Nainika Nanda, M.D. 

EDUCATION 

2023-2024 Laryngology Fellow, Clinical Instructor

Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of California Los  Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA.  

2018-2023 Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Resident 

Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison,  

WI. 

Chief, 2022-2023, Education 

2014-2018 Doctor of Medicine (MD) 

West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine, Morgantown,  

WV. 

2010-2014 Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry, summa cum laude.  

Eberly College of Arts & Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. Capstone: Optimization and Action of Antibody-Maytansinoid Conjugate,  Ado-trastuzumab Emtansine, for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer 

Minors: Biology, Business Administration.  

Presidential Honors, Honors College. 

2006-2010 Woodrow Wilson High School, Beckley, WV. Valedictorian 

EDITORIAL DUTIES  

Feb 2024-present Peer reviewer, Laryngoscope 

2021-present Peer reviewer, Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery 2020-2021 Resident reviewer development program, Otolaryngology – Head and  Neck Surgery 

2020-2023 Peer reviewer, Wisconsin Medical Journal 

2020-2023 Peer reviewer, Dosed Daily, New York University Langone Health 2020 Peer reviewer, Journal of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS 

2019-present American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery 2018-2023 Dane County Medical Society 

2017 inductee Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society 

2015-2018 American College of Physicians 

2014 inductee Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society 

2013-2014 Mortar Board Senior National Honor Society 

OTHER TRAINING/CERTIFICATION 

2024 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Educator certification  

2024 New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners license  

2024 Pennsylvania Medical Physician and Surgeon license 

2024 Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse certification 

2023 California Physician & Surgeon license 

2023 Acclarent eustachian tube dilation certification  

2023 Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification

2023 Basic Life Support certification 

2020 Service Dog Trainer, Foster, & Sitter certification. OccuPaws.  2020 Service Dog Trainer, Foster, & Sitter certification. Custom Canines Service Dog  Academy.  

2019 Advanced Trauma Life Support 

2019 Wisconsin Medicine & Surgery license 

2018 Overdose Recognition & Naloxone Administration Trainer certification 2016 ReSure Ocular Sealant certification 

2013 Service Dog Trainer certification. Hearts of Gold.  

RESEARCH & AUTHORSHIP EXPERIENCE 

2023-2024 Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Research 

● Department of Head & Neck Surgery. University of California Los Angeles.  Los Angeles, CA 

2018-2023 Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Research 

● Division of Otolaryngology. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI ● Department of Dermatology, Mohs Micrographic Surgery, Madison, WI 2016-2019 Primary Project Design & Contact, Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck  Surgery 

● Dept. of Otolaryngology & Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center. WVU  Medicine. Morgantown, WV.  

2016-2018 Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Research ● Dept. of Otolaryngology. WVU Medicine. Morgantown, WV.  

2015 NIH-funded CUPID (Cancer in the Under-Privileged, Indigent, &  Disadvantaged) Research Fellow 

● Dept. of Surgical Oncology. Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center,  Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Baltimore, MD.  

2011-2014 Dept. of Nutritional Biochemistry Undergraduate Research ● Dept. of Human Nutrition and Foods, Davis College, WVU. 

2009 NASA-funded Summer Research Fellow 

● Dept. of Chemistry. Glenville State College, WV.  

GRANT SUPPORT 

2018 Nanda, N. Burchard, B. WVU Alpha Omega Alpha & WVU School of Medicine.  Support to certify professional school students in intranasal naloxone use and  provide sample kits. Total direct cost: $2150 

2017-2018 Nanda, N. Patel, RJ. WV Clinical Trials & Translation Science Institute. Support  cost of clinical trials nurse and coordinator.  

2017-2018 Nanda, N. WVU Office of Research and Graduate Education Small Grant. Total  and annual direct cost: $200. 

LEADERSHIP/OTHER EXPERIENCE 

2024 Physician Consultant. System assessment/training and procurement & validation  of data for generative AI clinical health care startup. Hippocratic AI. 

2022-2023 Board of Governors Governor, Section for Residents & Fellows. Voting  member of Board of Governors. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head &  Neck Surgery.  

2022-2023 Education Chief. Planning and coordination of monthly Morbidity & Mortality  Conference, Grand Rounds, Airway Conference, journal clubs, annual academic  courses, divisional lectures, and didactics. Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery,  Department of Surgery. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI. 

2022 Committee member. Dane County Health Care and Public Health Workforce  Subcommittee. Madison, WI. 

2021-2022 Resident/Fellow representative. Dane County Medical Society Board of  Trustees. Madison, WI.  

2021 Committee member. Department of Surgery “Underrepresented in Surgery  Visiting Elective” scholarship committee. Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery,  Department of Surgery. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI. 

2020 Front-end Design. Designed and implemented centralized location for  coordination of multiple patient lists and hand-offs among Otolaryngology  providers. Meriter Hospital. Madison, WI.  

2018 Co-author. Document for new residents/providers taking care of Otolaryngology  patients detailing meetings, coordination of care, admissions, pre- and post operative protocols, and various institutional logistics for managing patient care  Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery. University of  Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.  

2018-present National Science Bowl Question Writer & Reviewer. U.S. Department of  Energy.  

2017-2018 Course Design, WVU School of Medicine. Business of medicine course concept  development, design, implementation, and execution. Dept. of Internal Medicine,  WVU. Morgantown, WV.  

2016-2021 USMLE Consultant & QBank Reviewer. Role initially created in organization  specifically for me. Kaplan, Inc. 

2014-2018 PrepPLUS Mentor. Kaplan, Inc. 

2014 MCAT Course Textbooks Reviewer. Kaplan, Inc. 

2013-2014 MCAT Teacher, Tutor, & Online Teaching Assistant. Kaplan, Inc.  2011-2014 Laboratory mentor/trainer. Dept. of Nutritional Biochemistry, Davis College,  WVU. 

PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLE PUBLICATIONS 

ORCID: 0000-0002-1043-8546 

SCOPUS: 56195003200 

Damazo B, Nanda N, Dailey S. Submucosal Thyroarytenoid Myectomy with Arytenoidectomy  in Treating Bilateral Vocal Fold Immobility. The Laryngoscope, 2024 Nov.  https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.31890 

Nanda N, Huang LC, Chen SC, Berry LD, Talatala ERR, Clark E, Ye W, Gelbard A, Francis  DO; North American Airway Collaborative. Association between Estrogen Exposure and 

Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis. The Laryngoscope, 2024 Feb. 134: 825-830.  https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.31030 

Damico Smith C, Nanda N, Bonnet K, Schlundt D, Anderson C, Fernandes-Taylor S, Gelbard  A, Francis DO. Navigating Pathways to Diagnosis in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis: A  Qualitative Study. The Laryngoscope, 2024 Feb;134(2):815-824. doi: 10.1002/lary.31023. 

Qadadha Y, Nanda N, Ennis C, McCulloch T. (2021) A Rare Complication of Fine-Needle  Aspiration of Neck Structures. Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2021:1-5. PMID: 34956684  

Knewitz A, Nanda N, Hoffman MR, Dailey SH, Wieland AM, McCulloch TM. (May 2021) Pre tracheotomy for potentially emergent airway scenarios: Indications and outcomes. The  Laryngoscope. 00:1-8. doi:10.1002/lary.29612  

Nanda, N., Hauser, B., Heatley, D., Balasubramaniam, V., Barreda, C. (Sept 2020) An  Unwitnessed Case of Foreign Body Aspiration of Barium from an Unknown Source.  International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 138. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110355 

Nanda N, Carr MM. Stridor in Babies: When It’s Not Croup. WVJM. 2018 Nov; 114(6):26-31.  

Zalzal HG, Carr M, Nanda N, Coutras S. Drug Induced Sleep Endoscopy Identification of  Adenoid Regrowth in Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea. International Journal of  Otolaryngology. 2018 Apr; 2018:7. Article ID: 7920907. 

Nanda N, Lough M, Corcoran C. The Value of Your Voice. WV Medical Journal. 2018 Mar;  114:9. 

Bender-Heine A, Zalzal HG, Nanda N, Ramadan HH. Tracheocutaneous Sinus following  Tracheocutaneous Fistula Repair: Management Strategies in a Pediatric Patient. Case Reports in  Otolaryngology. 2018 Feb; 2018:3 pages. Article ID: 6974764.  

Nanda N, Zalzal HG, Borah G. Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy for Ludwig's Angina: A  Case Series. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery–Global Open. 2017 Nov; 5(11): e1561. PMID:  29263964. PMCID: PMC5732670.  

Abdelfatah E, Kerner Z, Nanda N, Ahuja N. Epigenetic therapy in gastrointestinal cancer: the  right combination. Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology. 2016 July; 9(4):560-579. PMID:  PMC4913338. 

Maditz KH, Benedito V, Oldaker C, Nanda N, Lateef S, Livengood R, Tou JC. Feeding Soy  Protein Isolate and Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Affects Polycystic Liver Disease  Progression in a PCK Rat Model of Autosomal Polycystic Kidney Disease. J Pediat  Gastroenterol Nutr. 2014 Dec 23; 60(4):467-73. PMID: 25822773. 

Maditz KH, Oldaker C, Nanda N, Benedito V, Livengood R, Tou JC. Dietary n-3  Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids or Soy Protein Isolate Did Not Attenuate Disease Progression in a 

Female Rat Model of Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease. Nutrition Research. 2014  Jun; 34(6):526-34. PMID: 25026920. 

Gigliotti JC, Benedito V, Livengood R, Oldaker C, Nanda N, Tou JC. Feeding Different Omega 3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Sources Influences Renal Fatty Acid Composition, Inflammation,  and Occurrence of Nephrocalcinosis in Female Sprague-Dawley Rats. Food and Nutrition  Sciences. 2013 Sept;4(9A):125-36. 

OTHER PUBLICATIONS  

Nanda N, Chhetri D. Eosinophilic Esophagitis: What the Otolaryngologist Needs to Know.  Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2023 Nov; S0030-6665(23)00182-2. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2023.10.004 

Nanda N, Hansen C, Hansen R, Dobler B. Building Your Financial Future as a Young  Physician. frequENTcy, AAO-HNS. 2023 Oct. https://youtu.be/qz8Rkt3H3hc 

Nanda N, Chaiet S. (Sept 2019) Facial Reanimation. Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.  Otosource. Retrieved from: https://www.otosource.org/content/facial-reanimation 

Nanda N. (2018, July 16). A Medical School Perspective: Beyond the Science, We Must Learn to Communicate with Patients. National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship.  

House Bill 4524. Establishing guidelines for the substitution of certain biological  pharmaceuticals. 12B W.V.C. §30-5-12b. 

PUBLISHED ABTRACTS 

Nanda, N., Zalzal, H., & Coutras, S. Adenoid Regrowth in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients as  Determined by Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2017,  Sep; 157(1 Supplement): 166 -173. 

Bender-Heine, A., Nanda, N., Castano, J., & Ramadan, H. Management of the Pediatric  Tracheocutaneous Fistula. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2017, Sep; 157(1  Supplement): 269-283. 

Nanda N, Maditz K, Oldaker C, Livengood R, Benedito V, Tou JC. Investigating effects of  consuming different protein and/or oil sources on progression and severity of polycystic liver  disease in young female PCK rats. FASEB. 2014 Apr;28(1):959.9. 

Maditz KH, Oldaker C, Nanda N, Livengood R, Benedito V, Tou JC. Investigating omega-3  polyunsaturated fatty acid and/or soy protein isolate supplementation on renal inflammation in a  rat model of polycystic kidney disease. FASEB. 2014 Apr;28(1):1034.13. 

Maditz KH, Mock K, Knecht A, Nanda N, Oldaker C, Tou JC. The Effect of Omega-3  Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid and Soy Protein Isolate Supplementation on Kidney Function in  Female Polycystic Kidney Diseased Rats. FASEB. 2013 Apr;27:1083.7. 

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

National 

2023 Association between Estrogen Exposure and Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis  (iSGS). ALA Conference. COSM. Boston, MA. 

2017 Adenoid Regrowth in OSA Patients Using Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy. AAO-HNSF  Conference. Chicago, IL. 

Regional 

2022 Patient Selection for Efficacious Mandibular Advancement Device Therapy in  Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Institutional Outcomes Analysis. Wisconsin Society of  Otolaryngology Annual Meeting. Baraboo, WI. 

2015 Detecting Pancreatic Cancer in the Blood. Oral Competition, WV American College of  Physicians Meeting. Stonewall, WV. 

Local 

2023 Association between Estrogen Exposure and Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis  (iSGS). Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Resident Research Day. University of  Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI. 

2023 Acute Airway Consultations and Approaches. Otolaryngology-Head  & Neck Surgery Didactics. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI. 2023 Artificial Intelligence in Laryngology. Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Grand  Rounds. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI. 

2023 Dental anatomy, mandible, and odontogenic pathology. Otolaryngology-Head  & Neck Surgery Didactics. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI. 2022 Audiologic Evaluation and Clinical Practice Guidelines: Otitis media with  effusion & Tympanostomy Tubes. Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery  Didactics. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI. 

2022 Outcomes of the Thornton Adjustable Positioner Device in Treatment of  Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Resident  Research Day. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI. 

2022 Parathyroid Localization. Endocrine Surgery Case Conference. University of  Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI. 

2022 Discussion on the role of mastoidectomy following tympanic membrane repair  (Eliades & Limb, 2013). Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Journal Club.  University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI. 

2022 Apneic Oxygenation. Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Grand Rounds.  University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI. 

2021 Pediatric Tracheostomy & Decannulation. Otolaryngology-Head & Neck  Surgery Didactics. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI. 

2021 Discussion on wellness practices among otolaryngology residencies (O’Brien DC & Carr  MM, 2018). Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Journal Club. University of  Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI. 

2021 Vocal Fold Paralysis & Laryngeal Reinnervation. Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery  Grand Rounds. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.  

2021 Presentation & Management of Laryngeal Trauma. Otolaryngology-Head & Neck  Surgery Didactics. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.

2021 An Analysis of the Physician-Scientist Workforce. Otolaryngology-Head & Neck  Surgery Resident Research Day. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI. 2021 Laryngeal Trauma. Neuroradiology Fellowship Didactics, Department of Radiology.  University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI. 

2021 Embryology and Congenital Anomalies of the Pharynx & Larynx and Pulmonary  Pathophysiology. Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Didactics. University of  Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI. 

2020 Ultrasound and Fine-Needle Aspiration of the Neck. Otolaryngology-Head & Neck  Surgery Didactics. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI. 

2020 Clinical Practice Guidelines: Hoarseness (Dysphonia). Otolaryngology-Head & Neck  Surgery Didactics. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI. 

2020 The RiSSE (Role in idiopathic subglottic stenosis of estrogen) Study. Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Resident Research Day. University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Madison, WI. 

2017 A Case of Noninfectious Blisters. Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Case  Conference. University of Texas Southwestern. Dallas, TX.  

2017 Adenoid Regrowth in OSA Patients Using Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy.  Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Grand Rounds. Medical University of South  Carolina. Charleston, SC.  

2015 Detecting Pancreatic Cancer in the Blood. CUPID Research Symposium, Johns Hopkins  University & Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center. Baltimore, MD.  2013 Role of Nutritional Resource and Rehabilitation Center (NRRC) in Dehradun. Rural  Development Institute Conference, Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust. Dehradun, India. 2009 In situ hydrohalogenation of alkynes. Summer Fellow Lecture Series, Glenville State  College. Glenville, WV. 

POSTER PRESENTATIONS 

International 

2023 Sinonasal Outcomes Following Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery. North  American Skull Base Society Conference. Tampa, FL. 

2022 Patient Selection for Efficacious Mandibular Advancement Device Therapy in  Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Institutional Outcomes Analysis. International Society for  Sleep Surgery Conference. Philadelphia, PA.  

2012 Feeding Growing Rats Different Sources of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids  Affects Lung Fatty Acid Composition and Gene Expression. International Food and  Technology Conference. Las Vegas, NV. 

National 

2023 Submucosal thyroarytenoid myomectomy with arytenoidectomy for treatment of  bilateral vocal fold immobility. ABEA Conference. COSM. Boston, MA. 2023 Understanding the diagnostic odyssey for idiopathic subglottic stenosis, a rare disease.  ALA Conference. COSM. Boston, MA.  

2017 Risk factors and Complications of Pediatric Tracheostomies. AAO-HNSF Conference.  Chicago, IL. 

2016 Detecting Pancreatic Cancer in the Blood. Medical Student Poster Competition,  American College of Physicians Meeting. Washington, D.C.

Local 

2013 Effects of consuming different protein and oil sources on development and progression of  Polycystic Kidney Disease in rat kidney tissue. WVU Summer Undergraduate Research  Experience. Morgantown, WV.  

2011 Effects of consuming different omega-3 PUFA sources on gene regulation of lipid  homeostasis in rat liver. WVU Summer Undergraduate Research Experience.  Morgantown, WV. 

HONORS AND AWARDS 

Abbreviated selection below; further details available upon request 

2017 Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society (MSIII inductee). WVU School of  Medicine. Morgantown, WV. 

2016 Winner, Medical Student Poster Competition. American College of Physicians National  Conference. Washington D.C. 

2015 1st Place, Oral Presentation Competition. American College of Physicians West Virginia  State Conference. Stonewall, WV.  

2014 Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society. Morgantown, WV. 

2014 Foundation Outstanding Senior. WVU. Morgantown, WV. 

2014 C. Eugene Bennett Dept. of Chemistry Outstanding Senior. WVU. Morgantown, WV. 2014 J. and C. Nath Outstanding Honors Graduate. WVU Honors College. Morgantown, WV. 2010 Neil S. Bucklew Scholar – competitive honor for full undergraduate training awarded to  top 20 incoming freshmen. WVU. Morgantown, WV. 

VOLUNTEER SERVICE 

2010-present Total service hours: 392

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