MD - Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Pediatric Otolaryngology - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Physician, Pediatric Otolaryngology
Assistant Professor of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Vorel ES, Mehta JJ, Russo ME, Muego MP, Borek RC, Kelly JA, Greenfield ME: A 7-year-old with persistent fever and cough. Pediatrics 150(3): e2021050751, Sep 1 2022. Notes: Case report. doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-050751.
Ali Akbari Ghavimi S, Gehret PM, Aronson MR, Schipani R, Smith KWY, Borek RC, Germiller JA, Jacobs IN, Zur KB, Gottardi R: Drug delivery to the pediatric upper airway. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 174: 168-189, July 23 2021.
Chiffer RC, Schwab RJ, Kennan BT, Borek RC, Thaler ER. Volumetric MRI analysis pre- and post Transoral robotic surgery for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA-TORS). Laryngoscope. 2015; 125:1988-95.
Borek R, Thaler E, Kim C, Jackson N, Mandel J, Schwab R. Quantitative Analysis During Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy for Evaluation of Sleep Apnea. Laryngoscope. 2012;122:2592–2599.
Borek RC, Thaler ER, Kim C, Jackson N, Mandel JE, Schwab R: Quantitative airway analysis during drug-induced sleep endoscopy for evaluation of sleep apnea. Laryngoscope 122(11): 2592-99, Nov 2012.
Sudoko, CK, Lioy J, Sobol SE, Borek R: Malformations, Deformations, and Disorders of the Neonatal Airway (Chapter 2). Manual of Neonatal Respiratory Care, 5th ed. Donn SM, Mammel MC, van Kaam AHLC (eds.). Springer Nature, Switzerland AG, Page: 13-44, 2022.
Sudoko, CK, Lioy J, Sobol S, Borek R: Malformations, Deformations, and Disorders of the Neonatal Airway (Chapter 2). Manual of Neonatal Respiratory Care, 5th ed. Donn SM, Mammel MC, van Kaam A (eds.). Springer. Cham, Switzerland, 2021-22 Notes: In press.
Aronson MR, Mehta A, Friedman RM, Borek RC, Nguyen HCB, Ghaderi DD, McDaid KS, Mirza N, Gottardi R.: "Drug-Eluting Endotracheal Tubes for Preventing Bacterial Inflammation in Subglottic Stenosis" Poster presentation at University of Pennsylvania Bioengineering Symposium, April 2022.
Gehret P, Borek R, Ali Akbari Ghavimi S, Dumas A, Jacobs IN, Gottardi R: "An Engineered Cartilage Approach to Laryngotracheal Reconstruction for Subglottic Stenosis in a Rabbit Model" Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Pediatric Otolaryngology, Dallas, TX Apr 2022.
Gehret P, Ali Akbari Ghavimi S, Dumas A, Borek RC, Jacobs IN, Gottardi R: "A Decellularized Cartilage Biomaterials Approach to Pediatric Laryngotracheal Reconstruction" Oral presentation at the Society for Biomaterials 2022 Annual Meeting, Baltimore MD Apr 2022. Notes: P. Gehret presented 4/29/22.
Aronson MR, Mehta A, Friedman RM, Borek RC, Nguyen HCB, Ghaderi DD, McDaid KS, Mirza N, Gottardi R.: "Drug-Eluting Endotracheal Tubes for Preventing Bacterial Inflammation in Subglottic Stenosis" Oral presentation at the Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD (MR Aronson presented 4/30/22.)
Aronson MR, Mehta A, Friedman RM, Borek RC, Nguyen HCB, Ghaderi DD, McDaid KS, Mirza N, Gottardi R.: "Drug-Eluting Endotracheal Tubes for Preventing Bacterial Inflammation in Subglottic Stenosis" Poster presentation at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Day, May 2022.
Aronson MR, Mehta A, Friedman RM, Borek RC, Nguyen HCB, Ghaderi DD, McDaid KS, Mirza N, Gottardi R.: "Drug-Eluting Endotracheal Tubes for Preventing Bacterial Inflammation in Subglottic Stenosis" Poster presentation at the American Society of Microbiology Microbe Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. June 2022.
Mitchell, Regina: WHYY "Tonsillectomy for Children" https://whyy.org/episodes/keys-of-history-restoring-a-wwii-era-piano July 23 2021 Notes: Dr. Borek is interviewed in this segment. He operated on Ms. Mitchell's daughter.
2020, Borek RC, Javia LR: "Novel Use of an Arterial Embolectomy Catheter to Manage a Bronchial Foreign Body in a Patient With Trismus" American Broncho-Esophagological Association (ABEA) Ellen M. Friedman Foreign Body Award
2016, Ellen M. Friedman Foreign Body Award Winner
2003, Chancellor’s Award for Academic Excellence Four Star Recognition at University of Wisconsin-Stout
1999, Valedictorian of High School Graduating Class
Eagle Scout Award
2019-present, American Broncho-Esophagological Association (ABEA)
- 2021-present, Social Media Committee
- 2020-2021, Resident Liaison
2014-present, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS)