Our Team

Penn Sleep Surgery Fellows Leading Programs Around the World

Full-Time Faculty

  • Raj C. Dedhia, MD, MSCR

    DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF SLEEP SURGERY
    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

    Founded Aug 2019

  • Julianna (Jules) Rodin, MD

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

    Joined Sep 2024

Part-Time Faculty

  • Alan Schwartz, MD

    ADJUNCT PROFESSOR

    Joined Aug 2019

  • Eric Thuler, MD, PhD, MBA

    ADJUNCT PROFESSOR

    Joined Apr 2021

Research Staff

  • Everett Seay, RPSGT

    PROJECT MANAGER

    Joined Jan 2020

  • Erica Kent

    CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR

    Joined Sep 2023

  • Rafa Khan

    CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR

    Joined Mar 2024

Research Trainees

  • Linda Magaña, MD, PhD

    T32 RESEARCH FELLOW

    Joined Jul 2024

  • Yash Dixit

    STUDENT RESEARCH ASSISTANT

    Joined Jun 2024

Clinical Trainees

  • Vasiliki Triantafillou, MD

    SLEEP MEDICINE & SURGERY FELLOW

    Joined Jul 2024

  • Phoebe Yu, MD, MPH

    SLEEP MEDICINE & SURGERY FELLOW

    Joined Jul 2024

Clinical Staff

  • Ashley Smith

    ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COORDINATOR

    Joined Sep 2019

  • Alex Carter, BSN, RN

    REGISTERED NURSE

    Joined Aug 2023

  • Bridget Rizzo, BSN, RN

    REGISTERED NURSE

    Joined Jun 2024

Previous Fellows

  • Mike Hutz, MD

    CLINICAL FELLOW 2020-21

    CURRENT POSITION:
    Rush University, Chicago, IL

  • Jason Yu, MD

    RESEARCH FELLOW, 2020-21

    CURRENT POSITION:
    Emory University, Atlanta, GA

  • Crystal Cheong, MD

    CLINICAL FELLOW, 2021-22

    CURRENT POSITION:
    National University Hospital, Singapore

  • Sebastian Jara, MD, MPH

    CLINICAL FELLOW, 2021-22

    CURRENT POSITION:
    University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

  • Julianna (Jules) Rodin, MD

    CLINICAL FELLOW, 2022-23

    CURRENT POSITION:
    Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

  • Yi Cai, MD

    CLINICAL FELLOW, 2022-23

    CURRENT POSITION:
    Columbia University, New York, NY

  • Leonard Soh, MD

    CLINICAL FELLOW, 2023-24

    CURRENT POSITION:
    National Healthcare Group, Singapore

Previous Staff & Trainees

  • Shirley Morgan

    SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COORDINATOR, 2019-24

  • Akshay Tangutar

    CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR, 2019-23

  • Yifan Liu

    CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR, 2021-22

  • Kendra Troske

    CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR, 2021-24

  • Manan Parekh

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT, 2022-23

  • Tice Harkins

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT, 2023-24

Affiliated Faculty

  • Erica Thaler, MD, FACS

    CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF GENERAL OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD AND NECK SURGERY

  • Marianna Evans, DMD

    BOARD CERTIFIED ORTHODONTIST AND PERIODONTIST

  • Richard Schwab, MD, DABSM

    CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF SLEEP MEDICINE