response During Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy: A Proof-of-Concept Study , Sleep and Breathing: 2026

Phung C, Harkins T, Magana LC, Dixit Y, Thuler ER, Aggarwal M, Wiemken A, Seay EG, Keenan BT, Saconi B, Schwab R, Dedhia RC The Association of Upper Airway Anatomy and Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Response in OSA , Laryngoscope: 2026

Xu J, Hajipour Z, Aloia MS, Op de Beeck S, Vanderveken OM, Huyett P, Soose RJ, Dedhia RC, Strollo PJ, Azarbarzin A Effect of Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation on Hypoxic Burden: Analysis of the STAR tria , JAMA Otolaryngology: 2026

Triantafillou V, Dedhia RC, Rodin JR Current Techniques and Role of Drug Induced Sleep Endoscopy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea , Curr Otorhinolaryngol Rep, 13: 2025,15

Lenze N, Perera CD, Chhabra KR, Scott JW, Dedhia RC, Brenner MJ Out-of-pocket Costs and Surprise Billing in Otolaryngology: A National Database Analysis , Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg: 2025

Magana LC, Harkins T, Seay EG, Dixit Y, Schwartz AR, Keenan BT, Dedhia RC Ascending and Descending Pharyngeal Opening Pressures during Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy: Mechanistic Insights for Sleep Surgeons , Laryngoscope, 173(4): 2025,1014-1023

Kondamuri N, Dedhia RC, Yaremchuk K 10-Year Update: The State of Sleep Surgery Training for Otolaryngologists , Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 172(6): 2025,2141-2143

Tangutur A, Brown K, Dedhia RC Allergic Contact Dermatitis Following Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator Implant , JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 151(4): 2025,401-404