Rate My Professor Ron Mitchell

Dr. Mitchell specializes in pediatric otolaryngology, airway conditions, and sleep disorders, with research centered on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children, including its associations with tonsillar hypertrophy and obesity, and the impacts of adenotonsillectomy on behavior, sleep, health, and quality of life. He chaired the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery task force that published the Clinical Practice Guideline: Tonsillectomy in Children (Update) in 2019 and a prior committee producing the Clinical Consensus Statement: Tracheostomy Care in 2013. His scholarly output includes dozens of peer-reviewed papers, numerous book chapters, and three books on pediatric otolaryngology. Highly cited publications feature "A randomized trial of adenotonsillectomy for childhood sleep apnea" (New England Journal of Medicine, 2013), "Clinical practice guideline: tonsillectomy in children" (Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 2011), and "Clinical practice guideline: tonsillectomy in children (update)" (Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 2019). Dr. Mitchell edits four otolaryngology journals, peer-reviews for eleven others, and has pioneered multidisciplinary clinics for children with complex airway issues at Children’s Medical Center. Notable awards include D Magazine Best Doctor (2022-2025), Best Pediatric Specialist (2014-2021), Distinguished Service Award from the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (2018), and Honor Award (2008).