Andre Isaac

Contact

Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Surgery Dept
Email
aisaac@ualberta.ca

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

Laryngeal cleft Laryngomalacia Supraglottoplasty Endoscopic ear surgery Global surgery


About

Dr. Andre Isaac is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Alberta. Dr. Isaac received his MD from the University of Alberta in 2013, after which he completed a surgical residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Alberta. Following this he went on to complete an advanced surgical fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology and Airway Reconstruction at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago (Northwestern University). During his surgical training, Dr. Isaac also completed a Master of Science in Global Health Policy at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK (2017). He currently serves as the Discovery Learning Lead for the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry MD Program. His clinical and research interests are in pediatric airway and swallowing disorders, pediatric endoscopic and open airway reconstruction, and Global Surgery in resource-limited settings.


Research

Research Topics and Interests:

-Pediatric airway and swallowing disorders including laryngomalacia and laryngeal cleft

-Pediatric airway reconstruction

-Pediatric complex middle ear disease including endoscopic ear surgery approaches

-Otolaryngology in resource-limited settings

-Medical education


Teaching

Dr. Isaac leads the Discovery Learning Program for the MD Program. He is an active member of the teaching faculty in the Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery as well as the Division of Pediatric Surgery. He is a regular instructor in the Otolaryngology Resident Seminar Series, as well as leading the block examination series for Otolaryngology residents. He also is a regular instructor in the undergraduate medical education Neurosciences block for the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, and an instructor for the University of Alberta Pediatric Residency Program Academic Half-day. 

Featured Publications

Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery United States. 2025 January; 10.1002/ohn.1133


Laryngoscope. 2025 January; 10.1002/lary.31984


Laryngoscope. 2025 January; 10.1002/lary.31818


International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2024 January; 10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112095


Otolaryngology Case Reports. 2024 January; 10.1016/j.xocr.2023.100563


International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2024 January; 10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112115


Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2024 January; 10.3389/fped.2024.1460342


International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2024 January; 10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112112


Pyne J.M., Isaac A., Alrajhi Y.A.M.

Otolaryngology Case Reports. 2022 November; 25 10.1016/j.xocr.2022.100469


Song J.S., Sloychuk J., El-Hakim H., Isaac A.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY. 2022 September; 160 10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111220


Otolaryngology Case Reports. 2022 January; 10.1016/j.xocr.2022.100469


International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2022 January; 10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111220


Heath D.S., El-Hakim H., Al-Rahji Y., Eksteen E., Uwiera T.C., Isaac A., Castro-Codesal M., Gerdung C., Maclean J., Mandhane P.J.

Journal of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. 2021 July; 50 (1):48 10.1186/s40463-021-00528-8


Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. 2021 January; 10.1186/s40463-021-00528-8


International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2020 January; 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110464


Clinical Otolaryngology. 2020 January; 10.1111/coa.13530


International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2020 January; 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.109886


Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 2020 January; 10.1186/s40463-020-00448-z


Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 2020 January; 10.1186/s40463-020-00447-0


Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology. 2019 January; 10.1002/lio2.302


Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States). 2019 January; 10.1177/0194599819861341


BMJ Open. 2019 January; 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022981


Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 2019 January; 10.1186/s40463-019-0357-4


Clinical Otolaryngology. 2019 January; 10.1111/coa.13223


JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 2018 January; 10.1001/jamaoto.2018.2143


Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 2018 January; 10.1186/s40463-018-0285-8


BMJ Open. 2018 January; 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020256


Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 2018 January; 10.1186/s40463-018-0307-6


Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 2017 January; 10.1186/s40463-017-0237-8


Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 2017 January; 10.1186/s40463-017-0190-6


Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 2017 January; 10.1186/s40463-017-0186-2


Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 2017 January; 10.1186/s40463-017-0213-3


Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 2017 January; 10.1186/s40463-016-0177-8


International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2016 January; 10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.01.028


Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States). 2016 January; 10.1177/0194599816643531


Cancer. 2016 January; 10.1002/cncr.29976


JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 2015 January; 10.1001/jamaoto.2015.0468


Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 2014 January; 10.1186/s40463-014-0048-0


JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 2014 January; 10.1001/jamaoto.2014.236


Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports. 2013 January; 10.1016/j.epsc.2013.07.016


Pediatrics. 2013 January; 10.1542/peds.2012-2027


Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports. 2013 January; 10.1016/j.epsc.2013.01.002


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