Overview
Department | USU - Walter Reed Department of Surgery |
Specialties | Otolaryngology
Sleep Medicine |
Clinical Interests | Pediatric Otolaryngology
Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
Locations | Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center |
Medical Education | MD, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Internship, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Residency, National Capital Consortium
Fellowship, Boston Children's Hospital |
Board Certification | American Board of Otolaryngology
- Otolaryngology Certificate
- Sleep Medicine Certificate |
Insurances Accepted | Tricare |
Biography
Education:
1993: University of Michigan; BSE in Chemical Engineering
1997: Uniformed Services Univeristy of the Health Sciences; MD in Medicine
2004: Harvard University, MPH in Quantitative Methods
Training:
1997 - 1998: Internship in General Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
1998 - 2002: Residency in Otolaryngology, National Capital Consortium, Bethesda, MD
2002 - 2004: Fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Military:
National Capital Consortium Residency Program Director, 2009 to current
Medical Readiness Training Exercise Mission Leader, Honduras - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
Research
Pediatric and Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Outcomes research and evidence based medicine (Systematic Reviews, Meta-Analysis)
Publications
(1) Baik G, Brietzke SE. How Much Does the Type of Tympanostomy Tube Matter? A Utility-Based Markov Decision Analysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Jan 20.[Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 25605692.
(2) Brietzke SE, Pusz MD. An Anatomically Based Analysis of Objectively Measured Pediatric Snoring: A Pilot Study. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Dec 30. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 25550224.
(3) Stasio SD, Yang C, Brietzke SE, Shah RK. Tonsillectomy versus tonsillotomy: A study of parental preference. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2015 Mar;79(3):359-62. PMID: 25604258.
(4) Brietzke SE, Shin JJ, Choi S, Lee JT, Parikh SR, Pena M, Prager JD, Ramadan H, Veling M, Corrigan M, Rosenfeld RM. Clinical consensus statement: pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Oct;151(4):542-53. PMID: 25274375.
(5) Camacho M, Zaghi S, Certal V, Abdullatif J, Means C, Acevedo J, Liu S, Brietzke SE, Kushida CA, Capasso R. Inferior Turbinate classification system, grades 1 to 4: Development and validation study. Laryngoscope. 2015 Feb;125(2):296-302. PMID: 25215619.
(6) Caruso AM, Camacho M, Brietzke SE. Recurrent auricular perichondritis in a child as the initial manifestation of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: A case report. Ear Nose Throat J. 2014 Feb;93(2):E4-5. PMID:24526489.
(7) Camacho M, Certal V, Brietzke SE, et al. Tracheostomy as Treatment for Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Laryngoscope. 2014 Mar;124(3):803-11. PMID:24549987.
(8) Brietzke SE. Individual Guidelines: Individualized Clinical Practice Guidelines: The next step in the evidence based health care evolution? Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Mar;150(3):342-5. PMID:24415491.
(9) Leitzen K, Brietzke SE, Lindsay RW. Correlation between Nasal Anatomy and Objective Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Feb;150(2):325-31. PMID:24334963.
(10) Sorensen J, Pusz M, Brietzke SE. YouTube as an Information Source for Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy and Ear Tube Surgery. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2014 Jan;78(1):65-70. PMID:24315211.
View Dr. Brietzke's other publications on PubMed
Contact Information
Walter Reed NMMC
Department of Otolaryngology
8901 Wisconsin Ave.
Bethesda, Maryland 20889
Phone: (301) 295-4664
Fax: (301) 295-6666
