Seckin Ulualp, MD

Assistant Professor
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

Office Phone: 214-648-2432

seckin.ulualp@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.

Biography

Dr. Ulualp is a graduate of Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical School. Upon completion of his Otorhinolaryngology residency training at the Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul, he conducted research at the Dysphagia Institute of Medical College of Wisconsin. He completed pediatric otolaryngology fellowship training at Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, State University of New York at Buffalo, New York. He served as the Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology and the Medical Director of Specialty Care Clinic at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston prior to joining UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Ulualp applies multidisciplinary team approach in his practice. His practice style is based on performing the assessment of the patient’s problem through careful listening and explaining the diagnosis and management in simple terms to achieve mutual understanding. Dr. Ulualp is an author and co-author of over 90 peer-reviewed and invited manuscripts, abstracts, and presentations.

Education

FellowshipState University of New York Buffalo - GME (2005)
Research FellowUT Southwestern Medical Center, Otolaryngology (2004)
FellowshipUniversity of Texas Southwestern (2004)
Research FellowUT Southwestern Medical Center, Radiology (2002)
FellowshipUniversity of Texas Southwestern (2002)
Research FellowMedical College of Wisconsin, Research (1999)
FellowshipMedical College of Wisconsin (1999)
ResidencyHaydarpasa Numune & Egitm & Arastirma Hastanesi (1996)
Medical SchoolUniversity of Istanbul (1992)

Research Interests

Application of lasers in pediatric otolaryngology
Gastroesophageal reflux associated pediatric otolaryngologic disorder
Outcomes analysis for pediatric otolaryngologic disorders
Pediatric airway, swallowing, and voice Disorders
Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea

Publications

Featured
Flexible laryngoscopy-guided pharyngeal pH monitoring in infants.

Ulualp S, Rodriguez S, Holmes-Wright C. , Laryngoscope , 2007; (117(4)):577-50

Featured
Course of proptosis in patients with Graves? disease after endoscopic orbital decompression

Ulualp SO, Massaro B, Toohill RJ , Laryngoscope , 1999; (109):1217-1222

Featured
Pharyngeal acid reflux events in single and multiple otolaryngologic disorders.

Ulualp SO, Toohill RJ, Shaker R. , Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery , 1999; (121):725-730

Featured
Functional magnetic resonance imaging of auditory cortex activation in children.

Ulualp SO, Biswal BB, Yetkin FZ, Kidder TM , Laryngoscope , 1998; (108):1782-1786

Featured
Pharyngo-UES contractile reflex in patients with posterior laryngitis.

Ulualp SO, Toohill RJ, Kern M, Shaker R. , Laryngoscope , 1998; (108):1354-1357

Bilateral atresia of submandibular duct orifices

Ulualp S, Rodriguez S, Hernandez J, Hay M. , American Journal of Otolaryngology , March 2007; (28):184-186

Pharyngeal pH monitoring in infants with laryngitis

Ulualp SO, Rodriguez S, Shen J, Cunningham S, Holmes-Wright C. , 2007 , 2007; (137):776-779

Microdebrider removal of tracheal papilloma in the child with obstructed laryngeal inlet

Ulualp SO, Ryan MW, Wright ST , The Journal of Laryngology and Otology , 2007; (121):1070-1072

Monitoring of gastric acid suppression in patients with extraesophageal reflux disease

Ulualp SO, Brodsky L. , International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology , 2007; (71):1849-1853

Spectrum of middle and inner ear abnormalities in infants with congenital heart defect

Ulualp SO, Wright CG, Roland PS , Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery , 2005; (133 (2)):260-8

Honors/Awards

Resident Travel Grant (Mentor)

American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (2007)

Poster Competition Second Place

American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society (2004)

Poster of Distinction

American Gastroenterological Association (1998)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

American Adacemy of Otolaryngology -Head and Neck Surgery

Dysphagia Research Society

Society for Ear, Nose, and Throat Advances in Children