Dr. Santa Maria is a laryngologist who specializes in disorders of the voice, swallowing, and airway. She is interested in the full spectrum of laryngology. She is passionate about voice care and enjoys management of vocal conditions spanning across all voice users including the high-level vocal performer. In addition, she is interested in complex airway disorders and offers endoscopic and open airway reconstruction for the management of these conditions. In addition to managing voice, swallowing and airway disorders, Dr. Santa Maria also provides gender affirming voice care. She is a post-graduate member of the American Broncho-Esophageal Association (ABEA) and the American Laryngological Association (ALA).
- University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Laryngology Fellowship
- Stanford University, Residency
- University of California, Berkeley, MPH
- University of Western Australia, MBBS
Education & Training
Novel In-Office KTP Laser Treatment of Anterior Glottic Webs. Santa Maria C, Bensoussan Y, Shuman EA, Johns M, O'Dell K. J Voice. 2024 Nov 28:S0892-1997(24)00396-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2024.11.012.
Posterior Cricoarytenoid Muscle Chemodenervation Can Improve Voice in Recalcitrant Dysphonia in Unilateral Vocal Fold Paresis With Synkinesis. Razura DE, Merati AL, Johns Iii MM, Santa Maria C. J Voice. 2024 Nov 22:S0892-1997(24)00390-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2024.11.007.
Revisiting the etiology and clinical characteristics of hemorrhagic polyps of the vocal fold. Santa Maria C, Rubin AD, Vemula S, Shuman EA, Castro ME, O'Dell K, Johns MM 3rd. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2024 Sep 20;9(5):e1316. doi: 10.1002/lio2.1316. eCollection 2024 Oct.
Prospective Outcomes After Serial Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection in Vocal Fold Scar and Sulcus. Santa Maria C, Shuman EA, Van Der Woerd B, Moffatt C, Castellanos CX, Gao WZ, Bhatt NK, Bensoussan YE, Rodman J, La Forest K, Francois F, O'Dell K, Chhetri DK, Johns MM 3rd. Laryngoscope. 2024 Dec;134(12):5021-5027. doi: 10.1002/lary.31683. Epub 2024 Aug 8.
Impact of Obesity on Timing of Tracheotomy: A Multi-institutional Retrospective Study. Yousef A, Soliman SI, Solomon I, Panuganti BA, Francis DO, Pang J, Klebaner D, Asturias A, Alattar A, Wood S, Terry M, Bryson PC, Tipton CB, Zhao EE, O'Rourke A, Santa Maria C, Grimm DR, Sung CK, Lao WP, Thompson JM, Crawley BK, Rosen S, Berezovsky A, Kupfer R, Hennesy TB, Clary M, Joseph IT, Sarhadi K, Kuhn M, Abdel-Aty Y, Kennedy MM, Lott DG, Weissbrod PA. Laryngoscope. 2024 Nov;134(11):4674-4681. doi: 10.1002/lary.31586. Epub 2024 Jun 19.
Dr. Santa Maria has an interest in vocal fold scarring and sulcus. She is involved in basic science research looking at novel treatments for this condition.