Swathi Appachi, MD
Pediatric Otolaryngology
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Age Groups Seen
- Child
- Adolescent
Languages
- English
Gender
FemaleAbout Swathi Appachi
Biography
Swathi Appachi, MD, is currently a Staff Member with Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital and the Head & Neck Institute.
She is trained in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and fellowship-trained in Pediatric Otolaryngology. She completed her undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree at Duke University and her Doctor of Medicine degree at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. She went on to complete her Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery residency at the Cleveland Clinic. She then completed advanced training in Pediatric Otolaryngology at Texas Children's Hospital.
Her specialty interests include management of pediatric patients with hearing loss, congenital and malignant head and neck masses, vascular malformations, airway stenosis, complex airway management and reconstruction, salivary gland masses, thyroid masses, speech delay or difficulties, hoarseness, vocal fold disorders, drooling, surgical management of chronic sinus disease, and general pediatric otolaryngology.
Locations
- A Building - Crile Building
- 2049 East 100th Street, Cleveland, OH 44106
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- Lorain Family Health and Surgery Center
- 5700 Cooper Foster Park Road West, Lorain, OH 44053
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- Cleveland Clinic Children's Outpatient Center
- 8950 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106
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Education & Board Certifications
Education
- Fellowship: Texas Children's Hospital, 2020
- Residency: Cleveland Clinic, 2019
- Medical Education: Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, 2014
- Undergraduate: Duke University School of Medicine, 2009
Board Certifications
- Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology: American Board of Otolaryngology, 2022
- Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery: American Board of Otolaryngology, 2021
Research & Publications
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