Maya Sardesai - University of Washington Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Meet Maya Sardesai, M.D., M.Ed.

Maya Sardesai, M.D., M.Ed.

Associate Professor

Specialties 

Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
General Otolaryngology
Laryngology
Sleep Surgery

Primary clinical office 

Harborview Medical Center
325 9th Avenue
4 West
Seattle, WA 98104
United States
I aim to provide patients with information about their medical condition and treatment options in an understandable way. I like treatment planning to be a collaborative process.

Biography 

Maya Sardesai, M.D., M.Ed., joined the University of Washington faculty in 2010.  She has advanced training in laryngology and facial plastic surgery and additional clinical interests in facial trauma, surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, and nasal/sinus surgery. Sites of practice include Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center Eastside Specialty Center, and the VA Hospital of Puget Sound.

Overview 

Undergraduate Education: Bachelor of Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, 1997

Medical School: Doctor of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, 2002

Internship: Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Western University, London, Canada, 2003

Residency: Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Western University, London, Canada, 2007

Fellowship: Laryngology, University of Washington, 2009

Other Training: Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Toronto, 2008

Board Certification: American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2011

Awards and honors 

2014: First place for poster on "Impact of patient related factors on the outcomes of office based injection laryngoplasty" at Triological Society Meeting
2011: Driftwood University of Washington Faculty Teaching Award

Academic interests 

CLINICAL INTERESTS

Surgical treatment of snoring and sleep apnea; management of airway, voice and swallowing; treatment of head and neck trauma and cancer.

 

RESEARCH FOCUS

Impact of surgery on quality of life; research about medical education.

 

Recent Publications

Callahan E, Bly R, Johnson K, Aghdasi N, Hannaford B, Moe K, Sardesai MG. Wrist Motion Variation between Novices and Experienced Surgeons Performing Simulated Airway Surgery., OTO Open ; 1(4):2473974X17738959

Shen JY, Futran ND, Sardesai MG. Craniofacial osteomyelitis evolving from sinusitis., Radiol Case Rep 2018 Feb; 13(1):104-107

Javia L, Sardesai MG. Physical Models and Virtual Reality Simulators in Otolaryngology., Otolaryngol. Clin. North Am. 2017 Oct; 50(5):875-891

Harbison RA, Johnson KE, Miller C, Sardesai MG, Davis GE. Face, content, and construct validation of a low-cost, non-biologic, sinus surgery task trainer and knowledge-based curriculum., Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2017 04; 7(4):405-413

Qualls HE, Mitchell RM, Deubner H, Moe KS, Sardesai M. Nasal angiosarcoma metastatic to the larynx: Case report and systematic review of the literature., Head Neck 2016 May; 38(5):E99-104