Dr. Gurpreet S. Ahuja, Medical Director, Otolaryngology (ENT)

Recognized an expert in the field of pediatric otolaryngology for more than 20 years, Dr. Ahuja serves as division chief of otolaryngology for CHOC Specialists and director of pediatric otolaryngology training for UC Irvine’s residency program in otolaryngology.

With a passion for innovative treatments, Dr. Ahuja is particularly interested in pediatric airway reconstruction, pediatric sinus surgery, childhood hearing loss and congenital head and neck disorders. He has co-authored several publications in peer-reviewed medical journals.

The recipient of numerous honors and awards, Dr. Ahuja has been voted by his peers into Super Doctors of Southern California. He is a recipient of the Teacher of the Year Award from the residents of the Otolaryngology program at UC Irvine. Dr. Ahuja consistently receives the annual Physician of Excellence award from the Orange County Medical Association.

Dedicated to clinical excellence, Dr. Ahuja is board certified in otolaryngology/head-and-neck surgery. He received his medical degree at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. He completed his residency in otolaryngology/head and neck surgery at the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital in New York, followed by a fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Actively involved in the Orange County community, Dr. Ahuja serves on the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross-Orange County chapter as well as the OC Human Relations Council. He is active in the county’s interfaith community, working to foster understanding and dialogue. In addition, he serves on the Medical Executive Committee at CHOC Hospital in Orange. Dr. Ahuja is deeply committed to providing compassionate, state of the art medical and surgical care to all children with head and neck disorders, including problems of the ears, nose and throat.

Locations

CHOC Specialists, Otolaryngology
1010 W La Veta Ave 710
Orange, CA 92868
phone: 714-633-4020
fax: 714-953-5462

CHOC Center for Children’s Health
Building: Joe C. Wen & Family Center for Advanced Care, UCI Health – Irvine
19200 Jamboree Rd., Suite 2000
Irvine, CA 92612

Education

• Medical School
  All India Institute of Medical Sconces, New Delhi, India
• General Surgery Residency
  Booth Memorial Medical Center, Flushing, NY
• Otolaryngology Residency
  Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York, NY
• Otolaryngology Fellowship
  Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
• Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship
  Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

Administrative Appointments

• Medical Director, Otolaryngology
  CHOC Specialists

Academic Appointments

• Director, Pediatric Otolaryngology Training, UC Irvine Otolaryngology Residency Program
• Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology, UC Irvine

Honors and Awards

• Orange County Physician of Excellence in Otolaryngology
  Orange County Medical Association
• Distinguished Service Award
  CHOC Hospital, Orange, CA
• Southern California “Superdoctor”
  Los Angeles Magazine

Professional Organizations

• AIIMSONIANS of America; Alumni Association
• American Academy of Otolaryngology
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Association of Otolaryngologists of Indian Origin
• Inter American Association of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
• Orange County Medical Association
• Orange County Society of Head and Neck Surgeons
• Society for Airway Management
• Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Children

Lectures and Presentations

• Airway management in patients with Pierre Robin Sequence
  2009 Univ. of California-Irvine Otolaryngology Update, Irvine, CA
• Management of Infantile Hemangiomas new management approaches
  12th Annual UC Irvine Otolaryngology Updates, Orange, CA.
• Management Options in an Infant with Acute Respiratory Distress
  2010 Univ. of California-Irvine Otolaryngology Updates, Indian Wells, CA
• Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  2011 Univ. of California-Irvine Otolaryngology Updates, Indian Wells, CA
• Sleep Apnea in the Pediatric Age Group
  Grand Rounds. Department of Otolaryngology/Head and neck Surgery, Univ. of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA
• Vascular Malformations
  Grand Rounds, Department of Plastic Surgery, Univ. of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA

Our ENT specialists commonly treat:

• Tonsil and adenoid disorders including obstructive sleep apnea
• Airway disorders
• Congenital and acquired hearing loss
• Acute and chronic ear infections
• Middle ear disorders
• Masses of the head and neck
• Speech disorders
• Swallowing disorders
• Foreign bodies of the aerodigestive tract
• Cleft lip and palate