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Raquel A. Redtfeldt M.D.

4140 E. Baseline Rd. Suite 211 Mesa, AZ 85206 (480) 273-8680, Fax (480) 306-7683 View Map

Raquel A. Redtfeldt, M.D. is a Board Certified Otolaryngologist with advanced fellowship training in Otology . She is an excellent surgeon whose primary concern is the well being of each and every one of her patients. She treats children and adults.

Dr. Redtfeldt completed her rigorous medical and surgical training at premier medical institutions such as University of Michigan Medical School, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital and Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

She excels in the following surgical aspects of Otolaryngology:
Sinus Surgery for Pediatric and Adult Patients
Ear Surgery for Pediatric and Adult Patients
Head and Neck Surgery including Thyroidectomy, Parotidectomy and removal of Neck Masses in Pediatric and Adult Patients
Surgical Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea for Pediatric and Adult Patients
Surgical Treatment of Nasal Obstruction, Recurrent Throat Infections and Recurrent Ear Infections in Pediatric and Adult Patients.
Surgical Treatment of Lesions of the Nasal Lining, Oral Cavity, Face and Neck.

Common Procedures she performs include but are not limited to:
Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery with and without the use of CT – navigation
Septoplasty, Functional Rhinoplasty, Reduction of Nasal Turbinates
Tympanoplasty (ear drum repair) with or without Mastoidectomy
Obstructive Sleep Apnea procedures such as: Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) and Base of Tongue Reduction (Somnoplasty Radiofrequency Reduction).
Tonsillectomy using the Coblator (less painful)
Adenoidectomy
Myringotomy and Tube Placement (Ear Tubes)
Reduction of Nasal Fractures (should be done within 7 – 10 days of injury)
Removal of lesions of the Face, Neck, Nose and Oral Cavity

Education:

Fellowship:
2001- 2002 Otology/Neuro-otology/Skull Base Surgery
Vanderbilt Otology - Nashville, Tennessee
Director - C. Gary Jackson, MD

Residency:
1997 – 2001 Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Case Western Reserve University
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
MetroHealth Medical Center

Internship:
1996 - 1997 General Surgery
Case Western Reserve University
University Hospitals of Cleveland

Medical School:
1992 – 1996 University of Michigan Medical School - Ann Arbor, Michigan
Bachelor of Science:
1988 – 1991 Pepperdine University - Malibu, California
McClintock High School Class of 1987 - Tempe, Arizona

Active Staff Appointments
September 2003 to Present: Banner Desert Medical Center
1400 South Dobson Road
Mesa, Arizona 85202
(480) 512 - 3000

Banner Desert Surgery Center
1500 South Dobson Road
Suite #101
Mesa, Arizona 85202
(480) 512 - 3590

Surgery Center of Gilbert
2450 East Guadalupe Road
Gilbert, Arizona 85234
(480) 558 - 7541

Past Appointments
2001 – 2003 Legacy Health System
Legacy Emanuel Hospital
Legacy Good Samaritan
Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center
Portland and Gresham, Oregon
Providence Portland Medical Center
Portland, Oregon
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Otolaryngology
Nashville, Tennessee
Metropolitan Nashville General
Division of Otology/Neuro-otology
Nashville, Tennessee

Baptist Hospital
The Otology Group
Otology Fellow
Nashville, Tennessee

Posters & Presentations:
Television Documentary: Trauma: Life in the ER; “One for the Road.” The Learning Channel (TLC). Featured Trauma Residents: Anthony Ripepi MD, Raquel Redtfeldt MD, Timothy Sherwood MD.

Oral Presentation: Redtfeldt, R., Jackson C. Gary: Hypoglossal – Facial Nerve Anastomosis, The Effects of Timing, Age and Gender. Triological Society, Western Section Meeting – February 2004.

Neuroscience Grand Rounds:12/13/2002: Acute Facial Palsies – Do I hear Bell’s?
05/18/2002: Cochlear Implantation – Congenital SNHL
Research Presentations:
Redtfeldt, R., Topham, NS., Goldberg, DP., Fabrication of a Tissue Engineered Vascularized Bone Graft on the Epigastric Vessels in Rats. Resident Research Contest – Northeast Ohio Otolaryngologic Society – May 2001.

Redtfeldt, R., Topham, NS., Goldberg, DP., Improved Osseointegration of PMMA with bone marrow impregnated PLGA foam. Resident Research Contest – Northeast Ohio Otolaryngologic Society – March 1999.

Redtfeldt, RA and Davis, SD, Hydraulic Transport Properties and Vulnerabilities to Water Stress-Induced Embolism of Adenostoma fasciculatum and A. sparsifolium. The 43rd AIBS Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii – August 1992.

Invited Poster: Topham, NS., Dean, D., Goldberg, DP., Mikos, AG., Redtfeldt, R., Ratcheson, R., Osseointegration of preformed PMMA with bone marrow impregnated poly (dl-lactic-co-glycolic) PLGA foam. 1998 NIH Tissue Engineering Biomaterials, Medical Implant (TEBMIS) Grantees Meeting.

Citywide Grand Rounds Presentations (Cleveland, Ohio)
January 2001 Temporal Bone Pathology – Selected Diseases
September 2000 Microtia & Congenital Aural Atresia
February 2000 Cervical Metastasis of Occult Origin
October 1999 Melanoma of the Head and Neck
September 1998 Benign Diseases of the Thyroid
March 1998 Osseous Lesions of the Mandible and Maxilla

Publications:
Aloysio Augusto Tahan De Campos Netto, Raquel Ann Redtfeldt, C.Gary Jackson, James L Netterville, Carl R Hampf. Dumbbell-type Intracranial Meningioma Presenting as an Aural Polyp and Neck Mass. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. 129(4): 457 - 460, 2003.

Benjamin M McGrew, C. Gary Jackson, Raquel A Redtfeldt. Malignant Tumors of the Skull Base. Lateral Skull Base Malignancies. Neurosurgery Focus. 12(5):e8, 2002.

David Dean, Neal Topham, Raquel Redtfeldt, Daniel Goldberg, Antonio Mikos and Robert Ratcheson. Osseointegration of Preformed Polymethacrylate Craniofacial Prostheses Coated with Bone Marrow Impregnated Poly (DL-lactic-co-Glycolic Acid) Foam. Plastic &Recontructive Surgery. 104(3): 705 - 712, 1999.

Raquel A Redtfeldt and Stephen D Davis. Physiologic and Morphological Evidence of Niche Segregation between Two Co-occurring Species of Adenostoma in California Chaparral. Ecoscience. 3(3): 290 - 296, 1996.

Active Memberships:
2003 to present Arizona Society of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
1997 to present American Academy of Otolaryngology
1992 to present American Medical Association

Work Experience:
2003 to 2009 Arizona Otolaryngology Consultants (AOC)
East Valley Division – Chief Operating Officer
General Otolaryngology Group Practice
Full Partner
2005 University Disability Consortium – Independent Medical Consultations
2002 - 2003 Portland Ear, Nose and Throat Specialists
Private General Otolaryngology Practice
Employed Physician/Surgeon
1992 – 1996 Phi Chi Note Service – Scribe & Note Service Manager
1993 US Department of Health and Human Services
Public Health Service
Commissioned Officer Student Training and Extern Program
1992 Mountain States Tumor Institute – Tumor Registrar
1992 Hewlett Packard – Hard Drive Disk Machinist

Personal Interests & Hobbies:
Haidong Gumdo World Federation of Korean Sword (Martial Art)
Cooking, Home Improvement, Acrylic Painting, Spending Time with Husband and Two Children.