Peter Belafsky
Professor of Clinical
Professor of Clinical
Medicine & Epidemiology
Medicine & Epidemiology
Research Profile
Licenses
DEA Certificate
The Medical Board of California
UPIN
Medicare
Education
June, BA Cum Laude, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
1994, M.D., Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
1994, MPH, Tulane University School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA
1996, Surgical Internship, Tulane University Dept. of General Surgery, New Orleans, LA
1997, PhD, Tulane University Graduate School, New Orleans, LA
2000, Board Certified, Tulane University Dept. of Otolaryngology, New Orleans, LA
2001, Fellowship, Wake Forest University Dept. of Otolaryngology, Winston-Salem, NC
Active Research Grants
Principal Investigator, Dose Range finding for BB-301, a ddRNAi Product for treating Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy, (Principal Investigator), Benitec BioPharma Research Agreement
Honors and Awards
1997 The American Rhinologic Society, June
1999 Tulane University/Charity Hospital Resident of the Year Nominee
2007 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Honor Award Recipient
2007 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Journal Top 10 Journal Reviewers for 2007, September
2008 9th World Congress OESO Cliical Research Award - Environmental Esophagitis, Monaco, Grimaldi Forum, April 6-9
2010 The American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society Triological Society Career Development Award, May
2010 The Honorable Mention Award for Clinical Research, The American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society, May
2011 Recipient, Dean's Team Award for Excellence in Clinical Care, for outstanding multi-disciplinary team contributions - Severe Swallowing Disorders Team. The efforts of this team have paved the way for innovative treatments that will improve the quality of life for the over 10 million Americans who suffer from these laryngeal maladies.
2011 Dean's Team Award for Excellence in Clinical Care - Laryngeal Transplant Team. This team formulated a highly innovative solution to a devastating medical condition in a patient involving a complete subglottic stenosis and complete loss of voice for the past decade. They proposed, researched, innovated, and conducted the second laryngeal transplant in the United States.
2011 President-Elect, Dysphagia Research Society
2013 First Prize Scientific Presentation Award, Dysphagia Research Society
2014 Virginia Perry Wilson Endowment Award. University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
2015 American Bronchoesophagological Society (ABEA) Best Poster Presentation. Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM), Boston, MA. April 2015
2016 Sacramento’s Top Doctors List in Ears, Nose and Throat, Sacramento Magazine's Top Doctors 2016. Professionals were elected by their peers in a survey conducted by Professional Research Services Company of Troy, Michigan. Professionals may be screened and selected through the verification of licensing and review of any infractions through various applicable boards, agencies and rating services.
2016 American Laryngological Association (ALA) Poster Presentation Award. Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM), Chicago, IL. May 2016
2016 American Bronchoesophagological Society (ABEA) Poster Presentation Award. Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM), Chicago, IL. May 2016.
2017 American Laryngological Association (ALA) Presidential Citation Award. Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM), San Diego, CA. May 2017.
2017 Sacramento’s Top Doctors List in Ears, Nose and Throat, Sacramento Magazine's Top Doctors 2017. Professionals were elected by their peers in a survey conducted by Professional Research Services Company of Troy, Michigan. Professionals may be screened and selected through the verification of licensing and review of any infractions through various applicable boards, agencies and rating services.
Most Recent Five Book Chapters
2019 Cates DJ and Belafsky PC: Dysphagia, Mohamad R. Chaaban, MD, (ed), Crush Otolaryngology Boards, New York. .
2016 Jacqui Allen and Peter C. Belafsky: Swallowing Disorders, Delcan Costello & Guri Sandhu, (ed), Practical Laryngology, Boca Raton, FL. .
2015 Venkatesan NN, Belafsky PC: In-Office Esophageal Procedures, R Buckmire and R Shah, (ed), Current Otorhinolaryngology Reports, . 144–154.
2014 Kuhn MA, Belafsky PC: Office Based Esophagology, Robert Sataloff, (ed), Sataloff's Comprehensive Textbook of Otolaryngology 1st Ed, . .
2013 Belafsky PC: Cricopharyngeus Muscle Myotomy, Seth Dailey and Sunil Verma, (ed), Laryngeal Dissection and Surgery Guide, . 152-154.