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Meet Your Doctor
	Frank W. Theilen, M.D.
	Neil P. Williams, M.D.
	Lav A. Kapadia, M.D.

Lav A. Kapadia, M.D.
Dr. Kapadia has been treating pediatric and adult patients since 2000 at Irving-Coppell ENT. After graduating from medical school in Kansas City, Dr. Kapadia completed a residency at the University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) in 2000. He frequently gives presentations, attends conferences and serves as clinical professor at UTSW.

While he practices all aspects of his specialty, areas of special interest include pediatric ENT, thyroid surgery, sinus and allergy disease, surgery for snoring, and hearing/balance disorders. His commitment to quality care is evidenced by his philosophy that collaboration with the patient is critical for effective, optimal results.

Personal Information
Business Address:	400 W. Interstate 635 Suite 360 Irving, TX 75063
Business Phone:	972-402-8404
Education
Board Certification	American Board of Otolaryngology (2000)
Residency:	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Otolaryngology (1996-2000)
Internship:	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas General Surgery (1994-1996)
Medical School:	University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, (1990-1994)
Undergraduate:	University of Missouri-Kansas City. B.A. Biology, with Honors (combined B.A./M.D. program) (1988-1990)
Honors and Awards
	Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society (Vice President) McGraw-Hill Book Award for Outstanding Medical Student Chancellor's Award for Scholastic Achievement Missouri State Medical Association Basic Science Award Outstanding Medical Student in Pharmacology Southern Medical Association Scholarship Award Joseph Collins Foundation Award for Excellence Medical Student Advisory Council (Representative) Mortar Board Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi Honorarium Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society (Treasurer) Alpha Phi Omega Service Society (Treasurer)
Professional Organizations
	American Medical Association American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Dallas Academy of Otolaryngology
Research Endeavors
Presentations Pulmonary Effects of Distant Ischemia/Reperfusion: TNF Alpha Immunohistopathology Sandra Willsie, MD, Betty Herndon, Ph.D, Peter Kragel, MD, Lav Kapadia American college of Chest Physicians Scientific Assembly, October 1993 (Orlando, FL) An Unusual case of Complete Cricotracheal Separation (poster) James Liu, MD, Lav A. Kapadia, MD, Robert J. Sinard, MD Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, September 1997 (San Francisco, Ca) Conenital Sialocutaneous Fistula Lav A. Kapadia, MD, John McClay, MD Annual Meeting of the Society for Ear, Nose, and Throat Advances in Children December 1997 (St. Petersburg, FL) A Protocol for Single Modality Therapy to the Primary in Advanced Stage SCCA of the Tonsil Lav A. Kapadia, MD, Carol Bier-Laning Triological Society, Southern Section January 2000 (St Petersburg, FL) Clinical Presentation of Allergic Fungal Sinusitis in Children Lav A. Kapadia, MD, John McClay, MD, Brad Marple, MD, Michael J. Biavati, MD, Scott Manning, MD, Tim Booth, MD American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology May 2000 (Orlando, FL) Publications Willsie S, Herndon B, Kragel P, Kapadia L: Pulmonary Effects of Distant Ischemia/Reperfusion: TNF Alpha Immunohistopathology. Chest 104 #2:1535, 1993 Kapadia L, McClay J: Congenital Sialocutaneous Fistula Submitted to International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Resident Research Project The Role of Transforming Growth Factor Beta3 in Secondary Healing in a Rodent Model Lav Kapadia, MD, Nathan Schwade PhD, Joseph Leach, MD The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology