Garani Nadaraja, MD
Associate Professor
Otolaryngology
School of Medicine
Garani S. Nadaraja, MD, is a Professor and Associate Chief in the Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) at the University of California, San Francisco. She is also serves as the Medical Director for the pediatric otolaryngology practice at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland, California.
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She has helped start the Pediatric Complex Sleep Disorders Clinic and the Chronic Sinopulmonary Treatment of Minors (SPuTM) clinic at BCH.
Dr. Nadaraja received her medical degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois, and she completed an internship at the UCSF East Bay and Kaiser Permanente Northern Residency Program. She completed a residency from Stanford University, followed by a Pediatric Otolaryngology fellowship from the University of California, San Diego, Rady Children’s Hospital.
Specialty: Pediatric Otolaryngology
Expertise: Pediatric Complex Obstructive Sleep Disorders Pediatric Chronic Ear Disease and Hearing Loss. Pediatric Chronic Sinonasal disorders
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Education and Training:
- Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
- Internship: UCSF East Bay Department of Surgery and Kaiser Permanente Northern California
- Residency: Stanford University, CA
- Fellowship: University of California, San Diego, Rady Children’s Hospital - Pediatric Otolaryngology
Awards
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- UCSF Exceptional Physician Award, UCSF, 2025-2026
Education & Training
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- Health Care Leadership UCSF Health Leadership Acacemy 03/2025
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 12/2020
- Internship Kaiser Permanente 06/2008
- MD Medicine Northwestern University 06/2007
- AB Princeton University 06/2002
- Fellowship Pediatric Otolaryngology Rady Children's Hospital
- Residency Otolaryngology Stanford University
Publications (13)
Top publication keywords:
Cochlear ImplantationLabyrinth DiseasesEarUsher SyndromesHearing Loss, SensorineuralTemporal BoneHearing AidsCochlear ImplantsVocal Cord ParalysisOtolaryngologyCongenital AbnormalitiesSemicircular CanalsEye DiseasesBone ConductionSpeech Perception
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Predictors of successful natural sleep MRI for sensorineural hearing loss in infants.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2022 Liao EN, Li Y, Fung A, Lawless L, Czechowicz J, Ho M, Luu K, Meyer L, Mohamad NI, Nadaraja GS, Taketa E, Virbalas J, Weinstein JE, Tsai T, Chan DK -
Associations between demographic factors and pediatric otolaryngology access disparities in the COVID-19 era.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2021 Brodie KD, Fakurnejad S, Czechowicz JA, Nadaraja GS -
Racial and ethnic disparities in diagnostic efficacy of comprehensive genetic testing for sensorineural hearing loss.
Human genetics 2021 Florentine MM, Rouse SL, Stephans J, Conrad D, Czechowicz J, Matthews IR, Meyer AK, Nadaraja GS, Parikh R, Virbalas J, Weinstein JE, Chan DK -
Genetic Testing Leading to Early Identification of Childhood Ocular Manifestations of Usher Syndrome.
The Laryngoscope 2020 Brodie KD, Moore AT, Slavotinek AM, Meyer AK, Nadaraja GS, Conrad DE, Weinstein JE, Chan DK -
Endoscopic percutaneous suture lateralization for neonatal bilateral vocal fold immobility.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2018 Montague GL, Bly RA, Nadaraja GS, Conrad DE, Parikh SR, Chan DK
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Evaluating the Role of Balloon Sinuplasty in the Treatment of Pediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis.
Current Otorhinolaryngology Reports 2017 Edward R. Lee, Garani S. Nadaraja -
Hearing outcomes of atresia surgery versus osseointegrated bone conduction device in patients with congenital aural atresia: a systematic review.
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 2013 Nadaraja GS, Gurgel RK, Kim J, Chang KW -
Integrity and regeneration of mechanotransduction machinery regulate aminoglycoside entry and sensory cell death.
PloS one 2013 Vu AA, Nadaraja GS, Huth ME, Luk L, Kim J, Chai R, Ricci AJ, Cheng AG -
Radiographic evaluation of the tegmen in patients with superior semicircular canal dehiscence.
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 2012 Nadaraja GS, Gurgel RK, Fischbein NJ, Anglemyer A, Monfared A, Jackler RK, Blevins NH -
Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak through the Posterior Aspect of the Petrous Bone.
Journal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base 2012 Nadaraja GS, Monfared A, Jackler RK -
Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak through the Posterior Aspect of the Petrous Bone.
Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base 2011 Garani Nadaraja, Ashkan Monfared, Robert Jackler -
A noncoding point mutation of Zeb1 causes multiple developmental malformations and obesity in Twirler mice.
PLoS genetics 2011 Kurima K, Hertzano R, Gavrilova O, Monahan K, Shpargel KB, Nadaraja G, Kawashima Y, Lee KY, Ito T, Higashi Y, Eisenman DJ, Strome SE, Griffith AJ -
Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak through the Posterior Aspect of the Petrous Bone.
Otolaryngology 2011 Garani S. Nadaraja, Ashkan Monfared, Robert K. Jackler