Christian J. Hochstim, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology

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Overview

Christian Hochstim, MD, completed a fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology at Stanford with broad training in a range of complex problems, including airway reconstruction, aerodigestive disorders, surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, and hearing loss and cochlear implantation. He also completed a PhD in developmental biology at Caltech, and his current research focuses on stem cell and regenerative medicine based approaches to laryngeal and tracheal reconstruction and prevention of stenosis.

Dr. Hochstim’s clinical interests include: complex airway disorders, children with tracheostomy, stridor and noisy breathing, drooling and aspiration, subglottic and tracheal stenosis, voice disorders, vocal cord paralysis, laryngomalacia, obstructive sleep apnea, hearing loss, cholesteatoma, head and neck masses and tumors

Publications

  • Audiologic and reconstructive microtia management: Comparison of otolaryngology and plastic surgery. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2025 Nov; 198:112589.. View in PubMed
  • Influence of obesity and socio-linguistic factors on otitis externa treatment outcomes in children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2025 Nov; 198:112514.. View in PubMed
  • Shared Perspectives: Evaluating the impact of tracheostomy on quality of life through the voices of children and their parents. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2025 Jul; 194:112386.. View in PubMed
  • Implementation of Child Life Specialists to improve outcomes in flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing in children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2025 Mar; 190:112266.. View in PubMed
  • Repurposing of a gill gene regulatory program for outer-ear evolution. Nature. 2025 03; 639(8055):682-690.. View in PubMed
  • Pediatric Invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis: A Comprehensive Analysis of Prognostic Factors for Survival. Laryngoscope. 2023 05; 133(5):1239-1250.. View in PubMed
  • The effect of anesthesia without opioid on perioperative opioid demand in children with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for adenotonsillectomies – single-center retrospective observational study. JA Clin Rep. 2022 Jun 14; 8(1):41.. View in PubMed
  • Identifying Posterior Fossa Abnormality in Pediatric Aerodigestive Patients, a Case Series. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2023 Mar; 132(3):341-345.. View in PubMed
  • Postoperative respiratory adverse events in children after endoscopic laryngeal cleft repair. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 May; 279(5):2689-2693.. View in PubMed
  • Preoperative SARS-CoV-2 Screening Fails to Detect Viral Particles Prior to Airway Surgery. Laryngoscope. 2022 08; 132(8):1665-1667.. View in PubMed