Background
Meet Dr. Dedhia
Dr. Raj Dedhia is a Double-Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon specializing in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the face and neck. He has over 10 years of surgical experience, with a focus on rhinoplasty and facelift surgery.
Dr. Dedhia is dedicated to helping patients look and feel their best and has built his practice on the pillars of patient care and excellence. Dr. Dedhia’s cosmetic surgery focuses on obtaining natural and long-lasting results. Dr. Dedhia believes each person is unique and provides a personalized treatment plan during each consultation.
Education
Medical training & experience
Dr. Dedhia is a San Francisco Bay Area native. After graduating summa cum laude from University of California, Berkeley with a degree in Bioengineering, he obtained his medical degree at the University of Southern California. There, Dr. Dedhia was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society and graduated with Highest Distinction. He then pursued a rigorous five-year Head and Neck Surgery residency at the University of California Davis.
Facial Plastic Surgery Fellowship
Following residency, Dr. Dedhia was selected for a highly competitive and coveted fellowship within the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. During a fellowship at Vanderbilt University, he received extensive experience in advanced facial plastic surgery, including extended deep plane facelift and neck lift surgery, rhinoplasty, brow lifts, blepharoplasty, minimally invasive and non-invasive facial rejuvenation, hair restoration, facial reanimation for facial paralysis, Moh’s/skin cancer reconstruction and facial trauma.
Chief of Facial Plastic Surgery
Before returning to California, Dr. Dedhia served as Chief of Facial Plastic Surgery at the University of Tennessee where he built a renowned Facial Plastic Surgery practice and trained residents and fellows in head neck surgery. He is actively involved in research and is the author of over 25 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. He additionally has given over 30 institutional lectures and scientific meeting presentations. Dr. Dedhia is also involved with global health endeavors and has recently participated in medical mission and education trips to Philippines and Cambodia.
Getting to know Dr. Dedhia
- Faculty Appointments 4
- Board Certifications: 2
- Fellowship 1
- Residency 1
- Education 2
- Licensure and Professional Certification 1
- Professional Societies 6
- Peer-Reviewed Publications 30
- Book Chapters 4
Chief of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2020 – 2024
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Assistant Professor, Memphis, TN 2020 – 2024
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Chief of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Memphis, TN 2020 – 2022
Regional One Hospital
Clinical Instructor, Nashville, TN 2019 – 2020
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nashville, TN
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Sacramento, CA
UC Davis Medical Center
Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA
Doctor of Medicine
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Bachelor of Science, Highest Honors (Suma Cum Laude), Bioengineering
California State Medical License 2016 – present
Tennessee State Medical License 2019 – present
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
American Board of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
American College of Surgeons
AO Craniomaxillofacial
Davis SJ, Naguib M, Dedhia RD, Bauer AM, Stephan SJ, Russell PT. Balloon sinuplasty and stenting in the management of complex frontal sinus outflow tract fractures. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023;169(2):397-405.
Fernando SJ, Davis SJ, Dedhia RD, Sowder JC, Ramachandra T, Stephan SJ. Optimizing flap harvest in auricular reconstruction. J Craniofac Surg. 2022;33(8):2659-2664.
Davis SJ, Rossi Meyer M, Misch E, McLeod M, Occhiogrosso J, Yau J, Mims M, Dedhia RD et al. Septal perforation repair using a temporoparietal fascia and polydioxanone plate construct: a multi-institutional analysis. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. Published online September 29, 2022.
Hoshal SG, Dedhia RD, Strong EB. Frontal sinus fractures: a contemporary approach in the endoscopic era. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2022;30(1):71-83.
Landeen KC, Davis SJ, Dedhia RD, Shastri KS, Ries WR, Stephan SJ. Augmented skin grafting: a new rung in the reconstructive ladder. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. Published online November 13, 2021.
Bacorn C, Morisada MV, Dedhia RD, Steele TO, Strong EB, Lin LK. Traumatic optic neuropathy management: a survey assessment of current practice patterns. J Emerg Trauma Shock. 2021;14(3):136-142.
Kimura K, Davis S, Thomas E, Dedhia R, et al. 3D customization for microtia repair in hemifacial microsomia. Laryngoscope. Published online September 21, 2021.
Dedhia RD, Shipchandler TZ, Tollefson TT. Eyelid coupling using a modified tarsoconjunctival flap in facial paralysis. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2021;29(3):447-451.
Hwang JC, Dedhia RD, Bernard JE, Steele TO. Oncocytic cysts of the nasopharynx: a case report. Allergy Rhinol (Providence). 2020;11:2152656720956594
Dedhia RD, Chin OY, Kaufman M, et al. Predicting complications of pediatric temporal bone fractures. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020;138:110358
Davis SJ, Morse JC, Kimura KS, Dedhia RD, et al. Septal perfoplasty for management of symptomatic nasal septal perforation: an alternative to surgical closure. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. Published online August 10, 2020.
Dedhia RD, Davis SJ, Stephan SJ. Optimizing septal perforation repair techniques. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020;28(4):212-217.
Hsieh TY, Dedhia RD, Chiao W, et al. A Guide to Facial Trauma Triage and Precautions in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2020;22(3):164‐169.
Dedhia RD, Morisada MV, Tollefson TT, Strong EB. Contemporary management of frontal sinus fractures. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;27(4):253-260.
Hsieh TY, Said M, Dedhia R, Timbang M, Steele TO, Strong EB. Assessment of the Learning Curve for Virtual Surgical Planning in Orbital Fractures. Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction. 2020.
Hsieh TY, Funamura JL, Dedhia R, Durbin-johnson B, Dunbar C, Tollefson TT. Risk Factors Associated With Complications After Treatment of Mandible Fractures. JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2019;21(3):213-220.
Dedhia RD, Hsieh TY, Rubalcava Y, et al. Posterior Maxillary Sinus Wall: A Landmark for Identifying the Sphenoid Sinus Ostium. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2018;:3489418816725.
Dedhia R, Hsieh TY, Chin O, Shipchandler TZ, Tollefson TT. Outcomes From Lateral Eyelid Coupling for Facial Paralysis Using the Modified Tarsoconjunctival Flap. JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2018;20(5):381-386.
Hsieh TY, Cervenka B, Dedhia R, Strong EB, Steele T. Assessment of a Patient-Specific, 3- Dimensionally Printed Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgical Model. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018;144(7):574-579.
Hsieh TY, Dedhia R, Cervenka B, Tollefson TT. 3D Printing: current use in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;25(4):291-299.
Hsieh TY, Dedhia R, Tollefson TT. Cleft Rhinoplasty: Strategies for the Multiply Operated Nose. Facial Plast Surg. 2018;34(3):290-297.
Hsieh TY, Dedhia R, Del toro D, Tollefson TT. Cleft Septorhinoplasty: Form and Function. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2017;25(2):223-238.
Hsieh TY, Timbang MR, Dedhia R, Diaz RC. Multifocal Sporadic Burkitt’s Lymphoma Involving Temporal Bone and Parapharyngeal Space. J Otol Rhinol. 2017;6(6). DOI: 10.4172/2324-8785.1000327
Steele TO, Mace JC, Dedhia R, Rudmik L, Smith TL, Alt JA. Health utility values for patients with recurrent acute rhinosinusitis undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery: a nested case control study. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2016;6(11):1182-1187.
Dedhia R, Hsieh TY, Tollefson TT, Ishii LE. Evidence-based Medicine in Facial Plastic Surgery: Current State and Future Directions. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2016;24(3):265- 74.
Del toro D, Dedhia R, Tollefson TT. Advances in scar management: prevention and management of hypertrophic scars and keloids. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016
Dedhia R, Tollefson TT. Delayed Periorbital Abscess after Silicone Implant to Orbital Floor Fracture. Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr. 2016;9(2):185-7
Jacobson L, Dedhia R, Kokot N, Chalian A. Scapular osteocutaneous free flap for total lower lip and mandible reconstruction. Microsurgery. 2016
Dedhia R, Luu Q. Scalp reconstruction. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015;23(5):407-14
Dedhia R, Tollefson TT. Update in Midface and Panfacial Trauma Management. Current Otorhinolaryngology Reports. 2015;3(4):215-220. DOI 10.1007/s40136-015-0096-7.
Dedhia R, Farwell DG. Chapter 24: Face in Feliciano DV, Mattox KL, Moore EE, et al., eds. Trauma. Ninth. McGraw-Hill; 2020.
Dedhia R, Shaye DA, Strong EB. Frontal Sinus Fractures in Bailey’s Head and Neck Surgery: Otolaryngology 6th edition
Hsieh TY, Dedhia R, Tollefson TT. Cleft Rhinoplasty in Bailey’s Head and Neck Surgery: Otolaryngology 6th edition
Davis SJ, Kimura KS, Morrel WG, Dedhia RD, Stephan SJ. Chapter: Concentrated Epinephrine Use in the Operating Room. Lessons Learned from Rhinologic Procedure Complications: A Case-Based Review.; 2022.
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