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J. Pieter Noordzij, MD
Faculty, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
E-mail: pieter.noordzij@bmc.org
Telephone: 617-638-7933

Clinical Interests:
Adult and Pediatric Laryngology, Care of the Professional Voice, Airway Disorders, Thyroid and Parathyroid disorders, Head and Neck Cancer, and Care of Swallowing Disorders, Snoring

Disorders in which Dr. Noordzij has special expertise:

  • Hoarseness in professional voice users including performing artists, educators, executives, clergy, lecturers, etc.
  • Acute and chronic laryngitis
  • Laryngeal (throat) cancer and precancerous dysplasia
  • Spasmodic dysphonia and other neurological diseases that effect voice production including Parkinson’s Disease, stroke and ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
  • Airway stenosis including laryngotracheal reconstruction
  • Laryngeal trauma
  • Vocal fold paralysis/paresis (vocal cord weakness)
  • Benign vocal fold lesions including nodules (singer’s nodes), polyps, cysts, papillomatosis, and granulomas
  • Functional voice disorders such as muscular tension dysphonia
  • Paradoxical vocal focal motion (vocal cord dysfunction)
  • Thyroid nodules and goiters
  • Thyroid cancer including papillary and follicular carcinoma requiring surgery using with small incisions and outpatient, minimally invasive thyroidectomy
  • Thyroid cancer extending into neck lymph nodes
  • Hypercalcemia
  • Parathyroid adenoma/hyperplasia requiring surgery using minimally invasive parathyroid surgery
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  • Snoring – offers Injection Snoreplasty which is a nonsurgical treatment for snoring that involves the injection of a hardening agent into the roof of the mouth.  This highly effective, well tolerated treatment is performed in the clinic and allows patients to return to work that same day.

Academic Appointments:
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology                                       
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts
2006 - present

Assistant Professor of Surgery                                         
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
Bethesda, MD
2000- present

Clinical Staff Appointments:
Attending Surgeon
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Boston Medical Center
2006- present

Attending Surgeon/Fellow
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
2005-2006

Chief of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
RAF Lakenheath (United States Air Force base)
United Kingdom
2002-2005

Chief of Laryngology
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Service
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, DC
2000-2002

Education:
Fellowship –
Laryngology and Professional Voice Care
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
2005-2006

Residency –
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
Charlottesville, VA
1996-2000

Fellowship –
Otolaryngology Research Fellowship
New England Medical Center
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA
1995-1996

Internship –
Department of Surgery
New England Medical Center
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA
1994-1995

Medical School -
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
1990-1994

Bachelor of Science -
University of Virginia (Major - Chemical Engineering with High Distinction)
Charlottesville, VA
1986-1990

Board Certification:
American Board of Otolaryngology
2001-

Research Grants:
Principle Investigator for AstraZeneca Protocol #269: Prospective, placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blinded evaluation of omeprazole in the treatment of reflux laryngitis.  1998-2001. Grant of $ 42,000 awarded by AstraZeneca LP, Wilmington, DE.

Publications:

  1. Noordzij JP, Foresman PA, Rodeheaver GT, Quinn JV, Edlich RF.  Tissue Adhesive Wound Repair Revisited.  J of Emerg Med 1994;12:645-9.
  1. Noordzij JP, Stone AD, Arriaga MA.  Differentiating Bony Lesions of the External Auditory Canal: A Case Report.  ENT Journal 1995;74:49-51
  1. Noordzij JP, Dodson EE, Ruth RA, Arts HA, Lambert PR.  Chronic Otitis Media and Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Is there a Clinically Significant Relationship?   Am J Otol 1995; 16(4): 420-3  --  Selected for Otolaryngology Home Study Course (required reading for most US Otolaryngology residents)
  1. Woo P, Noordzij JP, Ross J.  Association of Esophageal Reflux and Globus Symptom: Comparison of Laryngoscopy and 24 Hr pH Manometry.  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1996;115:502-7.
  1. Noordzij JP, Perrault D, Woo P.  Biomechanics of Arytenoid Adduction Surgery in an ex vivo Canine Model.  Ann Otol, Rhinol, Laryngol.  1998;107:454-61.
  1. Noordzij JP, Opperman D, Perrault D, Woo P.  Biomechanics of Medialization Laryngoplasty in an ex vivo Canine Model.  J Voice.  1998;12:372-82.
  1. Ross J, Noordzij JP, Woo P.  Voice Disorders in Patients with Suspected Laryngo-Pharyngeal Reflux Disease.  J Voice.  1998;12:84-8.
  1. Noordzij JP, Perrault D, Woo P.  Biomechanics of Combined Arytenoid Adduction and Medialization Laryngoplasty in an ex vivo Canine Model.  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1998;119(6):634-42.
  1. Mukherji SK, Gapany M, Phillips D, Neelon, O’Brien S, McCartney W, Buejenovich S, Parekh JS,  Noordzij JP, Castillo M.  Thallium-201 Single-Photon Emission CT versus CT for the Detection of Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck.  Am J Neuroradiology 1999;20:1215-20.
  1. Noordzij JP, Woo P.  Glottal Area Waveform Analysis of Benign Vocal Fold Lesions: Before and After Surgery.  Ann Otol, Rhinol, Laryngol 2000;109:441-6.
  1. Noordzij JP, Mittal RK, Arora T, Pehlivanov N, Liu J, Reibel JF, Levine PA.  The Effect of Mechanoreceptor Stimulation of the Laryngeal Inlet on the Esophago-gastric Junction. Neurogastroenterology and Motility 2000;12:353-9.
  1. Josephson GD, Wambach BA, Noordzij JP.  Subcutaneous cervicofacial and mediastinal emphysema after dental instrumentation.  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2001;124(2):170-1.
  1. Noordzij JP, Khidr A, Evans BA, Desper E, Mittal RK, Reibel JF, Levine PA.  Evaluation of Omeprazole in the Treatment of Reflux Laryngitis: A Prospective, Placebo-controlled, Randomized, Double-blind Study. Laryngoscope 2001;111:2147-51.  --  Selected for Otolaryngology Home Study Course (required reading for most US Otolaryngology residents)
  1. Noordzij JP, Harrison SE, Mason JC, Hashisaki GT, Reibel JF, Gross CW.  Pitfalls in the Endoscopic Drainage of Subperiosteal Orbital Abscesses Secondary to Sinusitis. Am J Rhinol. 2002;16(2):97-101.
  1. Noordzij JP, Khidr A, Desper E, Reibel JF, Levine PA.  Correlation of pH-Probe Measured Laryngopharyngeal Reflux with Symptoms and Signs of Reflux Laryngitis. Laryngoscope 2002;112:2192-5.
  1. Noordzij JP, Goto MM. Airway Compromise Caused By Hematoma After Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration.  Am J Otolaryngol 2005;26(6):398-9.
  1. Noordzij JP, Ossoff RH.  Anatomy and Physiology of the Larynx. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2006 Feb; 39(1); 1-10.
  1. McLeod IK, Arciero C, Noordzij JP, Stojadinovic A, Peoples G, Melder PC, Langley R, Bernet V, Shriver CD. The Use of Rapid Parathyroid Hormone Assay in Predicting Postoperative Hypocalcemia after Total or Completion Thyroidectomy.  Thyroid 2006 Mar;16(3):259-65.
  1. Noordzij JP, Affleck BD.  Coblation versus Unipolar Electrocautery Tonsillectomy: a Prospective, Randomized, Single-Blind Study in Adult Patients.  Laryngoscope. 2006 Aug;116(8):1303-1309. (American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society Thesis)
  1. Qadeer MA, Phillips CO, Lopez AR, Steward D, Noordzij JP, Wo J, Suurna M, Havas T, Howden C, Vaezi MF.  Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy for Suspected GERD-Related Chronic Laryngitis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Nov;101(11):2646-54.
  1. Cohen SM, Jacobson BH, Garrett CG, Noordzij JP, Stewart MG, Attia A, Ossoff RH, Cleveland TF.  Creation and Validation of the Singing Voice Handicap Index.    Ann Otol, Rhinol, Laryngol.  2007;116(6):402-406.
  1. Noordzij JP, Cates JM, Cohen SM, Bennett ML, Ries WMR, Russell PT, Haynes D, Garrett CG, Ossoff RH.  Preparation Techniques for the Injection of Human Autologous Cartilage: an Ex Vivo Feasibility Study.  Laryngoscope. 2007 Oct 31; 2008 Jan;118(1):185-8.
  1. Noordzij JP, Lee SL, Bernet VJ, Payne RJ, Cohen SM, McLeod IK, Hier MP, Black MJ, Kerr PD, Richards ML, Lo CY, Raffaelli M, Bellantone R, Lombardi CP, Cohen JI, Dietrich MS.  Early Prediction of Hypocalcemia After Thyroidectomy using Parathyroid Hormone: an Analysis of Pooled Individual Patient Data from 9 Observational Studies.  J Am Coll Surg. 2007 Dec;205(6):748-54.

  2. Cohen SM, Noordzij JP, Garrett CG, Ossoff RH.  Factors associated with perception of singing voice handicap. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008 Apr;138(4):430-4.

Presentation of Papers at Meetings:

  1. “Chronic Otitis Media and Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Is there a Clinically Significant Relationship?”  American Otological Society Annual Meeting at Combined Otolaryngological Spring Meetings.  May, 1994.
  1. “Biomechanics of Arytenoid Adduction Surgery”.  American Broncho-Esophagological Association Annual Meeting at Combined Otolaryngological Spring Meetings.  May, 1996.
  1. “Biomechanics of Medialization Laryngoplasty (Thyroplasty Type I Surgery)”.  Voice Foundation’s 25th Annual Symposium and International Association of Phonosurgeons’ IVth  International Symposium on Phonosurgery.  June, 1996.  (presented by Mr. Opperman)
  1. “Biomechanics of Combined Arytenoid Adduction and Medialization Laryngoplasty”.  Research Forum of American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting.  October, 1996.
  1. “Glottal Area Waveform Analysis of Benign Vocal Fold Lesions: Before and After Surgery”.  American Laryngological Association at Combined Otolaryngological Spring Meetings.  May, 1997.
  1. “The Effect of Mechanoreceptor Stimulation of the Laryngeal Inlet on the Esophago-gastric Junction”.  Research Forum of American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting.  September, 1998.
  1. “Pitfalls in the Endoscopic Drainage of Subperiosteal Orbital Abscesses Secondary to Sinusitis”.  Southern Section Meeting of the American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL.  January, 2000.
  1. “Changes in the Laryngeal Signs of Patients with Reflux Laryngitis”.  Voice Foundation Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.  July, 2000.  (presented by Dr. Khidr)
  1. “Evaluation of Omeprazole in the Treatment of Reflux Laryngitis: A Prospective, Placebo-controlled, Randomized, Double-blind Study”.  Annual Meeting of the American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society, Inc., Palm Springs, CA.  May, 2001.
  1. “Correlation of pH-Probe Measured Laryngopharyngeal Reflux with Symptoms and Signs of Reflux Laryngitis”.  Southern Section Meeting of the American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society, Inc., Captiva Island, FL.  January, 2002.
  1. “The Role of Laryngeal Signs versus Vocal Functions in Evaluating Reflux Laryngitis”.  Speech Language and Hearing Association of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.  March, 2002. (presented by Dr. Khidr)
  1. “Challenges in Diagnosis and Evaluation of Reflux Laryngitis”.  Speech Language and Hearing Association of Virginia, Richmond, VA. February, 2003. (presented by Dr. Khidr)
  1. “The Use of Intraoperative Rapid Parathyroid Hormone Assay in Predicting Postoperative Hypocalcemia Following Total or Completion Thyroidectomy”. Research Forum of American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, New York, NY.  September, 2004 (presented by Dr. Ian McLeod)
  1. “Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy for Suspected GERD Related Chronic Laryngitis:  Is It Effective?  A Meta Analysis.”  Digestive Disease Week, Los Angeles.  May 2006. (presented by Dr. M. A. Qadeer)

  2. "Preparation Techniques for the Injection of Human Autologous Cartilage: an Ex Vivo Feasibility Study." Combined Section Meeting of the American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society, Inc., Marco Island, FL. February, 2007

Poster Presentations:

  1. “Changes in Laryngeal Signs in Patients with Reflux Laryngitis: Prospective, Placebo-controlled, Randomized, Double-blinded study of reflux laryngitis”. XVIIth World Congress of the International Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies, Cairo, Egypt. October, 2002.

  2. “Acute Dysphonia after Vardenil use”.  Southern Section Meeting of the American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society, Inc., Naples, FL.  January, 2006.

Instructional Courses and Invited Speaker:

  1. Update in Laryngology, 25th Annual MG Paul H. Streit Memorial Otolaryngology Seminar, Co-Director, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., March 2001.

  2. Practical Technology for the Otolaryngologist, 26th Annual MG Paul H. Streit Memorial Otolaryngology Seminar, Co-Director, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., March 2002.

  3. University of Cambridge Annual Sinus Surgery Dissection Course, Course Instructor, Cambridge, England. July, 2002.

  4. “Image Guided Surgery”.  University of Cambridge Annual Sinus Surgery Dissection Course, Cambridge, England. July, 2002.

  5. University of Cambridge Annual Sinus Surgery Dissection Course, Course Instructor and Co-Organizer, Cambridge, England. July, 2003.

  6. “Image Guided Surgery – Update for 2003”.  University of Cambridge Annual Sinus Surgery Dissection Course, Cambridge, England. July, 2003.

  7. “Preventing, Predicting and Managing Hypocalcemia after Thyroidectomy including the Use of Rapid-Assay PTH”.  Visiting Lecturer to Department of Otolaryngology, Boston University Medical Center. December, 2003.

  8. “Image Guided Surgery – Application in the Head and Neck”.  Emerging Technologies for Competency and Combat Meeting, European Surgical Institute, Hamburg, Germany. June, 2004.

  9. University of Cambridge Annual Sinus Surgery Dissection Course, Course Instructor and Co-Organizer, Cambridge, England. July, 2004.

  10. “Image Guided Surgery – Update for 2004”.  University of Cambridge Annual Sinus Surgery Dissection Course, Cambridge, England. July, 2004.

  11. “Laryngopharygneal Manifestations of Gastro-esophageal Reflux: What the Primary Care Provider Needs to Know”. Visiting Lecturer to 39th Medical Group, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey.  February, 2005.

  12. “Preventing, Predicting and Managing Hypocalcemia after Thyroidectomy”.  Instructional Course at the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting.  Los Angeles, CA.  September, 2005.

  13. “Improved Management of Hypocalcemia after Thyroidectomy”.   Instructional Course at the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting.  Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 17, 2006.

  14. Invited Visiting Professor at Central Indiana Society of Otolaryngology and Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana on December 10th, 2007.  Lecture topic: “Preventing, Predicting and Managing Hypocalcemia after Thyroidectomy”

  15. Invited panel speaker (Topic: Laryngeal stenosis) at Eastern Section Meeting of the American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society, Inc., in Philadelphia, PA in January 26, 2008.

  16. Invited panel speaker (Topic: “Red Throat”) at the 30th Annual Sisson International Workshop in Vail, CO in February 14, 2008.

Book Chapters:

  1. Cysts, pseudocysts and larygnoceles.  Cohen SM, Noordzij JP, Garrett CG, Ossoff RH.  The Larynx: A Multidisciplinary Approach (ed, Fried MP and Ferlito A) 3rd edition, Plural Publishing, 2006

Editorial Duties:

  • Associate Editor for Clinical Challenges Section in Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

    Reviewer for the following medical journals:
    Thyroid
    Laryngoscope
    Asian Journal of Surgery
    Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
    The Journal of Laryngology and Otology
    Archives of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
    Head and Neck
    Clinical Endocrinology
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